Inhalable COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Potential Efficacy, New Study Found

Medicine & Technology Jul 12, 2021

New research recently demonstrated the possible efficacy of an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine, one of the many vaccines in development designed to be given through a nasal spray.

37,400 Animals Species and Microorganisms at Risk of Extinction, Putting Human Survival Under Threat

May 09, 2021

The International Union for Conservation of Nature o IUCN recently said that more than 37,400 animal species are at risk of disappearing or becoming extinct. This also puts human survival under threat.

Relocation of Endangered Species Might Accidentally Spread Pathogens

Apr 14, 2021

Relocating endangered species is one way of species conservation. But experts believe that conservationists might unknowingly be spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations.

Disgust Could Be The Body's Way to Protect It From Diseases

Feb 28, 2021

A study reveals that disgust may be the way that the body protects itself from harmful bacteria or pathogens. Hence, the stomach gets upset at the smell of spiled food or at the sight of feces.

Exploring Nonhost Resistance, or Why Pathogens Choose Which Plants to Harm

Dec 30, 2020

One of the longstanding puzzles in agricultural science is the supposed resistance of apples and cucumbers to the same pathogen that ravaged potatoes - and researchers might have found a way to turn nonhost resistance into an agricultural advantage.

Leaf Cutter Ants Evolved a Biomineral Armor That Protects It From Pathogens

Nov 26, 2020

Leaf cutter ants are the first known insects in the world that suit up with a biomineral armor to protect itself from pathogens.

Clever Salmonella Found a Way of Evading Plant Defenses and Sneaking Into Salads

Jul 20, 2020

Some strains of salmonella have found a way to evade plant defenses through the stomates of the leafy vegetables which protects them from the immune system of the plant and from being washed off by water.

C. difficile Persists on Surgical Gowns, Stainless Steels and Resists Hospital Disinfectant

Jul 13, 2019

This pathogen commonly affects older adults in hospitals and long-term care facilities

Gastric Glands Serve as Habitat for Pathogens

May 03, 2019

Bacteria can thrive in some hostile stomach environment

Save The Frogs From Global Killer Disease

Apr 22, 2019

The amphibians particularly the frogs are now under attack by multiple pathogens, says experts.

Harmful Bacteria Thrive On Cookies, Study Says

Dec 30, 2015

This food provides a hospitable environment for harmful microorganisms like Salmonella that can last a couple of months.

Forcing Mosquitos to Switch Sex May Eradicate Dengue Fever and Other Serious Pathogens

May 26, 2015

If the battle of the sexes was fought by mosquitoes, it would already be over. Researchers from Virginia Tech's Fralin Life Science Institute has discovered that male mosquitoes aren't relevant at all, at least in the realm of transmissible diseases.