Infectious diseases research and clinical practice continue to evolve rapidly, driven by emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, and advances in ...

Infectious diseases shape health care in complex ways, impacting research, treatment and public health — locally and globally. The capability of infectious agents to rapidly adapt to host defenses is ...

FROM the impact of epidemics on the rise and fall of empires to the part played by the Black Death in hastening the transition from a feudal, religious society to a capitalist, secular one, humankind ...

Infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B (HBV) can have severe implications for liver health, and in the worst cases, cause death. While symptoms vary from ...

Researchers at the University of Kansas have identified that the human gene encoding the protein PARP14 plays a crucial role in regulating interferon, a key component of the body’s innate immune ...

Infectious diseases, believed to be a thing of the past only a few decades ago owing to the discovery of antibiotics, have resurfaced as an area of active research with the rampant spread of ...

Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses. In a new study, ...

Two University of South Florida faculty members have received prestigious honors and subsequent kudos from an international ...