defenses

New study shows how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection

A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the…

4 weeks ago

A heart of stone: Study defines the process of and defenses against cardiac valve calcification

The human body has sophisticated defenses against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers at the University…

6 months ago

Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds

Similar to a burglar breaking a window to get into a house, Indiana University researchers have discovered a previously unknown…

1 year ago

How bacteria recognize viral invasion and activate immune defenses

There's no organism on earth that lives free of threat -- including bacteria. Predatory viruses known as phages are among…

1 year ago