Washington, May 24 (ANI): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a cradle and app for the iPhone that uses the phone's built-in camera and processing power as a biosensor to detect toxins, proteins, bacteria, viruses and other molecules.

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Researchers have now turned towards clay - a naturally occurring substance recognized since antiquity for its medicinal properties - to kill a range of pathogens.

London, May 14 (ANI): A new study has identified pathogens associated with moderate-to-severe diarrhoea in infants.

Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Two cancer-combating medicines have shown potential for protecting US troops and civilians from biological weapon attacks from pathogens like monkeypox.

London, Mar. 28 (ANI): Producing vaccines against viral threats is a potentially hazardous business, which is why manufacturers choose to operate under strict controls to ensure that no pathogens escape to the outside world.

Washington, March 17 (ANI): Researchers have suggested a novel strategy that could potentially form a primary component of a universal influenza vaccine capable of providing long-lasting protection.

Washington, February 24 (ANI): A new filtering technology has shown promise in protecting lungs from allergens, viruses and ultrafine particles in the air, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher.

Washington, February 15 (ANI): Researchers have uncovered at least six regions of the genome where humans and chimpanzees share the same combination of genetic variants.

Washington, Feb. 12 (ANI): A new protein has been identified that has broad virus-fighting properties which potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly human pathogenic viruses like HIV, Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, Nipah and others designated "priority pathogens."

Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A genetically reprogrammed Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cure metastatic diffusion of human cancer cells in the abdomen of laboratory mice, scientists at the University of Bologna have found.

Kundli (Haryana), Jan. 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Tariq Anwar on Thursday said that it was the need of the hour to take measures to improve food safety and the focus should be on emerging food pathogens, risk analysis and assessment and techniques involved in detection.

Washington, December 28 (ANI): A team of between researchers has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonizes our nasal passages.

Washington, December 18 (ANI): Max Planck scientists have identified a potential new target to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria: the factor EF-P.

Washington, September 29 (ANI): Our immune systems detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles, but sometimes the immune response goes overboard, triggering autoimmune diseases like lupus, asthma or inflammatory bowel disease.

Washington, August 4 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have shown how compounds blocking an enzyme universal to all influenza viruses may allow development of new antiviral drugs that also avoid the problem of drug resistance.

London, June 11 (ANI): An international team of scientists has for the first time uncovered the structure of the protective protein coat, which surrounds many bacteria like a miniature suit of armour.

Washington, June 6 (ANI): Scientists say that they have reached a significant milestone by determining 1,000 protein structures from infectious disease organisms.

Washington, May 12 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have for the first time identified the molecular 'switch' that directly triggers the body's first line of defence against pathogens, more accurately known as the body's "innate immunity".

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Honey bees "self-medicate" when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen, a new study has revealed.

Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a portable device, which can be used onsite to rapidly spot infectious diseases, pathogens as well as physiological conditions in people and animals.

Washington, Feb 16 (ANI)): Smoking causes the body to turn against its own helpful bacteria, leaving smokers more vulnerable to disease, says an Indian-origin scientist.

London, Feb 6 (ANI): Researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that allows receptors within immune cells to find and flag, fragments of pathogens attempting to invade a host.

Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Researchers at MIT have developed new detectors that could provide easy visual identification of specific chemicals - whether toxins, disease markers, pathogens or explosives.

Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): Scientists have found that a vampire-like bacteria that leeches onto certain other bacteria - including certain human pathogens -could serve as a living antibiotic for a range of infectious diseases.

Washington, August 04 (ANI): While the first aim of a drug treatment program should be to make and keep a patient healthy, his/her immune system also has to be allowed to work. But according to researchers, the use of aggressive drug therapy is actually aiding the evolution of drug-resistant pathogens.