The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for almost 20 years—is ...

The big social networks and video games have failed to prioritize user well-being over their own growth. As a result, society is losing the battle against bullying, predators, hate speech, ...

LANCASTER, Ohio – The only thing that can halt the potentially deadly botulism that at least 25 people probably contracted at a church picnic is an antitoxin stored in a national stockpile. That ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The advanced development of a novel next-generation anthrax vaccine and a new type of anthrax antitoxin have received support through new contracts funded the U.S.

North Grafton, MA, June 14, 2012 -- Researchers have unveiled a novel strategy for neutralizing unwanted molecules and clearing them from the body. The strategy employs chains of binding agents, like ...

Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are now known to negatively control plasmid replication. Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are now known to negatively control plasmid replication, according to Thomas Wood, ...

Researchers discover a new multipurpose on-off switch for inhibiting bacterial growth with a potential application in developing phage therapies against antibiotic resistant bacteria. A team of ...

At Wilkes-Barre, Pa., two days before Christmas, Daniel Holuk, 5, choked to death when a yellowish leathery membrane plugged his windpipe. Diphtheria. George Washington choked to death in much the ...

Results When determinations of the amounts of circulating tetanus antitoxin were made according to the schedule outlined above, a regular pattern of response was observed. Twenty-five out of the 28 ...

It’s a tragedy whenever a child dies needlessly of a disease that is both preventable and treatable. Sadly, that happens daily around the globe, due mainly to a raft of infectious diseases. One of ...

Doctors urge caution as common homemade foods become a source of deadly toxins, with treatment options both rare and ...

“Beads on a string” approach may reduce cost and development time for agents that neutralize and clear pathogenic molecules. Researchers have unveiled a novel strategy for neutralizing unwanted ...