Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Emerging research highlights the oral microbiome’s potential role in maternal mental health, suggesting an oral-brain-behaviour axis distinct from the gut-brain axis.

Research highlights the emergence of artemisinin partial resistance in Ugandan children with complicated malaria, a development with significant implications for treatment protocols in high-burden regions.

Novel research has challenged conventional thinking around microbial associations with diseases like inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer.

A 7-year analysis from the University of California, San Francisco reveals that metagenomic next-generation sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid is highly effective for identifying central nervous system infections.

The natural oscillations of gut microbes influence stress hormone release and stress-sensitive behaviours at different times of day.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new list of 17 high-priority pathogens for vaccine research and development.

A high prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been detected in HIV patients at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia.

The Democratic Republic of Congo currently faces an intensifying mpox outbreak as both subclade Ia and Ib strains show signs of sustained human-to-human transmission.