Researchers have produced vaccine-like immune responses to a dangerous bacterium by colonizing 26 healthy volunteers with a related, but harmless, commensal bacterial species. The first-in-human, ...

Nasal drops of harmless bacteria can inhibit a related bug that sometimes causes meningococcal disease, according to new findings published online in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study--conducted ...

Neisseria lactamica, the bacterium that usually resides in the upper airways of children, could serve as vehicles for immunization, by delivering molecules from more dangerous bacteria to the ...

The commensal bacteria Neisseria lactamica (Nlac), which is found in the upper respiratory tract of infants and young children, has been shown to safely colonize the nasopharynx of adults after ...

Scientists at Oxford University believe they may have pinpointed the germ that contains the 'Holy Grail' substance to stamp out meningitis B. Since the meningitis C vaccine was introduced in 1999, the ...

Cornell researchers have taken an important step toward harnessing CRISPR gene editing in "targeted, safe and potent" cancer treatment, according to Ailong Ke, professor of chemistry and chemical ...

The new promising method of inserting a genetically modified bacteria in the form of nose drops trigger an immune response against meningitis. Nose drops containing genetically modified friendly ...