Scientists have created a synthetic compound that disables the toxin that makes the bacterial disease anthrax so lethal. Meanwhile, another research team has discovered a gene that protects some mice ...

Researchers have discovered that certain strains of mice are resistant to anthrax toxin because they have slightly different versions of a molecular motor protein that is involved in transporting ...

University of Florida researchers have revealed how the inhaled form of anthrax paralyzes the body’s defenses and prevents immune cells from reaching the site of infection. Anthrax killed five people ...

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have determined how toxin produced by anthrax bacteria blocks a person's normal immune response, a discovery that could lead to new treatments for ...

BOSTON -- A research team led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) has identified a group of small molecules that inhibit a deadly toxin ...

A newly identified antibody capable of neutralizing the inhalation anthrax toxin in rabbits and monkeys may offer an alternative method of preventing and treating infection in humans say US ...

Complex nanoscale structures designed to bind and neutralise anthrax toxins have successfully protected rats from the deadly illness in the laboratory. The researchers say their novel approach may ...

A new study of anthrax reveals why the infection is deadly. The findings also offer clues that could be used to better treat people who are infected, which could possibly improve survival rates, ...

Can the feared anthrax toxin become an ally in the war against cancer? Successful treatment of pet dogs suffering bladder cancer with an anthrax-related treatment suggest so. Anthrax is a disease ...