Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

A cellular culprit -- as well as a possible treatment -- for a common, sometimes life-threatening post-surgical complication has been identified. A cellular culprit -- as well as a possible treatment ...

Adhesions are scar tissue that form between two structures or organs inside the body that are not normally connected to each other. Adhesions may appear as thin sheets of tissue similar to plastic ...

Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions -- abnormal scarring that ties together organs and tissues. A gel has now been shown to prevented adhesions in mice and pigs. Surgical adhesions -- ...

Scarring is expected after most operations, but surgical adhesions present a unique challenge for patients and surgeons.