Like a poison pen, dying cells prick their neighbors with a lethal message. This may worsen sepsis, Vijay Rathinam and colleagues in the UConn School of Medicine report in the Jan. 23 issue of Cell.

Severe bacterial infections can push the human body into sepsis, a life-threatening cascade of inflammation and cell death that can be difficult to cure. Scientists and doctors have long puzzled over ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opsonix, Inc. today announced the company’s launch with an $8 million Series A financing to develop a pathogen-extracting therapy designed to remove infectious ...

Sepsis is a complex, serious condition that affects more than 400,000 people in the US each year. It begins when a bacterial infection produces endotoxins called lipopolysaccharides that bind to ...