Chlamydia is often called a “silent infection” because many people don’t know they have it. It’s caused by a type of bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis and can affect both men and women. While it’s ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more common than many people realize. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 374 million new STIs occur each year worldwide, and chlamydia ...

A new study suggests that a common respiratory bacterium may play an unexpected role in Alzheimer’s disease.

A common infection may reach the eye, trigger inflammation, and worsen memory loss linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Magnus Ölander, postdoc in the Sixtlab, sharing exciting findings from an antibiotic discovery project with labhead Barbara Sixt and colleague Aakriti Singh. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years and may aggravate Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study from ...