Credit: CC0 Public Domain Arizona health officials are reporting an increase in hantavirus infections, which are spread by rodents and can cause severe respiratory illness. In a recent health alert,…
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Summer COVID surge isn’t cause for alarm, experts say
Credit: CC0 Public Domain President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra this week became prime examples of the nation’s newest COVID-19 wave, and although it’s unclear…
Rising antimicrobial resistance in certain Salmonella serovars isolated from retail chicken meat
Scanning electron micrograph of Salmonella Typhimurium invading a human epithelial cell. S. Typhimurium has been decreasing in prevalence due to vaccinations by the poultry industry. Credit: National Institute of Allergy…
Scientists discover new T cells and genes related to immune disorders
A newly developed method called ReapTEC allowed the discovery of thouands of active bidirectional enhancers. Further anaylis of GWAS data revelaed that various immune-mediated diseases, like multipkle sclerosis and rheumatoisd…
A potential game-changer for emergency medicine: Synthetic platelets
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who’s bleeding severely. You know your patient’s life is in danger, but there’s not much you can do…
Tax on antibiotics could help tackle threat of drug resistance, says study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taxing certain antibiotics could help efforts to tackle the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance in humans, according to a new study by the University of East…
First specific PET scan for TB could enable more effective treatment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by UK and US researchers, using positron emission tomography (PET). The team, from the…
Mouse studies reveal possible benefits of CBD and metformin for treating behavioral difficulties
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Studies of mouse models of Fragile X syndrome and Phelan-McDermid syndrome show that treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) and the diabetes drug metformin can alleviate behavioral difficulties,…
Birds, barley, cheese and wine—it’s not just smoke and dust that can cause lung disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our lungs are the interface between blood and air. Their role in oxygenating our bloodstream is their primary function, and they bear the brunt of a…
More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains
A health worker administers a cervical cancer vaccine HPV Gardasil to a girl on the street in Ibadan, Nigeria, on May 27, 2024. African countries have some of the world’s…
