Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April) shows that even…
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Optimizing chronic kidney disease management through a learning health system approach
Health data scientists at PKUHSC initiated the CKD LHS study with physicians and epidemiologists in Yinzhou. Credit: Guilan Kong et al. A recent publication in Health Data Science offers an…
Thailand sounds alarm after anthrax outbreak in Laos
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Thailand ordered a close watch on livestock on Thursday after an outbreak of anthrax in neighboring Laos, where more than 50 suspected human cases have been…
A primer on recent measles outbreaks, transmission, symptoms and complications, including ‘immune amnesia’
Microscopic view of a measles virus particle (red). Credit: CDC and NIAID, CC BY Canada is seeing a resurgence of measles, with cases in the first quarter of 2024 already…
New classification of tuberculosis to support efforts to eliminate the disease
Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAID A new way to classify tuberculosis (TB) that aims to improve focus on the early stages of the…
Abnormal brain structure identified in children with developmental language problems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments, according…
Often overlooked stem cells hold hidden powers for blood disease treatments
Researchers have identified a method to enhance the regenerative capabilities of stem cells found in umbilical cord blood, which could have benefits for bone marrow transplants. Credit: 2024 KAUST; Heno…
Lives could be saved from tropical disease with new rapid test
Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Globally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before they are diagnosed. A new rapid test could…
COVID lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: Study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline…
Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH have highlighted the importance of continued…
