Alcohol Plays a Major Role in New Cancer Cases
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. A little bit of alcohol was once thought to be good for you. However, as scientific research advances, …
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RSV Can Be a Killer. New Tools Are Identifying the Most At-Risk Kids
After 25 years as a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, Asunción Mejías is too familiar with the deadly unpredictability of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an infection that hospitalizes up to 80,000 …
The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn
This year in the United States, 14 people have tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. Nine of those became infected after coming into contact with poultry, and four …
Crispr-Enhanced Viruses Are Being Deployed Against UTIs
Locus’s therapy is actually a cocktail of six phages. The company used artificial intelligence to predict a combination that would be effective against E. coli. Three of the phages are …
U.S. confirms first bird flu case without animal contact
Washington – A person in the state of Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu without a known exposure to infected animals, …
How do sex hormones affect immunity of men & women? Study by UK, Sweden researchers has answers
With the new research, scientists now have more clues about how and why men and women might respond to diseases differently, especially during specific stages of life, such as menopause …
Promising Mpox Drug Fails in Trials as Virus Spreads
As mpox continues to spread in Central Africa, a promising antiviral drug to treat the infection has failed to improve patients’ symptoms in a trial in the Democratic Republic of …
This Mpox Outbreak Isn’t Like the Last One
In May 2023, the World Health Organization released a statement declaring the end of mpox—formerly known as monkeypox—as a public health emergency. Just over a year later, the agency has …
Pancreatic Cancer Turns Off a Key Gene in Order to Grow
THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. Pancreatic cancer turns off one of our most important genes in order to be able to grow …
Bubonic plague infection in Colorado person. What are the symptoms?
Bubonic plague in US: ‘Black Death’ symptoms and treatment Wild rodents in the American West commonly carry bubonic plague. Officials say to avoid contact with animals and to take care …