Scientific experiments with the herpesvirus such as the one that causes Marek’s disease in poultry have confirmed, for the first time, the highly controversial theory that some vaccine... Read more
AI may predict which animal species carry diseases dangerous to people BETWEEN 1346 and 1353 the Black Death killed over a third of Europe’s population. It took 150 years for the continent t... Read more
Study identifies molecule critical to asthma-causing cell’s survival Scientists led by molecular immunologists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (... Read more
Norovirus, the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the world, can be killed with “cold plasma,” researchers in Germany have reported. The virus, which elicits vomiting and di... Read more
A treatment pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) is far more effective than traditional antibiotics at inhibiting the growth of drug-resistant bacteria... Read more
A new drug combination for rheumatoid arthritis treats the disease just as well as other intensive treatment strategies but with less medication and fewer side effects at a significantly low... Read more
Using tracer viruses, researchers found that contamination of just a single doorknob or table top results in the spread of viruses throughout office buildings, hotels, and health care facili... Read more
TAU researchers develop diagnostic tool for the most commonly misdiagnosed disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed — and misdiagnosed — behavi... Read more
Wrapping wound dressings around fingers and toes can be tricky, but for burn victims, guarding them against infection is critical. Today, scientists are reporting the development of novel, u... Read more
A vaccine has been shown for the first time to protect against life-threatening staph infections, a major hazard among hospital patients, researchers said today. The genetically engineered v... Read more
A painful mosquito-borne disease is spotted in the Western Hemisphere for first time, boosting U.S. risk Given a choice between dengue fever or another mosquito-borne disease called chikungu... Read more
The explosive growth of the human population—from 2.5 billion to 6 billion since the second half of the 20th century—may have already started changing how infectious diseases emerge In mid-A... Read more
SDSU geography professor Ming-Hsiang Tsou’s method of using Twitter to track the spread of influenza is producing results. As the United States enters the sniffly, sneezy heart of flu... Read more
“This is going to help make produce safer” Researchers from Cornell University have identified some agricultural management practices in the field that can either boost or reduce the risk of... Read more
Other research shows treatment leads to high patient satisfaction Swallowing pills containing a concentrate of fecal bacteria successfully stops recurrent bouts of debilitating Clostridium d... Read more
