WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

Red Cross officials create awareness around mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaThe U.N. health agency on

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WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

Red Cross officials create awareness around mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaThe U.N. health agency on

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Immune protection against tuberculosis reinfection driven by cells that dampen lung inflammation, shows study

byUniversity of PittsburghAnti-CD4 antibody infusion depleted CD4+Tcells across anatomic compartments in cynomolgus macaques. Credit:Immunity(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni

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Immune protection against tuberculosis reinfection driven by cells that dampen lung inflammation, shows study

byUniversity of PittsburghAnti-CD4 antibody infusion depleted CD4+Tcells across anatomic compartments in cynomolgus macaques. Credit:Immunity(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni

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Tips from an audiologist about hearing loss for patients and medical providers

by Abraham Gutman, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe red flag signs of a hearing-related issue that requires medical attention include sudden hearing loss, or hearing loss

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Tips from an audiologist about hearing loss for patients and medical providers

by Abraham Gutman, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe red flag signs of a hearing-related issue that requires medical attention include sudden hearing loss, or hearing loss

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Small RNAs found to boost immune response to tuberculosis

by Roni Dengler,Thomas Jefferson UniversityCredit:Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2024.102156Tuberculosis kills about 1.3 million people each year, makin

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Small RNAs found to boost immune response to tuberculosis

by Roni Dengler,Thomas Jefferson UniversityCredit:Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2024.102156Tuberculosis kills about 1.3 million people each year, makin

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The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a

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The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a

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Study finds higher SARS-CoV-2 risk in obese individuals

by PNAS NexusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study finds an increased risk of developing a productive SARS-CoV-2 infection in obese people. Obesity is known to predict worse outcomes and higher mor

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Study finds higher SARS-CoV-2 risk in obese individuals

by PNAS NexusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study finds an increased risk of developing a productive SARS-CoV-2 infection in obese people. Obesity is known to predict worse outcomes and higher mor

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Norovirus study shows how bile acids in breast milk affect newborn gut health

by Jiayu Liang,University of FloridaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.08.003A University of Florida researcher has compiled the first

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Norovirus study shows how bile acids in breast milk affect newborn gut health

by Jiayu Liang,University of FloridaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.08.003A University of Florida researcher has compiled the first

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Why whooping cough now? Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says expert

by Chris DeFrancesco,University of ConnecticutDr. Timothy Lishnak does a throat exam in 2019, when he regularly saw patients at UConn Health's family medicine practice in Canton. Credit: Tin

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Why whooping cough now? Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says expert

by Chris DeFrancesco,University of ConnecticutDr. Timothy Lishnak does a throat exam in 2019, when he regularly saw patients at UConn Health's family medicine practice in Canton. Credit: Tin

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Lyme disease early detection could get boost from simpler, faster testing technology

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesUCLA researchers have developed an AI-enabled technology that could lead to single-tier Lyme disease testing with faster results. Credit: Raje

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Lyme disease early detection could get boost from simpler, faster testing technology

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesUCLA researchers have developed an AI-enabled technology that could lead to single-tier Lyme disease testing with faster results. Credit: Raje

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WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

Credit: AI-generated imageOutbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease&

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WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

Credit: AI-generated imageOutbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease&

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