A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was

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A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was

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Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study showsbyPublic Library of ScienceVisual article summary. Credit: Nan ZhangAt airports, frequently disinfectin

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Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows

Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study showsbyPublic Library of ScienceVisual article summary. Credit: Nan ZhangAt airports, frequently disinfectin

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Survey finds overall prevalence of anemia 9.3% in August 2021 to August 2023

by Elana GotkineDuring August 2021 to August 2023, the overall prevalence of anemia was 9.3 percent among people aged 2 years and older, according to a December data briefpublishedby the N

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Survey finds overall prevalence of anemia 9.3% in August 2021 to August 2023

by Elana GotkineDuring August 2021 to August 2023, the overall prevalence of anemia was 9.3 percent among people aged 2 years and older, according to a December data briefpublishedby the N

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Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

by Kemo ChamA health worker administers a single-dose of Ebola vaccine, to a man at the Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Dennis Alfred C

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Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

by Kemo ChamA health worker administers a single-dose of Ebola vaccine, to a man at the Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Dennis Alfred C

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Experimental study shows connection between COVID infection and age-related blindness

by PNAS NexusSARS-CoV-2 can reach and infect the RPE in a transgenic mouse model. A) Intranasal inoculation of hACE2 mouse models. Credit:PNAS Nexus(2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae500An

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Experimental study shows connection between COVID infection and age-related blindness

by PNAS NexusSARS-CoV-2 can reach and infect the RPE in a transgenic mouse model. A) Intranasal inoculation of hACE2 mouse models. Credit:PNAS Nexus(2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae500An

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Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost young people who were confirmed to have long COVID three months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months, finds

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Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost young people who were confirmed to have long COVID three months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months, finds

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T cells also become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome, research finds

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityscRNA-seq analysis of T cells in ME. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415119121Debilitating chr

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T cells also become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome, research finds

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityscRNA-seq analysis of T cells in ME. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415119121Debilitating chr

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A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

by Liz Sturgiss and Benjamin Bavinton,The ConversationChlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture. Credit: public domainAustralia'sTherapeutic Goods Administ

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A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

by Liz Sturgiss and Benjamin Bavinton,The ConversationChlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture. Credit: public domainAustralia'sTherapeutic Goods Administ

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How SARS-CoV-2 exploits human proteins to replicate

by Sara Lidman,Karolinska InstitutetSARS-CoV-2 infection inhibited SGs formation independent of eIF2α. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54996-3Researchers

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How SARS-CoV-2 exploits human proteins to replicate

by Sara Lidman,Karolinska InstitutetSARS-CoV-2 infection inhibited SGs formation independent of eIF2α. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54996-3Researchers

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Study highlights rise in severe Shigella infections among homeless patients in Vancouver

byUniversity of British ColumbiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Infectious Diseases(2024). DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae575A recent studypublishedinClinical Infectious

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Study highlights rise in severe Shigella infections among homeless patients in Vancouver

byUniversity of British ColumbiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Infectious Diseases(2024). DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae575A recent studypublishedinClinical Infectious

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