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What is bird flu, and should you be worried?

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?by Jayne Roberts,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe spread of avian influenza is concerning. But people shouldn't panic, sa

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?

What is bird flu, and should you be worried?by Jayne Roberts,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe spread of avian influenza is concerning. But people shouldn't panic, sa
Discovery of norovirus replication hubs offers new antiviral targets

Discovery of norovirus replication hubs offers new antiviral targets

byBaylor College of MedicineCluster of norovirus virions. Credit: CDCHuman norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 6

Discovery of norovirus replication hubs offers new antiviral targets

byBaylor College of MedicineCluster of norovirus virions. Credit: CDCHuman norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 6
New live-attenuated vaccine against 'unbreakable' Lassa virus shows promising results

New live-attenuated vaccine against 'unbreakable' Lassa virus shows promising results

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteParticles generated from the attenuated Lassa virus (rLASV/IGR-CD, right) look very similar to wild-type Lassa virus (rLASV-WT, left) but do not have the abi

New live-attenuated vaccine against 'unbreakable' Lassa virus shows promising results

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteParticles generated from the attenuated Lassa virus (rLASV/IGR-CD, right) look very similar to wild-type Lassa virus (rLASV-WT, left) but do not have the abi
Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaHalf of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping

Cases of whooping cough growing, but knowledge about it is lacking

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaHalf of the public (50%) knows that Tdap protects against tetanus, 47% know it protects against diphtheria, 44% against whooping
Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolism

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolism

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolismbyMedical University of ViennaAtglistatin improves streptozotocin and HFD-induced M

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolism

Promising therapeutic approach for metabolic liver diseases—researchers target enzyme related to fat metabolismbyMedical University of ViennaAtglistatin improves streptozotocin and HFD-induced M
Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTGFB1/TGFβ1 in transcriptomic and plasma proteomics at 3 and 12 months after acute infection. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sci

Molecular and cellular level research shows a sharp sex divide for long COVID—women are more vulnerable

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTGFB1/TGFβ1 in transcriptomic and plasma proteomics at 3 and 12 months after acute infection. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sci
We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dyingby Eliana Close and James Downar,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMor

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dying

We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked with voluntary assisted dyingby Eliana Close and James Downar,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMor
Researchers reveal mechanisms underlying Sjögren's disease

Researchers reveal mechanisms underlying Sjögren's disease

byNew York UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Function(2024). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqae047Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry and NYU Grossman School of Medicine are closer to

Researchers reveal mechanisms underlying Sjögren's disease

byNew York UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Function(2024). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqae047Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry and NYU Grossman School of Medicine are closer to
COVID-19 infection not tied to worsening multiple sclerosis symptoms

COVID-19 infection not tied to worsening multiple sclerosis symptoms

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people with multiple sclerosis (MS), having a COVID-19 infection is not associated with worsening MS symptoms or disability, a

COVID-19 infection not tied to worsening multiple sclerosis symptoms

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people with multiple sclerosis (MS), having a COVID-19 infection is not associated with worsening MS symptoms or disability, a
Impact of emergencies on access to emergency cardiac care: Lessons from COVID-19

Impact of emergencies on access to emergency cardiac care: Lessons from COVID-19

byHebrew University of JerusalemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study uncovers how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped emergency care for acute coronary syndrome, with a sharp decline in hospi

Impact of emergencies on access to emergency cardiac care: Lessons from COVID-19

byHebrew University of JerusalemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study uncovers how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped emergency care for acute coronary syndrome, with a sharp decline in hospi