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Researchers use stem cells to investigate liver damage from the Ebola virus

Researchers use stem cells to investigate liver damage from the Ebola virus

Researchers use stem cells to investigate liver damage from the Ebola virusbyBoston University School of MedicineEbola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAIDThe Ebola virus was fi

Researchers use stem cells to investigate liver damage from the Ebola virus

Researchers use stem cells to investigate liver damage from the Ebola virusbyBoston University School of MedicineEbola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAIDThe Ebola virus was fi
Learning for life: The higher the level of education, the lower the risk of dying

Learning for life: The higher the level of education, the lower the risk of dying

by Norwegian University of Science and Technology"Effects of education on adult mortality: A global systematic review and meta-analysis" (The Lancet Public Health, 2024) provides the mo

Learning for life: The higher the level of education, the lower the risk of dying

by Norwegian University of Science and Technology"Effects of education on adult mortality: A global systematic review and meta-analysis" (The Lancet Public Health, 2024) provides the mo
Researchers investigate why vaccines don't work as well in some older adults

Researchers investigate why vaccines don't work as well in some older adults

by Mark Wanner,University of ConnecticutFunctional antibody response to PCV13 and PPSV23 in older adults. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01717-5An important

Researchers investigate why vaccines don't work as well in some older adults

by Mark Wanner,University of ConnecticutFunctional antibody response to PCV13 and PPSV23 in older adults. Credit:Nature Immunology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01717-5An important
UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation

UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation

A health worker fumigates a home for mosquitos to help mitigate the spread of dengue in Caranavi, Bolivia, on March 2, 2023. The U.N. health agency on Friday Dec. 22, 2023 said it has tallied a tenfol

UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue over the last generation

A health worker fumigates a home for mosquitos to help mitigate the spread of dengue in Caranavi, Bolivia, on March 2, 2023. The U.N. health agency on Friday Dec. 22, 2023 said it has tallied a tenfol
Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests

Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Aurélien Gobert of Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière in Paris, France, study author. Credit: European Society for Medical OncologyImmunotherapy has

Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Aurélien Gobert of Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière in Paris, France, study author. Credit: European Society for Medical OncologyImmunotherapy has
Analyzing cough sounds to identify the severity of COVID-19 patients

Analyzing cough sounds to identify the severity of COVID-19 patients

by Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)a) Example of a raw signal recorded from a study participant with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) showing the classification of cough efforts (CE

Analyzing cough sounds to identify the severity of COVID-19 patients

by Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)a) Example of a raw signal recorded from a study participant with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) showing the classification of cough efforts (CE
Researchers locate two compounds in blood that could identify patients at risk of severe dengue

Researchers locate two compounds in blood that could identify patients at risk of severe dengue

byNanyang Technological University(L-R) Consultant at National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), and National Healthca

Researchers locate two compounds in blood that could identify patients at risk of severe dengue

byNanyang Technological University(L-R) Consultant at National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), and National Healthca
New report on use of multiplex panels for diagnosing infectious diseases

New report on use of multiplex panels for diagnosing infectious diseases

by Association for Molecular PathologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today published a review of the current benefits and challenges to using multiplex

New report on use of multiplex panels for diagnosing infectious diseases

by Association for Molecular PathologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today published a review of the current benefits and challenges to using multiplex
Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

byUniversity of SydneyNubian spitting cobra (Naja nubiae). Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London + Callum MairScientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of

Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

byUniversity of SydneyNubian spitting cobra (Naja nubiae). Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London + Callum MairScientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of