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Tests that diagnose diseases are less reliable than you'd expect. Here's why

Tests that diagnose diseases are less reliable than you'd expect. Here's why

by Adrian Barnett and Nicole White,The ConversationCredit:CDC / UnsplashYou feel unwell, and visit your doctor. They ask some questions and take some blood for testing; a few days later th

Tests that diagnose diseases are less reliable than you'd expect. Here's why

by Adrian Barnett and Nicole White,The ConversationCredit:CDC / UnsplashYou feel unwell, and visit your doctor. They ask some questions and take some blood for testing; a few days later th
Study reveals Zika's shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability

Study reveals Zika's shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability

bySanford-Burnham PrebysTransmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionViruses have limited genetic material—and few pr

Study reveals Zika's shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability

bySanford-Burnham PrebysTransmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionViruses have limited genetic material—and few pr
New compound offers hope for deadly tropical disease

New compound offers hope for deadly tropical disease

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyWhen praziquantel is used to treat human schistosomiasis, drug-resistant worms and juvenile worms continue to produce eggs. Each worm pai

New compound offers hope for deadly tropical disease

byAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyWhen praziquantel is used to treat human schistosomiasis, drug-resistant worms and juvenile worms continue to produce eggs. Each worm pai
Scientists discover new method Ebola virus uses to infect cells

Scientists discover new method Ebola virus uses to infect cells

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteEbola virus proteins (green) are detected in the long tunneling nanotubes connecting cells. Credit: Texas BiomedUnderstanding how viruses travel once inside

Scientists discover new method Ebola virus uses to infect cells

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteEbola virus proteins (green) are detected in the long tunneling nanotubes connecting cells. Credit: Texas BiomedUnderstanding how viruses travel once inside
New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia—here's what to know about the JN.1 shots

New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia—here's what to know about the JN.1 shots

by Paul Griffin,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID vaccines have unquestionably made a huge difference during this pandemic. For example, it's estimatedCOVID shots

New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia—here's what to know about the JN.1 shots

by Paul Griffin,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID vaccines have unquestionably made a huge difference during this pandemic. For example, it's estimatedCOVID shots
New method uses platelets to predict risk of serious COVID-19 infection

New method uses platelets to predict risk of serious COVID-19 infection

by Julia Rinner,Technical University MunichNovel image-based flow cytometry enables the identification of cell aggregates and their components. a Scheme of a flow cytometry setup including a DHM

New method uses platelets to predict risk of serious COVID-19 infection

by Julia Rinner,Technical University MunichNovel image-based flow cytometry enables the identification of cell aggregates and their components. a Scheme of a flow cytometry setup including a DHM
ACE inhibitors found to reduce immune response to bacterial infections

ACE inhibitors found to reduce immune response to bacterial infections

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has found evidence that suggests giving patients ACE inhibitors reduces the ability of their

ACE inhibitors found to reduce immune response to bacterial infections

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has found evidence that suggests giving patients ACE inhibitors reduces the ability of their
Dietary supplement could protect against Cryptosporidium infection

Dietary supplement could protect against Cryptosporidium infection

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCryptosporidium muris. Credit: public domain imageResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that a common dietary supplement could protect against c

Dietary supplement could protect against Cryptosporidium infection

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCryptosporidium muris. Credit: public domain imageResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that a common dietary supplement could protect against c
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Oxford, U.K., have discovered how the rate of exposure time to someone with COVID-19 contact relate

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Oxford, U.K., have discovered how the rate of exposure time to someone with COVID-19 contact relate
Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpidemic-levels of fuel poverty affecting half of U.K. households will cause a "significant humanitarian crisis with thousands of

Thousands will die and millions will suffer from humanitarian crisis of fuel poverty in UK, warn experts

by University College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpidemic-levels of fuel poverty affecting half of U.K. households will cause a "significant humanitarian crisis with thousands of