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Earliest example of animal nest sharing revealed by scientists

Credit: Gareth Dyke An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Southampton, has shown that fossilised eggshells...

New method to detect cancer cells faster, potentially improving outcomes

Cancer testing method is sensitive enough to detect cancer cells in very early stages, short amount of time WEST LAFAYETTE,...

New insight on potent HIV antibody could improve vaccine design

Early mutation in neutralizing antibody gives it flexibility to adapt to virus's changes DURHAM, N.C. - In the quest to...

Bat influenza viruses could infect humans

Bats don't only carry the deadly Ebola virus, but are also a reservoir for a new type of influenza virus....

Seeing the unseeable

Using crystals to unpick how viruses work Researchers at Cardiff University have used x-ray crystallography and computer simulation to get...

Researchers find genetic clues to high rates of asthma in those of African ancestry

CU Anschutz scientists discover areas of chromosomes associated with asthma, a complex disease with striking disparities across racial/ethnic groups AURORA,...

Viruses that linger in the gut could trigger type 1 diabetes

Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the...

Preventing 'cell wall remodeling' may hold key to defeating intransigent super bugs

CWRU receives $3.34 million NIH grant to better understand how bacteria resist antibioticsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine...

Epidemiological model lends insight to chlamydia outbreak in Japan

Credit: Toshikazu Kuniya, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. Mathematical models that quantify the dynamics of infectious diseases are crucial predictive...

A lack of antibody diversity may make the elderly more susceptible to the flu

Credit: Henry et al./Cell Host & Microbe The influenza vaccine may be less effective in the elderly because their B...

A shared past for East Africa's hunter-gatherers

A genomic analysis suggests African hunting and gathering groups diverged from a common ancestry, and underscores the role of infectious...

Antibiotic resistances spread faster than so far thought

Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München By studying fish raised in aquaculture, researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the University of...

Spending bill recognizes crucial global health goals

The 2019 spending bill passed by the House and Senate Thursday that the President has announced he will sign, reflects...

Researchers find trigger that turns strep infections into flesh-eating disease