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 cells are less capable of...
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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 disease and diet as drivers...
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 Copenhagen and 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 a meaningful commitment to moving...
Researchers find trigger that turns strep infections into flesh-eating disease
Discovery may also help scientists develop childbed fever vaccineCredit: NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) HOUSTON-(Feb. 18, 2019) - Houston Methodist infectious...
Tuberculosis: Commandeering a bacterial 'suicide' mechanism
Credit: Antonio Peixoto, Claude Gutierrez, and Olivier Neyrolles | IPBS | CNRS/UPS The bacteria responsible for tuberculosis can be killed by a toxin they produce...
Suicide system in tuberculosis bacteria might hold key to treatment
Credit: EMBL Hamburg Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. In 2017, 10 million people around the world fell ill...
Physicists pinpoint a simple mechanism that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Physicists at McMaster University have for the first time identified a simple mechanism used by potentially deadly bacteria to fend...
Stable ischemic heart disease in the older adult
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, 2019, pp. 291-296(6); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0072...
Diabetes mellitus and stable ischemic heart disease
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, 2019, pp. 285-290(6); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0073...
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic targets in stable ischemic heart disease
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, 2019, pp. 279-283(5); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0074...
Contemporary management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, 2019, pp. 269-278(10); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0071,...
There's a place for us: New research reveals humanity's roles in ecosystems
Credit: Mountain Creative for the Santa Fe Institute In two back-to-back symposia at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
Virus-infected bacteria could provide help in the fight against climate change
Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Viruses don't always kill their microbial hosts. In many cases, they develop a mutually beneficial relationship: the virus establishes itself...
A hidden source of air pollution? Your daily household tasks
Cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading to indoor air quality levels...
