Archaeology uncovers infectious disease spread – 4000 years ago
Credit: University of Otago New bioarchaeology research from a University of Otago PhD candidate has shown how infectious diseases may ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
Tailored education system to benefit kidney transplant patients
Researchers find their computer-tailored education system, 'Your Path to Transplant' increases knowledge and readiness to pursue kidney transplantCredit: TREC (LOS ...
Human norovirus strains differ in sensitivity to the body’s first line of defense
Credit: CDC Interferon (IFN) responses are one of the first defenses the body mounts against viral infections, and research has ...
The Lancet: Many countries falling behind on global commitments to tackling premature deaths from chronic diseases, such as diabetes, lung cancer and heart disease
Credit: The Lancet Over the next two weeks, The Lancet will be publishing two reports calling for urgent global action ...
Innovative biocontainment unit shows promise to protect healthcare workers
Credit: Courtesy photo The U.S. Army partnered with the University of Pittsburg Medical Center to create a biocontainment unit that ...
Wearable, portable invention offers options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
Credit: Purdue University/Rahim Rahimi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The rapid increase of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in challenging wound ...
COVID-19 and the threat to American voting rights
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated three main pathologies of ...
Canada renews support for UN University Institute in Hamilton addressing world water issues: $10M
Research organization is at forefront of pressing global water challenges; New funding coincides with World Water Week and UN's 75th ...
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top ...
Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
People with antibodies to Zika virus are more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue -- and that ...
Racial segregation drives disparities in COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 26, 2020--Across the U.S., COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses are lowest ...
Novotech the Asia-Pacific CRO – ‘2020 Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Company of the year’
Novotech, the largest biotech specialist CRO in the Asia-Pacific region, was awarded the '2020 Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Company ...
Researchers show potential for subseasonal forecasts to predict dengue outbreaks
Estimates of mosquito abundance four weeks outCredit: DiSera et al., GeoHealth, 2020 A new study demonstrates for the first time ...
Study shows socioeconomic status linked to heart failure mortality in United States
Research highlights importance of addressing socioeconomic factors to improve outcomesCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND -- Heart failure is a medical condition ...
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