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A small group of global public health and influenza experts at a WHO-convened meeting extended the temporary moratorium on research with new laboratory-modified H5N1... Read More »

Sleeping sickness, caused by the trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei, is transmitted to humans (and animals) via the bite of the tsetse fly. New research uses a bacteria... Read More »

Antibiotics that doctors typically prescribe for sinus infections do not reduce symptoms any better than an inactive placebo, according to investigators at Washington ... Read More »

Researchers from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine have unlocked the secrets of a root extract that Chinese herbalists have used for approximately 2,000 years... Read More »

An international research team, including scientists from the University of Rochester, discovered the mechanism by which a protein protects some immune cells from... Read More »

Needle reuse is illegal in developed countries, and rightly so. Sadly, this practice still takes places in many undeveloped countries, and is a source of significant... Read More »

Breathing only air is passé.  People have been breathing air forever. People breathe air every day, all day. It is boring. So why are people only... Read More »

A vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB), a bacterium that causes of serious disease such as sepsis and meningitis, was effective against meningococcal ... Read More »

Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks cancer... Read More »

In the future, tuberculosis patients may receive treatments according to what version of a single 'Goldilocks' gene they have, says an international research... Read More »

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rockefeller University and the Medical College of Wisconsin have developed liver-like cells from induced... Read More »

According to a new study, researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) were able to identify key host cell pathways needed by influenza virus for replication. This... Read More »

There is a debate raging across the globe that could influence how the scientific community and world governments handle researching some of the most deadly diseases. ... Read More »

Scientists at the University of York have made an important discovery in understanding the mechanics of how Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera... Read More »

We often marvel at the newest and most cutting edge technologies in medical care and their impact on restoring health and prolonging life. Just last week, I wrote on... Read More »

A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus (HCV), the first step in... Read More »

A new method for identifying bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) will lead to faster, more effective treatment and a reduction in costs. The procedure ... Read More »

A new set of maps has revealed the worldwide risk of the most deadly form of malaria. The researchers from the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), primarily funded by... Read More »

A team of researchers led at the University of Notre Dame has made a fundamental discovery in understanding how malaria parasites target proteins to the surface of... Read More »

In a surprising move, researchers conducting debated studies using a mutated, highly contagious form of the H5N1 avian flu virus have suspended their work for 60 days ... Read More »