The Mysterious Kidney Epidemic: Scientists Discover Surprising Potential Source
Roundup weed killer ingredient linked to a surge in mysterious kidney diseases in rural Sri Lanka. Hard water is contaminated with glyphosate, the active compound…
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Existing Drugs Could Treat Poxviruses – Such As Monkeypox and Smallpox
Scientists have uncovered the mechanism by which poxviruses bypass cellular defenses and have identified existing drugs that can prevent this evasion. Researchers examining the methods…
Twitter Data Accurately Tracked the Haiti Cholera Outbreak: Social Media with a Twist
The real-time social networking service Twitter has yielded data that would have tracked the deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti, which began in October 2010, faster…