Researchers suggest that a small dose of methamphetamine, i.e. crystal meth, could reduce the replication…
Browsing: Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of how diseases and health-related issues are distributed across populations and the factors that influence or determine their spread. It involves the analysis of data to identify risk factors and to formulate disease prevention strategies. Epidemiologists use this information to control health problems and improve public health through various methods, including surveillance, outbreak investigation, and intervention studies. The field plays a crucial role in public health decision-making by providing the scientific basis for policy development and health practices.
In Cambridge, UK, there was a superbug outbreak at a special-care neonatal unit that lasted…
In the USA, an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak has killed 30 people and sickened another…
Emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers, might seem like science fiction, but Craig Venter…
Smartphones’ proximity to people’s ears, nose, and mouth make them a good vector for transferring…
A pioneering hepatitis E vaccine from China is now being deployed to fight a deadly…
U.S. Federal health agencies have started to tighten security surrounding the research on deadly pathogens.…
In the Rocky Mountains, the South Platte River system flows east through the Coloradan plateau…
A second steroid that has been manufactured by New England Compounding Center has been linked…
Some of the scientists who helped fight the 2003 SARS epidemic are working on the…
Back in February 2003, a 65-year-old physician living near Hong Kong checked into a hotel.…
As of September of this year, there have been more than 2,600 new cases of…
Infections with multi-drug resistant E. coli, which is also known as ESBL (extended spectrum beta-lactamase),…
The Indian superbug NDM-1, which has a gene that encodes an enzyme conferring resistance to…
Invasive mosquitoes carrying exotic diseases have made their entry into Europe. Diseases generally absent from…
A new vaccine trial has revealed a weak spot in HIV, which could lead to…
According to a new study, more than 40% of tuberculosis infections that are resistant to…
Pathogenic bacteria without their virulent factors could be rendered harmless and eliminated by the human…