Some Viruses Make You Smell Tastier to Mosquitoes – Increasing the Spread of Disease
Dengue and Zika viruses alter the microbiome in both humans and mice to attract mosquitoes and spread to new hosts. Zika and dengue fever viruses…
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Dengue and Zika viruses alter the microbiome in both humans and mice to attract mosquitoes and spread to new hosts. Zika and dengue fever viruses…
More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, people are realizing that the “new normal” will probably involve learning to co-exist with SARS-CoV-2 (the…
One thousand confirmed cases of monkeypox, an infectious disease originating in Africa, have been recorded since early May across at least 30 non-endemic countries such…
A correlation between a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and a small but significant rise in cases of the serious neurological condition Guillain-Barré syndrome,…
COVID-19 positive outpatients are at a far increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, a new study presented…
First modeling study to quantify the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on a global scale estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths…
Harnessing the strength of specialized sugar molecules found in mucus could help researchers develop new antifungal drugs. Candida albicans is a yeast that often lives…
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering researchers point to macrophages. When a virus makes its way into a person’s body, one of the…
Doctors could use this diagnostic to avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective. Pneumonia can be caused by many different types of…
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant, new research has found. Analysis by researchers from King’s College…
From masks to vaccines, Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon answers questions about protecting your health. As COVID-19 cases continue to fluctuate around the country, it has…
University of Chicago infectious disease expert answers common questions about Monkeypox. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are tracking cases of…
The new peer-reviewed paper can help inform the development of new vaccines and therapeutics. When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, first appeared, it…
Researchers from the Zoonosis Science Center at Uppsala University have identified a new coronavirus. Their study of approximately 260 bank voles caught around Grimsö, Örebro…
Since spreading outside of Africa and into Europe and North America, the news has been filled with warnings about the monkeypox outbreak. In fact, according…
The Geneva Center for Emerging Viral Diseases (UNIGE / HUG) shares the first sequencing results of the monkeypox genome from Switzerland. The full monkeypox virus…
New tool reveals hidden features on chest scan images. A new computer-aided diagnostic tool developed by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) scientists…
By uniting research from 8 cohorts across the United States, a group of researchers has accelerated the collection of data integral in answering questions about…