More than a quarter of a million people worldwide die from meningitis a year, a large new study estimated on Saturday, following a recent outbreak of the disease in the UK.
Mar 28, 2026
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Nearly one in 10 people who are implanted with a surgical fix to their spine will develop a serious bacterial infection, despite prophylactic antibiotic treatment. In a recent study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers ...
Mar 26, 2026
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Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And doing so reliably is more important than ever, given the increasing frequency of antibiotic ...
Mar 18, 2026
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The skin forms a natural barrier that prevents bacteria entering the body. Severe burns stop this protective function from working properly, and germs can enter the blood more easily through the wounds. If the airways have ...
Feb 25, 2026
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In laboratory models, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that a mother's circadian rhythms, or internal body clock, can influence the immune system states of her offspring, which can ...
Jan 2, 2026
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Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg.
Dec 1, 2025
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The threat posed by superbugs to travelers from countries around the globe has been revealed in a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).
Oct 23, 2025
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Most patients don't expect to be sent to a vending machine immediately after a doctor's appointment or a hospital stay.
Oct 9, 2025
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Doctors' decisions to prescribe antibiotics are strongly influenced by their own use of and attitudes toward antibiotics—and even more so by their beliefs about their peers' behavior. A new study published in Kyklos shows ...
Jun 17, 2025
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Biologists know that animals that mature slowly tend to live longer, but they aren't sure why. A recent study of fruit flies by an Iowa State University research team sheds new light on the link between developmental timing ...
May 29, 2025
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