Gerontology & Geriatrics

Viruses in the guts of centenarians may help them resist pathogens

New research suggests that centenarians—people who live to be at least 100—have a diverse collection of viruses in their gut that could help protect them from infectious diseases. The findings, published May 15 in Nature ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How African scientists are working to pool data that decodes diseases

Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial Guinea; cholera in Malawi; malaria and tuberculosis ...

Medical research

Learning from bats to fight inflammation in humans

By studying the unusual ability of bats to host viruses without significant illness, scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have discovered a protein that could unlock new strategies for fighting inflammatory diseases in humans.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that was first made on January 30, 2020, ...

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