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Syphilis has been rising sharply in the United States, with especially high rates in Southern states. Now, a new study from Tulane University researchers suggests the long-term infection may carry another risk that is often ...
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As spring unfolds, new research highlights an issue for southwestern Pennsylvania residents: Most people know ticks are in their backyard, but few believe they're actually at risk of contracting tick-borne illnesses.
Apr 5, 2026
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Most people who have heard of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (more commonly known as CRISPR) associate it with gene editing—the precise molecular scissors that allow scientists to cut and rewrite ...
Mar 29, 2026
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An experimental vaccine for Lyme disease is broadly effective, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Valneva announced Monday; however, the latter firm's shares fell because the clinical trial did not reach its main goal.
Mar 23, 2026
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Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen, reports a recent analysis published in Ecosphere by researchers at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and the SUNY ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases urge immediate action to strengthen syphilis screening protocols for pregnant individuals in U.S. jails and prisons. Their recently published "Syphilis ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first portable point-of-care test that detects four common sexually transmitted infections at once, in under ...
Mar 4, 2026
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When researchers studied Norwegians who thought tick bites caused their chronic health problems, they found no objective evidence linking the symptoms to ticks. The same study finds that health problems reported by participants ...
Feb 25, 2026
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The growing number of storms and floods associated with climate change is increasing the risk of a serious human infection—and Australia's rural communities are underprepared. That's the stark warning from research led by ...
Feb 9, 2026
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The risk for being bitten by a tick infected with bacteria that cause Lyme disease is as high in Ohio as it is for those living in Northeast states that have dealt with Lyme disease for over 50 years, according to a new study.
Feb 3, 2026
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