MeSH tree: B04.820
As close relatives of humans, chimpanzees have sometimes been used in biomedical experiments. They were instrumental in the identification of the hepatitis C virus: The then-mysterious pathogen was artificially injected into ...
Jul 27, 2026
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Younger siblings are often portrayed as reckless, scatterbrained and less put-together than their older siblings. Social science researchers have underpinned these portrayals with data, showing that younger siblings obtain, ...
Jul 26, 2026
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A new oral antiviral drug candidate, administered either before or after direct-contact or airborne exposure to canine distemper virus, which causes measles-like disease in ferrets, blocks virus transmission and reduces clinical ...
Jul 24, 2026
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A small outbreak of a rare hantavirus on a cruise ship earlier this year captured worldwide attention and sparked concerns about a possible new pandemic. But according to a new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) ...
Jul 23, 2026
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Viral infections that attack the lungs are among the leading reasons infants are hospitalized. A new treatment may offer protection against these infections that is as effective and safe as existing options but requires far ...
Dr. Alice Thornton has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV in Lexington, Kentucky. Her team tends to "cringe" anytime they hear about patients having to fill out lots of paperwork, like when applying ...
Jul 21, 2026
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The Trump administration's disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries, ...
Jul 21, 2026
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More than a quarter of the world's population is affected by helminth infections, which can profoundly alter the immune system. In a preclinical study, researchers found that mRNA- and protein-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines effectively ...
Jul 20, 2026
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South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world, with adolescent girls and young women ages 15–24 at the highest risk of getting HIV. HIV prevalence among girls and women in this age group is roughly double that of ...
Jul 20, 2026
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A German analysis explores what underlies shifts in the timing of seasonal surges of respiratory diseases, as well as shifts in surges of heart-related deaths, that occurred after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Michael Sieber ...
Jul 15, 2026
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