'Germ Hunters' discover rare disease in rural Alberta
A rare pulmonary disease that is linked to bats has made Alberta home, according to new research led by provincial lab scientists.
Mar 18, 2021
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A rare pulmonary disease that is linked to bats has made Alberta home, according to new research led by provincial lab scientists.
Mar 18, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Skin infections in the first two years of life are associated with pediatric psoriasis, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Feb 2, 2021
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Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered that three patients with a severe genetic immunodeficiency spontaneously repaired the harmful variants in their DNA and restored normal immune function ...
Feb 1, 2021
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New chemical compounds that suppress viruses and fungi were synthesized by scientists from South Ural State University and the Institute of Organic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, together with an international team ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites. The treatment of bacterial and fungal infections relies particularly on antimicrobial drugs, while the focus in treating viral infections ...
Jan 7, 2021
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A drug widely used to treat fungal infections improved key biomarkers in lung tissue cultures as well as in the noses of patients with cystic fibrosis, a clinical study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified the mechanisms behind inflammasome activation driven by infection with the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal infection, especially with A. fumigatus, ...
Dec 2, 2020
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(HealthDay)—America's ongoing opioid epidemic is costing increasing numbers of addicts their eyesight, a new study reports.
Nov 5, 2020
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Between 1 and 1.4 million fungal eye infections occur in the developing world per year, leaving over 600,000 people blind in one eye, find researchers from Manchester, London and Nairobi.
Oct 22, 2020
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It seemed little to worry about: Sudanese farmer Khadija Ahmad was planting onions when she stepped on a thorn that pierced her sandal and cut her foot.
Sep 10, 2020
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