Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mpox viruses shown to be relatively stable on surfaces

Smallpox viruses are notorious for their ability to remain infectious in the environment for a very long time. A study conducted by the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

German study notes increase in C. auris infections

Among the yeasts from the Candida genus that cause infections in humans, the species Candida auris is still relatively new: this species was only described in 2009, and to date no evidence has been found before the 1990s. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

RSV: We finally have a vaccine for this deadly virus

The first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine, named Arexvy, will be given to people 60 years and older.

Medical research

Study finds inhaling ethanol can disable influenza A in mice

Inhaling low concentrations of ethanol vapor can disable the influenza A virus in mice, without harmful side effects, says a new study by scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). The scientists ...

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