Health
France launches battle plan against bedbug invasion
The French government said Friday it was launching a concerted effort to fight bedbugs that have appeared in numbers in public transport, cinemas and hospitals.
Sep 29, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID, bird flu, mpox: A virologist on why we're seeing so many viruses emerge
From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn't dominating the headlines as much as it used ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Opinion: Yes, we can prevent future pandemics
As we hopefully soon will start seeing the results of the efforts against COVID-19, we must simultaneously prepare for new and potentially more serious pandemics. Preventing new pandemics is definitely a common global challenge.
Apr 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Combined vaccination and physical distancing enough to prevent future COVID-19 surges
A combination of robust vaccination programmes and strict physical distancing rules could avoid recurring peaks of COVID-19 without the need to rely on stay-at-home restrictions, according to a new study by epidemiologists ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reduced traffic from the world's busiest airports is a tool against future waves of COVID-19
COVID-19 can be fought with interventions aimed at reducing community transmission and international travel by 80% for eight weeks, according to a new report.
Nov 13, 2020
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Health
Memory is damaged by air pollution, researchers find
New research from the University of Warwick shows that human memory is significantly worse in parts of England with high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and air particulates (PM10). The difference in memory quality between ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Elucidating the origin of MDR tuberculosis strains
A study has focused on the evolutionary history of the mycobacterium that causes tuberculosis, and more specifically on the Beijing lineage associated with the spread of multidrug resistant forms of the disease in Eurasia. ...
Jan 29, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Transmission of Ebola appears tied to increasing population density in forested regions
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have found an apparent link between human population density and vegetation cover in Africa and the spread of the Ebola virus from animal hosts to humans.
Jan 21, 2015
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Health
Following the swarm: Locust research leads to insights on human nutrition
New insights into the causes of our raging obesity epidemic are coming from an unusual source: locusts.
Jun 21, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Tracking the origins of HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Alfred Roca, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University ...
Dec 18, 2012
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