Having more diverse gut bacteria can protect against diarrheal disease, study finds
The severity of a diarrheal disease could be down to the bacteria in your gut, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Nov 9, 2023
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The severity of a diarrheal disease could be down to the bacteria in your gut, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Nov 9, 2023
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The fight against dengue fever has a new weapon: a mosquito infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the spread of the virus. These mosquitoes have now been deployed in several trials demonstrating their potential ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Climate change and human activity are enabling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, like dengue fever, to new places. Stanford infectious disease experts and disease ecologists discuss what we know and how communities can ...
Aug 9, 2023
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A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic—pdm09—shows that the virus has passed from humans to swine about 370 times since 2009, and subsequent circulation in swine has resulted in ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Scientists always knew a deadly virus was going to jump from animals to humans: COVID was not the first time it has happened, and it won't be the last. Should we be worried about frequent news reports of flu being detected ...
Jun 13, 2023
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The World Health Organization urged Equatorial Guinea to report all Marburg virus cases to the WHO, amid fears that transmission may be more widespread than divulged, warning communities need alerting.
Mar 29, 2023
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The World Health Organization expressed concern about bird flu on Friday after the father of a 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died from the disease also tested positive, raising fears of human-to-human transmission.
Feb 24, 2023
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Human sweat contains chemical information including blood metabolites, ion concentrations, and nutrients. Monitoring this information using a wearable sensor can allow non-invasive (i.e., without blood sampling), real time ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Tooth decay has forced unpleasant dental visits on most of the U.S. population. In fact, over 90% of adults have had at least one cavity. Furthermore, longer lifespans and egregious dental health disparities are contributing ...
Dec 21, 2022
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A new, single-dose, oral treatment for sleeping sickness is as effective as current treatments and could be a key factor in eliminating disease transmission by 2030, suggests a new study published in The Lancet Infectious ...
Nov 29, 2022
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