Through the serendipity of science, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a potential treatment for deadly, drug-resistant bacterial infections that uses the same approach that HIV uses to infect cells. ...
May 7, 2013
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The Zika virus has affected over 60 million people, mostly in South America. It has potentially devastating consequences for pregnant women and their unborn children, many of whom are born with severe microcephaly and other ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained ...
Aug 10, 2023
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A study of tuberculosis patients in six Jakarta hospitals has revealed up to 13 percent of them had fungal lung infection—or aspergillosis—at the end of their treatment.
Dec 7, 2021
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A significant proportion of people who contract COVID are left with ongoing symptoms, commonly termed "long COVID." The nature of these symptoms and the duration of the illness differ between people. While some people are ...
Nov 3, 2022
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High levels of certain chemical pollutants in the blood are associated with an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease, according to a study conducted by the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Bat cells have specific molecular barriers to deal with SARS-CoV-2 replication, according to a study published in Journal of Virology which includes the participation of Jordi Serra-Cobo, lecturer of the Faculty of Biology ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Disclosure of HIV positive serostatus to sexual partners is considered an important public health goal to prevent new infections. Disclosure can motivate sex partners to make informed choices and change behavior through negotiation ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) headed a study that discovered four processes by which gastric cancer is formed. This is extremely important since gastric cancer is the second most common cause ...
Jan 28, 2013
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Parents generally tend to consider their child more unwell than GPs and use different factors to judge symptom severity, according to researchers at the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care in a study ...
Mar 12, 2019
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