Medications
Antiviral effect of plant extracts
Extracts from blueberries and blackcurrants prevent infection by measles and herpes viruses in cell cultures. Würzburg researchers were very surprised by this.
Aug 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 tracing of human feces in wastewater could indicate future outbreaks
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) scientists have developed a new methodology to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus through the sewage and wastewater systems, which could potentially be used to track existing and future outbreaks ...
May 5, 2020
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Vaccination
Adjuvant-free avian influenza vaccines in the works
Avian influenza, an acute viral infectious disease that occurs in poultry such as chickens, ducks, and migratory birds, has been reported to be transmittable to humans. It is difficult to control because it spreads among ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new way to thwart disease-spreading mosquitoes
(HealthDay)—It sounds like science fiction, but researchers say they have taken the first step toward creating female mosquitoes that don't bite and spread disease.
Jan 29, 2018
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Medical research
A mini-antibody with broad antiviral activity chews up viral DNA and RNA
Antibodies and their derivatives can protect plants and animals—including humans—against viruses. Members of this class of drugs are usually highly specific against components of a particular virus, and mutations in the ...
Jun 26, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Mixed data on child cancer rates near French nuclear sites
An "excess number of cases" of childhood leukaemia around 19 French nuclear plants occurred between 2003 and 2007, a researcher said Wednesday.
Jan 11, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Daffodils, margaritas and other surprise skin dangers
(HealthDay)—You probably know to steer clear of poison ivy. But did you know that sipping a Margarita or eating an orange in the sunshine can cause a similar skin rash?
Mar 3, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in untreated wastewater from Louisiana
A group of scientists have detected genetic material from SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater samples collected in April 2020 from two wastewater treatment plants in Louisiana, U.S..
Aug 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sewage monitoring method can trace source of child hepatitis outbreaks
Researchers in Sweden have created a method that now makes it possible to monitor sewage for a virus that has is believed to be linked to hepatitis outbreaks worldwide. First developed for the COVID-19 pandemic, the method ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Testing sewage has helped track COVID – soon it could reveal much more about the UK's health
It may not feel like it when you're swabbing your throat, but improving how we test for diseases is one of the big positives of COVID. Applying methods developed for COVID to other diseases could revolutionise how we detect ...
Mar 23, 2022
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