The HIV variant dominant in Indonesia was introduced from Thailand over multiple events. A Kobe University study traces where it came from and how it spread from there, offering possible insights into the development of treatments ...
May 10, 2024
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Researchers have long known that the body's immune system plays a critical role in fighting off chikungunya virus (CHIKV), but how exactly immune cells coordinate their response has been a mystery—until now.
Apr 29, 2024
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Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Surveys involving thousands of adolescents and their primary caregiver have shown the prevalence of mental disorders within the age group is very different across Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Apr 26, 2024
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The World Health Organization's 194 member states have spent two years working towards a new international accord on pandemic preparedness and response.
Mar 25, 2024
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Dengue is a disease characterized by fever, rash, headache, myalgia, and arthralgia, with a risk for complications due to endothelial dysfunction and hemorrhage. Most common in countries in Central and South America, Southeast ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Women make up more than 60% of the older adult population in the Asia-Pacific, where the challenges associated with one of the fastest-aging population clusters in the world are emerging in social, political, health care ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Recent outbreaks of dengue fever in Brazil have prompted public health officials to launch an immunization campaign targeting children ages 10 to 11.
Feb 21, 2024
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Laos has the highest rate of young female pregnancies in Southeast Asia, but until recently the underlying reasons have not been well understood.
Feb 5, 2024
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U.S. doctors are prescribing antifungal creams to patients with skin complaints at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new research shows.
Jan 13, 2024
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