Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

University spin out company addresses new vaccines

The University of Plymouth has launched a new spin out company which will address new vaccines for diseases which spread from animals to humans and for use in infection control.

Health

The US weed rush and white-collar cannabis CEOs

They are bankers, accountants and computer engineers—mainstream in every way but for one respect: their love of cannabis and the desire to make megabucks in a growing US industry.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Global fungus tied to continental drift

Cryptococcus, a type of fungi found worldwide that is responsible annually for upwards of 625,000 deaths, was likely originally spread across the globe in conjunction with continental drift, according to a report by the Translational ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Seroprevalence and disease burden of chagas disease in south Texas

Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi infection) is a parasitic infection that can lead to fatal cardiac disease. While Latin America is known as an endemic area, there have been relatively few studies investigating the prevalence ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

The real reason clowns scare us

This Halloween may be the scariest in a long time. Facing the usual huge crowds of zombies, witches and vampires, deep down, many of us most fear running into one of the "killer clowns" that have been spotted in creepy places ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus causes miscarriage

The mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus has been linked to miscarriage in humans. A study of 130 pregnant Sudanese women with fever showed that the risk of miscarriage was seven times greater if the woman was infected ...

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