Whole-Genome Analysis Identifies the Source of a Recent MRSA Outbreak
In Cambridge, UK, there was a superbug outbreak at a special-care neonatal unit that lasted several months last year. Thanks to insights gained from whole-genome…
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Fungal Meningitis Has New Appetite for Human Brains
In the USA, an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak has killed 30 people and sickened another 419. The fungus responsible has never wreaked such havoc before….
Neural Connection Between Infant Stress & Depression in Teenage Girls
Stressful experiences in the first year of life can drive hormonal changes in girls later in childhood. These chemical changes lead to abnormal brain connectivity,…
Phase III Vaccine Trial in Africa Gives Poor Results about New Malaria Drug
A phase III clinical trial in Africa of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine has reported disappointing results. The vaccine failed to show substantial protection for infants…
Study Links Dietary Glycemic Load and Colon Cancer
A newly published study found that a diet heavy in complex sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods is likely to lead to a recurrence of colorectal cancer…
Daily Multivitamin Usage Cut Cancer Risk By 8% in Men
A new study following men has shown that taking multivitamins daily reduced the total risk of cancer by 8%. The study used Centrum Silver multivitamin,…
Hepatitis E Vaccine Debuts Thanks to Chinese Biotech Partnership
The world’s first vaccine against the hepatitis E virus began being deployed from China last week, promising to stop the propagation of a disease that…
Disrupted Sleep Patterns Linked to Alzheimer’s
Patients that experience disrupted sleep patterns could be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease since Alzheimer’s patients often complain of changes in their sleep patterns during the…
New Model for Vaccination Against Genital Herpes
Working with mice, a team of scientists at Yale University developed a new vaccination model that offers a promising vaccination strategy against the herpes simplex…
FDA States Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Tied to More Drugs
A second steroid that has been manufactured by New England Compounding Center has been linked to another potential meningitis infection. The ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak…
Ketamine Produces Rapid Antidepressant Responses
A recently published study shows that ketamine, a N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, produces rapid antidepressant responses in patients who are resistant to typical antidepressants. Many chronically…
Combined Drug Treatment Delays Resistance in Melanoma Patients
A recent study showed that using the combined treatment of kinase inhibitors dabrafenib and trametinib, while targeting different points in the same growth-factor pathway, delayed…
Breast Milk Molecule Can Raise the Risk of HIV Transmission
Scientists have discovered that a sugar that occurs naturally in breast milk can double the likelihood of a HIV-negative baby acquiring the virus from an…
New Coronavirus Could Infect Millions During Hajj in Saudi Arabia
Back in February 2003, a 65-year-old physician living near Hong Kong checked into a hotel. Sometime during his stay, he encountered a dozen other people;…
Report Claims 100 Million Will Die From Climate Change by 2030
A new report commissioned by 20 different governments states that more than 100 million people will die by 2030 if nothing is done to tackle…
Inhibition of MicroRNAs in Mice Can Attenuate Cardiovascular Stress
Cardiac stress that’s caused by a heart attack or high blood pressure will frequently lead to pathological heart growth and eventually lead to heart failure….
Bypass Surgery Results in Long Term Health Benefits and Weight Loss
There are more than 30 million Americans that are classified as obese or extremely obese. A new study shows that they might benefit from surgery…
West Nile Virus Might Be Linked to Kidney Problems
As of September of this year, there have been more than 2,600 new cases of West Nile virus in the USA, including 118 deaths, which…
