Clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China
WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters…
Infection/Disease
Using “superhero bugs” and AI to save lives from infections
Using “superhero bugs” and AI to save lives from infections: Curtin University research is aiming to combine artificial intelligence with…
New insights into the development of sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease in which immune cells form tissue nodules in various organs, which can drastically impair organ…
How to deal with a bedbug infestation
A widely reported bedbug infestation has broken out in Paris and there's been suggestions of them moving to the UK. Superintendent…
Government u-turn on pledge to offer liver scans
The government has reneged on its pledge to offer liver scans in the newly announced Community Diagnostic Centres in England,…
3 vital electrolytes and what they do in the body
3 vital electrolytes and what they do in the body: If you’re physically active, go to the gym, or are…
Immune cells identified as “metabolic factories” in the gut
Immune cells identified as "metabolic factories" in the gut: A research team from MedUni Vienna and the FWF-sponsored Special Research…
Atopic dermatitis: viruses discovered as new therapy option
Up to 15 percent of children and five percent of adults are affected by the chronic inflammatory skin disease atopic…
Battling antibiotic-resistant pathogens one door knob at a time
We’ve gained a new weapon in the fight against harmful and often antibiotic-resistant pathogens with the development of a unique…
Gut inflammation caused by substance secreted by microbe
A rare subtype of the world’s most common parasite, Blastocystis, has been found to produce a unique by-product of its…