Doctors Thought a Woman Was Having a Panic Attack. She Actually Had Rabies.
When a Virginia woman went to the emergency room with shortness of breath, anxiety, sleeping troubles and difficulty swallowing water, […]
» Read moreNew research, from scientists at Imperial College London, unravels how so-called bacterial persister cells manipulate our immune cells, potentially opening […] Outbreaks of norovirus in health care settings and outbreaks caused by a particular genotype of the virus are more likely […] Bacteria are present in just about every breath of air we take in. How the airway protects itself from infection […] Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles are well known as primary vectors of malaria. But a new study suggests that Anopheles […] Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed novel antibacterial compounds, focusing on the role of LsrK kinase. LsrK […] Last year, a 26-year-old man receiving treatment for leukemia went to a Swiss hospital’s emergency room with a fever, a […] Allowing sunlight in through windows can kill bacteria that live in dust, according to a study published in the open […] Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of heme, the molecule responsible for transporting oxygen in blood circulation, […] This year marks the centenary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, the worst flu outbreak in recorded history. A new study […]
Bacterial ‘sleeper cells’ evade antibiotics and weaken defence against infection
Norovirus outbreaks: New study may help efforts to develop a vaccine
Exosomes ‘swarm’ to protect against bacteria inhaled through the nose
Anopheles mosquitoes could spread Mayaro virus in US, other diverse regions
Novel antibacterial drugs
Fatal measles case highlights importance of herd immunity in protecting the vulnerable
Letting the sunshine in may kill dust-dwelling bacteria
Photoactive bacteria bait may help in fight against MRSA infections: Purdue researchers find light-active version of heme may help people infected with MRSA
Lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic, 100 years on