Disease News
|
Microbiologists are now certain that characterizing the gut microorganisms of new born babies informs about the likelihood of babies going on to develop diseases such as asthma later in life.
|
|
By AFP
New York -
World leaders on Wednesday will for the first time tackle the growing scourge of superbacteria, which are resistant to antibiotics and are making illnesses from tuberculosis to sexually transmitted diseases increasingly difficult to treat.
|
|
A new report has detected a species of Bacillus, genetically distinct to the bacterium that causes anthrax, which causes a similar disease in chimpanzees, gorillas and other animals in Africa.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Soaring rates of population growth and ageing have long been seen as portending a global explosion of Alzheimer's, the debilitating disease that robs older people of their memory and independence.But an unexpected, and hopeful, trend may be emerging.
|
|
Building surfaces as complex as insect wings allows for advanced research into light scattering, techniques that might shine a spotlight on the assessing the developed of Alzheimer’s disease early.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
An experimental drug cleared protein buildup in the brains of people with mild Alzheimer's disease and slowed their mental decline, the results of a preliminary trial showed.
|
|
By AFP
New York -
The United Nations will give "material" aid to cholera victims in Haiti and their families, the secretary general's spokesman said Friday, citing the international body's "moral responsibility.
|
|
By AFP
Yangon -
An undiagnosed disease has killed more than 30 children in a remote part of Myanmar, officials said Thursday, with health authorities struggling to treat victims.
|
|
London -
The use of cloud computing as a business tool is well-established. The take-up in the science world has been more varied. As an example of the application, the world’s biggest microbial genome project is taking advantage of cloud-based platforms.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Health problems caused by a lack of daily physical exercise cost the world some $67.5 billion (61 billion euros) in 2013 -- more than many countries' GDP, researchers said Thursday.The total was divided between $53.
|
|
By AFP
Barcelona -
A woman infected with the Zika virus gave birth to a baby with the brain-damaging disorder microcephaly in Spain on Monday, her hospital said, the first case of its kind in Europe.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Tens of thousands of babies may be born with debilitating Zika-related disorders in the course of the outbreak sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers said Monday. Mathematical projections suggest about 93.
|
|
An explanation has been provided for a serious disease of birds where the feathers rot away and fall off. This disease is caused by feather-degrading bacteria. The solution requires a joined-up approach to conservation.
|
|
In 2015 there was a serious incident of the respiratory viral disease MERS. A review of the cases reveals that almost half of the infections were spread by just one person.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Two studies of newborns in Zika-stricken Brazil yielded meagre clues Wednesday about the mysterious workings of the virus, and prompted researchers to call for better tests to identify brain-damaged babies.
|
|
Researchers are utilizing nanoscale technology to design machines aimed at disease detection. These promise faster and more accurate diagnosis of patients.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
New research in lab animals, including Zika vaccines successfully tested on mice, boosted hopes Tuesday for a jab to shield humans against the brain-damaging virus.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
European scientists announced Thursday they had found antibodies which attack Zika, a discovery they hope will pave the way for a protective vaccine against the brain-damaging virus.
|
|
London -
British scientists have developed a model to predict outbreaks of certain diseases, including Ebola and Zika viruses. The model is based on factors like changes in climate, population growth and land use.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
Very hot drinks probably increase the risk of cancer, a UN agency said Wednesday, but coffee -- once feared to be a carcinogen -- is safe if enjoyed at "normal" temperatures.
|
|
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new vaccine for cholera. The drug is branded Vaxchora and itt targets a specific cholera called serogroup O1.
|
|
By AFP
Sendai -
The World Bank announced Saturday a new program to mobilize funds quickly against virulent disease outbreaks after the world was caught unprepared in the 2014 Ebola disaster in West Africa.
|
|
Geneva -
The World health Organization (WHO) is aiming to eliminate malaria from the planet by 2030. The United Nations health agency thinks that this feat is achievable, provided resources are provided by world governments.
|
|
In Europe advances have been made for children with Crohn's disease and with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Both represent advances in the treatment of serious childhood illnesses.
|
|
By AFP
Amsterdam -
A newly-discovered antibiotic-resistant gene is threatening to open a new front in the war against superbugs by rendering a last-resort drug impotent, experts warn.
|
|
By AFP
Amsterdam -
Having survived perilous escapes from war zones, refugees find themselves assailed anew in Europe by germs proliferating in crowded, unsanitary camps that could become outbreak hotspots, infectious disease experts have warned.
|
|
New York -
There could be a new incentive for undertaking regular exercise: holding off cognitive decline, according to a new research study. The benefit could be up to ten years.
|
|
The Ash tree is set for extinction in Europe. Ash trees have long-faced two serious threats: fungal disease ash-dieback and an invasive beetle called the emerald ash borer.
|
|
A theory, doing the rounds on the Internet, that the Zika virus was introduced to South America by football fans has been dismissed in a new science paper.
|
|
Doctors in the United Kingdom have been told to keep an eye out for scarlet fever, as it has been making a comeback and infecting hundreds of children a week.
|
apis-316363 apis-316339 apis-316221 apis-316196 apis-315582 apis-314714 apis-313741 apis-312568 apis-312426 apis-311944 apis-311732 apis-311731 apis-311232 apis-310538 apis-309613 apis-309612 apis-309489 apis-309110 apis-308511 apis-308454 apis-308414 apis-306512 apis-305086 apis-304909 apis-303058 apis-303000 apis-301551 apis-301478 apis-301471 apis-301124
Disease Image
A street rat looking for a meal. Edal Anton Lefterov
Witch's brooms on Downy Birch, caused by the fungus Taphrina betulina. MPF
Ear Chair: Disneyland visitors sit atop Mickey Mouse ears that support a park bench at the Southern California theme park. Terri Hodges
Ash trees near Saxby UK David Wright
Representative image of the region of the brain affected by Huntington Disease. Susann Schweiger
Bringing Cholera symptoms under control with replacement fluids is the first step in treatment. 234next.com
Nebuchadnezzar, by William Blake, Wiki
Rats do carry a number of diseases, more than we realized. National Geographic screen grab
This patient presented on the third pre-eruptive day with “Koplik spots” indicative of the beginning onset of measles. In the prodromal or beginning stages, one of the signs of the onset of measles is the eruption of “Koplik spots” on the mucosa of the cheeks and tongue, which appear as irregularly-shaped, bright red spots often with a bluish-white central dot. Wikipedia
self-portrait of Jonathan Youngblood, illustrating the concept "hipster" Wiki
You can't call them lazy. Once a female rat reproduces, she could have 15,000 descendants by the end of just one year! National Geographic screen grab
The tick Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star tick) CDC public library
Courtesy AsbestosDiseaseAwareness.org
Color-enhanced electron micrograph of Ebola virus particles. Thomas W. Geisbert, Boston University School of Medicine
Kudoa thyrsites (arrow) in body muscle of a yearling Atlantic salmon.
M-G G stain. X600. USGS
|
|
