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This week WHO held a press conference where the world’s most dangerous bacteria were presented. Given there are twelve in all the term ‘dirty...
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Prions are self-propagating clumps of misfolded protein. At least one prion is transmissible to other prion proteins. The result is a disease similar to...
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One hospital has undergone comprehensive assessment – a hospital building within the University of Chicago. This began in 2013 when a research group undertook...
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The various antibodies are leading to the development of antiviral therapies and vaccines against Zika virus. Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes....
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Hospital-acquired infection (or nosocomial infection) refers to an infection that is contracted from the environment or staff of a health care facility. The main...
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As an example of this, scientists from University of Leeds have found a protein complex of interest. The complex is called BAM and it...
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The new software is not simply a collection of algorithms used to make predictions; the developers claim that it can ‘learn’ and become more...
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The newly described bacterium is of significance in terms of environment, ecology and animal health. There is also the possibility that the organism could...
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The mathematical model has been developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge. As well as aiding public health professionals, the model also has...
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Motile bacteria move through the function of flagella. These appendages rotate, which propels an organism forwards. This is a little like the propellers on...