Immunological signatures can predict whether malaria-infected children will develop fever or other symptoms, suggests a study publishing September 3 in
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How well TB antibiotics reach their targets
Scientists have developed a new technique that enables them to visualise how well antibiotics against tuberculosis (TB) reach their pathogenic
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CRISPR baby mutation significantly increases mortality: Two copies of mutated CCR5 gene associated with lower survivability
A genetic mutation that a Chinese scientist attempted to create in twin babies born last year, ostensibly to help them
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Early contact with needle-exchange program reduces hepatitis C infection
People who inject drugs and who are female, homeless or amphetamine users often share needles and syringes, and consequently run
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Rheumatoid arthritis drug diminishes Zika birth defects in mice
In experiments with pregnant mice infected with the Zika virus, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have successfully used a
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Fifteen years of mosquito data implicate species most likely to transmit West Nile virus in Iowa
A recently published study from Iowa State University medical entomologists found transmission of West Nile virus most often occurs in
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New Bombali ebolavirus found in Kenyan bat: Evidence for a widespread virus reservoir in Africa
Researchers have identified Bombali ebolavirus in an Angolan free-tailed bat captured in the Taita Hills, southeast Kenya. No ebolaviruses have
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HIV infection increases the risk of death associated with depressive symptoms
In a new study to investigate the relationship among depressive disorders or symptoms, HIV status and mortality, researchers report that
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Drug shortages: Limited warnings, followed by rationing and hoarding: Hospital pharmacy managers call for more efficient allocation systems
Despite ongoing efforts to develop efficient, practical and ethical allocation systems for medication shortages, a national survey found that 81
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Pediatric health researchers offer insights for RSV vaccine
In healthy adults, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, feels like the common cold with a runny nose, chest congestion and
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