Public Release: 25-Jul-2017 Have Sperm Counts Declined? Definitely Yes, Says First-Ever Meta-Analysis on Trends in Sperm Count Meta-analysis finds that among men from North America, Europe and Australia, sperm concentration has declined more than 50 percent in less than 40… Read More ›
. Enhanced Disease Transmission
Study sheds light on new Lyme disease-causing bacteria
Public Release: 5-Jul-2017 Prompt removal of ticks can help prevent transmission of Borrelia mayonii Entomological Society of America Annapolis, MD; July 5, 2017–A new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease needs the same amount of time for transmission after… Read More ›
Diabetes increasing at alarming rates in sub-Saharan Africa
Public Release: 5-Jul-2017 Lancet report calls for decisive action to avoid severe consequences to health, economies Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, MA – Sub-Saharan Africa is in the midst of a rapidly expanding diabetes epidemic… Read More ›
Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus could simultaneously transmit other viruses
Public Release: 19-May-2017 Colorado State University Caption Researchers at Colorado State University infected mosquitoes in the lab with multiple kinds of viruses to learn more about the transmission of more than one infection from a single mosquito bite. Credit: John… Read More ›
Scientists discover uncommon superbug strain in greater Houston area
Public Release: 16-May-2017 Houston Methodist Houston Methodist Research Institute scientists used genome sequencing to discover that an otherwise rare strain of a superbug was found in more than one-third of the Houston patients studied. This strain is resistant to many… Read More ›
Mysterious outbreak of Elephantiasis in western Uganda linked to decades of walking barefoot in volcanic soils
Public Release: 10-Apr-2017 Surprising finding highlights less known cause of debilitating elephantiasis Burness Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. (April 10, 2017)–A puzzling surge in western Uganda patients diagnosed with a painful, disfiguring skin condition known as elephantiasis was caused not by the… Read More ›
Cross-species jumps may play unexpectedly big role in virus evolution
Public Release: 9-Mar-2017 Comparing host and virus evolutionary trees reveals new insights into emergence of viral diseases PLOS IMAGE: Tanglegrams of rooted phylogenetic trees for each virus family. Credit: Geoghegan JL, et al. (2017) On occasion, a virus… Read More ›
More mosquito species than previously thought may transmit Zika
Public Release: 28-Feb-2017 University of Georgia IMAGE: Michelle V. Evans is a doctoral student in ecology and conservation at UGA. Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. – Zika virus could be transmitted by more mosquito species than those currently known,… Read More ›
Worm identified as potential cause for mysterious seizure disorder, Nodding Syndrome (NS)
Public Release: 15-Feb-2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science A new study reveals how a parasitic worm can trigger the onset of a mysterious and incurable childhood seizure disorder. Nodding Syndrome (NS) is a progressive and often… Read More ›
Ebolaviruses need very few mutations to cause disease in new host species
Public Release: 15-Feb-2017 Kent researchers have identified how few mutations it can take for Ebolaviruses to adapt to affect previously resistant species University of Kent IMAGE: Ebolavirus Protein VP24 is illustrated. Credit: University of Kent Kent researchers have… Read More ›
