Public Release: 19-Oct-2017 Cell Press Human infections with the H7N9 avian flu virus were first reported in China in March 2013. As of October 5th, a total of 1,562 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported to the World Health Organization,… Read More ›
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Usutu virus is back — not only in blackbirds but also in humans
Public Release: 13-Oct-2017 University of Veterinary Medicine — Vienna IMAGE: Usutu-viruses not just infect birds, but also humans in a higher number than previously thought. Credit: Georg Mair/Vetmeduni Vienna Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first… Read More ›
Biochemists discover mechanism that helps flu viruses evolve
Public Release: 26-Sep-2017 Influenza viruses can hijack host cellular machinery to help mutated viral proteins fold and function Massachusetts Institute of Technology CAMBRIDGE, MA — Influenza viruses mutate rapidly, which is why flu vaccines have to be redesigned every… Read More ›
Study identifies likely scenarios for global spread of devastating crop disease
Public Release: 25-Sep-2017 University of Cambridge IMAGE: This is wheat infected with stem rust. Credit: CIMMYT Stem rust, named for the blackening pustules that infect plant stems, caused devastating crop epidemics and famine for centuries before being tamed… Read More ›
Humans no longer have ancient defence mechanism against viruses
Public Release: 15-Sep-2017 KU Leuven Insects and plants have an important ancient defence mechanism that helps them to fight viruses. This is encoded in their DNA. Scientists have long assumed that vertebrates – including humans – also had this same… Read More ›
Researchers discover new, abundant enzyme that helps bacteria infect animals
Public Release: 12-Sep-2017 University of Waterloo Researchers have discovered a new class of enzymes in hundreds of bacterial species, including some that cause disease in humans and animals. The discovery provides new insights into how bacteria invade their hosts…. Read More ›
Polio-like disease in children
Public Release: 8-Sep-2017 Deutsches Aerzteblatt International COLOGNE. In Germany in the summer and autumn of 2016, several cases of illness in children were observed that were accompanied by acute flaccid paralysis. For the entire year 2016, 16 of such… Read More ›
Alarming decline in sperm count of western men 59.3% drop in less than 40 years with no signs of leveling off
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 ›
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 ›
