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Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

This is an Aedes albopictus female mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host. Credit: CDCFrance is scrambling to make sure that that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe,

Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

This is an Aedes albopictus female mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host. Credit: CDCFrance is scrambling to make sure that that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe,
New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

byMedical University of ViennaBrillouin light scattering (BLS) in pure liquids and blood plasma. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.23230

New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

byMedical University of ViennaBrillouin light scattering (BLS) in pure liquids and blood plasma. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.23230
New COVID-19 strategy: Vaccinate potential superspreaders first

New COVID-19 strategy: Vaccinate potential superspreaders first

by Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith thousands of scientists around the world racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, policy makers may need to decide who is at the fron

New COVID-19 strategy: Vaccinate potential superspreaders first

by Macquarie UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith thousands of scientists around the world racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, policy makers may need to decide who is at the fron
Novel genetic signature reveals a tropical virus on the move

Novel genetic signature reveals a tropical virus on the move

by Elodie Smith,Cornell UniversityEpidemiological characteristics of the OROV outbreak in the western Brazilian Amazon region (2022–2024). Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/

Novel genetic signature reveals a tropical virus on the move

by Elodie Smith,Cornell UniversityEpidemiological characteristics of the OROV outbreak in the western Brazilian Amazon region (2022–2024). Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/
T-cells with a license to kill viruses

T-cells with a license to kill viruses

byKyoto UniversityKilling of alveolar epithelial cells expressing viral protein by the killer T-cell medicine. Credit: KyotoU/Hiroshi KawamotoA research group led by Kyoto University has produce

T-cells with a license to kill viruses

byKyoto UniversityKilling of alveolar epithelial cells expressing viral protein by the killer T-cell medicine. Credit: KyotoU/Hiroshi KawamotoA research group led by Kyoto University has produce
How a novel drug pushes the HIV capsid to breaking point

How a novel drug pushes the HIV capsid to breaking point

by University of New South WalesLenacapavir causes the HIV capsid to rupture before it can transport its genetic material to the host cell nucleus. Credit: Public Health Image Library, CDCJust ov

How a novel drug pushes the HIV capsid to breaking point

by University of New South WalesLenacapavir causes the HIV capsid to rupture before it can transport its genetic material to the host cell nucleus. Credit: Public Health Image Library, CDCJust ov
Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

byOxford University PressCredit: Karolina Kaboompics from PexelsAnew paperin theJournal of Public Healthfinds that highlighting the harms of not getting vaccinated is a m

Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

byOxford University PressCredit: Karolina Kaboompics from PexelsAnew paperin theJournal of Public Healthfinds that highlighting the harms of not getting vaccinated is a m
Research reveals spread of malaria-carrying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in Yemen

Research reveals spread of malaria-carrying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in Yemen

byBaylor UniversityMaximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene sequences for Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes collected in Yemen. Pink indicates sequences from

Research reveals spread of malaria-carrying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in Yemen

byBaylor UniversityMaximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene sequences for Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes collected in Yemen. Pink indicates sequences from
Clues to COVID-19 complications come from NET-like inflammatory response

Clues to COVID-19 complications come from NET-like inflammatory response

by University of Utah Health SciencesUniversity of Utah Health critical care specialist Elizabeth Middleton, MD, treats patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit. A research team includin

Clues to COVID-19 complications come from NET-like inflammatory response

by University of Utah Health SciencesUniversity of Utah Health critical care specialist Elizabeth Middleton, MD, treats patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit. A research team includin
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks.More than 800 peopl

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks.More than 800 peopl
Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

by Line Rønn,Aarhus UniversityIdentification of TMEFF1 as an HSV-1 RF expressed in neurons. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07670-zMore than half of us are carriers of c

Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection

by Line Rønn,Aarhus UniversityIdentification of TMEFF1 as an HSV-1 RF expressed in neurons. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07670-zMore than half of us are carriers of c
Studies support use of daily antibiotic to prevent STDs in high-risk groups

Studies support use of daily antibiotic to prevent STDs in high-risk groups

by Ernie MundellIt's long been known that popping the antibioticdoxycyclinewithin 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted

Studies support use of daily antibiotic to prevent STDs in high-risk groups

by Ernie MundellIt's long been known that popping the antibioticdoxycyclinewithin 72 hours of a risky sexual encounter can greatly reduce a person's risk for a sexually transmitted