The bacterium Alcaligenes faecalis was first discovered in faeces – but it turns out to have healing properties for the chronic wounds that afflict people with diabetes S..
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The first author Thu Vu Phuc Nguyen, left, and Ido Golding investigated how coinfecting phages can impede each other’s entry into a cell. Credit: Fred Zwicky The process by which phages—viruses that… S..
The deaths of two young women, miscarriages and birth defects in Brazil have been linked to Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by midges and mosquitoes. A surge in cases has been recorded in the country this year – 7,284, up from 832 in 2023. Many have been recorded in areas that… S..
Dangerous new strains of a “hypervirulent” superbug have been found in 16 countries, including the United States, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a new report. The superbug, known as hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp), is a type of drug-resistant bacteria that can cause… S..
Coupling between speaker and listener brains. Credit: Neuron / Zada et al. When two people interact, their brain activity becomes synchronized, but it was unclear until now to what extent this… S..
It’s not amore hitting your eye. The beauty buffs of TikTok have a new common enemy in cortisol. A condition dubbed “moon face” has struck fear in the faces of stressed-out young adults who now believe their overblown visage can be blamed on their cortisol levels. Also S..
Over recent years, the UK and other countries have also been hit with HRT shortages, forcing even those with prescriptions to endure lengthy waits for their medication. Dr Mann said: “It’s a time of life where lots and lots is going on. Women are often caring… S..
By 2050, 500 million more people across the world are likely to have Diabetes, mostly Type 2. In the UK the direct cost for the NHS is already estimated to run at over £10 billion a year. In Wales, which has the highest estimated prevalence rate of diabetes of the UK’s nations, Channel… S..
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI171136 A drug that was developed to treat pancreatic cancer has now been shown to increase symptom-free… S..
A Wayne County resident infected with measles exposed others to the extremely contagious virus at two medical sites in Canton and Livonia July 25-July 29, Wayne County Public Health officials said Friday. The person, an adult who had traveled internationally, has the seventh confirmed case of… S..