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Children often turn to sugary drinks instead of water, increasing the risk of obesity

A new study has found that children who do not drink water often choose to drink sugary beverages instead, increasing their calorie intake and risk of obesity.

24 Apr 2019

New sepsis detector uses photonics to make accurate diagnosis in less than thirty minutes

European scientists have developed a new sepsis detector that uses photonics to produce a while-you-wait diagnosis, from sample to result, in less than thirty minutes.

24 Apr 2019

Three-antibiotic cocktail eradicates 'persister' Lyme bacteria in mouse model

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a slow-growing variant form of Lyme bacteria caused severe symptoms in a mouse model.

24 Apr 2019

Study shows how elderberry fruit can help fight against influenza

Folk medicines and herbal products have been used for millennia to combat a whole range of ailments, at times to the chagrin of modern scientists who have struggled to explain their medicinal benefits.

23 Apr 2019

Parkinson's sufferers regain mobility with new implant

A new implant that boosts the signals sent from the brain to the limbs has been found to significantly improve mobility in people living with Parkinson’s disease.

23 Apr 2019

UVA researchers shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous

A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others like it – cause severe disease.

23 Apr 2019

Comprehensive molecular test introduced for diagnosis of malaria caused by P. vivax parasites

Human Diagnostics Worldwide, EIKEN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics announced today the launch of the first commercially available molecular diagnostic test for the detection of malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax parasites.

23 Apr 2019

Dengue mosquito poses greatest danger of spreading Zika virus in Australia

Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common to north and central Queensland poses the greatest danger of spreading the Zika virus in Australia.

23 Apr 2019

Research sheds light on how hepatitis B virus establishes chronic infection

New research sheds light on how a hepatitis B viral protein stimulates the expansion of immune cells that impair antiviral responses, according to a study published April 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Haitao Guo of the Indiana University School of Medicine, Bin Wang and Jiming Zhang of Fudan University, and colleagues.

19 Apr 2019

As syphilis invades rural America, a fraying health safety net is failing to stop it

When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the "dominoes gang" in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she assumed it had to do with pizza.

19 Apr 2019

Newly developed model predicts salmonella outbreaks several months in advance

Australia has more salmonella outbreaks than any other country in the world, with the number of cases doubling over the last decade.

19 Apr 2019

Study: Measles outbreaks may become more frequent if vaccination rates continue to decline

In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was seen in this country for more than 12 months.

19 Apr 2019

An accurate estimation of the overall cost of bacterial resistance in French hospitals during 2015 and 2016

A team of researchers from Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (UVSQ), Inserm and Pasteur Institute (Unité Mixte de Recherche 1181 Biostatistique, biomathématique, pharmacoépidémiologie et maladies infectieuses - B2PHI) has been able to provide for the first time an accurate estimate of both the incidence (annual number of new cases) and added direct cost of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in patients hospitalised in French hospitals during 2015 and 2016.

19 Apr 2019

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Children often turn to sugary drinks instead of water, increasing the risk of obesity

New sepsis detector uses photonics to make accurate diagnosis in less than thirty minutes

Three-antibiotic cocktail eradicates 'persister' Lyme bacteria in mouse model

Study shows how elderberry fruit can help fight against influenza

Parkinson's sufferers regain mobility with new implant

UVA researchers shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous

Comprehensive molecular test introduced for diagnosis of malaria caused by P. vivax parasites

Dengue mosquito poses greatest danger of spreading Zika virus in Australia

Research sheds light on how hepatitis B virus establishes chronic infection

As syphilis invades rural America, a fraying health safety net is failing to stop it

Newly developed model predicts salmonella outbreaks several months in advance

Study: Measles outbreaks may become more frequent if vaccination rates continue to decline

An accurate estimation of the overall cost of bacterial resistance in French hospitals during 2015 and 2016

Extracts of ginkgo seeds show antibacterial activity on pathogens that cause skin infections

Immune responses that prevent fungal infections may eliminate Trichinella spiralis

Breakthrough antibody treatment suppresses HIV without antivirals

New gene therapy cures babies with fatal 'Bubble Boy' disease

WiFi may interact with signaling pathways in the brain, causing irreversible damage

New study calls healthiness of eggs into question

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