Aedes albopictus – Tiger mosquitoes are capable of transmitting yellow fever
Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak in several decades.
To date, there have been 2,043 human cases including...
A team of researchers developed a new approach to battling malaria – boosting an...
A team of researchers with members from Oxford University in the U.K., the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. and Leiden University Medical...
In Latin America, common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are frequently infected by Bartonella, and...
Bartonella are bacteria that cause endocarditis, a potentially life-threatening illness in humans and domestic animals. In Latin America, common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are...
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have determined one of the ways in...
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have determined one of the ways in which cancers in remission can spring back into action.
This knowledge...
Research project show and define the ‘dark core of personality’
Egoism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism, spitefulness and others are among the traits of the malevolent side of human personality.
As results from a recently published...
A trio of concerned scientists is issuing a warning regarding use of the phrase...
A trio of concerned scientists is issuing a warning regarding use of the phrase "mesenchymal stem cells" or more popularly, MSCs.
They claim the phrase...
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have confirmed that the warm glow of kindness...
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have confirmed that the warm glow of kindness is real, even when there's nothing in it for you.
In...
Researchers have focused on identifying and eliciting a particular type of antibody that is...
In the quest to develop a vaccine that triggers the immune system to prevent HIV infection, researchers have focused on identifying and eliciting a...
Scientists uncover why mutated cells in our skin go on to eventually form cancer
Normal skin contains a patchwork of mutated cells, yet very few go on to eventually form cancer and scientists have now uncovered the reason...
Treating uveitic macular edema : Delivery of corticosteroids directly into the eye is more...
Delivery of corticosteroids directly into the eye is more effective than injections adjacent to the eye, according to results from a comparative clinical trial...
The disease, called donovanosis – can destroy genital tissue , was diagnosed in a...
A rare sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can destroy genital tissue has turned up in the United Kingdom, according to news reports.
The disease, called donovanosis, was...
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the U.S. continue to rise
The United States is experiencing a "steep and sustained" spike in sexually transmitted diseases, a new government analysis shows.
Cases of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia...
A resurgence of syphilis in the United States has led to a dramatic spike...
The rate of American babies born with syphilis has doubled in just four years - hitting a 20-year high, new CDC figures reveal.
Last year...
As soon as you tell somebody not to repeat your secret, people begin to...
"Don't tell anyone" is likely a phrase you have heard before or after someone tells you a secret. But why is it so hard...
Beer’s bitter flavor literally reaches into your gut
Hoppy beers are famous as a driver of craft brewing. But the challenging taste of hops goes far beyond the palate.
According to a new...
