Using ions and an electric field to prevent airborne infection without impeding communication

byTokyo Institute of TechnologyThe design (a) and schematic (b) of the mechanism of the device for capturing infectious droplets and aerosols without hindering communication. The negatively char

Updated on: January 05,2024

Using ions and an electric field to prevent airborne infection without impeding communication

byTokyo Institute of TechnologyThe design (a) and schematic (b) of the mechanism of the device for capturing infectious droplets and aerosols without hindering communication. The negatively char

Updated on:January 05,2024

Study finds hospital surfaces can harbor harmful microbes even after routine disinfection

JANUARY 11, 2024by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished in theAmerican Journal of Infection Controlreports microbial c

Updated on: March 29,2024

Study finds hospital surfaces can harbor harmful microbes even after routine disinfection

JANUARY 11, 2024by Association for Professionals in Infection ControlCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished in theAmerican Journal of Infection Controlreports microbial c

Updated on:March 29,2024

Japan Confirms Deadly Toxin in Kobayashi Pharma Products: 5 Dead, Over 280 Hospitalized

Updated on: June 03,2024

Japan Confirms Deadly Toxin in Kobayashi Pharma Products: 5 Dead, Over 280 Hospitalized

Updated on:June 03,2024

Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

byUniversity of SydneyNubian spitting cobra (Naja nubiae). Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London + Callum MairScientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of

Updated on: July 31,2024

Common blood thinner heparin shows promise as cobra bite antidote

byUniversity of SydneyNubian spitting cobra (Naja nubiae). Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London + Callum MairScientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of

Updated on:July 31,2024

Unveiling Australia's fastest next-gen mpox diagnostic tool

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityAssessment of MPXV-CRISPR with lateral-flow device. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00148-9In a collabo

Updated on: January 07,2024

Unveiling Australia's fastest next-gen mpox diagnostic tool

by The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityAssessment of MPXV-CRISPR with lateral-flow device. Credit:The Lancet Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00148-9In a collabo

Updated on:January 07,2024

Understanding Mpox: Symptoms, Transmission, and Prevention

Mpox is a serious viral illness that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Preventive measures, including vaccination and self-care practices, are essential to control the spread of the virus.

Updated on: August 19,2024

Understanding Mpox: Symptoms, Transmission, and Prevention

Mpox is a serious viral illness that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Preventive measures, including vaccination and self-care practices, are essential to control the spread of the virus.

Updated on:August 19,2024

Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases ofYersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to

Updated on: October 28,2023

Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases ofYersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to

Updated on:October 28,2023

Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy can safely receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkSwimmer’s plot depicting days from first dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to irAEs among patients who received an ICI within 90 days before or after vaccination

Updated on: December 26,2023

Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy can safely receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkSwimmer’s plot depicting days from first dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to irAEs among patients who received an ICI within 90 days before or after vaccination

Updated on:December 26,2023

Ghana confirms first case mpox in 2024

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGhana has recorded its first confirmed case of mpox in 2024, health authorities said on Thursday, as the virus continues to spread in Africa.The patient, a young boy

Updated on: November 15,2024

Ghana confirms first case mpox in 2024

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGhana has recorded its first confirmed case of mpox in 2024, health authorities said on Thursday, as the virus continues to spread in Africa.The patient, a young boy

Updated on:November 15,2024

Diagnostic test helps find bloodstream infections before they appear

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA test called microbial cell-free DNA identified potentially lethal bloodstream infections in children with relapsed leukemia

Updated on: December 22,2023

Diagnostic test helps find bloodstream infections before they appear

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainA test called microbial cell-free DNA identified potentially lethal bloodstream infections in children with relapsed leukemia

Updated on:December 22,2023

Tuberculosis Resurges as World's Deadliest Infectious Disease: New Cases Hit Record High in 2023

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Updated on: November 07,2024

Tuberculosis Resurges as World's Deadliest Infectious Disease: New Cases Hit Record High in 2023

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Updated on:November 07,2024

HIV vaccine candidate's mysteries unlocked 20 years later

by Oregon Health & Science UniversityHIV. Credit: Chris Bickel / AAASAbout two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are unloc

Updated on: April 02,2024

HIV vaccine candidate's mysteries unlocked 20 years later

by Oregon Health & Science UniversityHIV. Credit: Chris Bickel / AAASAbout two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are unloc

Updated on:April 02,2024