Targeting disease control beyond under 5s
Targeting disease control beyond under 5s: Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a...
Infection/Disease
The Infection/Disease section delves into a range of viral and bacterial infections. It highlights topics like the link between oral health and overall well-being, the significance of handwashing in preventing infections, and novel research into diseases such as sarcoidosis and atopic dermatitis. The section also explores groundbreaking solutions like the use of AI and “superhero bugs” for combating infections, underscoring the importance of innovative approaches in understanding and managing infectious diseases and their broader health impacts.
Parasites: Potent new compound discovery has breakthrough potential for certain diseases
Scientists have discovered a new class of compound that is potentially active against trypanosome parasites that cause human African trypanosomiasis (or sleeping sickness) and Chagas...
Cholesterol passport for adolescents
The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights that everyone has the right to life could as well be extended to include the right to an...
Key gene that blocks the ‘spillover’ of avian flu to humans discovered
Understanding the genetic make-up of currently circulating avian flu strains may offer one of the best lines of defence against widespread human transmission. This is...
Anthony Nolan award winners at prestigious ceremony
Researchers win prestigious awards for dedication to lifesaving research in support of Anthony Nolan: Dr Robert Wynn, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist at the Manchester Children’s Hospital,...
Beta-2 agonists not associated with a lower risk of Parkinson’s
Beta-2 agonists are bronchodilators commonly used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although beta-2 agonists have been associated with a...
Pioneering breast screening technology AI
Breast screening technology developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) can detect abnormalities that would have been missed using current screening procedures. From research to delivery in...
Covid-19 vaccine that can cope with mutated viruses
A new DNA-based vaccine against covid-19 is being tested for the first time on healthy participants at Karolinska University Hospital. The vaccine has been developed...
Flu pandemics followed by recurrent outbreaks for around two decades
Influenza pandemics cause a persistent increase in influenza mortality risk, lasting around two decades, according to new research analysing historical data from the 19th and 20th centuries....
Effects of heavy drinking in young adult brains
Effects of heavy drinking in young adult brains: Cortical thinning is associated with altered neurotransmission in young adults with a history of heavy drinking since...
