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Tag: infection

How the body uses fat to fight infection

How the body uses fat to fight infection: New research from the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute reveals how our immune cells use...
How the body uses fat to fight infection

Improving immune response to cancer

Researchers discover way to improve immune response: Melbourne researchers have identified a way to improve the immune response in the face of severe viral infections....
Improving immune response to cancer

WHO calls for better hand hygiene

WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices Urgent need to reduce inequalities between high- and lower-income countries. The World Health Organization’s...
WHO calls for better hand hygiene

Reducing plastic waste in hospitals

Reducing plastic waste in hospitals: Health study could save millions of dollars and reduce environmental footprint: Researchers hope to save significant time, money and resources...
Reducing plastic waste in hospitals

How coronavirus spreads through air

Samples from public spaces could show how coronavirus spreads through the air: A new UK study will explore whether tiny airborne droplets and particles can...
How coronavirus spreads through air

35 Expert tips to avoid germs and stay healthy

Here are some interesting facts about common germs and top practical tips to avoid catching them. Moreover, with the government’s current covid-19 messaging being ‘Hands,...
35 Expert tips to avoid germs and stay healthy

Call for wasted millions to be redirected

COVID-19: Call for millions spent on failing privatised test and trace system to be diverted to local services: Test and trace strategy has overlooked importance...
Call for wasted millions to be redirected

New technique rapidly detects food poisoning

'It must have been something I ate': scientists develop new technique which could rapidly pinpoint sources of food poisoning Scientists at the University of Aberdeen...
New technique rapidly detects food poisoning