In the midst of this year’s flu season, Americans are taking preventive measures into their own hands. Three out of four say they step up their hand hygiene in response to viral outbreaks. Specifically, they wash more frequently, more...
The influenza vaccine may be less effective in the elderly because their B cells are less capable of producing antibodies that can adapt to protect against new viral strains, researchers report February 19 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. With...
A commonly used medication, fluconazole, used to treat vaginal yeast infections, is linked to higher rates of miscarriage if used during pregnancy, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...
Physicists at McMaster University have for the first time identified a simple mechanism used by potentially deadly bacteria to fend off antibiotics, a discovery which is providing new insights into how germs adapt and behave at a level of detail...
A handheld 'tricorder' that can test for biological contamination in real-time has been the dream of science fiction fans for decades. And UBC Okanagan engineers say the technology is closer to science fact than ever before...
A high proportion of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases can be cured in conflict-affected communities with molecular diagnostics, shorter treatment periods and socioeconomic incentives, according to the results of a large, long-term study...
Two research groups from the Tallinn University of Technology have focused on the use of organic aerogels produced from phenolic compounds obtained upon processing Estonian oil shale to help remove antibiotics from waste water. Their research...
A team of physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic State University have developed a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. The new method helps find the bacteria and evaluate...
Even as hospitals try to cut back on prescribing powerful but risky antibiotics for their patients, a new study shows that many of those patients still head home with prescriptions for those same drugs -- increasing their risk of everything from ...
Researchers at Fiocruz, in Rio de Janeiro, have proved the efficacy of the drug Sofosbuvir against Chikungunya fever. The study, which has just been published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for...
