Threatened by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in 2016, Florida residents felt more susceptible than others in the United States to
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New method can quickly and accurately detect infections: New method is quicker and more accurate than existing tests
A new study by Waldemar Gorski, professor and chair of the UTSA Department of Chemistry, and Stanton McHardy, associate professor
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One in every 5 deaths in young adults is opioid-related in the United States: Proportion of deaths that are opioid-related has increased by nearly 300 percent in 15 years
One out of every five deaths among young adults in the United States is related to opioids, suggests a study
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Target for chikungunya treatment
Scientists have identified a molecule found on human cells and some animal cells that could be a useful target for
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Stone Age hepatitis B virus decoded: Study recovers oldest viral genomes, and shows the hepatitis B virus has been circulating in Europe for at least 7,000 years
An international team of scientists led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and
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Dengue virus transmission dominated by those with undetected infection
People showing virtually no symptoms are likely the primary source of dengue fever, according to new research published in PLOS
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Study exposes key tactic used by deadly fungus
A multidisciplinary study by Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) researchers has revealed that a lethal fungus destroys the immune
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Antibody ‘cocktail’ can prevent Zika infection but is not effective for treatment of fetuses
A “cocktail” of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of
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Cancer drug helps treat tuberculosis by restoring leaky blood vessels: Drug that strengthens blood vessels allows antibiotics to infiltrate tuberculosis granulomas in mice
Biomedical engineers have discovered an unlikely potential ally in the global fight against tuberculosis — an FDA-approved drug originally designed
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Transplant-damaging virus comes into focus
Researchers from the University of Leeds have revealed the structure of a virus which affects kidney and bone marrow transplant
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