MEDICINE & HEALTHPakistan's health authorities confirm infections of brain-eating amoeba in Sindh's Karichi city. Learn more about the cases and what the amoeba infection can do to patients.
Lupus patients have skins that vary from normal-looking to inflamed due to rash. Read more about why this difference occur among people with lupus and the factors that induce it.
The man who died months after receiving the first-ever pig heart transplant may have been infected with a pig virus. Learn more about porcine cytomegalovirus.
A pharmaceutical scientist details how nanomedicine is helping with diagnostics and treatments of certain diseases. Read on and learn more about the material.
A study in some animals showed that the Epstein-Barr virus may cause a more severe disease, which is MS. Learn about the essentiality of the vaccine here.
Scientists found that fecal microbiota transplant reverses the hallmark of aging in old mice, opening the possibility of gut microbiota-based anti-aging therapies. Read on to learn more details.
An anthropologist claims Homo floresiensis, species extinct around 50,000 years ago still exists and roams an Indonesian island. Learn more about it here.
A series of papers recently released showed a comprehensive outcome from widescale trials and procedures related to first-generation Watchman device. Read more about the effects of these operations, as well as the impact of postprocedure medications.
Epidemiology experts give various insights about the current state of the pandemic and the future of the of the treatable coronavirus infection. Learn more about the difference between the properties of COVID-19 and the common seasonal diseases.
A new study shows the environmental triggers that make cravings for alcohol stronger during withdrawal. Here’s what researchers found in their research on mice.
Two studies of smartphone use reveal opposing results depending on the user's age. Read on to find out how it can trigger Alzheimer's Disease among young people and help older adults with dementia.
The century-old BCG vaccine has been proud to protect babies not just from TB but from other viral infections unrelated to tuberculosis. Learn more from here.
New research revealed that an estimated 38 million Americans with long COVID have mild to severe dysautonomia, an autonomic nervous system disorder. Read on to find out more.
A recent study led by Georgetown University scientists analyzed whether urban pests, like rats, harbor more pathogens that can cause future pandemics and outbreaks. Read on to find out why the study suggests that urban pests may not be hyper-reservoirs of diseases than initially believed.