Diseases New flame retardants are as toxic as the ones they intended to replace October 23, 2019 - Updated on January 3, 2023
Diseases Gene-editing experiment makes mice immune to the common cold. Could humans be next? September 18, 2019
Diseases UK, Greece, Czech Republic, Albania — no longer measles-free August 30, 2019 - Updated on May 5, 2020
Diseases Sesame allergy affects more than one million people in the US, research finds August 5, 2019
Biology Study reveals true scale of one of the world’s deadliest plagues July 15, 2019 - Updated on February 27, 2020
Diseases French scientists develop new class of promising antibiotics (so far, only in mice) July 10, 2019
Diseases After a 300% surge in global cases, WHO and UNICEF directors say we’re facing a ‘measles crisis’ April 18, 2019
Diseases New York county declares state of emergency over measles and bans unvaccinated kids from public areas March 27, 2019
Diseases Tuberculosis could be eradicated by 2045 — if the world is willing to invest $2 bln./year March 22, 2019
Diseases Defeating HIV: second patient in history goes into sustained remission after stem cell transplant March 5, 2019
Diseases More than half of parents try non-scientific methods to stave off the common cold January 24, 2019
Biology Irish dirt might cure the world of (most) multi-drug-resistant bacteria December 28, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2020
Diseases After millions of tests, researchers find the most promising compounds against malaria December 10, 2018
Diseases Scientists find oldest evidence of black plague in 5,000-year-old human remains December 7, 2018
Biology Rainforest plant may treat pancreatic cancer through ‘antiausterity’ properties November 16, 2018
Diseases MRSA originated in humans — but it frequently jumps to other animals and bounces back to us September 12, 2018
