Cute squirrels gave medieval Britons leprosy. Or was it the other way around?
Genetic analysis clearly shows leprosy went from one species to the other. But the route is unclear.
Tag: disease
Alzheimer’s disease causes brain cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs’
Researchers have shown that an essential protein involved in Alzheimer’s causes cells to overheat, which may explain how the disease ...
What does it mean if your poop is green – do you need to see a doctor?
Many different factors can change your stool color, including diet, lifestyle, and health issues.
The powerhouse of the cell is also a powerhouse in vision
Structures providing energy to cells have a crucial role in vision.
Study on mice: Exercising later in life can keep your muscles young
Exercising was shown to give elderly mice the muscles of those much younger.
Scientists identify the specific gene that protects against severe COVID-19
The protective gene was passed onto us by an ancient human species.
Immune cells from the common cold offer protection against COVID-19, researchers find
Researchers have found that immune cells from a cold attack Covid differently from vaccines.
New COVID variant identified in France — but experts say we shouldn’t fear it
The new variant has 46 mutations making it more vaccine-resistant and infectious.
Sterilised insects could help control mosquito-borne diseases
Aggressive tiger mosquitoes capable of spreading debilitating tropical diseases such as dengue and Zika are spreading through Europe, but scientists ...
The way humans modify environments makes them more likely to cause outbreaks
"Animals that remain in more human-dominated environments are those that are more likely to carry infectious diseases," the authors explain.
Chemical exposure, not just genetics, could induce gluten intolerance
The findings could radically alter our understanding of this condition, alongside other autoimmune disorders.
Washington might already have hundreds of undetected coronavirus cases
Washington could see dramatic increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.
Your resistance to flu is shaped by previous flu’s, and their type
Practice makes perfect!
Cut down on dairy and sweets if you’re struggling with acne, study concludes
Yes, even chocolate.
The first symptom of Alzheimer’s is excessive sleepiness
Luckily it's not the only one because I already have it. Double helpings.
First lab-grown mini livers will allow researchers to study the organ, its diseases, and treatments
"I imagine in the future we can make human livers where you can order what kind of function you want, ...
The age of the designer protein is upon us — and the prospects are thrilling
This could be a game changer.
Dogs quarantined after vets find dangerous disease that can be passed to humans
A pet's sickness shouldn't normally be transmissible to humans -- except in this case.
How air pollution affects human health
Air pollution kills 5.5 million people around the world yearly.
Unvaccinated French child brings measles back to Costa Rica
Antivaxx trends and complacency are bringing back a disease from the brink of eradication.
Scientists find oldest evidence of black plague in 5,000-year-old human remains
The remains of a 20-year-old woman found in Sweden may help scientists retrace the origin of the deadly disease.
Homeopathy is ineffective against children’s cold and flu
Captain Obvious to the rescue!
Air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia
This is an observational study and, as such, the findings cannot be used to establish a cause-effect relationship -- but ...
Anti-vaxx fears fuel measles outbreak in Europe — with 37 fatalities already
We're all in this together -- we can't let the diseases win.
Vaccinating against livestock disease could reduce poverty in eastern Africa, study finds
Vaccines could go a long way towards alleviating poverty in the area.
The first case of chronic wasting disease suspected in Jackson County
Although the case was not yet confirmed, deer farms in the area have already been notified to take extra precautions.
Overeager immune system cells may be to blame for multiple sclerosis
Fortunately, they're hot on the heels of the mechanisms that allow them to affect brain cells.
Most Americans aren’t really healthy, study finds
Unfortunately... not so many good news this time.
Some people can really tell if you look sick, new study reports
How good are you at detecting diseased people?
Snake fungal disease could be a global threat, much bigger than we thought
"This really is the worst-case scenario," said one scientist.
Lab mice with natural gut bacteria are wildly more resistant to disease and tumors
Living in a sterile, controlled environment make lab mice not such a good model for human diseases.
Dolphins can also get Alzheimer’s, surprising new study finds
We really do have a lot in common with dolphins.
Snake fungal disease observed in Europe for the first time
Some pretty bad news for European snakes.
In 2014, the Ebola virus mutated to infect people more efficiently
Viruses are mutating and adapting to the human body.
African study wants to track half a million people for five years
South Africa has announced plans for what will be the continent's largest study.
Elephants walk on their tip-toes and it’s literally killing them in captivity
Elephants don't walk on high heels, but they act like they do nevertheless.
Wearable artificial kidney may change how we perform dialysis forever
Dialysis on the go may soon become reality.
WHO endorses first Dengue Fever vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially endorsed the world's first Dengue fever vaccine, a disease that infects 390 million ...
Humans gave Neanderthals herpes, tapeworms and a slew of tropical diseases
Westerners are horror-struck by the prospect of an Ebola or Zika pandemic in their very own neighbourhood. Media panic aside, ...
Gum diseases could open the body to a swarm of infections
Mouth microbes may be connected to a variety of illnesses, more and more studies are showing. Source: G. Hajishengallis/Nat. Rev. ...
‘Extraordinary’ cancer breakthrough: 94% of terminally ill patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia went into remission
In what has the potential to be a paradigm shift, doctors report extraordinary progress in treating patients with a severe, ...
Transplant Organizations issue a guidance statement regarding Zika virus
The transplant community has established a new committee to address the recent Zika virus outbreak, and protect organ transplant patients ...
Humanity is close to eradicating the first disease since smallpox: the dreadful Guinea Worm
It's a horrific disease, but one that may be going to the history books soon.
New diseases threatens world’s tadpole population
A new highly infectious diseases has been observed in tadpoles from three continents, threatening global populations. The disease, which was ...
Coral disease threatens Hawaii reef
A disease called black band coral disease is affecting nearly half of the reef sites researchers have surveyed in waters ...
WHO says sugar intake should be halved to cut obesity pandemic
It's increasingly hard to eat less sugar, as market shelves are filled with sugary products. In the past ten years ...
Fungal Disease Kills 5 million North American bats in only Seven Years
In just 7 years, a disease called white-nose syndrome has killed more than 5 million North American bats, almost wiping out ...
More than 23,000 Ebola Cases in 2014, According to Estimates
A Doctors Without Borders health worker in protective clothing holds a child suspected of having Ebola in Paynesville, Liberia. Image: ...
