Viruses, spread through mosquito bites, cause human illnesses such as dengue fever, Zika and yellow fever. A new control technique harnesses a naturally occurring bacterium called Wolbachia that blocks replication of viruses and breaks the cycle of mosquito-borne disease, according to an international team of researchers. “Wolbachia is present in around 50 percent of all […]
Warning: Dangerous Hantavirus spreads strengthened – protect yourself
Warning against the dangerous Hantavirus – the number of infections increases This year, the Hantavirus spread in various regions of Germany, especially quickly. The pathogen is transmitted through feces, saliva, or urine of Rötelmäusen on the people and leads to flu-like symptoms. The Robert Koch-Institute, 460 cases were reported within this year. Health experts explain […]
Warning: Dangerous Hantavirus spreads strengthened – So you protect yourself
Warning against the dangerous Hantavirus – the number of infections increases This year, the Hantavirus spread in various regions of Germany, especially quickly. The pathogen is transmitted through feces, saliva, or urine of Rötelmäusen on the people and leads to flu-like symptoms. The Robert Koch-Institute, 460 cases were reported within this year. Health experts explain […]
Dangerous Hantavirus spreads ever further – So you can protect yourself
Warning against the dangerous Hantavirus – more and more infections In different regions of Germany, there is an increased risk for Hantaviurs infections is currently. The pathogen is transmitted through infected animals and by humans leads to flu-like symptoms. Health experts explain how you can protect yourself. Currently, there is more to Hantavirus infections In […]
Stress increases the risk for cardiovascular disease
Stress is bad for our heart Stress is known to be not good for our health. Researchers found out now that Stress also increases the risk for the development of heart disease significantly. In a recent joint study by the University of Iceland and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, it was found that Stress and […]
Forecasting infectious diseases can help public health officials fight epidemics
Whooping cough in Texas. Measles in New York. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Around the world, public health officials are increasingly relying on disease forecasts to predict and fight outbreaks. But there’s a limit to how accurate these forecasts can be, says Samuel Scarpino, an assistant professor in the Network Science Institute at […]
Blood clot discovery could pave way for treatment of blood diseases
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the body regulates blood clots, in a discovery which could one day lead to the development of better treatments that could help prevent and treat conditions including heart diseases, stroke and vascular dementia. Led by the University of Exeter and funded by the British Heart Foundation, the team […]
Epidemic of autoimmune diseases pushes researchers in new direction
The immune system normally defends the body against everything from microscopic viruses to meters-long parasitic worms. But sometimes, it sets its sights on the wrong target: the body’s own cells. Autoimmunity problems cause many different diseases, depending on which cells are targeted. In Type 1 diabetes, it’s beta cells. Beta cells are located in the […]
Study reveals how fasting can improve overall health and protect against aging-associated diseases
In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. The study was published recently in Cell Reports. The circadian clock operates within the body and […]
Predicting the transmission of rare, genetically based diseases
There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec at the moment who have a rare recessive genetic disease called chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia (CAID). It is a serious disease that affects both heart rate and intestinal movements. A McGill-led research team has been able to trace the gene mutations underlying the disease […]