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Scientists call for urgent action as dangerous amoebas spread globally

Environmental and public health researchers are drawing attention to a little-known group of pathogens that may pose a rising global…

3 weeks ago

This “chaos enzyme” may hold the key to stopping cancer spread

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and hardest forms of breast cancer to treat, but…

4 months ago

Strange new bacteria found in Amazon sand flies. Could it spread to humans?

A new species of bacteria of the genus Bartonella has been found in the Amazon National Park in the state…

5 months ago

From Yemen to Mayotte, the spread of a highly drug-resistant cholera strain

Scientists from the National Reference Center for Vibrios and Cholera at the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the Centre hospitalier…

1 year ago

Peaches spread across North America through Indigenous networks

Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit…

1 year ago

Drug improves effectiveness of radiation for lung cancer that has spread to the brain

In new research, a team led by University of Cincinnati researchers has identified a potential new way to make radiation…

1 year ago

Shannen Doherty Says Cancer Has Spread to Her Bones, Shares How She’s Embracing Life

Shannen Doherty's eight-year cancer battle has progressed, but she's not giving up the fight. The 52-year-old Beverly Hills 90210 alum reveals…

2 years ago

How to slow the spread of deadly ‘superbugs’

Harnessing new advances in genomic surveillance technology could help detect the rise of deadly 'superbugs' and slow their evolution and…

2 years ago

Decreasing biodiversity may promote spread of viruses

How are environmental changes, loss of biodiversity, and the spread of pathogens connected? The answer is a puzzle. Researchers from…

2 years ago