A decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to shut down a Fort Detrick military lab may affect research underway there. At the time of a cease and desist letter from the CDC, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases was working on a multi-year project to develop antibody-based therapies for [...]
Abstract Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), 13 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) were measured in indoor air and dust collected from Irish homes, cars, offices, and primary schools during 2016–2017. Read more… Download The post Concentrations of Brominated Flame Retardants in Indoor Air and Dust from Ireland Reveal Elevated Exposure to Decabromodiphenyl Ethane [...]
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has failed to contain the spread of African swine fever, its deputy agriculture minister said on Wednesday amid concerns that the Black Sea country could lose its entire 600,000 pig breeding industry. CC0 Creative Commons Pixabay Read more… The post Bulgaria has failed to halt spread of African swine fever [...]
A major resurgence of measles has occurred in the past 2 years. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases, with a reproduction number of around 20. Although a very effective vaccine against measles is available, vaccine coverage is low in an increasing number of countries, including many Muslim countries. The concern is that measles [...]
Abstract Background Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. The risk of infection from interventional radiology (IR) procedures is not well documented. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) surveillance of clinical bacterial isolates among hospitalized patients can identify previously-unrecognized outbreaks. Methods We analyzed WGS surveillance data from November 2016 to November 2017 for evidence [...]
IT WAS JUST before midnight on April 11 and everyone at the Israel Aerospace Industries mission control center in Yehud, Israel, had their eyes fixed on two large projector screens. On the left screen was a stream of data being sent back to Earth by Beresheet, its lunar lander, which was about to become the first private [...]
Allergies can be life-threatening when they cause anaphylaxis, an extreme reaction with constriction of the airways and a sudden drop in blood pressure. Scientists have identified a subtype of immune cell that drives the production of antibodies associated with anaphylaxis and other allergic reactions. The research was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and [...]
Even a low level of exposure to particulate matter (PM10) can have a detrimental effect on the lungs, scientists have concluded. An international research team, led by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR) in Australia, say the findings have implications for people living next to major traffic corridors, [...]
Abstract Even though heritability estimates suggest that the risk of asthma, hay fever and eczema is largely due to genetic factors, previous studies have not explained a large part of the genetics behind these diseases. Credit: iStock Nataba Read more… The post Genome-wide association analysis of 350 000 Caucasians from the UK Biobank identifies novel loci [...]
YESTERDAY Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was much less common than it is today because people did not live as long and fewer people smoked cigarettes. Six times as many men as women died of COPD. The term COPD was not used as widely as it is today. Doctors were more likely to tell their [...]
