Global study suggests potential for universal vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae
A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be…
Flu deaths surpass COVID-19 for the first time in five years
More people died from influenza than COVID-19 in a month for the first time since the height of…
Flu takes over covid in respiratory death toll
New stats from the ABS have shown covid is no longer the leading mortality cause for respiratory infections.…
Global Virus Network announces the addition of three new Centers of Excellence
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading medical virologists representing 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates…
Scientists uncover the gut’s hidden hydrogen engine and how it falters in Crohn’s disease
A global research team has pinpointed the enzyme fueling hydrogen production in healthy guts and shown how its…
Major new study may lead to earlier detection of lung cancers
A major new study, which has recently begun recruiting, is hoped to lead to earlier detection of lung…
Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to higher autism risk in children
New findings from Ontario’s largest birth cohort reveal that sulfate and ammonium particles in fine air pollution may…
A GP guide to molecular testing in lung cancer
Need to know: Lung cancer remains a significant health challenge in Australia, being the fifth most commonly diagnosed…
Research opens new avenues for treating asthma and other inflammatory diseases
For decades, scientists have thought they understood the biochemical machinery that causes asthma-inflammation in the lungs that constricts…
Natural nasal microbes offer broad-spectrum antiviral protection
Respiratory viral diseases pose severe threats to animal health and global food security, especially in intensive pig farming…
First global standard published to measure outcomes in dengue treatment trials
The first global standard which harmonizes what outcomes to measure in dengue treatment trials has been published this…
How ozone affects lung health and oral microbiome diversity
Scientists reveal that short-term ozone inhalation doesn’t just harm the lungs; it reshapes the microbes in your mouth,…