Bruker Introduces High-Throughput Sample-to-Answer Molecular Diagnostics System
Bruker Corporation’s Microbiology & Infection Diagnostics division has launched in Europe the MyGenius PRO, a fully automated, sample-to-answer…
Grotesque ‘zombie squirrels’ with oozing warts spotted roaming through US backyards
Zombie-esque squirrels covered in oozing, wart-like tumors have been invading backyards across the United States and the reason…
US study shows updated COVID vaccines cut hospitalization odds by 55%
In an early-season US analysis of more than 111,000 medically attended illness encounters, updated COVID vaccines showed meaningful…
NIH funds University of Minnesota research on congenital cytomegalovirus infection
A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has received a new 5-year, $3.87 million R01 grant from…
Electroacupuncture at Lianquan point restores post-stroke swallowing function
Swallowing is a complex act requiring precise coordination of the mouth, throat, and voice box. After a stroke,…
Prime and pull vaccine approach prevents genital herpes infection
Genital herpes is a lifelong infection. While available treatments can manage symptoms, they cannot cure the infection or…
How clinicians can identify and manage Ebola, hantavirus
Two deadly infectious diseases, Ebola  https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260834 and hantavirus https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260789, have made headlines in recent weeks as they pose…
Health Ministry monitors suspected Ebola case under isolation protocol
The Health Ministry is monitoring a suspected case of the Ebola virus in Israel after a traveler began…
Suspected detection of H5 strain of bird flu in WA, which would be first in Australia
The first suspected case of a deadly strain of bird flu that has killed millions of birds and…
Oropouche virus infected millions more than official data shows
The recent Oropouche virus outbreak in 2023 drew attention in Brazil and other Latin American countries not only…
Synthetic biology platform unmasks hidden bacterial targets of bacteriophages
An interdisciplinary team of Rice University researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between bacteriophages – viruses that infect…
Maternal RSV vaccine shows 68% protection against infant RSV hospitalization
A real-world US study finds maternal RSVpreF vaccination may help shield newborns from severe RSV illness during their…