Ciliate hydrogen organelles fuel rumen methanogenesis
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas contributing to global warming. Ruminants harbour a variety of microorganisms — bacteria,…
Ebola deaths surge 30 percent as Berlin prepares for patient – POLITICO
Measures that specifically exclude foreigners are ineffective, said Jeanne Marrazzo, head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.…
Advancing conversational diagnostic AI with multimodal reasoning
This work advances the diagnostic capabilities of the multimodal AMIE system4,5 by integrating multimodal perception, enabling it to…
EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO
The strategy also condemns the “instrumentalization” of health and says closing “the emerging gaps in global health resilience”…
After Hantavirus, norovirus spreads on cruise ship; 100-plus fall ill: Why outbreaks spread fast
An extremely contagious virus, which is often called ‘winter vomiting bug,’ has infected the cruise ship named Caribbean…
Doctors trace rare animal disease in sexual networks of gay men
Researchers in France and Spain have diagnosed a number of men who have sex with other men with…
Next-generation probiotics: an outlook into current applications and future developments
Hill, C. et al. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and…
‘Post-antibiotics’ era could spell disaster for the world and modern medicine
Antibiotics are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. They turned once-deadly infections into treatable illnesses and…
Hidden Parasite Found in Popular Portuguese Lake Raises Health Concerns
Trichobilharzia franki is an avian schistosome that cycles between waterfowl and freshwater snails, and can cause swimmer’s itch…
AI framework for multidisease detection via retinal imaging
Study population For the model training, we used CFPs from the UKB and three hospital-based centers in China…
Nuclease–NTPase antiphage defence systems use conserved molecular features to control bacterial immunity
Roberts, R. J. et al. A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes. Nucleic…
Forgotten Medicinal Plant Shows Promise in Fighting Dangerous Superbugs
Scientists are revisiting a centuries-old herbal remedy and uncovering evidence that it can weaken dangerous bacteria in unexpected…