New research has found that a disease-causing fungus—collected from one of the most remote regions in the world—is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.
Out of the millions of fungal species in the world, only a few hundred can make people sick. Coccidioides is one of them — and it lives in desert dust. Microscopic spores are kicked up when the ground is disturbed; if inhaled, they can cause an infection known as Valley fever. Most people recover without ever knowing they had...
Study: Viking Disease is Partly of Neanderthal Origin
Also known as Dupuytren’s disease, ‘Viking disease’ hand disorder — a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position — is much more common in Northern Europeans than in those of African ancestry.
Genetic risk factors for Dupuytren’s disease are inherited from Neanderthals. Image credit: Neanderthal Museum. https://www.sci.news/genetics/viking-disease-12004.html#viking#disease#neanderthal#DupuytrensDisease#european
Concerns about waterborne illnesses pose another challenge for Ukrainian officials as they report slow progress in the early stages of a counteroffensive aimed at taking back Russian territory.
Why scientists have a hard time getting money to study the root causes of disease outbreaks.
Propublica has done a series of stories which show that "government and nonprofit groups that award grants to scientists favor research that’s high tech and treatment oriented."
Funders thought watching #bats wasn’t important. Then she helped solve the #mystery
of a deadly #virus.
Novel infectious #diseases will keep coming at us, #wildlife
ecologist Peggy Eby warns. Investing in scientific work like hers “seems like a poor approach now,” she said, “but 20 years from now, we’ll look back & wonder why we didn’t do it.”
The latest in our Roots of An Outbreak series from @carolinechen
The World Health Organization said the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency, after a dramatic drop in cases in recent months.
A frightening virus is killing a massive number of wild birds.
Vox reports: "The ongoing outbreak of avian flu has killed hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of wild birds, including endangered species like the California condor. It’s one of the worst wildlife disease outbreaks in history."
All heart tissue is not made the same. The left ventricle is commonly considered the most important during development and for blood flow and is at most risk of disease and disorder.
Using stem cells, Imperial College London scientists have made a method to specifically develop left ventricle heart muscle cells for general medicine testing and disease treatment studies.
Curing disease is the hot new field for AI talent - One of the many exciting and appropriate uses of new #AI technologies. As a former health care professional who is very disillusioned with the current state of health care delivery in the US and third world nations, I am excited about the prospects of AI-assisted diagnostics, robotic surgery and new drug development. It is unfortunate however that the corporate medical/pharma complex will reap untold and likely obscene profits from these efforts. Which is why I support public university research and #medicareforallhttps://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2023/curing-disease-is-the-hot-new-field-for-ai-talent#publichealth#medicine#pharmacology#healthcare#disease
The mosquito era: As the world warms, these insects are thriving -- and bringing disease | CNN (www.cnn.com)
There are very few winners in the climate crisis, but scientists are pretty sure there’s going to be at least one: Mosquitoes.
Drug-resistant fungi are thriving in even the most remote regions on Earth, finds new study (phys.org)
New research has found that a disease-causing fungus—collected from one of the most remote regions in the world—is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.
A Desert Fungus That Infects Humans is Now in Washington State (www.youtube.com)
Out of the millions of fungal species in the world, only a few hundred can make people sick. Coccidioides is one of them — and it lives in desert dust. Microscopic spores are kicked up when the ground is disturbed; if inhaled, they can cause an infection known as Valley fever. Most people recover without ever knowing they had...
As Floodwaters Recede, Ukrainian Authorities Brace for Possible Disease Outbreaks (www.nytimes.com)
Concerns about waterborne illnesses pose another challenge for Ukrainian officials as they report slow progress in the early stages of a counteroffensive aimed at taking back Russian territory.
The Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, resulted in the deaths of an estimated 75-200 million people in Europe during the 14th century. It's estimated to have killed 30-60% of the European population (en.wikipedia.org)