FDA Investigation of E. coli outbreak from McDonald’s Onions Completed
On Nov. 13, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Urgent action needed as global diabetes cases increase four-fold over past decades
On Nov. 13, 2024, the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Before RSV vaccine, virus caused substantial illness in US adults
On Nov. 13, 2024, a study published in JAMA Network Open showed that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was…
new Glioblastoma treatment attacks brain tumors from multiple angles
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel announced they had developed…
single Genomic Test Can Diagnose Nearly Any Infection
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) reported that their genomic test…
Super microscope showed nanoscale biological process for the first time
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers led by Nico Sommerdijk from Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen (Netherlands) announced…
Combination approach showed promise for treating rare, aggressive cancers
On Nov. 12, 2024, a research team led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators has shown that…
Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, death risk and speeds symptom relief, studies find
On Nov. 11, 2024, findings from two studies have tied use of the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to…
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Researchers discovered unique genome folding in turtles
On Nov. 11, 2024, a team of researchers led by Iowa State University (ISU) have shown that as…
Vaccine doses allocated to African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
On Nov. 9, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that three additional countries had confirmed travel-related cases of…
First case of H5 avian influenza reported in B.C.
On Nov. 9, 2024, the BC Centre for Disease Control’s Public-Health Laboratory reported that an an individual in…
A melody of bases: How scaling allows us to set new bars
On Nov 8, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute celebrated a milestone of sequencing 50 Petabases of…
Anixa Biosciences and Cleveland Clinic Presented Updated Positive Data from Phase 1 Study of Breast Cancer Vaccine
On Nov. 8, 2024, Anixa Biosciences announced updated positive data from the Phase 1 clinical trial of its…
4-strain meningococcal vaccine tied to reduction in invasive meningitis cases, deaths
On Nov. 7, 2024, researchers reported that Implementation of routine immunization of U.S. adolescents with the quadrivalent (four-strain)…
DNA analysis unveils new information about Pompeii victims
On Nov. 7, 2024, a team of scientists announced that DNA analysis of Pompeii victims who perished during…
How ecDNA Fuels Cancer by Breaking the Laws of Biology
On Nov. 6, 2024, a trio of new studies with funding from Cancer Grand Challenges revealed the unfair advantage…
Vaccine doses allocated to African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
On Nov. 6, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that the Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox…
Scientists track emergence of novel H5N1 flu reassortant in Cambodia
On Nov. 6, 2024, researchers from the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia published a detailed genetic analysis of the…
Recent COVID-19 vaccination tied to lower risk of long COVID
On Nov. 6, 2024, data from the VENUS (Vaccine Effectiveness, Networking, and Universal Safety) study in Japan revealed…
Nasal Swab Tests Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity, Study Finds
On Nov. 6, 2024, researchers from Emory University, in collaboration with scientists at Gladstone Institutes and University of…
Washington coast avian flu outbreak devastated Caspian terns, jumped to seals
Nov. 6, 2024, an epidemiological study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died…
Alzheimer’s and alcohol use disorder share similar gene expression patterns
On Nov. 5, 2024, Scripps research scientists reported they have shown that Alzheimer’s and alcohol use disorder (AUD)…
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WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed
On Nov. 5, 2024, a World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine named 17 pathogens that regularly…
Global Disparities of Cancer Projected to increase by 2050
On Nov. 5, 2024, a cross-sectional study of data for 36 cancer types from 185 countries and territories…
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FDA and EPA Announced First Registered Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Treatment
On Nov. 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency…
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UW–Madison researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies
On Nov. 4, 2024, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers warned that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity…
chronic wasting disease reported in Wyoming deer and elk
On Nov. 4, 2024, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that it had confirmed the presence of…
Study revealed stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science
On Nov. 4, 2024, a study conducted by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and…
Restricting sugar before birth and in early childhood greatly reduces risk of chronic disease later in life
On Nov. 1, 2024, researchers reported results from a study that show a low-sugar diet during pregnancy and…
Cloned Black-Footed Ferret Breeds Naturally and Births 2 Healthy Kits
On Nov. 1, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and conservation partners announced the first-ever birth…