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Speed up public health decisions on scabies by skipping full-body exams
For years, the diagnosis of scabies has relied on time-consuming and intrusive full-body examinations. Now, researchers have found that an…
Contact with monkeys and apes puts populations at risk
Animal diseases that infect humans are a major threat to human health, and diseases often spillover to humans from nonhuman…
Sleeping sickness parasite uses multiple metabolic pathways
Parasitic protozoa called trypanosomes synthesize sugars using an unexpected metabolic pathway called gluconeogenesis, according to a new study. The authors…
What Lies Beneath the Surface
It wasn’t the first time patients have told me that having a life-threatening diagnosis roused some past demons, or made…
What Lies Beneath the Surface
It wasn’t the first time patients have told me that having a life-threatening diagnosis roused some past demons, or made…
Bacteria found in ancient Irish soil halts growth of superbugs: New hope for tackling antibiotic resistance
Researchers analyzing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain…
Trial supports use of topical antibiotics in NICU babies
A team of doctors has performed a clinical trial involving multiple hospitals that tested the effectiveness of applying a topical…
Your brain rewards you twice per meal: When you eat and when food reaches your stomach
We know a good meal can stimulate the release of the feel-good hormone dopamine, and now a study in humans…
How exercise reduces belly fat in humans
Some of you may have made a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat.…