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![It is understood that climate change will lead to increased humidity, but why should we care? The reason is that heat stress, which is set […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/waterfall-384663_960_720-115x115.jpg "Humans, Health and Humidity – Humidity Aspect Set to Worsen the Effects of Climate Change")
Humans, Health and Humidity – Humidity Aspect Set to Worsen the Effects of Climate Change
Posted on January 5, 2018 | No CommentsIt is understood that climate change will lead to increased humidity, but why should we care? The reason is that heat stress, which is set […] -
![Tuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image003-115x115.jpg "CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?")
CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsTuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […] -
![People live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/berne-amish-115x115.jpg "Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community")
Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community
Posted on December 14, 2017 | No CommentsPeople live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […] -
![Latte art-Instagrammars and stressed-out students alike will no doubt be delighted to hear that two recent studies, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, reveal a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/14330276248_632e22a587_m-115x115.jpg "Is your coffee habit lengthening your lifespan?")
Is your coffee habit lengthening your lifespan?
Posted on July 22, 2017 | No CommentsLatte art-Instagrammars and stressed-out students alike will no doubt be delighted to hear that two recent studies, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, reveal a […] -
![WHO has released a list of the 12 bacterial pathogens it thinks should take priority in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Topping the list with […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/5148710483_380a5f9d85_o-115x115.jpg "WHO’s Hit List: 12 top priority superbugs")
WHO’s Hit List: 12 top priority superbugs
Posted on March 15, 2017 | No CommentsWHO has released a list of the 12 bacterial pathogens it thinks should take priority in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Topping the list with […] -
![We’ve all heard of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure which has helped countless women conceive through fertilizing egg cells outside their body. Last year a paper published […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fert-115x115.jpg "Embryos made from skin cells? Surely not…")
Embryos made from skin cells? Surely not…
Posted on January 21, 2017 | No CommentsWe’ve all heard of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure which has helped countless women conceive through fertilizing egg cells outside their body. Last year a paper published […] -
![Antibiotics have been the most successful treatment for a whole array of infectious diseases and are vital in almost all areas of modern medicine. However, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/E._coli_Bacteria_16578744517-115x115.jpg "Are antibiotics going out of fashion?")
Are antibiotics going out of fashion?
Posted on January 8, 2017 | No CommentsAntibiotics have been the most successful treatment for a whole array of infectious diseases and are vital in almost all areas of modern medicine. However, […] -
![A paper released by Mitteroecker et al. in October 2016 revealed an interesting new theory about the effects of the rising use of cesarean sections […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Defense.gov_photo_essay_110120-A-1566H-007-115x115.jpg "Is our use of cesarean sections changing the human species?")
Is our use of cesarean sections changing the human species?
Posted on December 19, 2016 | No CommentsA paper released by Mitteroecker et al. in October 2016 revealed an interesting new theory about the effects of the rising use of cesarean sections […] -
![In the UK alone about 3.6 million people currently suffer from diabetes. Broadly speaking, diabetes is a disease whose defining trait is chronic hyperglycemia, or elevated […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/diabetes-1326964_1280-115x115.png "Promising cell-based diabetes treatment could obviate insulin injections")
Promising cell-based diabetes treatment could obviate insulin injections
Posted on December 17, 2016 | No CommentsIn the UK alone about 3.6 million people currently suffer from diabetes. Broadly speaking, diabetes is a disease whose defining trait is chronic hyperglycemia, or elevated […] -
![In a controversial referendum on Election Day, residents of Monroe County, Florida, approved a trial release of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes. This means that the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mosq-115x115.jpg "Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida Keys")
Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida Keys
Posted on December 4, 2016 | No CommentsIn a controversial referendum on Election Day, residents of Monroe County, Florida, approved a trial release of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes. This means that the […] -
![Lesions on the limbs, nose, and ears of red squirrels were recently observed in Scotland, leading to the discovery that the squirrels were infected with […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/squirrel-115x115.jpg "Red squirrels found to be carrying leprosy")
Red squirrels found to be carrying leprosy
Posted on November 23, 2016 | No CommentsLesions on the limbs, nose, and ears of red squirrels were recently observed in Scotland, leading to the discovery that the squirrels were infected with […] -
![Everybody knows about acne – it is estimated that 80% of the world’s population has suffered from it at some point in their lives. But […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/acne-e1479748692727-115x115.jpg "What causes acne?")
What causes acne?
Posted on November 21, 2016 | No CommentsEverybody knows about acne – it is estimated that 80% of the world’s population has suffered from it at some point in their lives. But […] -
![The notorious Ebola virus (EVD) is not a new disease, so why have many people only heard of it recently? Described in 1976 by Belgian […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ebola-115x115.jpg "Ebola virus mutation increased infectivity to humans")
Ebola virus mutation increased infectivity to humans
Posted on November 14, 2016 | No CommentsThe notorious Ebola virus (EVD) is not a new disease, so why have many people only heard of it recently? Described in 1976 by Belgian […] -
![Scientists in Germany have identified a new way to treat cancer using a ‘Trojan horse’ method. Initial experimentation in a small number of patients has […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PRinc_rm_photo_of_pancreatic_cancer_cell-115x115.jpg "Success in the development of a universal cancer vaccine")
Success in the development of a universal cancer vaccine
Posted on June 13, 2016 | No CommentsScientists in Germany have identified a new way to treat cancer using a ‘Trojan horse’ method. Initial experimentation in a small number of patients has […]
