In a tuberculosis screening and treatment initiative covering the entire population of Tibetan refugee schoolchildren in northern India, a team…
Sofosbuvir rids organism of chikungunya and yellow fever viruses
Sofosbuvir is already used to treat hepatitis C and has passed all human use approval tests, so it can be…
How breast cancer avoids immune system detection
Researchers analyzed data from more than 1,000 breast cancer patients and found that breast cancer behaves differently than other cancers…
Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. appears more closely linked with their occasional use by many people…
Peering into Little Foot’s 3.67-million-year-old brain
MicroCT scans of the Australopithecus fossil known as Little Foot shows that the brain of this ancient human relative was…
Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure
Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported,…
Two ways cancer resists treatment are actually connected, with one activating the other
Researcher shows the two most common means of resistance to BRAF and MEK inhibitors are actually connected processes and can…
A versatile vaccine that can protect mice from emerging tick-borne viruses
Researchers have developed a vaccine that is effective in mice against Powassan virus, an emerging tick-borne virus that can cause…
HPV discovery raises hope for new cervical cancer treatments
Researchers have made a discovery about human papillomavirus (HPV) that could lead to new treatments for cervical cancer and other…
Pathogen predicament: How bacteria propel themselves out of a tight spot
Scientists have deciphered how some types of ‘swimming’ bacteria have evolved to be able to escape when trapped in small…