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Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infections

14 June 2023

Bacteria that contribute to gum disease may be a cause of the gynaecological condition endometriosis, which means it could be treated with antibiotics


MRSA could be prevented with genetically engineered antibodies

3 May 2023

Genetic mutations to an antibody prevented MRSA infections in mice, and boosted the effectiveness of antibiotics for fighting the infection


Detail of the mummy

17th-century infant's life and health revealed by 'virtual autopsy'

26 October 2022

A young child found in an unmarked coffin in an Austrian crypt was exceptionally well preserved, and his bones and organs show signs of rickets and pneumonia


Abyssinian cat

Mysterious staggering disease in cats down to previously unknown virus

1 July 2022

A previously unknown rustrela virus might be the cause of a staggering disease that affects cats in some parts of Europe


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Online tool predicts impact on your life expectancy from 1800 diseases

16 June 2022

A new online atlas can predict how life expectancy is affected by contracting one of 1800 diseases – although the tool may work well only for people in Denmark


India's coronavirus pandemic is leading to many more deaths from TB

India's coronavirus pandemic is leading to many more deaths from TB

20 October 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has made it harder for people in India to access healthcare for tuberculosis and almost 88,000 additional deaths due to TB are expected this year


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Frozen bull semen may have unleashed bluetongue virus on farm animals

28 April 2020

The ongoing spread of bluetongue virus among European farm animals may have started when a cow was inseminated with infected bull semen stored from an earlier outbreak


child being vaccinated

Delivering tuberculosis vaccine directly to veins may boost protection

1 January 2020

Delivering the only vaccine known to treat tuberculosis via veins rather than the skin can dramatically increase its potency, tests in monkeys show


A lady with a fever

Mystery illness that causes fever every few weeks finally identified

11 December 2019

Seven people who experienced a fever every few weeks have finally been given a diagnosis of CRIA syndrome, which was a previously unknown disorder


red flag outside home

Samoan government takes drastic measures to fight measles outbreak

6 December 2019

Samoan government employees stopped work to administer measles vaccines in an attempt to halt an outbreak of the deadly disease sweeping the island nation


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