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When bloodstream infections set in, fast treatment is crucial — but it can take several days to identify the bacteria responsible. A new, rapid-diagnosis sepsis test could cut down on …
Lifesaving sepsis testing could be done in hours, not days, with a new method Read More
Imagine tiny fists punching their way through your body. For some cancer patients, this may be the reality. Melanoma cells can mechanically tunnel their way through tissue using fleshy membrane …
Some melanoma cancer cells may punch their way through the body Read More
A summer wave of COVID-19 is rising. “There’s clearly a bump,” says William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. The medical center has seen …
How to stay healthy during the COVID-19 summertime surge Read More
People with advanced cancers often feel like their bodies are wasting away. That’s because of cachexia, a condition in which impaired metabolism leads to muscle wasting and drastic weight loss …
Stopping cachexia at its source could reverse wasting from cancer Read More
A mind-bending parasite may one day deliver drugs to the brain. Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that famously makes mice lose their fear of cats, but also can cause …
Getting drugs into the brain is hard. Maybe a parasite can do the job Read More
Menstruation can be messy and uncomfortable, often due to leaky pads, tampons and cups. A new alginate-based powder may solve that problem. The material, which solidifies menstrual blood by turning …
A new algae-based menstrual pad could stop leaks Read More
Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for …
Was Egypt’s first pyramid built with hydraulics? The theory may hold water Read More
Alzheimer’s disease is hard to diagnose. But proteins in the blood might provide clarity. A series of recent findings, presented at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia and …
Alzheimer’s blood tests are getting better, but still have a ways to go Read More
An ancient Egyptian mummy, dubbed the “Screaming Woman” for what appears to be an open-mouthed look of pain or fear, might have had that expression fixed in place by a …
An Egyptian mummy’s silent ‘scream’ might have been fixed at death Read More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tightened rabies regulations for dogs coming into the country. The new regulations, which went into effect August 1, come as the temporary …
The CDC has tightened rabies regulations for imported dogs. Here’s why Read More