New Research Makes Detecting Flu as Easy as a Pregnancy Test
2017年5月19日 · The test developed by Smith and his colleagues detects neuraminidase on the surface of the flu virus. In the test, neuraminidase — from the patient sample — interacts with a red dye, causing it to emit a red fluorescent light that is detected with a special lamp.
Hold That Breath — Fungus Goes Airborne Easier Than We Thought
2017年6月30日 · Add breathing in your house as another possible danger to your health. If your home is sick, it's possible you could get sick too. The term "sick building syndrome" hit the airwaves years ago as a one size fits all reference to homes and buildings that are just too efficient — or too leaky — for their own good. It is a kitchen sink reference to properties that …
Tasty Testing: Artisanal Cheese Reveals Microbial Secrets of ...
2017年8月4日 · The researchers found all processes were active in horizontal gene transfer that occurred in cheese rind. As they write in the paper, "horizontal gene transfer has been studied for decades, but examining it in a more natural context is challenging because it requires studying an entire community of microbes, rather than studying them in isolation."
Stop Using Citronella Candles — They Don't Work
2017年6月9日 · There are a lot of mosquito species. The American Mosquito Control Association reports there are more than 3000 mosquito species in the world, and about 200 of those occur in the US. The most common are the Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex species. These are also the three mosquito species most likely to transmit serious illness, and all of them ...
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Gut May Hold Key to Infectious Brain Diseases - WonderHowTo
2017年1月14日 · Being young: Young adults have more M cells than older adults, thereby increasing the likelihood of uptake of the disease-causing prions. Immune compromise: Individuals already suffering from inflammation caused by infection, like Salmonella, could be at …
Ancient Fungus Gives Trees a Better Chance at Surviving Hotter ...
2017年7月28日 · A 6,000-year-old forest inhabitant awakens to find life in the forest around it in crisis. Plants, trees, animals, and birds are moving north to escape increasingly heated air, even as mass extinctions take place around the world. The inhabitant stirs and remembers it has lived this before and knows what to do.
Even Without Symptoms, Men Could Suffer Lasting Fertility …
2016年12月22日 · Findings from a mouse study suggest that the Zika virus infection may have serious reproductive consequences for men. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that often produces no symptoms in men or women. Those who do have symptoms usually experience a minor rash, low-grade fever, pains, and red eyes. Running its course in a week or so, many people never …
Have a Dog? Be Careful of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
2017年5月26日 · Dangerous to humans and dogs, Rocky Mountain Fever, along with several other tickborne infections, is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the incidence of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) has been increasing for decades. Overall, RMSF joins a cadre of infections carried or "vectored" by ticks that are …
Bacteria in Infants' Guts—& Their Antibiotic Use—Could Be …
2017年3月16日 · Overweight kids often become overweight adults. New research suggests a couple reasons why and suggested that there may be ways to intercept that fate.