Bacteria’s Contracting Syringe Machine
A bacterium delivers a lethal injection to another cell. Illustration by Everett Kane.
EFSA publishes Implementing Rules for Independence Policy
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published implementing rules related to Declarations of Interest (DOIs), one of the cornerstones of its recently adopted Policy on Independence and Scientific Decision-Making Processes. The rules related...
Rotavirus Vaccine Is Safe, Study Finds
Nearly every child in the world gets infected with rotavirus by age three, and the...
Study Links Falls to Hearing Loss
Older people with even mild hearing loss are three times more likely to fall than older people with...
Follow the fizz, save a life
Specially-designed anti-diarrhoeal kits fit snugly between Coke...
TIMOR-LESTE: Spike in dengue raises health concern
A home in the capital's densely-packed Caicoli District
Drug Might Limit Stroke Brain Damage
An experimental drug could help protect against brain damage during a stroke, reducing the risk of permanent disability.
UN updates guidelines on joint AIDS-tuberculosis treatment to save more lives
Tuberculosis patients in Alem Kitmama, Ethiopia.
Zimbabwe Awaits International Funding to Help Lower Maternal Mortality
Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government is hoping for international funds so more women can give birth safely in hospitals.
Vitamin D shrinks fibroid tumors in rats
Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
