Thursday, November 06, 2025
Thursday, November 06, 2025

Viral respiratory infections are a significant public health concern. A study used longitudinal cohort data to create an interactive, publicly-available website, The Virome of Manhattan Project: Virome Data Explorer to visualize cohort characteristics, infection events, and illness severity factors.
Read more …New York City virus database may advance research into factors contributing to respiratory illness...

Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills upwards of 1.6 million people a year, making it one of the leading causes of death by an infectious agent worldwide -- and that number is only growing larger. How, exactly, Mtb evades the immune system isn't yet known, but a collaborative team of researchers recently discovered something surprising: prior exposure to a genus of bacteria called Mycobacterium seems to remodel the first-line defenders in the body's immune system.
Read more …Remodeling the immune system to fight tuberculosis

A team of physicians, neuroscientists and engineers demonstrated two new strategies that use deep brain stimulation to improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. By simultaneously targeting two key brain structures and using a novel self-adjusting device, the team showed that they can efficiently target and improve disruptive symptoms caused by the movement disorder.
Read more …Engineering a more elegant deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's

More Articles …

  1. Removing large wine measures cuts drinking by 7.6% in study
  2. New treatment options for bloodstream infections
  3. DNA construction led to unexpected discovery of important cell function
  4. New gut-brain circuits found for sugar and fat cravings
  5. Ancient 'chewing gum' reveals stone age diet
  6. Third major study finds evidence that daily multivitamin supplements improve memory and slow cognitive aging in older adults
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