Denmark is to erect a 43.4-mile fence along the German border to keep out wild boars, in the hope of preventing the spread of African swine fever, which can jeopardize the country’s valuable pork industry.
Read moreSome patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant participated in a bold experiment where they received organs infected with hepatitis C. The gamble paid off.
Read moreCitizen scientists helped track the intersection of location and habitat of ticks and the prevalence of certain kinds of tick-borne disease, including Lyme disease and others.
Read moreScientists offered promising results Monday in the use of aspirin to prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Read moreIt’s a marvel of ecology as shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic time a stop critical to their survival to this mass crab spawning. It’s also one of the world’s hot spots for bird flu — a bonanza for scientists seeking clues about how influenza evolves so they just might better protect people.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit on Monday heard a spat between the University of California and the University of Southern California over Alzheimer’s research data to decide whether the case belongs in federal or state court.
Read moreNew Zealand plans to slaughter about 150,000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd.
Read moreThe World Health Organization is accelerating its efforts with nine countries neighboring Congo to try to prevent the current Ebola outbreak from spreading beyond the border, WHO’s director for Africa said Wednesday, as a colleague warned that the next few weeks will determine whether the virus can be kept under control.
Read moreResearchers on Thursday reported the first evidence that animals can mentally replay past events from memory – a discovery that could aid the development of new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Read moreMissouri marijuana proponents scored a victory Tuesday as the state’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana.
Read moreThe Supreme Court took up a capital case Monday involving a tumor-ridden man who was described by one prosecutor as a “homicidal energizer bunny.”
Read morePlaying music that is personally meaningful to Alzheimer’s sufferers could help alleviate the anxiety associated with dementia, according to research published Friday in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Read moreA class of drugs developed to treat cancer and other diseases enhances antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis in mice, a new study finds.
Read moreA woman claims hip-hop singer R. Kelly “intentionally infected” her with a sexually transmitted disease while grooming her to join his alleged “sex cult.”
Read moreWorking with 15 adults whose bones appear in X-rays to be melting like wax candles, National Institutes of Health researchers reported Wednesday that there is a genetic basis for the rare disorder.
Read moreResearchers reported Monday that they have found a suitable animal model to study a viral disease that is fatal in nearly one of every three cases.
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