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[ad_1] The International Space Station, seen from NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor in 2011. Photo: NASA (Getty Images) A new study suggests that no place is immune to the plague of superbugs, not …

[ad_1] The researchers found misfolded prion proteins in the eyes of 11 patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The discovery raised concerns about possible infection with eye exam material and cadaveric corneal transplants. ( …

[ad_1] According to a new study, people with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare and fatal brain disease, have signs of the disease in their eyes. The study has highlighted prions – the …

[ad_1] Prions protein expressed in E. coli bacteria. Credit: NIAID. By the time symptoms of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are generally discovered, death is imminent and inevitable. But, in a new study, researchers …

[ad_1] Dr. Leslie Norins is willing to pay a million dollars of his own money to anyone who can clarify: Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia in the world, is …

[ad_1] A new study conducted by a researcher at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests that all infectious diseases are caused by seasonal elements. SpeedKingz | Shutterstock Environmental Health …

[ad_1] Micaela E. Martinez Influenza is not the only long-lasting infectious disease. Analyze the published data, Micaela E. Martinez, PhD, an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of …

[ad_1] Some 180 veterinarians from 14 African countries will benefit from a training program initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Institute of Infectious Diseases …

[ad_1] The University of Vermont and its Larner College of Medicine have received a multi-million dollar award from the National Institutes of Health to create a new center that will develop new …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) – Adolescents and young adults who consume opioids and other drugs are at increased risk of contracting infectious hepatitis C disease, according to a new study …