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12-Year-Old “Scientist” Claims to Have Folder Full of Evidence Against Vaccines
patheos.com - Friendly Atheist
Watch out CDC. Marco Arturo, 12-year-old boy genius, has arrived with a folder full of “evidence that vaccines cause autism,” and he’s not afraid to …
Newly Discovered Microbe Does Something Textbooks Say Is Impossible: It Lives Without Mitochondria
ScienceAlert - DAVID NIELD
According to established scientific knowledge, complex cells (called eukaryotic cells) can't survive without mitochondria - tiny organelles that …
One out of three antibiotic prescriptions in the US is 'unnecessary,' a study finds
Business Insider
Experts say overuse of antibiotics leads to more antibiotic-resistant infections -- affecting two million people and killing 23,000 each year in the United States alone, according to the report in the
Another Yosemite Visitor May Have Plague
Outside Magazine - The Editors
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is investigating a reported case of plague in a recent visitor to Yosemite National Park, according to a Tuesday press release from the department. It
Ebola in Sierra Leone: after 4,000 deaths, outbreak all but over
The Guardian - Sarah Boseley in Freetown
Photograph: Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post Josephine Sesay carries a seven-month old girl, who died in November 2014, from the Race Course area of Freetown. 84 http://media.guim.co.uk/fd4aaaad2c0b00c7314352eed14444adc736082d/0_323_4927_2957/140.jpg
The Ebola Outbreak Is Only Getting Worse
thewire.com - Russell Berman
This article is from the archive of our partner . The spread of the Ebola outbreak is accelerating, with more cases reported in the past week than any …
Ebola has 'upper hand' says US health official
apnewsarchive.com - JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Ebola still has the “upper hand” in the outbreak that has killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa, but experts have the …
Scientists hail creation of working organ made from laboratory cells
The Guardian - Press Association
British scientists produce working thymus, a vital immune system 'nerve centre' located near the heart Reprogrammed cells created in a laboratory have been used to build a complete and functional organ
Food Poisoning
5 Foods Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning | HuffPost Life
HuffPost - The Huffington Post
Weird Microbes Thrive In Asphalt Lake And Sunless Glacial Water
Popular Science - By Francie Diep
Life on Earth -- in unexpected places. Over the past week, scientists have published the results of studies analyzing two very strange -- and very different -- lakes. One is Pitch Lake, a lake made of
Doctors Aren't Sure How To Stop Africa's Deadliest Ebola Outbreak
NPR - Michaeleen Doucleff
When an Ebola outbreak lasts for months and continues to show up in new cities, health officials take notice. That's exactly what's happening in West Africa. An outbreak that started in Guinea last February
Ebola outbreak spreads as toll reaches 337
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
World Health Organization says "one of most challenging" Ebola outbreaks ever is spreading in West Africa. An Ebola outbreak continues to spread in three West African countries, and the death toll in outbreak
The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse
Popular Science - By Jason Tetro
Alcohol consumption has been a part of human activity for millennia though not everyone does so responsibly. Back in the 1800s, public health officials first took note of the issue of alcohol abuse, which
Scientists Discover Carbon Cycle Is Out Of Whack
NPR - Christopher Joyce
Scientists who track carbon say the way it cycles from the atmosphere back to earth and into plants and animals has apparently changed. It could be the whole planetary carbon treadmill is speeding up.
Scientists find new way to combat drug resistance in skin cancer
medicalxpress.com
Rapid resistance to vemurafenib – a treatment for a type of advanced melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer – could be prevented by blocking a …
Soil microbe secrets could help halt superbugs
futurity.org - Michael Purdy-WUSTL
Microbes in soil may help identify ways to reduce gene-sharing among infectious bacteria, which could slow the spread of drug-resistant …
Extra-hairy microbes make biodiesel sustainable
futurity.org - Layne Cameron-Michigan State
With the help of Geobacter microbes, biodiesel plants may be able to stop creating hazardous wastes and eliminate fossil fuel from their production …
Antibiotic-resistant bugs need global response, say health experts
The Guardian - Ian Sample
Public health experts have called on world leaders to establish a global organisation to fight the rising threat from drug-resistant bugs. Antibiotic-resistant pathogens have reached every country, with
New vaccine approach imprisons malaria parasite in blood cells
Reuters - by Will Dunham
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists seeking a vaccine against malaria, which kills a child every minute in Africa, have developed a promising new approach intended to imprison the disease-causing parasites
Painful and rapid spread of new virus in Caribbean
apnewsarchive.com - EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (AP) — They suffer searing headaches, a burning fever and so much pain in their joints they can barely walk or use …
Fatal Superbugs: Antibiotics Losing Effectiveness, WHO Says
National Geographic - Susan Brink
"Genetics is working against us, almost like a science-fiction story." 2 Minute Read The spread of superbugs—bacteria that have changed in ways that render antibiotics ineffective against them—is a serious
Virus programmed to unlock and kill cancer
futurity.org - Mike Williams-Rice
Bioengineers have designed a virus that on its own is benign. However, when it encounters certain enzymes, it “unlocks” to deliver cancer-killing …
First life forms to pass on artificial DNA engineered by US scientists
The Guardian - Ian Sample
The first living organism to carry and pass down to future generations an expanded genetic code has been created by American scientists, paving the way for a host of new life forms whose cells carry synthetic
Penguins Found With Bird Flu Virus, For The First Time
Popular Science - By Douglas Main
The penguins don't appear to be sickened. Adélie penguins can get the flu. New research shows that three percent of the birds, which live in colonies in Antarctica, harbor influenza viruses, of a type
Lethal parasite evolved from pond scum
phys.org - University of British Columbia
A genomic investigation by University of British Columbia researchers has revealed that a lethal parasite infecting a wide range of insects actually …
Q&A: Polio's History—and Why It's Again Becoming a Threat
National Geographic - Susan Brink
Poverty and war have helped spur cross-border outbreaks. 3 Minute Read After more than half a century of increasingly successful efforts to eradicate polio, the paralyzing and sometimes fatal disease staging
WHO warns of risk to Syrian refugees as Mers virus cases increase sharply
The Guardian - Martin Chulov
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold urgent talks next week on the often fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) virus, after a sharp increase in infections in Saudi Arabia, and the first
Tuberculosis Roars Back With A Deadly Edge
NPR - Michaeleen Doucleff
Two weeks ago, 12-year-old Nokubheka's mother died from drug-resistant tuberculosis. "I love singing and dancing to the song," Nokubheka says as she marches around in a hot pink skirt and sweatshirt. I'm
How Effective Is This Year’s Flu Vaccine?
Popular Science - By Brooke Borel
Earlier today, estimates for the current flu vaccine’s effectiveness published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The research suggests the vaccine

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12-Year-Old “Scientist” Claims to Have Folder Full of Evidence Against Vaccines

Newly Discovered Microbe Does Something Textbooks Say Is Impossible: It Lives Without Mitochondria

One out of three antibiotic prescriptions in the US is 'unnecessary,' a study finds

Another Yosemite Visitor May Have Plague

Ebola in Sierra Leone: after 4,000 deaths, outbreak all but over

The Ebola Outbreak Is Only Getting Worse

Ebola has 'upper hand' says US health official

Scientists hail creation of working organ made from laboratory cells

5 Foods Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning | HuffPost Life

Weird Microbes Thrive In Asphalt Lake And Sunless Glacial Water

Doctors Aren't Sure How To Stop Africa's Deadliest Ebola Outbreak

Ebola outbreak spreads as toll reaches 337

The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse

Scientists Discover Carbon Cycle Is Out Of Whack

Scientists find new way to combat drug resistance in skin cancer

Soil microbe secrets could help halt superbugs

Extra-hairy microbes make biodiesel sustainable

Antibiotic-resistant bugs need global response, say health experts

New vaccine approach imprisons malaria parasite in blood cells

Painful and rapid spread of new virus in Caribbean

Fatal Superbugs: Antibiotics Losing Effectiveness, WHO Says

Virus programmed to unlock and kill cancer

First life forms to pass on artificial DNA engineered by US scientists

Penguins Found With Bird Flu Virus, For The First Time

Lethal parasite evolved from pond scum

Q&A: Polio's History—and Why It's Again Becoming a Threat

WHO warns of risk to Syrian refugees as Mers virus cases increase sharply

Tuberculosis Roars Back With A Deadly Edge

How Effective Is This Year’s Flu Vaccine?