disease Archive
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![Tuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image003-115x115.jpg "CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?")
CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsTuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […] -
![Sickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and is caused by a genetic mutation that produces abnormal hemoglobin, which clumps together making sickle-, or […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sickle_cell_anaemia-115x115.jpg "First case of gene therapy curing a common genetic disorder")
First case of gene therapy curing a common genetic disorder
Posted on March 15, 2017 | No CommentsSickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and is caused by a genetic mutation that produces abnormal hemoglobin, which clumps together making sickle-, or […] -
![A new strain of wheat rust could be poised to spread across Europe and the Mediterranean, covering leaves and stems with a rusty brown growth. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/WEB_Flag-leaf-stem-infected-115x115.jpg "Rusty risk to European wheat")
Rusty risk to European wheat
Posted on February 11, 2017 | No CommentsA new strain of wheat rust could be poised to spread across Europe and the Mediterranean, covering leaves and stems with a rusty brown growth. […] -
![Prions are infectious agents comprised of proteins that can fold in many ways and still be functional. They cause other, normal proteins to fold into […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/prt-115x115.png "Infectious proteins found in bacteria")
Infectious proteins found in bacteria
Posted on January 23, 2017 | No CommentsPrions are infectious agents comprised of proteins that can fold in many ways and still be functional. They cause other, normal proteins to fold into […] -
![The Zika virus could spread to parts of Europe this summer, with areas around the Black Sea and the island of Madeira being the most […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/640px-Aedes_aegypti-115x115.jpg "Zika may reach Europe")
Zika may reach Europe
Posted on May 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Zika virus could spread to parts of Europe this summer, with areas around the Black Sea and the island of Madeira being the most […] -
![A recent study has shown that common antibiotics such as ampicillin do not work in more than half of all cases of urinary tract infections […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/e-coli-bacteria-115x115.jpg "Antibiotics beginning to fail against common childhood infections")
Antibiotics beginning to fail against common childhood infections
Posted on March 20, 2016 | No CommentsA recent study has shown that common antibiotics such as ampicillin do not work in more than half of all cases of urinary tract infections […] -
![A new method of cancer treatment revealed that targets its weaknesses… In 2012 Cancer Research UK reported 161,823 deaths from cancer in the UK alone. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Cancer_cells-_death_step_1-115x115.jpg "Cancer’s ‘Achilles heel’ revealed")
Cancer’s ‘Achilles heel’ revealed
Posted on March 7, 2016 | No CommentsA new method of cancer treatment revealed that targets its weaknesses… In 2012 Cancer Research UK reported 161,823 deaths from cancer in the UK alone. […] -
![Worldwide in 2012 there were 14.1 million cases of cancer and 8.2 million deaths. Macmillan warns that by 2020 almost one in two people will […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/10080374656_1d802535cb_z-115x115.jpg "A Cure for Cancer ?")
A Cure for Cancer ?
Posted on February 24, 2016 | No CommentsWorldwide in 2012 there were 14.1 million cases of cancer and 8.2 million deaths. Macmillan warns that by 2020 almost one in two people will […] -
![Currently, many places in the world have an ageing population. This means there is an increase in the average age of the population and an […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2187905205_158290644d_z-1-115x115.jpg "The Decline of Dementia")
The Decline of Dementia
Posted on February 16, 2016 | No CommentsCurrently, many places in the world have an ageing population. This means there is an increase in the average age of the population and an […] -
![Researchers in Kobe, Japan have succeeded in growing new retinal tissue, with the hope of curing an inherited condition, called retinitis pigmentosa. Affected individuals are born with […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/249386082_c7693b8e93_z-115x115.jpg "Could Stem Cells Cure Blindness?")
Could Stem Cells Cure Blindness?
Posted on January 6, 2016 | No CommentsResearchers in Kobe, Japan have succeeded in growing new retinal tissue, with the hope of curing an inherited condition, called retinitis pigmentosa. Affected individuals are born with […] -
![Our waistlines seem to be ever expanding with 64% of adults in the UK classified as being obese or overweight. This leads to many major […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/16394444358_b8204aa298_z-115x115.jpg "Willpower from the Liver")
Willpower from the Liver
Posted on January 5, 2016 | No CommentsOur waistlines seem to be ever expanding with 64% of adults in the UK classified as being obese or overweight. This leads to many major […] -
![With the growing rise of antibiotic resistance there is a clear and desperate need for alternative treatments. Recently, scientists have turned to nature to look […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Mother Nature’s Alternative Antibiotics")
Mother Nature’s Alternative Antibiotics
Posted on June 4, 2015 | No CommentsWith the growing rise of antibiotic resistance there is a clear and desperate need for alternative treatments. Recently, scientists have turned to nature to look […] -
![The devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cocaine-Addiction-Treatment-115x115.jpg "Addiction: Disease or Choice?")
Addiction: Disease or Choice?
Posted on June 4, 2015 | 316 CommentsThe devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […] -
![A genetic study of typhoid has shown that nearly half of infections are now caused by a single antibiotic-resistant strain. Typhoid infects more than 20 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x169-115x115.jpg "Resistant Typhoid Strain Dominates Infections")
Resistant Typhoid Strain Dominates Infections
Posted on May 20, 2015 | No CommentsA genetic study of typhoid has shown that nearly half of infections are now caused by a single antibiotic-resistant strain. Typhoid infects more than 20 […]
