When Elko County commissioners rejected a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could have helped the county create a health department or health district, Kayla Hopkins pleaded with them to reconsider. Hopkins, who has lived…

Mitochondria, famously known as the powerhouse of the cell, are important cellular structures that are vital for their role of generating energy. Mitochondria are "dynamic", meaning they constantly fuse together and split apart. They contain a small amount of genetic…

Preserving and restoring natural habitats could prevent pathogens that originate in wildlife from spilling over into domesticated animals and humans, according to two new companion studies. The research, based in Australia, found that when bats experience loss of winter habitat…

The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals could be greatly reduced thanks to research by The University of Queensland and Queensland Health. A team including Dr. Patrick Harris and Dr. Brian Forde from UQ’s Center for Clinical Research used…

As many as 1.35 billion young people worldwide are at risk of hearing loss due to “unsafe listening,” a new study shows. The study found that as many as 1 in 4 people ages 12 to 34 are exposed to…

In an innovative study, researchers from HSE University, RAN Institute of Linguistics, and the the Pirogov Center measured and analyzed high-frequency oscillations (HFO) in different regions of the brain. An automated detector predicted seizure outcomes based on HFO rates with…

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian health authorities have recommended against getting a fifth COVID-19 vaccine shot, even as they urged those eligible to sign up for their remaining booster doses as the country’s latest COVID wave grows rapidly. Average daily cases…

With what some are calling a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, the influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, already soaring in many parts of the country, the holiday season will come with some tough decisions again this year: Should you…

(Reuters) -Three Ebola vaccine candidates for a planned clinical trial are expected to be shipped to Uganda next week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. The candidates include vaccines under development by the University of Oxford…

Are looking for a way to give back this Giving Tuesday? The best part about Giving Tuesday is that there’s SO MANY ways to give back. And though we may be a little bias, we think helping animals in need…