infectious disease

Big Question: What if Just One Airborne Particle Was Enough to Infect You?
Illustration of where people can be infected by many (left) or a single (right) airborne
New ecological niches for infectious diseases are being created by expansion of the world’s cities
via University of Lincoln New ecological niches for infectious diseases are being created by expansion
A series of tablets and pills can diagnose diseases without specialized training
Picture of the miniaturized heaters with various lithium mould shapes. (Photo: PNAS) “Combined with smartphone
Mobile health tool plugs into your phone to diagnose illnesses from coronavirus to malaria and more
Associate Professor Matthew Hill, Dr Mahdokht Shaibani and Professor Mainak Majumder with the lithium-sulphur battery
Could certain antidepressants provide frontline treatment for multiple infectious diseases?

Some antidepressants could potentially be used to treat a wide range of diseases caused by

Using existing smartphones to predict and curb the spread of infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

A new Imperial-led review has outlined how health workers could use existing phones to predict

A simple urine test could diagnose bacterial pneumonia and even tell if antibiotics are working

Results could also indicate whether antibiotics have successfully treated the infection. Pneumonia, a respiratory disease

A rapid and cheap way to test for infectious diseases using glow-in-the-dark paper

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Keio University today present a practicable and

Smart protein molecules that can reprogram white blood cells to better fight cancer and infectious diseases

A team of researchers has engineered smart protein molecules that can reprogram white blood cells

A significant milestone in the effort to understand pathogens responsible for some of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers collaborated with an international team of scientists to achieve a significant

A global early warning system for infectious diseases

Technologically possible, data-driven, and worthy of our investment In the recent issue of EMBO reports,