disease
Enzyme that could stop Ebola virus from spreading identified
The virus uses the host factor enzyme PP2A-B56 to start producing proteins.
Too much of video gaming to be named mental disorder: WHO
Inclusion means health care workers and doctors can now diagnose someone with the condition.
Find out why exercise slows down Parkinson's disease
Study shows exercise may slow down Parkinson's disease by turning on protective gene DJ-1, preventing abnormal protein formation in brain.
Woman who smells Parkinson's will help scientists create first diagnostic test
Joy describes Parkinson’s smell to be very thick and musky.
New breathalyser test for drugs developed
Exhaled breath contains particles carrying non-volatile substances.
Houseflies spread disease in humans: study
Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they carry hundreds of different species of harmful bacteria and may help to spread disease.
Soon, better performing disease-resistant apples
A new wave of scab-resistant apples has been developed and tested as part of a cooperative breeding program.
This man gave away $50 million for fight against Alzheimer’s
He says men in his family have suffered from Alzheimer's.
UN says plague cases in Madagascar almost doubled in 5 days
Madagascar has about 400 plague cases per year, or more than half the world’s total, according to a 2016 World Health Organization report.
World pollution deadlier than wars, disasters, hunger: study
One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 — about 9 million — could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure.