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Low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria, magnified 10,000 times. Each individual bacterium is oblong shaped. Credit: Eric Erbe, digital colorisation by Christopher Pooley, both of USDA, ARS, EMU.

Microbes with memory: why some infections fight back

27 Aug 2025

3 min read

Research summary Antimicrobial resistance

Long COVID is more than fatigue. Our new study suggests its impact is similar to a stroke or Parkinson’s

27 Aug 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19

A health worker administers the HPV vaccine to a girl in Zambia. Credit: Gavi/2023/Peter Caton

Preventive HPV vaccines work. Now a new discovery could also help eliminate existing cancers too

25 Aug 2025

2 min read

HPV Vaccine development

HPV are a common group of viruses which can infect skin and other parts of the body. Credit: Anusorn Nakdee/ Shutterstock

Skin cancer: is HPV also a potential cause?

14 Aug 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts HPV

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COVID, the flu and other viral infections can re-awaken dormant breast cancer cells, new study in mice shows

11 Aug 2025

4 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Research summary

A worker spraying disinfectant to stop the spread of coronavirus. Credit: Gelefin/Shutterstock.com

The contagion scale: which diseases spread fastest?

5 Aug 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Measles

A health worker preparing Covid-19 vaccination for a young girl who came for the vaccination in a government vaccination center in F9 Park Islamabad, Pakistan, this is the only facility in the country where people can ask to be administered a vaccine of their choice. Credit: Gavi/Asad Zaidi

Did the pandemic increase vaccine confidence?

31 Jul 2025

4 min read

COVID-19 Research summary

A child receives a free malaria test in Lagos, Nigeria. Credit: Emma Houston/Xinhua via Getty Images

First malaria treatment for babies is a major step to ending the disease in Africa – biochemist

31 Jul 2025

5 min read

Cross-posts Malaria

Phages (red) attacking a bacterium (green). nobeastsofierce/Shutterstock.com

How ancient viruses could help fight antibiotic resistance

30 Jul 2025

4 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

Warning signage for suspected cases of measles is seen outside the main entrance of Woodstock General Hospital in Woodstock, Ont., on May 22, 2025. Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS, Nicole Osborne

How falling vaccination rates are fuelling the antibiotic resistance crisis

29 Jul 2025

4 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

Syringe extracts vaccine dose. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Major new study finds no health risks from aluminium in childhood vaccines

24 Jul 2025

4 min read

Vaccine safety Facts and information

A child is vaccinated by a Health Extension Worker in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Credit: Gavi/2024/Mulugeta Ayene

Worried about measles? Here are seven things you need to know

23 Jul 2025

5 min read

Measles

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