Briefings

2019 Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Advanced wastewater treatment processes remove pharmaceuticals

Air pollution and exercise

Amphibians face extinction crisis

Antibiotic polymers kill drug-resistant bacteria

Antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria

Antisense drugs target amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Arylomycin antibiotics may combat antimicrobial resistance

Asian longhorned tick is an invasive threat in the United States

Ban of coal-tar-based pavement sealants reduces PAHs in Austin, Texas

Bats are mostly unaffected by zoonotic viruses they harbor

Biodegradable metal implants

Biologics and biosimilar drugs

Cafestol and health effects

Caffeine-catalyzed biocompatible polymer gels

Cancer mortality on the decline in the United States

Cell phones identified as an exposure source of toxic flame retardants

Choosing effective mosquito repellants

Colorectal cancer increasing in young adults

Connection between Neandertal DNA and COVID-19

Consequences of global climate change on infectious disease in humans

The COVID-19 pandemic

Cranberry compound prevents antibiotic resistance in laboratory tests

Deadly heat in an era of global climate change

Designing crops for pharmaceutical uses

Drug-resistant Candida auris and Acinetobacter are serious public-health threats

Drug-resistant tuberculosis on the rise

Eastern equine encephalitis virus detected in Florida

Ebola virus crisis in 2014 and 2015

Emerging therapies for sickle cell disease

Epizootic shell disease in lobsters

Equine herpesvirus outbreak spreads among horses in Europe

Evaluations of homeopathy

Evolutionary epidemiology

Expanded range for CRISPR gene editing

Experimental Ebola vaccine is effective

Fentanyl is the leading cause of drug overdose deaths

First vaccine for malaria could help reduce childhood deaths

The Flint water crisis and its health consequences

Flu transmission and potential protection

Gold nanoparticles produced using snail mucus promote wound healing

Gut enzymes convert human blood from type A to type O

H5N1 vaccine approved by the U.S. FDA

Heroin: an addictive drug

Honeybee populations on the rise

Human diseases spread by tick, mosquito, and flea bites are escalating

Inexpensive test detects E. coli in drinking water

Intestinal wound healing impaired by fungi

Lead-isotope analysis for determining sources of fly ash in the environment

Loss of smell and long COVID may be tied to inflammation originating in nasal cells

Macular degeneration causes severe vision loss

Malodorous scents trigger involuntary, rapid avoidance behaviors in humans

Marburg virus appears in West African bats

Measles can cause loss of immune-system memory

Medical and behavioral effects of Toxoplasma gondii

A minority of U.S. manufacturers often produce a majority of toxic pollutants

Morbillivirus infection in bottlenose dolphins

New single-dose drug shortens flu symptoms

New tuberculosis vaccine under clinical investigation

Newly identified salivary glands in humans

Obesity classified as a disease

Opportunities for medical marijuana

Oropouche fever in Brazil

Osteoprotegerin holds potential as a therapeutic agent for bone disorders

Outdoor dining strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Phthalates

Possible association between depression and gut bacteria

Possible connection between autism and the gut microbiome

Possible mechanism for why pigs are less susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 virus

Potential transmission of canine influenza virus to humans

Potential use of mRNA vaccines to prevent multiple sclerosis

Potential use of psychedelic drugs to treat psychiatric disorders

Potentially potent antimalarial compound discovered

Prevention and control of dengue fever outbreaks

Published papers raise fears of H5N1 avian flu menace

Regenerative medicine as a treatment modality for organ loss

The relationship between obesity and COVID-19

Removing organic micropollutants from wastewater

Restoring dormant water systems in buildings after the COVID-19 shutdown

SARS-CoV-2 variants are a growing concern

The science behind microgreens

Searching for a COVID-19 vaccine

Shiitake mushrooms: health benefits

Smallpox found in skeletons of Vikings

Statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) may have additional beneficial effects

Surfaces coated with a common polymer may trap infectious respiratory droplets

Surgical specialties

Sustained remission of HIV after treatment

Teixobactin: first in a new class of antibiotics

Toxicological and environmental effects of polystyrene

Two experimental drugs for treating aggressive breast cancer

U.S. bans antibiotics use for enhancing growth in livestock

U.S. regulatory agency issues new safety concerns about CBD products

U.S. streams found to contain a complex brew of contaminants

Ultraviolet light for destroying coronaviruses and other pathogens in enclosed, occupied spaces

Understanding Marfan syndrome

Understanding the health benefits of chocolate flavanols

Use of CRISPR/ Cas9 in the treatment of endometrial cancer

Water treatment strategies for swimming pools

WHO declares 2022 monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency

Wild poliovirus eradicated in Africa

Wildlife diseases rise as a result of climate change