US attorney general slams 'epidemic' of leaks to media
Leaks of classified information under Donald Trump's presidency have reached "epidemic proportions," US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday.
Internet
Nov 14, 2017
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News tagged with epidemic
Biological consequences of climate change on epidemics may be scale-dependent
Conventional thinking holds that current climate warming will increase the prevalence and transmission of disease. However, a recent study led by Prof. ZHANG Zhibin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Nils Christian ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2017
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First insight into the architecture of viral filaments in Rift Valley Fever virus
Researchers at the Universities of St Andrews and Glasgow have made a significant step forward in tackling a viral disease which causes frequent epidemics in Africa and could spread to Europe due to global warming.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 21, 2017
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Whole genome sequencing identifies cause of zoonotic epidemic
For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to identify the cause of a zoonotic infection that sparked a national epidemic. In a study published this week in mBio, an open-access journal of the American ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 1, 2017
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Open Science Prize goes to software tool for tracking viral outbreaks
After three rounds of competition—one of which involved a public vote—a software tool developed by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Basel to track Zika, Ebola and other viral ...
Other
Feb 28, 2017
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Drought identified as key to severity of West Nile virus epidemics
A study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers has found that drought dramatically increases the severity of West Nile virus epidemics in the United States, although populations affected by large outbreaks acquire immunity that ...
Ecology
Feb 7, 2017
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Material scientist invents breath monitor to detect flu
Perena Gouma, a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, has published an article in the journal Sensors that describes her invention of a hand-held breath monitor ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 31, 2017
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Non-native insects change more than native host plant survival
When non-native herbivores invade new geographic regions, the consequences can be devastating to the native plants. Epidemic levels of herbivory damage may ensue because the delicate biological interactions that keep everything ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2016
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'Game on for Pokémon Go,' says The BMJ pundit
Game on for Pokémon Go, The BMJ's weekly GP columnist says today in a light-hearted look.
Software
Aug 10, 2016
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Here's why the epidemic strain of C. difficile is so deadly—and a way to stop it
A new, epidemic strain of C. difficile is proving alarmingly deadly, and new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine not only explains why but also suggests a way to stop it.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 1, 2016
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