Research provides a possible new reason why human disease burden increases so sharply from the sixth decade of life onward…
New global warming model highlights strong impact of social learning
A new climate modeling approach suggests that social processes strongly affect global warming predictions, and mitigation efforts should account for…
Are American Zika strains more virulent than Pacific and Asian strains?
Researchers comparing American, Pacific and Southeast Asian subtypes of Zika virus have concluded that the American-subtype strain has the highest…
Scientists edge closer to root causes of multiple sclerosis
Researchers have found mutations in 12 genes believed to be largely responsible for the onset of multiple sclerosis in families…
Drug makes tumors more susceptible to chemo
Researchers have discovered a potential drug compound that can block a mutagenic DNA repair pathway that helps cancer cells survive…
An Australian Doctor’s Dream: Curing America’s Opioid Curse
Dr. George O’Neil has implanted a device he invented into thousands of Australians who abuse opioids. But is it an…
Longer-Term Assessment of Azithromycin for Reducing Childhood Mortality in Africa
The MORDOR I trial (Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès avec un Oeil sur la Résistance) showed that twice-yearly azithromycin…
Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis
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Hope and Humility for Azithromycin
Azithromycin, which was discovered by Croatian scientists in 1980, has broad antimicrobial activity. Its seeming broad-spectrum activity led its discoverers…
Macrolide Resistance in MORDOR I — A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Niger
To the Editor: Mass administration of azithromycin reduced childhood mortality in the trials MORDOR (Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès…