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Antimicrobial and antifungal resistance is a major public health problem worldwide. A study suggests that the solution may come from the tiny bodies of insects, or more accurately, from the microbiota that they host.

New research reveals that an experimental PET (positron emission tomography) scan on living people is able to detect abnormal brain tissue—called tau protein—in patterns similar to those found in the brains of deceased people diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy after death.

Multiple new genes involved in hearing loss have been revealed in a large study of mouse mutants. The new genes identified reveal the metabolic pathways and regulatory processes involved in hearing.

Researchers are using earthquakes generated when icebergs break away—felt hundreds of kilometres off—to measure ice loss from glaciers, extent of which cannot be measured through satellite observation.

Researchers have identified ketamine-induced brain-related changes that are responsible for maintaining the remission of behaviors related to depression in mice – findings that may help researchers develop interventions that promote lasting remission of depression in humans.

A new technique for the decontamination of organs before transplantation using ultraviolet and red light irradiation has been developed.

The FDA warned that some tools — such as apps on a smartphone marketed to coaches or parents for use during sporting events — have not been reviewed by the FDA for safety and efficacy and could result in an incorrect diagnosis, potentially leading to a person with a serious head injury returning to their normal activities instead of getting medical care.

Scientists at the University of Huddersfield aim to minimize, or eliminate completely, the hair loss that is one of the most distressing side-effects of cancer treatment. They aim to achieve this by combining scalp cooling – already shown to be effective in half of all cases – with a specially formulated shampoo or lotion that could be applied to the scalp.

Researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health.

Despite substantial gains in vaccine coverage, progress has been far from universal in African nations.