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A genetic variant that is linked to faster progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified in a genome-wide association study.
- September 08, 2023Source: This Week in Microbiology
On this Week in Microbiology (TWiM), Michelle Swanson and the TWiM team discuss [minute 32] the identification of a deadly bacterial strain causing widespread deaths of newborns in Uganda.
- September 04, 2023Source: The Telegraph
Thousands of babies in the central African country develop post-infectious hydrocephalus (PIH) every year, many of whom go on to die. In June, the Lancet Microbe published the results of research in Uganda. A bacteria (Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus) was identified as the predominant infection agent for both neonatal sepsis and the subsequent PIH that developed in new-born babies.
- July 06, 2023
On June 19, 2023, after 16 years of persistent pursuit of answers, the team published a landmark paper in The Lancet Microbe detailing the results of three linked studies, conclusively identifying the Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus bacteria as responsible for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda.
- March 14, 2023Source: Nature
Fifty years since the basis of magnetic resonance imaging was published, MRI scanners remain expensive — and impractical in many countries. Here’s how we are making them smaller and less costly.
- February 22, 2023Source: Science
Portable low-field scanners could revolutionize medical imaging in nations rich and poor—if doctors embrace them
- February 14, 2023
In a new paper published in the Journal of Neural Engineering, researchers have pinpointed the biological mechanism behind temperature warming in the brain due to brain stimulation devices.
- July 20, 2022
Yale School of Medicine Welcomes Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, as Vice Chair of Global Health in Neurosurgery