The scrub typhus infection is spread by the bite of an infected larval mite (chigger). Chiggers are found on grass, plant ...

Neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by the progressive degeneration of the structure and function of the central nervous system or peripheral ...

Scrub typhus can be contracted when the insects feed on a host or through fecal intrusion into the bloodstream. Also known as tsutsugamushi disease, this infection can be severe and potentially fatal.

The incidence rate of one of the most severe forms of the disease, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, fell by almost 300 percent since 2002, going from 8.3 per 1,000 person-years to just 2.6 in 2022 ...

Having sensitive skin can sometimes feel like a curse or some nightmare that you’re waiting to wake up from. While everyone else is raving about the latest skincare products and ingredients to ...

Humans accidentally become hosts for scrub typhus when they pick up an infected larval mite while walking, sitting or lying on infested ground. It is a zoonotic disease, meaning it spreads from ...

The shellfish naturally filter water but their population has fallen rapidly over recent centuries because of overfishing, disease and pollution. Lottie Johns, who is co-leading the project with ...

What is the difference between arthritis and other rheumatic diseases? Arthritis is a group of more than 100 diseases. It is also a type of rheumatic disease. Rheumatic diseases may cause pain, ...

Scrub recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the scrubbed Wednesday, Feb. 26, early morning liftoff attempt of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 12-13 mission.

Tropical Public Health Services says the disease can become airborne when rain is heavy and is urging people to protect themselves from infection. The Cairns and Hinterland Health Service has ...

We developed an endothelial cell-specific polygenic risk score for coronary artery disease (CAD), which quantifies a currently immeasurable axis of CAD risk. This tool identifies patients who are ...