Women are more likely to die after a heart attack than men. After menopause, they face a similar or greater risk of having one than men with similar levels of coronary artery disease. Yet, despite being one of the leading causes of death among women, heart disease remains widely seen as a male problem. “Decades […]
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No organism on Earth is sterile. All living systems, from soil and plants to water and humans, are teeming with bacteria, fungi, microalgae and other microscopic life forms. Together, they make up complex ecosystems known as microbiomes. Thanks to advances in DNA sequencing and computing, scientists now have an impressive and growing catalogue of microbial […]
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Sleeping sickness has been all but eradicated, but a couple of hundred cases still continue to appear across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the second-largest country in Africa. Missing even a few could allow the disease to flare back to life. To track these cases down, mobile health teams travel from village to […]
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