A type of human encephalitis - an infection of the brain - has been known to affect the indigenous people living in the Sakha Republic of Russia since the mid-1800s. The available clinical and epidemiological evidence suggests that the disease is caused by a pathogen, but proving this has been ...

Photo Credit: David Scharf Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 22 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss possibly the most socially and politically important nematode of humans, the hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP ...

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and David Tuller On episode #119 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and journalist David Tuller converse about the state of science reporting by the press. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV119.mp3"] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #119 (43 MB .mp3, 60 minutes). Subscribe ...

Excellent description by Jonah Lehrer in "The Truth Wears Off" (The New Yorker) on the importance of confirming experimental findings in different laboratories: Before the effectiveness of a drug can be confirmed, it must be tested and tested again. Different scientists in different labs need to repeat the protocols and ...

Frederick Hayden, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, U.K., has focused on the use of antiviral agents to prevent and treat respiratory viral infections. His interests range from the use of in vitro assays to study viral susceptibility and antiviral mechanisms of action, to clinical ...