Black Death: A Clue to Where the Plague Originated
By fishing shards of bacterial DNA from the teeth of bodies in a cemetery, researchers found the starting point for the plague that devastated Eurasia, they say. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Bubonic Plague Epidemics Kyrgyzstan Cemeteries History (Academic Subject) Teeth and Dentistry Archaeology and Anthropology Nature (Journal) Research Source Type: news
Mystery of Black Death ’s origins solved, say researchers
International team link spike in deaths at cemeteries in Kyrgyzstan in 1300s to start of plague pandemicResearchers believe they have solved the nearly 700-year-old mystery of the origins of the Black Death, the deadliest pandemicin recorded history, which swept through Europe, Asia and north Africa in the mid-14th century.At least tens of millions of people died when bubonic plague tore across the continents, probably by spreading along trade routes. Despite intense efforts to uncover the source of the outbreak, the lack of firm evidence has left the question open.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Bubonic plague Science Epidemics Society World news Research Source Type: news
800-year-old graves pinpoint where the Black Death began
The Syriac engraving on the medieval tombstone was tantalizing: “This is the tomb of the believer Sanmaq. [He] died of pestilence.” Sanmaq, who was buried in 1338 near Lake Issyk Kul in what is now northern Kyrgyzstan, was one of many victims of the unnamed plague. By scrutinizing field notes and more photos from the Russian team that had excavated the graves in the 1880s, historian Philip Slavin found that at least 118 people from Sanmaq’s Central Asian trading community died in the epidemic.
Slavin was on the trail of the origin of the Black Death, which devastated Europe a decade after the Kyrgyzstan burials...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 15, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Monkeypox isn ’t the disease we should be worried about | John Vidal
Climate change is likely to exacerbate the rapid spread of viruses and pathogens as humans encroach on the natural worldIn the past three weeks there have been nearly 100 cases and 18 human deaths from arare tick-borne disease in Iraq; afourth case of the Ebola virus and more than 100 cases of bubonic plague have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and just two years after Africa was declared free of wild polio, new cases have turned up inMalawi and Mozambique. A dangerous strain of typhus is circulating in Nepal, India and China. There are alarming outbreaks on several continents of mosquito diseases such as m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: John Vidal Tags: Monkeypox Infectious diseases Microbiology Science World news Farming Animals Environment Source Type: news
Did the ‘Black Death’ Really Kill Half of Europe? New Research Says No.
Looking at ancient deposits of pollen as markers of agricultural activity, researchers found that the Black Death caused a patchwork of destruction in Europe. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carl Zimmer Tags: Plague Deaths (Fatalities) History (Academic Subject) Bubonic Plague Europe Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Bubonic Plague Putting Young Lives At Risk in DR Congo - UNICEF
[UN News] A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 25, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF
A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - August 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Researchers in Germany Sequence Genome of Bubonic Plague Bacteria Taken from Remains of Man who Lived More than 5,000 Years Ago
Advancements in genetic sequencing continue to enable microbiologists and genetic scientists to explore the origins and mutations of deadly diseases Microbiologists and researchers can now study the gene sequence of 5,000-year-old bubonic plague bacteria. The scientific team that achieved this feat of gene sequencing believes this is the oldest case of the ancient strain of […]
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Source: Dark Daily - July 30, 2021 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Digital Pathology Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine aDNA anatomic pathology ancient DNA Source Type: news
' Black Plague' Was Killing People at Least 5,000 Years Ago
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 -- The Black Death was stalking people thousands of years earlier than previously known, new evidence reveals.
The oldest strain of Yersinia pestis -- the bacteria behind the bubonic plague that may have killed as much as... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Centuries Ago, Gene Changes May Have Stopped Bubonic Plague
TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 - - After examining DNA from remains in an ancient mass grave in Germany, scientists think that genetic immunity from bubonic plague may have developed in the wake of the disease. " We found that innate immune markers increased... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Evidence suggests bubonic plague had long-term effect on human immunity genes
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Scientists examining the remains of 36 bubonic plague victims from a 16th century mass grave in Germany have found the first evidence that evolutionary adaptive processes, driven by the disease, may have conferred immunity on later generations of people from the region. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
6 Weird Ways People Tried To Cure The 1918 Influenza
It ’s almost impossible to avoid comparing the Covid-19 pandemic to the pandemics of the past, especially the bubonic plague and the 1918 flu pandemic. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 1, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Kiona N. Smith, Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Editors' Pick editors-pick Coronavirus Source Type: news
What Isaac Newton could teach us about Covid-19
Historians note that famed physicist, Sir Isaac Newton, was forced to work from home in his early 20 ’s when the bubonic plague swept through London in 1665.
A college student at the time, Newton said it was the most productive period of his life, calling it the “year of wonder,” in which he discovered the theories of gravity and motion, and even penned his early thoughts on calculus.
The y say challenging times are the perfect breeding ground for opportunity and innovation. While the last… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 18, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dr. John D. Bennett Source Type: news
What Isaac Newton could teach us about Covid-19
Historians note that famed physicist, Sir Isaac Newton, was forced to work from home in his early 20 ’s when the bubonic plague swept through London in 1665.
A college student at the time, Newton said it was the most productive period of his life, calling it the “year of wonder,” in which he discovered the theories of gravity and motion, and even penned his early thoughts on calculus.
The y say challenging times are the perfect breeding ground for opportunity and innovation. While the last… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 18, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Dr. John D. Bennett Source Type: news
Has a year of living with Covid-19 rewired our brains?
The pandemic is expected to precipitate a mental health crisis, but perhaps also a chance to approach life with new clarityShow your support for rigorous, independent Guardian journalismCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the bubonic plague spread through England in the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton fled Cambridge where he was studying for the safety of his family home in Lincolnshire. The Newtons did not live in a cramped apartment; they enjoyed a large garden with many fruit trees. In these uncertain times, out of step with ordinary life, his mind roamed free of routines and social distrac...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 13, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Paula Cocozza Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Mental health Society Science Psychology World news Medical research Neuroscience Source Type: news
