What is Monkeypox -- how do you get and prevent it?
Monkeypox is a rare infection caused by a virus that circulates in some animals in forested areas of Central and West Africa.
top of page
The Brighter Side of News features good news, compassionate news and inspirational news from around the world
Sign up for the Brighter Side of News newsletter
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 4, 2022
Cancer-killing virus injected into human for the first time
The oncolytic virus has been shown to shrink colon, lung, breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer tumors in preclinical laboratory models.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 3, 2022
No more flu for you? Discovery blocks influenza virus’ replication in cells
Researchers have just found a way to block one strain of the influenza virus from accessing a human protein it needs to replicate in cells.
Joseph Shavit
- May 24, 2022
World First: Scientists just injected a human with a cancer-killing virus
The virus has been designed specifically to kill cancer and works by enhancing the body's immune response against cancer cells.
Joseph Shavit
- May 3, 2022
Smartphone-powered microchip powers at-home medical diagnostic testing
Research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 22, 2022
Researchers find vaccine cuts cervical cancer by 87%
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by 87% in women who were offered the jab between the ages of 12-13.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 17, 2022
Viral mimicry can trick the body to treat breast cancer
Viral mimicry, tricks the body into thinking that it has a viral infection, stimulating immune responses that can help the body fight cancer
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 13, 2022
Scientists discover 9 new coronaviruses using $24,000 Amazon supercomputer
The Serratus Project is a supercomputing collaboration that analyzed close to 6 million biological samples, or 20 million gigabytes of data.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 17, 2021
‘Good virus’ may help scientists treat incurable eye disorders
Researchers from West Virginia University are studying how a benign virus can make new treatments for eye diseases possible.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 6, 2021
Researchers find surprising benefit to the immune system following infection
The human body’s immune system weakens over time, making older adults more susceptible to infections and leaving scientists with a dilemma.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 16, 2021
Revolutionary pneumonia treatment overcomes bacterial resistance with 'EEZE'
Researchers at the NIH have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 5, 2021
Researchers find HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer by 87%
Researchers have revealed the HPV vaccination programme prevented approximately 450 cervical cancers and 17,200 pre-cancers by mid 2019.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 4, 2021
Hand washing and sanitizing not enough: Close that toilet lid after flushing!
Researchers assessed 38 different studies from 13 countries on the risk of infectious disease transmission in public washrooms.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 24, 2021
Antibodies found to block specific viruses that cause arthritis, brain infections
Alphaviruses — mosquito-borne viruses that can trigger brain infections and arthritis — may have met their match.
bottom of page