A Speyside distillery, village and hotel share the name Craigellachie, meaning “rocky hill”. Perched above the confluence of ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation), caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, caused by HSV types 1 and 2, is the most common sporadic viral encephalitis worldwide, with an annual incidence of around 2·2–4·6 per million people.1 Before ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for ...

BOLOGNA, Italy and MUNICH, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alfasigma S.p.A. ("Alfasigma"), a global pharmaceutical company, and Innovative Molecules GmbH ("Innovative Molecules"), a clinical-stage ...

One classroom interaction that has spread on the web in the UK was not about conflict, but about the silent confidence, composure, and respect shown by the young girl in class. In the video, which has ...

The findings mark the first documented detection of bat-origin orthoreovirus—a kind of double-stranded RNA virus—in human cases of acute respiratory illness and encephalitis in Bangladesh. The study ...

Sienna Dunion developed a rare brain disease after falling unwell with flu (Supplied) Four-year-old Sienna Dunion was diagnosed with Acute Necrotising Encephalitis (ANE), a rare and severe brain ...

For the first time in three years, the presence of Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected in rural Victoria. Japanese encephalitis virus has reared its head once again on Aussie shores, with ...

Health authorities are moving quickly to reduce the risk to the community, working with the local council to treat mosquito breeding sites in the area. Japanese encephalitis is a rare but potentially ...

Aussies have been urged to remain vigilant this summer after a deadly mosquito-borne virus was detected in regional Victoria. The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been found in mosquitoes caught ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...