Probiotics useful in the fight against infection prevention
NEW YORK (April 26, 2018) - Probiotics may be a relatively safe, simple, and low-cost solution for preventing Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in hospital settings,...
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Biomarkers and efficacy of vaccine responses among patients treated with new MS drug
LOS ANGELES - In March 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ocrelizumab as the first treatment for both relapsing (RMS) and progressive forms...
Study could spawn better ways to combat crop-killing fungus
Credit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University About 21 million years ago, a fungus that causes a devastating disease in rice first became harmful to the food that...
Kids exposed to general anaesthestic have poorer development, literacy and numeracy scores
The new finding published today in Pediatric Anesthesia, is based on a data-linkage study of over 210,000 children in New South Wales, Australia. The 211,978...
Accepted or rejected? Uncovering how fate of B cell is determined
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - When a pathogen evades or overcomes our innate immune defenses, the adaptive immune system kicks into action. There are two...
New methods for genetics analyses and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
The two most common types of inflammatory bowel diseases are ulcerous colitis and Crohn's disease. These are diagnosed by camera inside the gut, and by...
Novel glutamine antagonist prodrugs to be developed as anticancer therapies
(Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague)) An international science team at IOCB Prague and Johns Hopkins University...
Obesity inhibits key cancer defense mechanism
Credit: Sasaki A. et al., Cell Reports, April 24, 2018 Obesity is a known risk factor for certain types of cancer, including colon, pancreatic and...
Fluoride varnish in the primary dentition can prevent caries
Whereas caries in adults and adolescents is declining, studies in children under the age of 3 have shown that caries in this age group has...
Scientists identify a potential treatment for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Credit: IDIBELL The work of researchers Francesc Viñals and Mariona Graupera at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL, Oncobell program) - Catalan Institute of Oncology...
Review finds more effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth
New evidence from a Cochrane review published today, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may be more effective than the...
Sylentis presents new results on its ophthalmological compounds at ARVO 2018
The Company presents the preclinical and clinical results from studies of three molecules for the treatment of dry eye syndrome, macular degeneration and eye allergies....
When politics affects demography: How erdogan has brought 10% more children to turkey
Credit: Paolo Tonato In the early 2000s Turkey was a country in full demographic transition. Fertility rates had dropped to replacement level and were heading...
Research finds new mechanism that can cause the spread of deadly infection
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a unique mechanism that drives the spread of a deadly infection. Cryptococcosis is a rare and deadly...
Innovative collaborative research network to be led by Wake Forest, with AFAR
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) at NIH has awarded funds, expected to total $2.5 million over three years, to the Wake Forest School of...
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