Category: Education
Patients with sepsis carry little-known inflammatory disease particle
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), California, have found a new type of particle in the human bloodstream that appears to be related to inflammatory disease. These sausage-shaped particles are created by neutrophils within the body and are […]
Anxiety associated with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s
A study conducted by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), US, has found an association between anxiety and an increased rate of progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to the much more debilitating Alzheimer’s disease. Feelings of […]
Growing assault on lung health when cooking with wood, researchers find
Cooking with biomass fuel such as wood or dry brush causes significant lung damage compared to cleaner-burning liquefied petroleum gas fuels, according to research by a multidisciplinary team from India and the US. Investigating the impact of cookstove pollutants in […]
Improving awareness of fertility/pregnancy issues in young breast cancer patients
Fertility preservation and pregnancy-related issues are among the priority concerns of female breast cancer patients, many of whom have been diagnosed with the hormonally-driven disease before having completed their reproductive plans. Despite the marked increase in fertility preservation and feasibility […]
Scientists suggest beta-blockers as cancer, COVID-19 treatment
Beta-2 blockers such as Propranolol have been found to suppress inflammation and the spread of cancer in the lung, according to cancer researcher Dr. Nirmal Robinson at the Centre for Cancer Biology, the University of South Australia. These beta-2 blockers […]
Key protein protects blood stem cells from premature aging
Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) produce other blood and immune cells, and ramp up production when an infection strikes – scientists from the UK have now identified how the HSCs protect themselves during the arduous task. A protein, YTHDF2 for short, […]
“Killer couch chemicals” causes diabetes in mice offspring
Household chemicals or flame retardants called PBDEs, commonly added to furniture, upholstery, and electronics to prevent fires, causes diabetes in mice exposed to the chemical while in the womb or as breastfeeding babies. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside […]
Researchers design bloodless solution to test for malaria
Researchers at Rice University in Texas, US, have engineered a new bandage-like microneedle patch that can analyse and detect key markers of malaria. The life-threatening disease caused by parasites is responsible for hundreds of thousands of global deaths each year; […]
Certain gut-bacteria found to protect from radiation damage
A novel study by US researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has offered incredible new insights into the relationship between cancer and the gut microbiome – a specific species of gut bacteria has been […]
Happiness neurotransmitter linked to bigger, highly-developed brain
Serotonin, or the happiness neurotransmitter, has a crucial role to play in brain development – researchers have found that it acts as a growth factor for basal progenitors in part of the developing human, but not mouse, brain. Known as […]
