The human body is filled with friendly bacteria. However, some of these microorganisms, such as Veillonella parvula, may be too nice. These peaceful bacteria engage in a one-sided relationship with pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis, helping the germ multiply and cause gum disease, according to a new University at Buffalo-led study. The human body is filled with...
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI IMAGE: Bingfang Yan is a professor at the University of Cincinnati’s James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy. Yan’s UC laboratory studies how drugs are metabolized in the body to see if certain people should or should not use the drug or use it at a different dose. He has, for decades, been...
by Maxine Myers, Imperial College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A condition that causes loss of vertigo perception and imbalance has been diagnosed in traumatic brain injury patients for the first time. In a clinical study led by researchers at Imperial College London and clinicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, out of 37 patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI),...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Dec 28 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic of glucagon for injection USP, 1 mg/vial packaged in an emergency kit, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar), which may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus. The drug is also indicated as...
Well, this is a first. Looks like the clap has decided to clap back. LOL. See what I did there? Okay, okay, bad joke I’ll stop. But, this is pretty funny if you ask me. 2020 and this coronavirus pandemic just keeps throwing rocks our way. Apparently, a new strain of Gonorrhea is infecting patients...
ELSEVIER Philadelphia, December 29, 2020 – Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable. Treatments and outcomes could potentially be improved if doctors could better predict who would develop PTSD. Now, researchers using...
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET IMAGE: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR JUAN JESUS CARRERO, PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS AT KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET IN SWEDEN. v CREDIT: ULF SIRBORN. Small studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons with advanced chronic kidney disease, and physicians therefore often stop the treatment in such...
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One of the many wonders—and mysteries—of human biology is the complex response of the innate immune system, which is known for its swiftness in annihilating invading pathogens and capacity to mount an explosive inflammatory response. The body’s ability to rapidly sense and react to infiltrating...
by Sylvia Hui A view of an empty Regent Street, during what would normally be the Boxing Day sales. Boxing Day spending is expected to fall by more than a quarter compared with a year ago, after extensive new COVID-19 restrictions forced non-essential retailers to close, in London, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via...
WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment, which involves injecting a small amount of a patient’s own blood to release various growth factors from platelets, continues to increase in popularity. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has tracked the procedure since 2015 and reports a 25 percent increase in cosmetic PRP use in the last...
