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Simple pH adjustment may enable a preventative COVID-19 nasal and throat spray
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Simple pH adjustment may enable a preventative COVID-19 nasal and throat spray

JANUARY 7, 2022 by Ken Kingery,  Duke University David Needham working on new formulations for niclosamide that could help prevent COVID-19 treatments according to early-stage benchtop studies. Credit: David Needham, Duke University Mechanical engineering and materials science professor David Needham has shown that a slight increase in solution pH might be all it takes to turn...

Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B
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Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B

by Kobe University A research group led by Professor Mori Yasuko (of the Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine) has revealed that the HHV-6B glycoprotein complex gH/gL/gQ1/gQ2 is an effective vaccine candidate for human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B). There are still no methods to treat or prevent HHV-6B...

An aspirin a day keeps the bowel doctor away
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An aspirin a day keeps the bowel doctor away

by Newcastle University A regular dose of aspirin to reduce the risk of inherited bowel cancer lasts at least 10 years after stopping treatment, research has revealed. The international trial—known as CAPP2—involved patients with Lynch syndrome from around the world and revealed that two aspirins a day, for an average of two and a half...

Legal Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain: study
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Legal Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain: study

by University of New Mexico Researchers examine the effectiveness of consuming hemp oil extracted from the whole Cannabis plant using a chronic neuropathic pain animal model. Researchers at The University of New Mexico (UNM) showed that legal Cannabis hemp oil reduced mechanical pain sensitivity 10-fold for several hours in mice with chronic post-operative neuropathic pain....

Metastudy says aspirin lowers risk of some cancers, but questions remain
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Metastudy says aspirin lowers risk of some cancers, but questions remain

By Rich Haridy April 16, 2020 A new study is presenting the most current meta-analysis of published observational research investigating whether long-term aspirin use reduces the risk of developing digestive tract cancers. While the results suggest aspirin may help prevent some cancers, some experts question how useful this kind of associational study is, particularly when...

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Immune system discovery could lead to preventative drugs for allergies

The immune system is incredibly important, thanks to its role in fighting off dangerous invaders in our bodies. But sometimes it gets it wrong, targeting harmless proteins from things like nuts or dairy products and triggering allergic reactions that ironically can themselves be fatal. Now, researchers from Michigan State University have identified a mechanism that...