NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is little evidence that failing to complete a prescribed course of antibiotics contributes to antibiotic resistance, and it’s time for policymakers and doctors to drop this message, infectious disease experts from the UK argue in a new paper. “In day-to-day clinical practice, where we are treating opportunist pathogens, the...
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Found, the virus killing molecule to take on colds: Researchers’ breakthrough could lead to ‘exciting’ new treatment possibilities
Researchers believe they’ve found possible treatments for the common cold A study into ‘anti-microbial peptides’ found properties that combat rhinovirus Rhinovirus is the main virus that is responsible for the common cold infection The breakthrough could prove helpful to people with chronic lung conditions It is the pesky illness which causes misery for us all, with...
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What role does the gut play in type 2 diabetes?
New Rochelle, NY, August 3, 2017–In the destructive cycle that leads to and perpetuates type 2 diabetes, driven by overeating, excessive blood glucose, defective pancreatic beta cell function, and imbalances in insulin-regulating hormone levels, the gut appears to play a key role. The effects of gastric emptying rates on blood sugar levels after eating and...
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Muscle protein helps to control sleep
When it comes to sleep disorders, researchers have spent years analyzing the human brain in the search for possible treatment targets. A new study, however, suggests that one such target may actually lie in skeletal muscles. Researchers found that high levels of a protein called BMAL1 in the muscles of mice helped them to recover...
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Cell aging in lung epithelial cells
Pulmonary fibrosis can possibly be attributed to a kind of cellular aging process, which is called senescence. This has been shown by researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the German Center for Lung Research (DZL). As they report in the European Respiratory Journal, they have already successfully counteracted this mechanism in the cell culture...
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‘Origami organs’ can potentially regenerate tissues
Bioactive tissue paper made from organs is pliable enough to fold into origami structures CHICAGO – Northwestern Medicine scientists and engineers have invented a range of bioactive “tissue papers” made of materials derived from organs that are thin and flexible enough to even fold into an origami bird. The new biomaterials can potentially be used...
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Molecule in human saliva has potential for wound healing
A study published online in The FASEB Journal delves into the mystifying fact that wounds in your mouth heal faster and more efficiently than wounds elsewhere. Until now, it was understood that saliva played a part in the wound healing process, though the extent of its role was unknown. The study examined the effects of salivary peptide...
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Topical tissue nano-transfection mediates non-viral stroma reprogramming and rescue
Abstract Although cellular therapies represent a promising strategy for a number of conditions, current approaches face major translational hurdles, including limited cell sources and the need for cumbersome pre-processing steps (for example, isolation, induced pluripotency)1,2,3,4,5,6. In vivo cell reprogramming has the potential to enable more-effective cell-based therapies by using readily available cell sources (for example, fibroblasts) and...
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Research suggests type 2 diabetes could be transmitted like mad cow disease
It is estimated that about 6 percent of the world’s population suffers from type 2 diabetes. Labelled a global health epidemic by the World Health Organization, rates of the disease increased dramatically from about 30 million cases in 1985 to around 390 million by 2015. A new study has now found a previously undiscovered mechanism...
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Mind-controlled hearing aids filter out background noise by tracking the wearer’s brain activity
The technology allows the user to focus on just a single strand of conversation Monitors the user’s brain activity to determine a ‘main’ voice, which is amplified According to the researchers, this process takes approximately 10 seconds Current hearing aids are unable to determine the person who is being listened to Previous research reveals more...