The incurable condition affects 1.3 million in the US and 300,000 in the UK It causes stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhea, weight loss, extreme tiredness Normally, sufferers are warned to avoid red meat and dairy to ease symptoms But a study shows they contain an amino acid that boost immune cells in the gut Red meat...
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Reach for tea, red wine and blueberries to prevent flu taking hold! Scientists reveal they are packed full of one key ingredient to boost the immune system
Flavanoids – found in berries – are known for their immune boosting effects Now it’s been found they interact with a certain gut microbe to prevent severe flu This process did not stop mice from catching the highly contagious infection But it prevented them getting a severe bout of the flu, say Missouri researchers Natural compounds...
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Why is scorpion antivenin so affordable in Mexico, but not in America?
ARIZONA – The Nogales border checkpoint separates the United States from Mexico. It only takes a few seconds to walk south from Arizona, through a gate in the middle of a hallway, ending up in a foreign country. About 20 steps into Mexico, you stumble into the first business south of the border. It’s one...
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New antibiotic has potential to transform ‘arms race’ against resistant diseases – including super-gonorrhoea
Drug closthioamide has been found to be effective against super-gonorrhoea STI in danger of becoming untreatable and resistant to current antibiotics It is rapidly spreading globally because of oral sex and condom use decline New antibiotic also discovered to tackle hospital bug MRSA and deadly E.coli But closthioamide is still at least 5 years away from being...
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Human gut microbe may lead to treatment for multiple sclerosis
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Iowa, report that a human gut microbe discovered at Mayo Clinic may help treat autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. The findings appear in Cell Reports. While probiotics have been used for millennia, there are little data showing how a bacterium can provide...
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Diabetes drug shows potential as disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease
A drug commonly used to treat diabetes may have disease-modifying potential to treat Parkinson’s disease, a new UCL-led study suggests, paving the way for further research to define its efficacy and safety. The study, published in The Lancet and funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), found that people with Parkinson’s who injected...
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Could probiotics replace antibiotics in wound healing?
The microbiome is known to play a major role in gut health, but what about our skin? Billions of bacteria reside there, and the probiotic types may hold great potential to prevent infections during wound healing. Our skin provides a natural barrier to the environment. This is crucial for our health, as skin protects us...
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The nasal spray that will keep you safe during your holiday flight: Packed full of anti-allergy drugs, it prevents blood clots in the legs during long-haul journeys
Anti-allergy drugs that suppress certain immune cells protect mice against DVT If effective in humans, such drugs could replace treatments that cause bleeding As they are already approved for allergies, they could soon be available for DVT Experts advise people reduce their DVT risk by staying active on flights for now DVT affects around 600,000...
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New botulinum neurotoxin discovered — potential to treat a number of medical conditions
Botulinum toxins are currently used on more than 80 medical conditions including Muscle spasms, Overactive bladder, Chronic migraine, Cervical dystonia, Sweating and Cerebral Palsy (CP). The new toxin, Botulinum neurotoxin type X (BoNT/X), has the potential to open up a new field of toxin therapeutics related to intracellular membrane trafficking and secretion. Since Botulinum neurotoxins...
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Of mice and cheeseburgers: Experimental drug reverses obesity-related liver disease
A drug developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center protected mice from one of the many ills of our cheeseburger and milkshake-laden Western diet—non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In a study out today in the journal JCI Insights, scientists report that a drug called “URMC-099” reversed liver inflammation, injury and scarring in animals fed a diet high...