A newly developed method called ReapTEC allowed the discovery of thouands of active bidirectional enhancers. Further anaylis of GWAS data revelaed that various immune-mediated diseases, like multipkle sclerosis and rheumatoisd…
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A potential game-changer for emergency medicine: Synthetic platelets
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who’s bleeding severely. You know your patient’s life is in danger, but there’s not much you can do…
Tax on antibiotics could help tackle threat of drug resistance, says study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taxing certain antibiotics could help efforts to tackle the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance in humans, according to a new study by the University of East…
First specific PET scan for TB could enable more effective treatment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by UK and US researchers, using positron emission tomography (PET). The team, from the…
Mouse studies reveal possible benefits of CBD and metformin for treating behavioral difficulties
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Studies of mouse models of Fragile X syndrome and Phelan-McDermid syndrome show that treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) and the diabetes drug metformin can alleviate behavioral difficulties,…
Birds, barley, cheese and wine—it’s not just smoke and dust that can cause lung disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our lungs are the interface between blood and air. Their role in oxygenating our bloodstream is their primary function, and they bear the brunt of a…
More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains
A health worker administers a cervical cancer vaccine HPV Gardasil to a girl on the street in Ibadan, Nigeria, on May 27, 2024. African countries have some of the world’s…
UK and Portuguese study strongly suggests ‘superbugs’ are being passed from pets to owners
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pet dogs and cats play an important role in the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, says new research presented at the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in…
Electronic health record-based algorithm does not cut hospitalization in kidney dysfunction triad, trial shows
For patients with the triad of chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension, the use of an electronic health record-based algorithm and intervention does not result in reduced hospitalization…
Oral vaccine for UTI is potential alternative to antibiotics, finds 9-year study
Credit: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years in more than half of people given an oral spray-based vaccine and…
