Rice University synthetic biologists have developed a new way to study a sensory system that salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens use to sicken millions of people each year. In pathogenic bacteria, the sensor PhoPQ turns on a cluster of…
Read MoreSports team participation linked to increased odds of vaping
Youth sports team participation is associated with increased odds of electronic vapor product (EVP) use, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in Pediatrics. Eli Rapoport, from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City,…
Read MoreThousands more Australians died in 2022 than expected: COVID was behind the majority of deaths
Last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released a report of mortality statistics. It showed that from January to July 2022, there were 17% more deaths (16,375) than the average expected for these months. This historical average is based…
Read MoreNo Need for Strict Neutropenic Diet After HSCT
NEW ORLEANS — A new Italian study yields more evidence that stem-cell transplant patients need not lose their appetites along with their immune systems. Low-bacterial, gruel-like diets, once the mainstay of immunity-lowering surgeries, don’t actually provide any protection against infections, researchers…
Read MoreCellular ‘glue’ to regenerate tissues, heal wounds, regrow nerves
Researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have engineered molecules that act like “cellular glue,” allowing them to direct in precise fashion how cells bond with each other. The discovery represents a major step toward building tissues and organs, a long-sought…
Read MoreMental illness surge among Swiss girls, young women: statistics
Young Swiss women and girls were hospitalized at an “unprecedented” rate last year for mental health issues, the national statistics office said Monday, indicating the pandemic took a particularly heavy toll on this group. For the first time, mental disorders…
Read MoreGOSH delivers world-first base-edited cell therapy for a patient with relapsed T cell leukemia
A patient with relapsed T cell leukemia has been given base-edited T-cells in a world-first use of a base-edited cell therapy, in a 'bench-to-bedside' collaboration between UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH). The patient, 13-year-old Alyssa from…
Read MoreAmbulance drivers 'may refuse 'life and limb care on strike days'
Rogue ambulance drivers may even REFUSE ‘life and limb care’ on strike days, union warns ahead of biggest walk-out in 30 YEARS Alan Lofthouse, of Unison, says staff may ignore calls from those in most harm Life and limb care…
Read MoreHearts and bodies change with age, heart disease treatments may need to change, too
For people ages 75 and older, age-related changes in general health and in the heart and blood vessels require consideration and likely modifications in how heart attacks and heart disease are treated, according to a new American Heart Association scientific…
Read MoreHeart attack survivors report same feeling ‘before’ event
Dr Nighat reveals heart attacks symptoms in women We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
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