Obesity is linked to numerous health complications, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease. In a world where obesity rates continue to climb, researchers are constantly seeking effective, accessible solutions to this global health crisis. Interestingly, over the past…
Category: 5. Health
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C. diff uses toxic compound to fuel growth advantage
The pathogen C. diff — the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea — can use a compound that kills the human gut’s resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive advantage in the infected gut.
A team led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical…
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Scientists unlock frogs' antibacterial secrets to combat superbugs
Engineers have derived potent new antibiotics from a frog’s secretions. The new molecules demonstrated capabilities on par with existing last-resort antibiotics, without harming human cells or beneficial gut bacteria.
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Novel pathway has potential to slow progression of pulmonary fibrosis
Researchers have found a potential new way to slow the progression of lung fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases by inhibiting the expression or function of Piezo2, a receptor that senses mechanical forces in tissues including stress, strain, and stiffness. The new study in The American Journal…
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Bird Flu Found In Sheep For First Time, Sparking Health Concerns
SYDNEY, NSW – SEPTEMBER 28: A sign warning of the dangers of importing avian products is displayed … More
You can add one more animal to the list of mammals that the bird…
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Helping You With Stress
Bonn, Germany – April 16: In this photo illustration a frustrated girl sits at her desk on April … More
We all face stressful situations, but we do not all respond the same way. How we…
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Marijuana Continues To Harm More And More Americans
MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY – APRIL 21: Marijuana products are displayed at Apothecarium Dispensary on … More
Despite the growing trend of legalizing marijuana across the majority of states throughout…
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Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?
Everything Is Tuberculosis
John Green
Crash Course Books, $28A few years ago, renowned author John Green met a boy named Henry at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. Henry was small and, at first glance, looked about 9 years old to Green. Everyone at the hospital seemed to…
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Innovative Strategies for Overcoming Bispecific Antibody Production Challenges
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SIGN INAchieving High-Titer Bispecific Antibody Production with >98% Heterodimer Purity
Bispecific antibodies (bsAbs)…
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Study confirms accuracy of blood test for early Alzheimer’s detection in Asian populations
A study in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, a leading journal in dementia research, has demonstrated the high accuracy of plasma p-tau217 as a blood-based biomarker for detecting abnormal brain beta-amyloid (Aβ) pathology, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). More significantly, the study validates…
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