Assessing the cell \’ecosystems\’ at sites where ovarian cancer has spread round the body strongly predicts the chances of surviving from the disease, a new study reports. A new computerised test using software designed to study plant and animal ecosystems measures diversity among cells in the environment around secondary tumours, or metastases, after cancer\’s spread. […]
Continue Reading ...The intriguing story of the recently-discovered protein, zonulin, advances a chapter today as Italian scientists announce the results of their latest research linking zonulin with two common inflammatory bowel conditions.1 The researchers have discovered that people with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have higher than normal blood levels of zonulin, suggesting […]
Continue Reading ...Granulomas are tissue nodules of immune cells that occur in diseases such as tuberculosis and sarcoidosis and can damage many organs. For the first time, a team of researchers at MedUni Vienna has identified what causes them to form. It is the chronic activation of the metabolic sensor mTOR (mammalian Target Of Rapamycin) that is […]
Continue Reading ...Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that the core of the protein clumps found in the brains of people with Huntington\’s disease have a distinctive structure, a finding that could shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative disorder. The findings were published this week in the Proceedings of […]
Continue Reading ...Many of us were told to \”eat our greens\” as children. Now, new research suggests that we should eat our microgreens, after finding that the red cabbage variety of the tiny vegetable may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers found that red cabbage microgreens significantly reduced circulating levels of \’bad\’ cholesterol in mice fed […]
Continue Reading ...United States\’ out-of-hospital births increased to nearly 60,000 in 2014, continuing a decade-long increase. Data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates that out-of-hospital births increased from 0.87% of US births in 2004 to 1.50% in 2014, an increase of 72%. Out-of-hospital birth rates increased for all race/ethnic groups, but most rapidly for non-Hispanic […]
Continue Reading ...Gout is on the rise among U.S. men and women, and this piercingly painful and most common form of inflammatory arthritis is turning out to be more complicated than had been thought. The standard way to check for gout is by drawing fluid or tissue from an affected joint and looking for uric acid crystals, […]
Continue Reading ...The bacteria that inhabit our gut digest food and produce metabolites that can have a marked effect on the heart and blood vessels. Researchers have found that measuring the levels of a molecule called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) that is produced by the gut bacteria from components of red meat, eggs and diary products in blood […]
Continue Reading ...Scientists have identified a \’molecular barcode\’ in the blood of patients with Ebola virus disease that can predict whether they are likely to survive or die from the viral infection. The results, published in Genome Biology, identified a small number of genes whose expression accurately predicts patient survival, independent of viral load. A team at […]
Continue Reading ...Healthy young people may be able to help prevent the onset of high blood pressure by eating diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association\’s Scientific Sessions 2016. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats, mostly found in fish and some types of plant oils. Researchers studied […]
Continue Reading ...A global review of school-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pregnancy in adolescents shows sex education programmes have no impact in lowering numbers of young people affected, although staying on at school can reduce pregnancy and some STIs. Researchers from the University of York, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, South African […]
Continue Reading ...Chemotherapy drug cisplatin is used to treat breast, prostate, neuroblastoma, melanoma and many other cancers. The chemotherapy drug cisplatin can kill cancer, but it can also cause permanent hearing loss. The drug can kill the sensory cells of the inner ear, a phenomenon that is likely more severe in individuals with Cockayne syndrome, a rare […]
Continue Reading ...Migraine is the third commonest disorder in the world and ranks sixth amongst more than 300 diseases when it comes to the burden it represents. \”Determining the factors that trigger migraine attacks is an important, albeit difficult, step in managing migraine,\” explains Christian Wöber, head of the section specializing in headaches at MedUni Vienna\’s Department […]
Continue Reading ...Chronic kidney disease affects millions of people in the United States each year. New research points to a circulating protein that may be responsible for the decline in kidney function. New research suggests that the Klotho protein may be responsible for chronic kidney disease. The Greek goddess Klotho was responsible for spinning the thread of […]
Continue Reading ...There are four globally endemic human coronaviruses which, together with the better known rhinoviruses, are responsible for causing common colds. Usually, infections with these viruses are harmless to humans. DZIF Professor Christian Drosten, Institute of Virology at the University Hospital of Bonn, and his research team have now found the source of \”HCoV-229E\”, one of […]
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