MEDICINE & HEALTH

Gene therapy: utilizing nanotechnology in fighting against Chlamydia

NANOTECHNOLOGY 02.12.2019 08:46 AM

Scientists in Canada have developed a new method for preventing and treating chlamydia. Chlamydia, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is a common sexually transmitted disease that can infect women with cervicitis and in both men and women with urethritis and proctitis. The team of researchers from the University of Waterloo treats chlamydia through gene therapy using nanotechnology.

Scientists discover genes that help harmful bacteria thwart treatment

02.08.2019 09:25 AM

A Rutgers-led team has discovered two genes that make some strains of harmful Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment by copper, a potent and frequently used antibacterial agent.

Common test for mental health understanding is biased

01.28.2019 20:22 PM

RMET test is biased against less educated, less intelligent and certain ethnic and racial minorities

Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida

01.25.2019 09:02 AM

International team of 27 authors is first to link DNA variants in IRF6 to this common birth defect Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such as spina bifida, suggests research by an international study team published online Jan.

Muscle memory discovery ends 'use it or lose it' dogma

01.25.2019 09:01 AM

New research shows that extra nuclei gained during exercise persist even after a muscle shrinks from disuse, disease or aging -- and can be mobilized rapidly to facilitate bigger gains on retraining

Inspiring people to make better lifestyle choices -- through isotopes

01.24.2019 16:31 PM

Fitness goals are typically at the forefront of new year's resolutions for many Americans, and a recent study from ASU provides a new way to understand diet and exercise in a more holistic way, and may help us reach those goals.

Emergency caesareans put new mothers at higher risk of developing postnatal depression

01.23.2019 10:44 AM

A new study has revealed first-time mothers who give birth via unplanned caesarean section are 15% more likely to experience postnatal depression.

Feeling groovy: Neurons integrate better with muscle grown on grooved platforms

01.22.2019 18:03 PM

Growing muscle tissue on grooved platforms helps neurons more effectively integrate with the muscle, a requirement for engineering muscle in the lab that responds and functions like muscle in the body, University of Illinois researchers found in a new study.

Payments to physicians may increase opioid prescribing

01.22.2019 08:47 AM

US doctors who receive direct payments from opioid manufacturers tend to prescribe more opioids than doctors who receive no such payments, according to new research published by Addiction.

Energizing the immune system to eat cancer

01.21.2019 16:07 PM

Researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells.

Implantable device curbs seizures and improves cognition in epileptic rats

01.21.2019 16:05 PM

A protein-secreting device implanted into the hippocampus of epileptic rats reduces seizures by 93 percent in three months, finds preclinical research published in JNeurosci. These results support ongoing development of this technology and its potential translation into a new treatment for epilepsy.

How gut bacteria affect the treatment of Parkinson's disease

01.19.2019 08:39 AM

Patients with Parkinson's disease are treated with levodopa, which is converted into dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain. In a study published on 18 January in the journal Nature Communications, scientists from the University of Groningen show that gut bacteria can metabolize levodopa into dopamine.

More accurate leukemia diagnosis expected as researchers refine leukemia classification

01.14.2019 11:35 AM

Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital means more than 90 percent of the most common cases of childhood cancer can now be classified by subtype, an advance likely to fuel precision medicine

Gut microbes from healthy infants block milk allergy development in mice

01.14.2019 11:30 AM

New research suggests that the gut microbiome may help prevent the development of cow's milk allergy.

How does the brain learn by talking to itself?

01.02.2019 21:20 PM

How does the brain learn by talking to itself? Human beings, like other animals, possess an enormous learning capacity that allows for the apprehension of new sensory information to master new skills or to adapt to an ever-changing environment.

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