Common Gut Bacteria Protects Against Food Allergies
The presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, protects against food allergies, a new study in mice finds. By inducing immune responses...
Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Herb Revealed
The mysterious inner workings of Chang Shan – a Chinese herbal medicine used for thousands of years to treat fevers associated with malaria – have been...
Test Combo Diagnoses Invasive Aspergillosis with 100% Accuracy
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is life threatening fungal infection, especially for patients whose immune systems are weakened by chemotherapy or immunosuppressive drugs. People with deficient immune systems – such as patients...
Fungal Source of Deadly Infections in AIDS Patients Found Growing on...
Researchers have pinpointed the environmental source of fungal infections that have been sickening HIV/AIDS patients in Southern California for decades. It literally grows on...
Cooking Food With Treated Tap Water Creates Newly Discovered Class of...
Cooking with chloraminated water could put potentially harmful toxins in your food, according to a new study published in Water Research. The study reveals...
Loss of Brain White Matter in Chronic Users of Codeine-Containing Cough...
A study of chronic users of codeine-containing cough syrups (CCS) has found deficits in specific regions of brain white matter and associates these changes with...
Promising Gene-Silencing Technique Shows Promise in Fight Against Cancer, Liver Diseases
Since its discovery 16 years ago, researchers have been eyeing RNA interference (RNAi) – a natural process for ‘silencing’ genes – as a therapy...
Sleeping Pills Increase Cardiovascular Events in Heart Failure Patients
Sleeping pills increase the risk of cardiovascular events in heart failure patients by 8-fold, according to new research from Japan. The findings were presented at...
Repairing Nerves With Crab Shells?
Researchers have crafted a hybrid of natural and synthetic materials that they believe can help repair severed nerves. In the clothing industry, mixing polyester...
Walnuts Protect Cognitive Function, Prevent Brain Degeneration in Animal Model of...
A new animal study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease indicates that a diet including walnuts may have a beneficial effect in reducing...
“Game Changing” Immunotherapy Drug for Melanoma Approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new immunotherapy drug to treat advanced melanoma, signaling a paradigm shift in the way the...
Street Drug 15 Times Stronger Than Heroin Hiding in Plain Sight
Emergency physicians should expect "an upswing in what on the surface appear to be heroin overdoses," but are actually overdoses tied to acetyl fentanyl,...
