How Flu Virus Attacks Immune System to Establish Infection
Shedding light on influenza's insidious nature, scientists from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts have discovered how the flu virus is able to quickly...
Molecule Produced During Exercise Boosts Brain Health
A large body of research has shown that exercise is good for the brain. While it's known that exercise can boost cognitive function and...
Poor Oral Health Impairing Performance of Olympic Athletes
Many of the elite sportsmen and women who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games had poor levels of oral health, similar to those...
Bug Vs. Bug: Benign C. Difficile Strains Keep Fatal Strains at...
In a recent study, two different strains of non-toxigenic Clostridium difficile provided protection against both historic and epidemic C. difficile strains. The research was conducted by researchers at...
Fecal Transplant Pill Knocks out Recurrent C. Diff Infection
Swallowing pills containing a concentrate of fecal bacteria successfully stops recurrent bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection by rebalancing the bacteria in the gut,...
Antibiotics Drastically Overprescribed for Sore Throats, Bronchitis
A vast majority of people who see their doctors for sore throats or acute bronchitis receive antibiotics, yet only a small percentage should, according...
Combination of Chinese, Western Medicines Could Lead to New Cancer Treatments
Combining traditional forms of Chinese and Western medicine could offer new hope for developing new treatments for liver, lung, colorectal cancers and osteosarcoma of...
Estrogen Deficiency Partially Responsible for Male Andropause?
Just as menopause symptoms in women are linked to a sharp drop in estrogen production, age-related changes in middle-aged men – including declines in...
Prostate Cancers Are Fewer, Smaller On Walnut-Enriched Diet
New research from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio indicates that eating a modest amount of...
Commonly Prescribed Statin Linked to Memory Impairment in Animal Study
New research on two commonly prescribed statin drugs has found that one of the drugs tested caused memory impairment in rats (1). These findings...
Lithium in the Brain
At present lithium is most popular for its use in rechargeable batteries. But for decades now, lithium has also been used to treat various...
Going Viral – Bacteriophages Offer Sustainable, Powerful Method of Controlling Microbes
In the early 1900s, most researchers believed that DNA was a “stupid molecule,” too simple to be of any value in the transmission of...
