A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence
In this interview, News Medical speaks with Professor Govind Srimathveeravalli, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the…
Health tip – eat within four hours
GEORGE TOWN: Bacillus cereus spores can survive cooking, and cooked food left for too long can allow the…
Researchers mine cobra toxins to uncover a membrane-disrupting antimicrobial peptide
A computational search of cobra cardiotoxins put 14 venom-inspired peptides through structural, antibacterial, and toxicity testing, providing a…
New nanobody antivenom offers broad protection against Indian cobras
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and disabilities each year. India alone…
Review outlines effective approaches to reduce recurrent hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neurologic complication of advanced liver disease, causing impaired functioning, reduced quality of life…
Researchers eliminate embryonic senescent cells, triggering severe neurovascular flaws
Among the body’s most crucial protective features are the brain barrier systems, including the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid…
Cellular process discovery may lead to new cancer treatments
A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process once believed impossible by scientists –…
Researchers discover 45 new toxins produced by Salmonella bacteria
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered 45 new toxins produced by Salmonella bacteria, some…
Researchers uncover how bacterial toxin damages colon lining cells to trigger cancer
Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor…
Photoreceptor cells can recover from early stages of cell death
Photoreceptors are specialized cells in the eye that convert light energy into neural signals. Several diseases that cause…
New strategy targets Porphyromonas gingivalis without harming healthy microbes
For years, treating gum disease has meant scraping away plaque, cutting out damaged tissue or turning to antibiotics…
Single prenatal exposure to fungicide linked to disease across 20 generations
A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent…