Archive for April 8th, 2019
Researchers have found that adequate intake of certain nutrients from foods — but not supplements — is linked to a reduction in all-cause mortality. There was no association between dietary supplement use and a lower risk of death. Source: Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer
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Research has found a dedicated intervention to help people with severe mental illness stop smoking can double quit rates at six months compared to standard care. Source: New intervention doubles quit rate among smokers with severe mental illness
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Researchers have effectively prevented the binding of peanut allergens with IgE to suppress the allergic reaction to peanuts using a first-in-class design of allergen-specific inhibitors. Source: Researchers develop first functional targeted inhibitors of peanut allergens
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A new study makes the case for why it is time to abandon the practice of patient shielding in radiology. Source: Patient shielding provides negligible benefits while increasing risks
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A team tested how well current water and wastewater disinfecting methods affect antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial DNA. While these methods work well to deter bacterial growth, they had varied success in either degrading or deactivating a representative antibiotic resistance gene. Source: Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes
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Researchers have developed technology that can detect small amounts of antibodies in a person’s blood. Using a small wire that is one-fourth the size of a human hair, the researchers developed a sensor that can detect as few as 10 antibody molecules within 20 minutes. Source: New technique to test for viral infections
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Five minutes daily of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training lowers blood pressure, improves vascular health, boosts fitness and sharpens memory, according to preliminary results. Source: Novel 5-minute workout improves blood pressure, may boost brain function
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An international team has unveiled a new CRISPR-based tool that acts more like a shredder than the usual scissor-like action of CRISPR-Cas9. The new approach, based on Type I CRISPR-Cas3, is able to wipe out long stretches of DNA in human cells with programmable targeting, and has been shown to work in human cells for […]
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Researchers have provided the first summary of the experimental evidence supporting the AKR1B10 enzyme as a promising therapeutic target for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), based on a review of more than 50 studies published since this gene was first identified and characterized in 1998. Source: Genes linked with the most common liver cancer
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