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Researchers are aiming to stump drug counterfeiters with an edible ‘security tag’ embedded into medicine. To imitate the drug, a counterfeiter would have to uncrack a complicated puzzle of patterns not fully visible to the naked eye. Source: Edible 'security tag' to protect drugs from counterfeit
Continue Reading →Children with elevated exposure to early life stress in the home and elevated prenatal exposure to air pollution exhibited heightened symptoms of attention and thought problems, according to researchers. Early life stress is common in youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who also often live in areas with greater exposure to air pollution. Source: Mix of stress […]
Continue Reading →An inexpensive program to help surgery patients get physically and mentally ready for their upcoming operation may help reduce overall costs and get them home faster, according to new research involving hundreds of patients in 21 hospitals. Source: Helping patients prep mind and body for surgery pays off
Continue Reading →Common medical imaging procedures use low doses of radiation that are believed to be safe. A new study, however, finds that in human cell cultures, these doses create breaks that allow extra bits of DNA to integrate into the chromosome. Source: Low doses of radiation used in medical imaging lead to mutations in cell cultures
Continue Reading →Senescent cells undergo an irreversible and permanent arrest of cell division and are hallmarks of both the aging process and multiple chronic diseases. Senescent cells — and more importantly the factors they secrete, known collectively as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) — are widely accepted as drivers of aging and multiple age-related diseases. Source: A […]
Continue Reading →Taenia solium — also called pork tapeworm — is a parasite which causes disease around the world, particularly in very poor communities with deficient sanitation and where pigs roam free. Researchers have now analyzed the efficacy and adverse effects of three chemotherapeutics against T. solium. Source: Efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Continue Reading →New study suggests the gut microbiome has a role in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults. Researchers found differences in bacterial profiles of older adults with high and low physical function, bacterial and strength differences in mice colonized with fecal samples from the adults. Source: Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to […]
Continue Reading →An electronic nose that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients can identify with 85% accuracy those who will or will not respond to immunotherapy, according to new research. Source: Electronic nose can sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy
Continue Reading →Scientists found two short peptides, or strings of amino acids, that when injected into mice with Alzheimer’s disease daily for five weeks, significantly improved the mice’s memory. The treatment also reduced some of the harmful physical changes in the brain that are associated with the disease. Source: New piece of Alzheimer's puzzle found
Continue Reading →A researcher ends the debate among physicians regarding sepsis management. Source: Study changes guidelines for sepsis management
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