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28 August 2024

Gut Bacteria Composition Influences Rotavirus Vaccine Efficacy

Certain types of gut bacteria can hinder the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

20 August 2024

Drug delivery method can improve fungal infection treatment

A unique method developed of drug delivery can prove useful to patients suffering from asthma, cystic fibrosis, or previous lung disease, human immunodeficiency virus HIV, cancer, or those exposed to corticosteroid medications for an extended duration.

16 August 2024

Nasal spray flu vaccine candidate based on UW–Madison technology shows promise when administered alongside high dose annual shot

A unique influenza vaccine candidate that’s inhaled and based on technology developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is safe and could bolster protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza for people vulnerable to severe disease when they receive it in addition to the annual flu shot.

16 August 2024

Sleep resets neurons for new memories the next day

Learning or experiencing new things activates neurons in the hippocampus, a region of the brain vital for memory. Later, while we sleep, those same neurons repeat the same pattern of activity, which is how the brain consolidates those memories that are then stored in a large area called the cortex.

15 August 2024

Imfinzi granted Priority Review and Breakthrough Therapy Designation for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer in the US

Food and Drug Administration grants Priority Review to applications for medicines that, if approved, would offer significant improvements over available options by demonstrating safety or efficacy improvements, preventing serious conditions or enhancing patient compliance.

8 August 2024

University of Houston Researchers Create New Treatment and Vaccine for Flu and Various Coronaviruses

A team of researchers, led by the University of Houston, has discovered two new ways of preventing and treating respiratory viruses. In back-to-back papers in Nature Communications, the team from the lab of Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor of William A.

8 August 2024

Could This New Drug Turn Back the Clock on Multiple Sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis degrades the protective insulation around nerve cells, leaving their axons, which carry electrical impulses, exposed like bare wires. This can cause devastating problems with movement, balance and vision; and without treatment, it can lead to paralysis, loss of independence and a shortened lifespan.

6 August 2024

Discovery of a new population of macrophages promoting lung repair after viral infections

Respiratory viruses, typically causing mild illness, can have more serious consequences, as shown during the Covid-19 pandemic, including severe cases requiring hospitalization and the chronic sequelae of long Covid.

6 August 2024

High blood pressure associated with environmental contamination by tellurium

The likelihood of developing high blood pressure increases with higher levels of tellurium, a contaminant transferred from mining and manufacturing activities to foods. Improved monitoring of tellurium levels in specific foods could help decrease high blood pressure in the general population. The results of a study examining the relationship between tellurium exposure and hypertension were published in the journal Environment International.

2 August 2024

AI Opens Door to Safe, Effective New Antibiotics to Combat Resistant Bacteria

In a hopeful sign for safe, effective antibiotics for humans, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have leveraged aritificial intelligence to develop a new drug that already is showing promise in animal trials. Publishing their results today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the scientists describe using a large language model an AI tool like the one that powers ChatGPT to engineer a version of a bacteria-killing drug that was previously toxic in humans, so that it would be safe to use.

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