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Public Release: 19-Oct-2017 Cell Press Human infections with the H7N9 avian flu virus were first reported in China in March 2013. As of October 5th, a total of 1,562 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported to the World Health Organization, with more people getting infected each year. In a study published October 19 in the […]
Public Release: 19-Oct-2017 University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. — In 2013, an influenza virus that had never before been detected began circulating among poultry in China. It caused several waves of human infection and in late 2016, the number of people to become sick from the H7N9 virus suddenly started to rise. As of […]
Zinc Shown to Halt Cancer Growth Zinc Shown to Halt Cancer Growth from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Researchers discover How Zinc halts the growth of cancer paving the way to possible new treatments using Zinc supplementation. Citation: Selective inhibitory effects of zinc on cell proliferation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through Orai1. The […]
Common Antacids Promote Liver Disease? Common Antacids Promote Liver Disease? from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered evidence in mice and humans that stomach (gastric) acid suppression alters specific gut bacteria in a way that promotes liver injury and progression of three […]
Public Release: 13-Oct-2017 University of Veterinary Medicine — Vienna IMAGE: Usutu-viruses not just infect birds, but also humans in a higher number than previously thought. Credit: Georg Mair/Vetmeduni Vienna Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it caused a severe bird die-off, mainly of blackbirds. […]
Public Release: 12-Oct-2017 ‘Synthetic incompatibility’ could boost safety and effectiveness of applying genetic engineering to control invasive species, produce fuel, prevent disease and more University of Minnesota A major obstacle to applying genetic engineering to benefit humans and the environment is the risk that organisms whose genes have been altered might produce offspring with […]
Potassium may prevent Calcified Arteries Potassium may prevent Calcified Arteries from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Vascular smooth muscle cells into bone-like cells under low-potassium conditions researchers now hypothesize. The researchers also found that increased dietary potassium levels lessened vascular calcification and aortic stiffness. Citation: Dietary potassium regulates vascular calcification and arterial stiffness. JCI […]
Blindness reversed through simple gene therapy (Animal Model) Blindness reversed through simple gene therapy (Animal Model) from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. Researchers have shown how it might be possible to reverse blindness using gene therapy to reprogram cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive. Citation: Long-term restoration of visual […]
Oral Vitamin D protects against severe asthma attacks Vitamin D supplements protect against severe asthma attacks. We look at the meta-analysis conducted by the Lancet which showed the possible benefits of oral vitamin D supplementation reducing the likelihood of a severe asthma attack. Citation: Vitamin D supplementation to prevent asthma exacerbations: a systematic review and […]
Trojan Horse Herbicide devastating for future Generations? Trojan Horse Herbicide devastating for future Generations? from Clinical News – VHFILM on Vimeo. The following research just released discusses how one particular herbicide does not damage the generation of initial exposure but may leave later generation vulnerable to a multitude disease which gets worse over time. Citation: […]
