My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public Release: 18-Feb-2015 Study in mice could lead to better treatment and prevention for humans University of Michigan Health System Effect of C. difficile on Gut Lining Cells [image] |…
Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke New York (January 9, 2013) — A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut…
When it is strep, penicillin is the antibiotic of choice, say IDSA Group A Streptococcal Throat Infection Guidelines AT A GLANCE Most throat infections are not caused by Group A…
August 15, 2012 at 1:33 pm By Michele McDonald The popular spice turmeric packs more than just flavor — it shows promise in fighting devastating viruses, Mason researchers recently discovered.…
Use of dengue vaccine may cause short-term spikes in its prevalence 09/04/2014 CORVALLIS, Ore. – As researchers continue to work toward vaccines for serious tropical diseases such as dengue fever,…
July 19, 2012 While many bacteria exist as aggressive pathogens, causing diseases ranging from tuberculosis and cholera, to plague, diphtheria and toxic shock syndrome, others play a less malevolent…
By Eric Gershon March 28, 2012 A person’s mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour — material largely left behind by previous…
30 Jan 2012 Retail pork products in the United States. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the…
30 Jan 2012 Annals of Internal Medicine early release Philadelphia — Scientists have engineered a new strain of H5N1 (commonly known as bird flu) to be readily transmitted between humans.…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKSjlR5lbEU] Highlights: - In laboratory tests with mice and human blood, Cedars-Sinai scientists found that vitamin B3 increased by up to 1,000 fold the ability of the immune system…
Public release date: 13-Jul-2011 Scientists are reporting development of a new approach for producing large quantities of human-derived gelatin that could become a substitute for some of the 300,000…
Public release date: 6-Jun-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] University of Adelaide (2) (Photo credit: bram_souffreau)[/caption] A potential life-saving treatment for severe E. coli food poisoning outbreaks – developed more than…
Circumin (from turmeric) has anti-malarial properties and is being tested for use against cerebral malaria. Adding piperine (from black pepper seeds) to circumin increases the effectiveness of circumin 2000 times…
Public release date: 1-Feb-2011 - The average concentration was 16,000 viruses per cubic meter of air [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Sneeze vector (Photo credit: 729:512)[/caption] Size of airborne flu virus…
Public release date: 1-Nov-2010 - high levels of resistance genes can be detected in gut microbes after just 7 days of antibiotic treatment and that these genes remain present for…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="150"] Internationally recognized symbol (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] - "Because fever can actually help lower the amount of virus in a sick person's body and reduce the…
- In the 2 days immediately after influenza immunization, study participants socially encountered almost twice as many other humans as they did in the 2 days before immunization CHRIS…
Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan padmanabhannm@niaid.nih.gov 301-402-1663 NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases WHAT: The avian H7N9 influenza virus that emerged earlier this year in China is poorly adapted for sustained…
Contact: Kevin Mayhood kevin.mayhood@case.edu 216-368-4442 Case Western Reserve University 3 gene mutations appear to be invasion mechanisms IMAGE: Plasmodium vivax has traditionally infected red blood cells of…
Contact: Dr Christopher McDevitt christopher.mcdevitt@adelaide.edu.au 61-449-823-946 University of Adelaide Australian researchers have found that zinc can 'starve' one of the world's most deadly bacteria by preventing its uptake of an…
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