Study reveals surprising link between malnutrition and rising antibiotic resistance
University of B.C. researchers have uncovered startling connections between micronutrient deficiencies and the composition of gut microbiomes in early life that could help explain why resistance to antibiotics has been rising across the globe.
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New compound outperforms pain drug by indirectly targeting calcium channels
A compound -- one of 27 million screened in a library of potential new drugs -- reversed four types of chronic pain in animal studies, according to new research led by NYU College of...
Vitamin B12: A key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration
Vitamin B12 is a well-known micronutrient that has long been acknowledged for its essential role in maintaining nerve function, supporting red blood cell production, and facilitating DNA synthesis, all vital processes for overall health....
Reducing vitamin B5 slows breast cancer growth in mice
A group of researchers led by the Francis Crick Institute, working with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Imperial College London, have discovered that breast cancer cells expressing a cancer-driving gene heavily rely on...
Team creates synthetic enzymes to unravel molecular mysteries
A University of Texas at Dallas bioengineer has developed synthetic enzymes that can control the behavior of the signaling protein Vg1, which plays a key role in the development of muscle, bone and blood...
Clinical trial data suggests prenatal vitamin D reduces a child’s risk of asthma
A review of 15 years' worth of data from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART) found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was linked to reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in...
How eggs of the Zika-carrying mosquito survive desiccation
Eggs of the mosquito that carries Zika virus can tolerate extended desiccation by altering their metabolism, according to a new study publishing October 24 in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Anjana Prasad,...
The genetic heritage of the Denisovans may have left its mark on our mental...
A research team led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) and Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) has identified the most widespread genetic contribution by Denisovans to date. The study reveals that the genetic variant...
Intestinal bacteria metabolite promotes capture of antigens by dendritic cells
Dendritic cells are immune cells that capture and present antigens to T cells, activating an immune response. Researchers from Okayama University have discovered that short-chain fatty acids produced by intestinal bacteria regulate a crucial...
Selenium reduces mixtures of environmental pollutants’ harmful effects on health
A study in mice conducted by the University of Cordoba proves that exposure to contaminating mixtures of metals and drug residue increases damage to health, and evaluates the positive effects of a diet enriched...
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Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to...
A new USC-led study on rats that feasted on a high-fat, sugary diet raises the possibility that a junk food-filled diet in teens may...
Repurposing non-pharmacological interventions for Alzheimer’s disease through link prediction on biomedical literature
The complete workflow is depicted in Fig. 1. To investigate the association between NPIs and AD, we initially conducted preprocessing and integration of biomedical triples...
Degenerative Dementias and Their Medical Care in the Movies
Compared with other neurologic problems, few films have been dedicated to degenerative dementia. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review about the...