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Researchers have been able to gain further insights as to how Salmonella bacteria are able to infect humans, and the finding increases scientific understanding of the way illness spreads. Credit: Rocky...
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Scientists may have developed a ‘calcium sponge’ which helps to regulate an abnormally fast heart rate and thus can treat diastolic cardiac failure. University of Minnesota researchers found that...
View ArticleScientists develop improved Huntington’s disease diagnostic
Scientists may have effectively developed a more efficient diagnostic for Huntington’s disease (HD), thus potentially saving both patients’ and healthcare workers’ time. Researchers analysed samples of...
View ArticleRNA mutation may cause insulin resistance
Research published in the journal Diabetes provides evidence to support the notion that a small group of mutated RNA molecules play a significant role in the development of insulin resistance among...
View ArticleSorghum grain ‘safe for coeliac disease patients’
New scientific food research demonstrates that sorghum, one of the most prominent cereal crops in the world, could be suitable for patients with coeliac disease. This digestive condition is...
View ArticleResearchers take step closer to dengue virus vaccine
Approximately 100 million people are infected by the dengue virus every year, according to the NHS, and researchers have been eager to lower the incidence rate by developing an effective vaccine. The...
View ArticleVaccination programme to protect over-70s from shingles
UK residents aged 70 or over may be eligible to take advantage of a new vaccination programme which is being launched in September. The healthcare initiative is being introduced to help lower the...
View ArticleScientists ‘one step closer to respiratory syncytial virus vaccine’
An investigation concerning the biological structure of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has increased scientific understanding of the infectious agent and allowed scientists to take one step...
View ArticleSaliva ‘key to older people’s bird flu resistance’
Older people typically have weaker immune systems which make them more vulnerable to infection, but seniors are actually better able to fight of certain strains of the influenza virus. In an attempt to...
View ArticleSeptins play a “critical role” in immune response
Credit: Professor Vincent Rotello, University of Massachusetts at AmherstResearchers have made a novel discovery about the activation of T cells, a type of lymphocyte that play a crucial role in immune...
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