Archive: 21/09/2018

Fatty acids can slow down an overheated immune system

Sometimes, the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's healthy tissue by responding to infections that do not exist. This causes chronic inflammation and leads to diseases including lupus (SLE), and this is what happens ...

Sep 21, 2018

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New method improves temperature imaging accuracy in fat-containing tissues

A research team led by Prof. Zheng Hairong from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a dual-step iterative temperature estimation (DITE) method for fat-referenced ...

Sep 21, 2018

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New test procedure accelerates the diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

A team of researchers at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Medicine and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) has achieved a scientific breakthrough in the accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital ...

Sep 21, 2018

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A new approach to developing a vaccine against vivax malaria

A novel study reports an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax, the most prevalent human malaria parasite outside sub-Saharan Africa. The study led by Hernando A. del Portillo and Carmen Fernandez-Becerra, ...

Sep 21, 2018

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Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Aarhus University have demonstrated that grieving patients who receive talk therapy from a general practitioner shortly after a relative's death have a lower risk of suicide and ...

Sep 21, 2018

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Fear and anger as cholera strikes again in Zimbabwe

Sixty-year-old Emma Zhakata winces, struggling to hold back tears as she relates how her husband, one of 32 cholera victims in Zimbabwe, died within hours of falling ill.

Sep 21, 2018

Pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine offers hope for third generation approach

Researchers from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology have demonstrated pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine in a new paper published in Nature Communications.

Sep 21, 2018

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It's not just for kids—even adults appear to benefit from a regular bedtime

Sufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it's not just an issue of logging at least seven hours of Z's.

Sep 21, 2018

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Outbreak of preventable eye infection in contact lens wearers

A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.

Sep 21, 2018

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Fighting a deadly parasite: Scientists devise a method to store Cryptosporidium, aiding vaccine research efforts

In May, just before one of the hottest summers on record, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning about diseases lurking in recreational water facilities like swimming pools and water playgrounds. ...

Sep 21, 2018

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