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Breakthrough DNA editing in Lactobacillus offers safer probiotics

A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms.

24 Apr 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Can Congress reconcile Trump’s wishes with Medicaid’s needs?

Congress returns from spring break next week and will get to work crafting a bill that would cut taxes and boost immigration enforcement — but that also could cut at least $880 billion over the next decade from a pool of funding that includes Medicaid.

24 Apr 2025

Chitosan clears microplastics from the gut in rats within days

A study in rats found that ingesting chitosan, a dietary fiber from shells, significantly increased the fecal excretion rate and decreased the gut retention time of polyethylene microplastics. This suggests chitosan could potentially help mitigate microplastic accumulation in the digestive system.

24 Apr 2025

H5N1's evolutionary leap could undermine vaccines and heighten human infection risk

From egg prices to pet food recalls – and now, confirmation that another strain of bird flu has infected a large commercial flock of broiler chickens on a Mississippi farm – headlines are capturing escalating concern over H5N1's spread.

24 Apr 2025

Monoclonal antibody can effectively reverse bleeding complications linked to ticagrelor

An investigational monoclonal antibody called bentracimab can safely and effectively reverse potentially catastrophic bleeding complications linked to ticagrelor, a common drug used to treat patients with acute coronary syndromes, prior heart attack, stroke, and coronary artery disease.

24 Apr 2025

Analytichem introduces Redipor® ready-to-use culture media brand globally

AnalytiChem, manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, has introduced Redipor® ready-to-use culture media as an AnalytiChem branded product line globally.

24 Apr 2025

Mediterranean diet helps manage rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s, study shows

The Mediterranean diet shows promise in managing both systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune thyroiditis. Its anti-inflammatory and microbiota-modulating properties may reduce disease activity and improve metabolic outcomes.

23 Apr 2025

New study questions poultry's health halo amid rising cancer risks

A new analysis from Italian cohort studies found that consuming over 300 g of poultry per week is linked to significantly increased risk of death from gastrointestinal cancers, especially in men. Moderate meat intake, particularly red meat in controlled quantities, was paradoxically associated with reduced all-cause mortality.

23 Apr 2025

Do edible insects deliver on protein and sustainability? New study gives answers

Researchers from the University of Pisa analyzed 523 insect-based food products sold online in Europe, evaluating their species, formulations, and nutritional profiles. They found that these products, though diverse and protein-rich, face cultural resistance and high prices, limiting their dietary integration.

23 Apr 2025

Daily peanut doses help adults overcome severe allergies

The first clinical trial to test whether adults allergic to peanuts can be desensitised has shown great success with two thirds of the cohort consuming the equivalent of five peanuts without reacting.

23 Apr 2025

Maternal childhood trauma linked to rapid weight gain in baby boys

Adverse situations experienced by the mother during childhood – such as neglect or physical, psychological or sexual violence – can trigger excessive weight gain in male children as early as the first two months of life.

23 Apr 2025

What links dust mites, shellfish, and insect food allergies?

A study of 634 allergy patients in Tenerife found that 22% were sensitized to edible insects—often without ever consuming them, due to cross-reactivity with house dust mites. Tropomyosin and arginine kinase were key shared allergens, but a subset reacted to unknown insect proteins, raising new concerns about emerging food allergies.

23 Apr 2025

UK public backs food tax, if it makes healthy food more affordable

A nationally representative UK survey found that 48% of adults support taxing unhealthy foods, with support rising to 72% if revenues make healthy foods cheaper. Public backing was strongest among non-manual workers and Londoners, and weakest among lower-income and unemployed groups.

23 Apr 2025

Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds

While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no signs of letting up, beliefs about the safety of the measles vaccine and the threat of the disease are sharply polarized, fed by the anti-vaccine views of the country's seniormost health official.

23 Apr 2025

Mursla Bio receives FDA breakthrough device designation for EvoLiver test

Mursla Bio, a leader in Extracellular Vesicle (EV) science on a mission to significantly improve cancer outcomes for at-risk patients through the power of Dynamic Biopsy technology, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its lead product, EvoLiver™.

23 Apr 2025

Light-induced DNA detection technique enables rapid, ultra-sensitive genetic analysis

PCR genetic analysis has been in the spotlight since COVID-19, but light is now further facilitating PCR-free methods.

22 Apr 2025

Carotid artery plaque contains elevated micronanoplastics

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels compared to people with healthy arteries.

22 Apr 2025

UCLA launches trial of wearable ADHD therapy for children exposed to alcohol in the womb

Researchers at UCLA Health are launching the first clinical trial to test whether a wearable device that delivers gentle nerve stimulation during sleep could ease ADHD symptoms in children with prenatal alcohol exposure.

22 Apr 2025

Can a plant-based diet help prevent breast cancer?

A case-control study in Iranian women found that higher adherence to a healthy plant-based diet significantly reduces breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women and those with a BMI under 25. In contrast, high intake of unhealthy plant-based foods raised risk in premenopausal women.

22 Apr 2025

Walnut consumption linked to reduced inflammation and lower colon cancer risk

There are new findings out about the benefits of eating walnuts. Results from a UConn School of Medicine clinical trial on the cover of the April edition of the journal Cancer Prevention Research show walnuts improve systemic inflammation while also reducing colon cancer risk.

22 Apr 2025

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Breakthrough DNA editing in Lactobacillus offers safer probiotics

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Can Congress reconcile Trump’s wishes with Medicaid’s needs?

Chitosan clears microplastics from the gut in rats within days

H5N1's evolutionary leap could undermine vaccines and heighten human infection risk

Monoclonal antibody can effectively reverse bleeding complications linked to ticagrelor

Analytichem introduces Redipor® ready-to-use culture media brand globally

Mediterranean diet helps manage rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s, study shows

New study questions poultry's health halo amid rising cancer risks

Do edible insects deliver on protein and sustainability? New study gives answers

Daily peanut doses help adults overcome severe allergies

Maternal childhood trauma linked to rapid weight gain in baby boys

What links dust mites, shellfish, and insect food allergies?

UK public backs food tax, if it makes healthy food more affordable

Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds

Mursla Bio receives FDA breakthrough device designation for EvoLiver test

Light-induced DNA detection technique enables rapid, ultra-sensitive genetic analysis

Carotid artery plaque contains elevated micronanoplastics

UCLA launches trial of wearable ADHD therapy for children exposed to alcohol in the womb

Can a plant-based diet help prevent breast cancer?

Walnut consumption linked to reduced inflammation and lower colon cancer risk

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