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Low-income families more likely to be affected by baby formula shortages

Supply chain issues, recalls and inflation are making it nearly impossible for families to find infant formula on store shelves, with some states reporting more than 50% of products sold out.

17 May 2022

Camelid IFNs could play important role in combating emerging zoonotic pathogens

In a recent study published in the Developmental & Comparative Immunology journal, the discovery of a novel form of mammalian interferon-Beta (IFN-β) with four cysteine residues from the dromedary camel and the five remaining members of the mammalian suborder Tylopoda is described.

17 May 2022

Time-restricted eating may reduce cardiovascular risk among older breast cancer survivors

Older breast cancer survivors with cardiometabolic risk factors who restricted food intake to eight hours during the weekday, followed by 16 hours of fasting, lowered their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after a few weeks, according to a new research letter publishing today in JACC: CardioOncology.

17 May 2022

Origin, evolution and ecological relationships of yeasts

Yeasts have been evolving and diversifying for more than 400 million years. Likely, symbiotic relationships between humans and yeasts started already at the origin of our species (200-300 thousand years ago).

17 May 2022

Researchers demonstrate link between high-fat diet, nitric oxide levels and cancer development

It has long been hypothesized that dietary habits can precede and even exacerbate the development of cancer.

17 May 2022

New imaging probe illuminates breast cancer cells to optimize tumor removal

Nearly 13 percent of women born in the U.S. today will develop breast cancer at some point during their lives.

16 May 2022

Allergic asthma, allergies may be associated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases

When most people think of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes likely come to mind.

16 May 2022

States have yet to spend hundreds of millions of federal dollars to tackle covid health disparities

The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address covid health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically to help underserved communities hardest hit by the virus.

16 May 2022

Study shows how co-transplanting islet cells with SA-FasL-microgels reverses diabetic symptoms

Islet cell transplants are a promising treatment that can cure difficult-to-treat type 1 diabetes. The cells, taken from a donor pancreas, provide patients with a sustainable and tightly controlled source of insulin.

13 May 2022

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young National Jewish Health patient with cystic fibrosis to receive a life-saving lung transplant.

13 May 2022

Microbes can influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action

The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice at Duke.

13 May 2022

The safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in children aged 6-11

In a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers evaluated the safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-1273 vaccine in children.

13 May 2022

Dogs can detect SARS-CoV-2 from an individual's sweat

In a recent study published in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID) Journal, researchers reported that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) could be detected by canine olfaction.

12 May 2022

Penn study finds low uptake of first mutation-targeted bladder cancer drug

The first bladder cancer drug targeting a cancer-driving gene mutation has been used relatively little despite its clear efficacy in a clinical trial, suggests a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

12 May 2022

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel onion bacteria

While conducting the survey of bacteria in onions, a team of Texas A&M AgriLife researchers in Uvalde identified a new pathogen — a bacterial species now named for where it was found.

12 May 2022

Researchers pursue a new way to use milk for delivering cancer-fighters to the brain

In health care, perhaps no word sends a more chilling message than "cancer." Brain tumors, for example, prove especially resistant to current treatments. Only 5% of patients with that condition survive more than three years and the median survival time is 10 to 14 months.

12 May 2022

SK bioscience's typhoid vaccine licensed for export by Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and SK bioscience announced today that SK bioscience obtained an export license from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for SK's typhoid vaccine 'SKYTyphoid' which they jointly developed.

12 May 2022

Messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines induce high levels of short-lived antibodies compared to natural infection

Researchers extensively investigated the dynamics of antibodies induced by natural SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in Qatar's diverse population

12 May 2022

Antifungal agent Bifonazole as an antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy, researchers identified Bifonazole, an imidazole-based antifungal agent, to have potent activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using high-throughput screening of small molecules.

12 May 2022

Study highlights a serious gap in dietary prevention strategies for gestational diabetes

University of Leeds researchers found a concerning lack of robust data for non-white European women in previous studies examining the impact of diet on gestational diabetes.

11 May 2022

Food News and Research

Low-income families more likely to be affected by baby formula shortages

Camelid IFNs could play important role in combating emerging zoonotic pathogens

Time-restricted eating may reduce cardiovascular risk among older breast cancer survivors

Origin, evolution and ecological relationships of yeasts

Researchers demonstrate link between high-fat diet, nitric oxide levels and cancer development

New imaging probe illuminates breast cancer cells to optimize tumor removal

Allergic asthma, allergies may be associated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases

States have yet to spend hundreds of millions of federal dollars to tackle covid health disparities

Study shows how co-transplanting islet cells with SA-FasL-microgels reverses diabetic symptoms

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

Microbes can influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action

The safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of the mRNA-1273 vaccine in children aged 6-11

Dogs can detect SARS-CoV-2 from an individual's sweat

Penn study finds low uptake of first mutation-targeted bladder cancer drug

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel onion bacteria

Researchers pursue a new way to use milk for delivering cancer-fighters to the brain

SK bioscience's typhoid vaccine licensed for export by Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines induce high levels of short-lived antibodies compared to natural infection

Antifungal agent Bifonazole as an antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

Study highlights a serious gap in dietary prevention strategies for gestational diabetes

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