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Study suggests tea polyphenols may modulate COVID-19 via intestinal microbiota

A new study discusses the state of current knowledge about the potential use of tea polyphenols in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

16 Feb 2022

Researchers create a comprehensive atlas of cerebrovascular cell types

While neurons and glial cells are by far the most numerous cells in the brain, many other types of cells play important roles. Among those are cerebrovascular cells, which form the blood vessels that deliver oxygen and other nutrients to the brain.

15 Feb 2022

FDA-approved drug prevents the immune system from producing neutrophil extracellular traps

A team of scientists led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that disulfiram, an FDA-approved drug, prevents the immune system from producing toxic webs known as neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

8 Feb 2022

Scientists elucidate the structure of central cellular inflammatory switch

Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Regensburg have elucidated the structure of a central cellular inflammatory switch.

4 Feb 2022

WHO urges everyone to confront inequalities that characterize neglected tropical diseases

To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (WNTDD), the World Health Organization is calling on everyone, to rally to confront inequalities that characterize NTDs and ensure that the poorest and marginalized communities who are mostly affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) receive the health services they need.

1 Feb 2022

Researchers develop new technique to open the blood-brain barrier in lab animals

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers developed a technique in laboratory animals to consistently and reproducibly open the blood-brain barrier.

31 Jan 2022

Hidden information is an important cause of pollution exposure among low-income communities

A lack of information is an often overlooked but important cause of pollution exposure among low-income households or communities of color, according to University of Michigan researchers.

19 Jan 2022

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

A Parkinson’s disease gene turns out to provide the key to modify diseases related to immunoaging.

18 Jan 2022

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

A Parkinson’s disease gene turns out to provide the key to modify diseases related to immunoaging.

18 Jan 2022

COPD: Ion channels in immune cells could potentially be targets for new therapies

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – COPD for short – is one of the most common diseases of the lung. It affects almost 300 million people worldwide, of which about three million die every year.

17 Jan 2022

Adding a tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce intestinal inflammation related to HIV

New UCLA-led research in mice suggests that adding a certain type of tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce the intestinal inflammation that is associated with HIV. Left untreated, intestinal inflammation can accelerate arterial disease, which in turn can lead to heart attack and stroke.

11 Jan 2022

Engineering hairy cellulose nanocrystals to capture chemotherapy drugs

Millions of people around the globe are affected by cancer each year; more than 39% of men and women are diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime.

7 Jan 2022

New engineered nanomaterials help capture chemotherapy drugs to avoid tissue damage

Standard chemotherapies may efficiently kill cancer cells, but they also pose significant risks to healthy cells, resulting in secondary illness and a diminished quality of life for patients. To prevent the previously unavoidable damage, researchers, led by Penn State, have developed a new class of nanomaterials engineered to capture chemotherapy drugs before they interact with healthy tissue.

6 Jan 2022

Are our bowel habits written in our DNA?

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Mauro D’Amato about how there could be clues about the regularity of bowel movements within our genes.

24 Dec 2021

Botox-treated patients report lesser anxiety

Botox, or Botulinum toxin, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence.

21 Dec 2021

Dreaded microbe can silence multiple types of pain, study suggests

Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and unsightly, albeit painless, skin lesions in livestock and people, the anthrax bacterium has even been used as a weapon of terror.

20 Dec 2021

COVID-19 patients with abrupt kidney function decline more likely to die during hospitalization

New research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), held online this year, suggests that among COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), those who have an abrupt decline in kidney function are more likely to die during hospitalization than those with pre-existing kidney diseases

20 Dec 2021

Toxins News and Research

Study suggests tea polyphenols may modulate COVID-19 via intestinal microbiota

Researchers create a comprehensive atlas of cerebrovascular cell types

FDA-approved drug prevents the immune system from producing neutrophil extracellular traps

Scientists elucidate the structure of central cellular inflammatory switch

WHO urges everyone to confront inequalities that characterize neglected tropical diseases

Researchers develop new technique to open the blood-brain barrier in lab animals

Hidden information is an important cause of pollution exposure among low-income communities

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

Study reveals a causal link between deficiency in Parkinson’s disease gene and reduced immunoaging

COPD: Ion channels in immune cells could potentially be targets for new therapies

Adding a tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce intestinal inflammation related to HIV

Engineering hairy cellulose nanocrystals to capture chemotherapy drugs

New engineered nanomaterials help capture chemotherapy drugs to avoid tissue damage

Are our bowel habits written in our DNA?

Botox-treated patients report lesser anxiety

Dreaded microbe can silence multiple types of pain, study suggests

COVID-19 patients with abrupt kidney function decline more likely to die during hospitalization

Mattresses and mold removal: Medi-Cal to offer unconventional treatments to asthma patients

Using cannabis alongside other drugs may lead to harmful drug-drug interactions

New research reveals how Europeans evolved greater resistance against anthrax

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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