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Bacteria play a role in the development of stomach ulcers in pigs

Stomach ulcers are common in pigs, like they are in humans. Until recently, the cause of this disease was unclear.

21 Apr 2019

Light-intensity physical activity associated with healthy brain aging

Incremental physical activity, even at light intensity, is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging.

19 Apr 2019

Why eating ‘right’ could cause you to stray from your diet

Recent research has shown that just a small amount of red and processed meat can cause cancer, but changing your diet is hard. So what’s the best way to lose weight and stick to a healthy diet?

19 Apr 2019

Morning exercise may burn more calories

Exercising in the morning rather than in the evening may be more beneficial to health, as research shows that morning exercise burns more carbohydrates.

19 Apr 2019

Liver illness strikes Latino children like a ‘silent tsunami’

Saira Diaz uses her fingers to count the establishments selling fast food and sweets near the South Los Angeles home she shares with her parents and 13-year-old son. “There’s one, two, three, four, five fast-food restaurants,” she says. “And a little mom and pop store that sells snacks and sodas and candy.”

19 Apr 2019

Research sheds light on how hepatitis B virus establishes chronic infection

New research sheds light on how a hepatitis B viral protein stimulates the expansion of immune cells that impair antiviral responses, according to a study published April 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Haitao Guo of the Indiana University School of Medicine, Bin Wang and Jiming Zhang of Fudan University, and colleagues.

19 Apr 2019

Bedfont wins 2nd accolade at the South East FSB Awards 2019

Bedfont Ltd was recognized as International Business of the Year for its 2nd year in a row at the South East Federation of Small Businesses Awards 2019.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 19 Apr 2019

Disruptive behaviors in autistic children linked to reduced brain connectivity

More than a quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder are also diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders.

19 Apr 2019

Molecular target UNC45A is essential for cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth

Identifying a protein that plays a key role in cancer cell growth is a first step toward the development of a targeted cancer therapy. It is especially promising when this protein is dispensable for the growth of normal cells.

19 Apr 2019

Groundbreaking experiment in pigs challenges the notion about brain damage

The brain is more resilient than previously thought. In a groundbreaking experiment published in this week's issue of Nature, neuroscientists created an artificial circulation system that successfully restored some functions and structures in donated pig brains--up to four hours after the pigs were butchered at a USDA food processing facility.

19 Apr 2019

Revolutionary discovery paves new way for treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis

Cutting-edge discovery in the lab of Catherine Hunter, MD, from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago offers a new direction toward treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis - a devastating intestinal emergency that occurs in up to 10 percent of premature infants

19 Apr 2019

Improving the quality of digital pathology imaging

There's a low-tech problem troubling the high-tech world of digital pathology imaging.

19 Apr 2019

Specific strains of Staphylococcus aureus linked to wounds that do not heal

Whether a wound--such as a diabetic foot ulcer--heals or progresses to a worse outcome, including infection or even amputation, may depend on the microbiome within that wound.

19 Apr 2019

Scientists get closer to injecting artificial lymph nodes into people to fight disease

In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a lymph node to successfully activate and multiply cancer-fighting immune system T-cells.

19 Apr 2019

Exercises and swimming goggles may reduce adverse effects on eye during long spaceflights

Astronauts on long missions at the International Space Station can experience changes to their eyes and vision that can last for years.

19 Apr 2019

As syphilis invades rural America, a fraying health safety net is failing to stop it

When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the "dominoes gang" in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she assumed it had to do with pizza.

19 Apr 2019

More care is needed for patients after kidney transplantations, reports research

Patients with chronic kidney disease, and dialysis patients especially, have a significantly higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than healthy people. Kidney transplantation is the best renal replacement therapy available.

19 Apr 2019

Scientific breakthrough provides new hope for people living with multiple sclerosis

A scientific breakthrough provides new hope for millions of people living with multiple sclerosis. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a compound that stimulates repair of the protective sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

19 Apr 2019

Newly developed model predicts salmonella outbreaks several months in advance

Australia has more salmonella outbreaks than any other country in the world, with the number of cases doubling over the last decade.

19 Apr 2019

Scientists identify rare, paradoxical response to antiretroviral therapy

Antiretroviral therapy is usually very effective at suppressing HIV in the body, allowing a person's immune system to recover by preventing the virus from destroying CD4+ T cells.

19 Apr 2019