By screening the microbiomes of marine organisms, scientists at the University of Wisconsin have identified nearly 150 potential new antifungal compounds, they reported in the November 20, 2020, issue of Science.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Wireless chip developed to improve brain research; Diabetes increases damage around amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s; Smartphone keystrokes show promise in monitoring progression of MS.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Imaging methods reveal underlying cause of unexplained heart attack; Questionnaire predicts people at high risk for heart disease; Bias skews tally on imaging diagnostic test accuracy studies.
A study by Australian microbiologists at Queensland, Melbourne and Griffiths universities has shown that the candidate neurodegenerative disease drug PBT-2, combined with a polymyxin antibiotic, induced potent antimicrobial activity against polymyxin-resistant gram-negative pathogens.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Exoskeleton-assisted walking improves mobility in individuals with spinal cord injury; Skoltech scientists developed a novel bone implant manufacturing method; Novel technique 'stuns' arthritis pain in shoulder and hip; New research reveals potential treatment to delay and manage osteoarthritis.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Prolonged androgen-deprivation therapy confirmed as hit on CV health; Nanoparticle fights pancreatic cancer’s chemo resistance; Linking two liver cancer culprits; Reversal of pumping direction is reversal of fortune for tumor cells; Active surveillance backed for Black men with prostate cancer.
Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have developed a method to diagnose any known pathogen from any body fluid within a day – or, depending on the sequencing method, within a few hours. For an unknown pathogen, the method spits out its nearest known relative.
BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: Reversal of pumping direction is reversal of fortune for tumor cells; Cholesterol drug affects checkpoint blockade via MHC1; Heart development protein has role in adult immunity.
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