Team Develops New Antibiotic to Fight MRSA
May 19, 2024 11:38 am | by University of Oklahoma | News | CommentsA team of chemists has developed a new antibiotic formulation to fight the sometimes deadly staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus or MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant infectious bacteria. The new drug to treat MRSA combines traditional Food and Drug Administration-approved antibiotics, such as methicillin, with the polymer BPEI.
Immune Drug for Deadly Skin Cancer Shows Long-term Survival
May 19, 2024 10:56 am | by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsA new kind of drug for the deadliest form of skin cancer helped some patients survive for at least three years, a study shows. It's a remarkable advance for patients who until recently faced dismal chances of living for more than a few months.
Reversing Brain Death Would be ‘Herculean’ Effort
May 19, 2024 10:16 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsOnce the brain loses the spark of life, modern medicine cannot get it back. “Brain death” is as final as it comes in the human experience. Perhaps that’s why the news that a series of trials called the “ReAnima Project” caused such a stir when it was announced earlier this month.
Flow Cytometers with Enhanced Detection Capabilities
May 18, 2024 11:18 am | by EMD Millipore | EMD Millipore | Product Releases | CommentsMilliporeSigma has expanded its line of Guava flow cytometers to include a high-power modulated green laser. The addition of a 532 nanometer laser expands the detection capabilities of the instrument line to enable simultaneous detection of multiple fluorescent proteins.
Team Develops Bio-mimicry Method for Preparing, Labeling Stem Cells
May 18, 2024 11:11 am | by Carnegie Mellon University | News | CommentsResearchers have developed a new method for preparing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that not only leads to the production of more native stem cells, but also labels them with a FDA approved iron-oxide nanoparticle (Ferumoxytol). The technology could allow researchers to track the cells in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during preclinical and clinical trials.
First Clinical Use of Bioabsorbable Vascular Grafts in Children Shows Promise
May 18, 2024 10:57 am | by American Association for Thoracic Surgery | News | CommentsA team of surgeons report their success with implantation of bioabsorbable vascular grafts used to correct a congenital cardiac malformation in children.
Exposure to Narrow Band of Green Light Improves Migraine Symptoms
May 18, 2024 10:51 am | by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | News | CommentsA new study has found that exposing migraine sufferers to a narrow band of green light significantly reduces photophobia and can reduce headache severity.
Experimental Drug Against Hepatitis C Slows Down Zika Infection in Mice
May 18, 2024 10:40 am | by KU Leuven | News | CommentsVirologists have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis C slows down the development of Zika in mice.
Penis Operation Highlights Past, Future of Organ Transplants
May 18, 2024 10:31 am | by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsAdd one remarkable case to the 30,000-plus organ transplants expected to be performed nationwide this year: A cancer patient who received a donor penis.
First Peek into the Brain of a Freely Walking Fruit Fly
May 18, 2024 10:27 am | by University of California San Diego | News | CommentsResearchers have developed a technique for imaging brain activity in a freely walking fruit fly. Working with one of the most common model organisms in science, Drosophila melanogaster, the team shows for the first time what goes on in the brain of the fly during courtship -- when it's unrestrained.
Genome Sequencing Reveals Clues About Giraffes' Long Necks
May 18, 2024 10:26 am | by Penn State University | News | CommentsFor the first time, the genomes of the giraffe and its closest living relative, the reclusive okapi of the African rainforest, have been sequenced -- revealing the first clues about the genetic changes that led to the evolution of the giraffe's exceptionally long neck and its record-holding ranking as the world's tallest land species.
Potential 'Fountain of Youth' Gene Found?
May 18, 2024 10:19 am | by University of Virginia | News | CommentsA gene that scientific dogma insists is inactive in adults actually plays a vital role in preventing the underlying cause of most heart attacks and strokes, researchers have determined. The discovery opens a new avenue for battling those deadly conditions, and it raises the tantalizing prospect that doctors could use the gene to prevent or delay at least some of the effects of aging.
Stress During Pregnancy Could Result in Protective Epigenetic Changes for Babies
May 18, 2024 10:02 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsWhile prenatal stress has previously been shown to increase the risk of physical diseases and mental disorders in children, a new study investigates potential protective mechanisms to the infant.
Report: Genetically Altered Food Safe but Not Curing Hunger
May 17, 2024 12:27 pm | by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsGenetically manipulated food remains generally safe for humans and the environment, a high-powered science advisory board declared in a report Tuesday.
Teamwork Enables Bacterial Survival
May 17, 2024 12:14 pm | by MIT News Office | News | CommentsA new study that two strains of bacteria that are each resistant to one antibiotic can protect each other in an environment containing both drugs.
