Like the astronomical explosion that kickstarted the universe, bowel cancer has a “Big Bang” moment which determines how it will grow, according to new research from Cancer Research UK and Wellcome Trust-funded…
In the end, his combination of rash, malaise, liver and kidney problems, facial paralysis, and swelling all fit with syphilis. However, syphilis that affects the liver is rare, occurring in less than 10 percent of cases,…
Scotland appears to be closing in on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination goal, as new modelling shows a steep drop in HCV incidence among people who inject drugs (PWID).
In one of the largest long-term…
MedPage Small trial suggests blood oxygenation via the gut may be feasible in humans, but will it work? Young men tolerated the anal administration of a liquid with a high capacity for oxygenation in a phase Ia trial from Japan — a dose of…
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Biggest rise in drug-resistant bloodstream infections are expected in the over-65s and among men. A new study led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and…
A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells, and the vasculature, into a single culture.
Grown from individual…
Indiana Public Media More than 93,000 Indiana birds have caught the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.
Currently, the USDA…