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Space station mold survives high doses of ionizing radiation
The International Space Station, like all human habitats in space, has a nagging mold problem. Astronauts on the ISS spend hours every week cleaning the inside of the station’s walls to prevent mold from becoming a health problem. New research… Read More ›
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Performance-enhancing bacteria may increase performance by 13%
Performance-enhancing bacteria may increase performance by 13% They pinpointed one specific group of bacteria, called Veillonella, that they found was enriched in the gut microbiome of Boston Marathon runners after after completing the 26.2 race and in an independent group… Read More ›
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‘Sneezing’ plants contribute to disease proliferation
”’The jumping droplets, at the rate of 100 or more an hour, are a violent expulsion of dew from the surface. It’s good for the plant because it is removing spores from itself, but it’s bad because, like a human… Read More ›
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Eating more vitamin K found to help, not harm, patients on warfarin
Eating more vitamin K found to help, not harm, patients on warfarin Eating more vitamin K found to help, not harm, patients on warfarin When prescribed the anticoagulant drug warfarin, many patients are told to limit foods rich in vitamin… Read More ›
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Half of Ebola outbreaks undetected
An estimated half of Ebola virus disease outbreaks have gone undetected since it was discovered in 1976, according to research published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Although these tend to affect fewer than five patients, the study, led by Emma… Read More ›
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Hepatitis B viruses cured – Pilot Study
Hepatitis B viruses cured – Pilot Study Researchers have for the first time succeeded in conquering a chronic infection of the hepatitis B virus in a mouse model. The team showed in its publication, that T-cell therapy can provide a… Read More ›
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COPD and Asthma may be effectively treated with Fermentable Fiber
COPD and Asthma may be effectively treated with Fermentable Fiber “For several years now the Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs has been leading world research into the link between dietary fibre and healthy lungs. Our previous research has established… Read More ›
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Two Foods supercharge normally ineffective antibiotics
Two Foods supercharge normally ineffective antibiotics We look at two separate studies: Cranberries join forces with antibiotics to fight bacteria “But when we simultaneously treated the bacteria with an antibiotic and the cranberry extract, no resistance developed.” Manuka honey to… Read More ›
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Strawberry tree honey may inhibit colon cancer
Strawberry tree honey may inhibit colon cancer Strawberry tree honey may inhibit colon cancer Spanish and Italian researchers have proven that when honey from strawberry trees, a product typical of Mediterranean areas, is added to colon cancer cells grown in… Read More ›
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Early dengue virus infection could ‘defuse’ Zika virus
The Zika virus outbreak in Latin America has affected over 60 million people up to now. The infection can have potentially fatal consequences for pregnant women and their unborn children: many children have subsequently been born with malformations of the… Read More ›
