Public Release: 24-Oct-2018 Imperial College London The influenza virus can evolve resistance to an anti-flu drug currently in development for use in pandemics but only if there are multiple genetic mutations, a study has found. Scientists at Imperial College… Read More ›
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Fighting mutant influenza
Public Release: 24-Oct-2018 American Chemical Society Another flu season is here, which means another chance for viruses to mutate. Already, most influenza A viruses contain a mutation that confers resistance against one class of antiviral medications, and the bugs are… Read More ›
Effects of a high-fat diet may be passed on for three generations
Public Release: 11-Oct-2018 BioMed Central A high-fat diet in female mice affects their offspring’s obesity, insulin resistance and addictive-like behaviors for three generations, according to a study published in the open access journal Translational Psychiatry. Researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland… Read More ›
Dutch study estimates 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men set to develop dementia/parkinsonism/stroke
Public Release: 1-Oct-2018 Preventive strategies could, in theory, more than halve lifetime risk for those aged 85+, say researchers BMJ One in two women and one in three men will likely be diagnosed with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or stroke… Read More ›
New bird flu viruses in ducks after vaccines largely prevented H7N9 in chickens
Public Release: 27-Sep-2018 Cell Press Caption The image shows a graphical abstract: H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses emerged in China in 2017, prompting vaccination in poultry. Shi et al. examine H7N9 viruses across China before and after vaccination,… Read More ›
E. coli strain from retail poultry may cause urinary tract infections in people
Public Release: 28-Aug-2018 George Washington University WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 28, 2018) – A strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) found in retail chicken and turkey products may cause a wide range of infections in people, according to a study… Read More ›
Lung cancer mortality rates among women projected to increase by over 40 percent by 2030
Public Release: 1-Aug-2018 American Association for Cancer Research Bottom Line: The global age-standardized lung cancer mortality rate among women is projected to increase by 43 percent from 2015 to 2030, according to an analysis of data from 52 countries. The… Read More ›
Hospital-associated bacterial species becoming tolerant to alcohol disinfectants
Public Release: 1-Aug-2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science A multidrug-resistant bacterial species that can cause infections in hospitals is becoming increasingly tolerant to the alcohols used in handwash disinfectants, a new study finds. The analysis of bacterial… Read More ›
Breast cancer fuelled by mysterious Yin Yang protein
Public Release: 23-Jul-2018 Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 — and revealed it may fuel tumour growth in breast cancer Imperial College London IMAGE: Human breast cancer cells (with nucleus in green) Credit: Imperial… Read More ›
Yeast species used in food industry causes disease in humans
Public Release: 19-Jul-2018 PLOS Caption A phylogenetic tree of strains was constructed from data from a filtered set of 150,306 SNP sites, using RRHS and Maximum Likelihood (see Methods). Branch supports represent pseudo-bootstrap values. Strains named in red are clinical… Read More ›
