According to a recent study published in Advanced Materials Technologies, electrically controllable DNA nanolevers may be an effective tool in learning more about the flu virus. German scientists used DNA nanolevers to target the interaction between a peptide known as PeB and influenza A. Study: Measuring Influenza A Virus and Peptide Interaction Using Electrically Controllable […]
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2001 to 2018 saw increase in estimated prevalence of IBD in seniors
During 2001 to 2018, the overall estimated prevalence of Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis increased among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, with a higher increase seen among non-Hispanic Blacks, according to research published in the May 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Fang Xu, Ph.D., from the […]
Genotoxic E. coli implicated in causing colorectal cancer ‘caught in the act’
Escherichia coli bacteria are constitutive members of the human gut microbiota. However, some strains produce a genotoxin called colibactin, which is implicated in the development of colorectal cancer. While it has been shown that colibactin leaves very specific changes in the DNA of host cells that can be detected in colorectal cancer cells, such cancers […]
Busy Philipps' 11-Year-Old Wrote an Amazingly Scathing Letter to E! Network
Fans and friends of Busy Philipps’ late-night show, Busy Tonight, were sad to learn it was canceled after just one season back in May. Given that she was one of two women in late-night, and that the show had only been given six months, it felt especially unfair to see it gone so soon. As […]
E-cigs ARE dangerous: Vaping raises risks of stroke by 70%
E-cigs ARE dangerous: Vaping raises risks of stroke, heart disease and attacks by up to 70%, study finds One in 20 US adults use e-cigarettes and so do more than 11 percent of high school students A growing body of research suggests that while they may not be as carcinogenic as combustible tobacco, e-cigs are […]
Dangerous addictive maker is starting tomorrow, is now also available in German stores
The inconspicuous E-cigarette with the name Juul looks like a long USB Stick and is indispensable for Nathan Behr of his life. Since his roommate gave him about a year ago, a Starter Kit with four flavors, the 20-Year-old, who is studying in Washington, in a conventional tobacco cigarette. Today "juult" he, like many of […]
‘An ambulance is NOT a taxi to A&E’, report says
‘An ambulance is NOT a taxi to A&E’: Report calls for paramedics to treat more patients roadside to save the NHS £300 million each year Lord Carter of Coles led the review, which examined 10 ambulance trusts The Labour peer said the move could alleviate pressure on UK hospitals ‘Too many are being unnecessarily taken to […]
Active substance raises hopes of curing hepatitis E
An international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally occurring substance silvestrol. The substance inhibited the replication of pathogens both in cell culture and in a mouse model. The researchers led by Dr. Daniel Todt and Prof Dr. Eike Steinmann from the Department of Medical and […]