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Meal times may be key to managing malaria

March 14, 2018 Malaria infections might be brought under control by managing the eating habits of infected people or animals, according to a new study.

Novel technology for anticancer drug delivery on demand

March 13, 2018 With the goal of minimizing the side effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues, a team of researchers at the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have developed novel nanocontainers able to deliver anticancer drugs at precise timing and location.

Groundbreaking discoveries: Drinkable protection in sight for cholera epidemics

March 13, 2018 Groundbreaking discoveries regarding the onset of cholera are paving the way for a future, fast-acting antidote for cholera epidemics.

WHO warns of mystery killer Disease X

March 12, 2018 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has put scientists and health workers around the globe on alert for a new and potentially deadly pathogen called Disease X.

Absence of key protein TTP rapidly turns young bones old

March 12, 2018 The absence of a protein critical to the control of inflammation may lead to rapid and severe bone loss, according to a new University at Buffalo study.

Surprise finding could lead to new multiple sclerosis treatments

March 9, 2018 A surprise finding by medical scientists may lead to the development of a possible treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS).

No progress seen in reducing antibiotics among outpatients

March 9, 2018 Despite public health campaigns aimed at reducing unnecessary prescriptions for antibiotics, the drugs continue to be prescribed at startlingly high rates in outpatient settings.

New U.S. blood pressure guidelines found to be harmful for some patients

March 8, 2018 Feinstein Institute for Medical Research researcher Joseph Diamond, MD, and colleagues investigated the impact of new, stricter guidelines issued in November 2017 that redefine high blood pressure.

Starving superbugs of iron prevents them from causing disease

March 8, 2018 Starving superbugs of iron can make them vulnerable, Australian researchers have found.

Diabetes can be divided into five separate types, not two

March 7, 2018 Diabetes patients can be divided into five subgroups with different disease progressions and risks of complications, according to new research that differs from the traditional two-type classification.

Link between heart attacks and inflammatory bowel disease found

March 7, 2018 University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute researchers Muhammad Panhwar, MD, and Mahazarin Ginwalla, MD, recently concluded a study of more than 22 million patients that suggests a strong connection between Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and the development of heart disease and heart attacks.

Restoring lipid synthesis could reduce lung fibrosis

March 6, 2018 Pulmonary fibrosis, an ongoing process of scarring that leaves patients chronically short of breath, can progress in severity until the only course of treatment is lung transplant.