Archive: 10/07/2017

Food scientists find cranberries may aid the gut microbiome

Many scientists are paying new attention to prebiotics, that is, molecules we eat but cannot digest, because some may promote the growth and health of beneficial microorganisms in our intestines, says nutritional microbiologist ...

Jul 10, 2017

NEJM case reports show promise of cancer immunotherapy to treat rare lymphoma

Three case reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate the promise of cancer immunotherapy in gray zone lymphoma, a rare subtype that mixes characteristics of Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin forms of the ...

Jul 10, 2017

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Farm work may improve veterans' mental health

Care farming—using working farms and agricultural landscapes to promote mental and physical health—helped improve veterans' well-being in a recent study.

Jul 10, 2017

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Age and obesity conspire to damage the tiny blood vessels that feed the heart, causing heart failure

Age and obesity appear to create a perfect storm that can reduce blood flow through the tiny blood vessels that directly feed our heart muscle and put us at risk for heart failure, scientists report.

Jul 10, 2017

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Hidden herpes virus may play key role in multiple sclerosis, other brain disorders

The ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) may play a critical role in impeding the brain's ability to repair itself in diseases like multiple sclerosis. The findings, which appear in the journal Scientific Reports, may help ...

Jul 10, 2017

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Sugary drinks in pregnancy tied to heavier kids later

(HealthDay)—Could a pregnant woman's craving for sugar-sweetened drinks put her child at risk for being overweight later in life?

Jul 10, 2017

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Noninvasive intranasal method shows prevention of neurologic effect from metabolic disease

Researchers have successfully used a noninvasive intranasal approach to deliver the gene for the enzyme that is deficient in the inherited lysosomal storage disease mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS 1) to the brains of an ...

Jul 10, 2017

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BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis

The Standards of Care Committee of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) is to publish updated guidance on the diagnosis and management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is common ...

Jul 10, 2017

UK court sets new hearing in case of terminally ill baby

A British court on Monday gave the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard a chance to present fresh evidence that their terminally ill son should receive experimental treatment.

Jul 10, 2017

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Scientists link new cancer treatments to cardiovascular alterations

Plk1 inhibitors have recently been acknowledged as an innovative therapy for leukaemia by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, a study published in Nature Medicine by researchers from the Spanish National ...

Jul 10, 2017

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