Medical research

Curcumin cuts acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

(HealthDay)—Curcumin can attenuate acetaminophen-induced mitochondrial alterations in the livers of mice, according to an experimental study published online Jan. 15 in the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clinical workstations: An overlooked reservoir for deadly bacteria?

Clinical workstations within hospital intensive care units (ICUs) may get overlooked during routine cleanings and could therefore harbor more dangerous bacteria than regularly cleaned objects in patient areas, according to ...

Immunology

Adenosine in Ambrosia pollen increases allergic response

Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) - an otherwise unremarkable plant - produces pollen that can trigger strong allergic reactions such as asthma even in very small quantities. Scientists from Technische Universität München ...

Medical research

A human enzyme (CD 39) targets the Achilles heel of sepsis

There may never be a way to completely prevent infection, but sepsis may have an Achilles heel that would allow for more effective treatment of the condition. In a new report published in the January 2015 issue of the FASEB ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Caffeine against Alzheimer's disease

As part of a German-French research project, a team led by Dr. Christa E. Müller from the University of Bonn and Dr. David Blum from the University of Lille was able to demonstrate for the first time that caffeine has a ...

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