(Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard) The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have expanded their collaboration with Bayer HealthCare to include cardiovascular genomics and drug discovery. The goal of this new part of the alliance is to leverage insights from human genetics to help create new cardiovascular therapies. Read Full Article Here For more…
(eLife ) Scientists have uncovered the earliest fossilized evidence of an insect caring for its young. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: EurekAlert!
(University of Toronto) New research from the University of Toronto has scientists re-thinking how a lethal fungus grows and kills immune cells. The study hints at a new approach to therapy for Candida albicans, one of the most common causes of bloodstream infections. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: EurekAlert!
(University of Cambridge) The most virulent strains of Streptococcus suis, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in adult humans in parts of southeast Asia and in pigs around the world, are likely to have evolved and become widespread in pigs at the same time as changes in rearing practices, according Read Full Article Here For…
(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered the unique mechanism of a powerful natural product with wide-ranging antifungal, antibacterial, anti-malaria and anti-cancer effects. The new study sheds light on the natural small molecule known as borrelidin. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: EurekAlert!
(European Geosciences Union) Researchers from the UK and Malaysia have detected a human fingerprint deep in the Borneo rainforest in Southeast Asia. Cold winds blowing from the north carry industrial pollutants from East Asia to the equator, with implications for air quality in the region. Once there, the pollutants can Read Full Article Here For…
(Future Science Group) There are few global public health issues of greater importance than antimicrobial resistance in terms of impact on society. Many existing antimicrobials are becoming less effective and the development pipeline for new antibiotics is at an all-time low. Thus, change is needed to address antimicrobial resistance. This Read Full Article Here For…
(International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) New global forest maps combine citizen science with multiple data sources, for an unprecedented level of accuracy about the location and extent of forestland worldwide. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: EurekAlert!
(Porter Novelli) A recent analysis published in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Food Science reveals a beneficial relationship between dietary magnesium intake and diabetes-related outcomes including decreased risk for metabolic syndrome, obesity or overweight, elevated blood pressure, and reduced HDL (good) cholesterol. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: EurekAlert!
(American College of Physicians) Articles include: USPSTF reviews evidence to update recommendations on iron supplementation and deficiency screening in pregnant women; New hep C treatments are cost-effective for some patients, yet may exceed insurers’ willingness to pay. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: EurekAlert!