Cases of leprosy have increased in Florida and the southeastern United States over the last decade, according to a new report. Leprosy, officially called Hansen’s disease, is a rare type of bacterial infection that attacks the nerves and can cause swelling under the skin. The new research paper, published in the Centers for Disease Control […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized item for fishing bait and medical research. Its blue blood is harvested for medical researchers and used by drug and medical […]
Aug. 1 (UPI) — Eating strawberries daily may improve cognitive function in older adults, as well as lower blood pressure and boost antioxidant capacity, a new study finds. “That’s an important preventive measure for different chronic diseases,” the study’s principal investigator, Dr. Shirin Hooshmand, told UPI in an email. She is a professor in the […]
Human airway epithelial cells after growth and differentiation inside an AirGel tissue-engineered airway. Green: mucus; orange: cilia; pink: actin; blue: nuclei. Credit: Tamara Rossy (EPFL) Biofilms are highly resistant communities of bacteria that pose a major challenge in the treatment of infections. While studying biofilm formation in laboratory conditions has been extensively conducted, understanding their […]
West Nile virus is responsible for hundreds of deaths in the United States each year, and now scientists are worried that mosquitoes carrying the virus — and others — are becoming harder to kill. Scientists with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say mosquitoes in lab studies are becoming increasingly resistant to common insecticides […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — If you donate blood this week your family could win some extra money to put toward back-to-school supplies. The Houchin Community Blood Bank is hosting a special event where anyone who donates between now and August 19 will be entered to possibly win a $250 back-to-school gift card to use at […]
David Campbell, 69, made his 700th blood donation Sunday, July 30, at LifeSouth Blood Center in Lecanto. He is seen here with Jennifer Hodson, a LifeSouth phlebotomist. When David Campbell was a boy, his father worked as a janitor in the food services department at Walter Reed Medical Center. “Any time a woman had a […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized item for fishing bait and medical research. Its blue blood is harvested for medical researchers and used by drug and medical […]
NHI awards $1.6M for pathogen-borne disease studies The National Institutes of Health recently awarded an additional $1.6 million to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to continue a 14-year effort aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles governing intracellular membrane traffic – a crucial process occurring in every […]
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded an additional $1.6 million to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock to continue a 14-year effort aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles governing intracellular membrane traffic — a crucial process occurring in every human cell. Intracellular traffic plays […]