News Release Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Researchers study confluence of multidrug resistance and hypervirulence among Klebsiella pneumoniae. New “hypervirulent” strains of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae have emerged in healthy people in community settings, prompting a National Institutes of Health research group to investigate how the human immune system defends against infection. After exposing the strains […]
I like learning about history. There’s an awful lot of it to get through and, with so many gaping holes in my knowledge, I need to crack on. But something is holding me up: somebody somewhere seems to have decreed that the stories of the past must be told in the present tense. Hence we […]
People who value their flesh are being warned to steer clear of Hurricane Idalia floodwaters in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Officials are warning residents that hurricane flooding has spread the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus to inland regions where it isn’t usually a threat. A Vibrio infection can cause necrosis — the death […]
PADUCAH — Baptist Health Paducah is working with the Kentucky Blood Center to host a September blood drive. According to a news release from Baptist Health Paducah, the drive will be a two day event scheduled for Wednesday, September 13 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, September 14 from 7 a.m. to 4 […]
Implantable Vascularized Engineered Thrombi (IVET). Credit: UNIST A research team, affiliated with UNIST has achieved a milestone in tissue regeneration by developing a technology that utilizes autologous blood to produce three-dimensional microvascular implants. These implants hold immense potential for various applications requiring vascular regeneration, including the treatment of chronic wounds. Led by Professor Joo H. […]
Bookmark 1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at low-to-moderate risk of cardiovascular disease, pitavastatin calcium was superior to placebo in reducing the risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE). 2. The trial was stopped early due to evidence of the efficacy and safety of pitavastatin. Evidence […]
Recently published in Neurology Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation, findings from a study demonstrated that cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may be a potential trigger for the occurrence of aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin seropositive (AQP4-IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).1 These results provide indications to the potential of NMOSD T-cell receptors (TCRs) as markers for predicting the efficacy of immunosuppression among patients […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an urgent warning after five people were killed by flesh-eating bacteria that live in waters along the East Coast of the US. The CDC’s health warning is designed to alert US healthcare providers, laboratories, and public health departments about recent infections by Vibrio vulnificus (V. […]
An Alabama high school has asked all students and staff to wear masks again And a Maryland school has insisted children wear N95 masks for 10 days READ MORE: Everything you need to know about the Covid situation in the US By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 11:36 EDT, 6 September 2023
Plaques in the brain are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and the investigational drug aducanumab, which is now sold under the brand name aduhelm, has demonstrated some promise in this regard. Memory loss and cognitive decline are thought to be caused, at least in part, by these plaques, which are made of amyloid-beta protein. According […]