Australian researchers from three universities, Flinders, Swinbourne, and RMIT, have developed a way to give medical devices or implant surfaces antimicrobial powers to protect against infection. The team engineered a new surface coating by combining gallium liquid with hydroxyapetite to create a novel compound with long-term antibacterial properties. According to a Flinders University release on…
Australian Researchers Make Orthopaedic Implants Antimicrobial
May 3, 2022
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Star of ‘Dolphin Tale’ Movies Falls Ill at Florida Aquarium
CLEARWATER, Fla.—The prosthetic-tailed dolphin that starred in the “Dolphin Tale” movies may be fighting a gastrointestinal infection, officials said. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium said in a news release on Sunday that staff members noticed on Nov. 1 that Winter was not eating and was acting abnormally. Initial bloodwork showed the possible infection. The aquarium’s care…
Facts Matter (Oct. 23): Natural Antibodies Persist for More Than a Year After Infection: New Peer-Reviewed Study Finds
A new peer-reviewed study, which came out of Europe, found that the vast majority of people who’ve had a previous COVID-19 infection have both robust and lasting protection from the virus. Specifically, it found that the vast majority of people will continue to carry antibodies against the virus for at least 12 months. Meanwhile, in…
Gorilla at Albuquerque Zoo Euthanized Because of Infection
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Albuquerque’s municipal zoo says a 48-year-old female gorilla has died after being stricken by a bacterial infection. ABQ BioPark Zoo officials say Huerfanita was euthanized Saturday once it became clear she wasn’t going to recover from a digestive tract infection after being treated with medications. The 48-year-old western lowland gorilla had the same type…
Will the Delta Variant Shut Down the US Economy Again?
Commentary People look at the steep rise in COVID infections and worry—some about their health but still more about their livelihoods, for some in authority have again begun to talk about lockdowns and quarantines. There is, of course, always a chance that panic will spread in Washington or some state capital, but the data to…
Nutritional Yeast to Help Prevent Common Childhood Infections
June 20, 2021
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The amount of beta-glucan fiber in just a dusting of nutritional yeast each day may be enough to change the course of our immune response to various pathogens, according to a study that put this substance to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for the prevention of common childhood illnesses. The findings reflect…
Quercetin: What It Is and Why You Need It
May 30, 2021
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Flavonoids are one of nature’s many therapeutic gifts. Widely found in fruits and vegetables, these phenolic substances have antioxidant properties that protect cells from free radical damage. One of the most well-known and studied flavonoids is quercetin, a flavonol mostly found in onions, berries, citrus fruits, broccoli, and grapes. A potent antioxidant, quercetin boasts anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive,…
Study Raises Concerns Over CCP Virus Mutations During Chronic Infection
A new UK study has raised concerns that the CCP virus has more chance to mutate during chronic infections, and it could “mutate to outwit our vaccines,” a leader of the study said. In an unedited manuscript pre-published by Nature on Friday, a team led by researchers at Cambridge University said they saw repeated mutations…
CCP Virus Cases Drop Drastically on Sunday
Johns Hopkins University data shows that CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases of infection and death in the United States on Sunday dropped drastically, to the lowest in weeks. According to Johns Hopkins, there were 150,100 new cases of infection and 1,209 deaths on Sunday in the United States, the lowest number of new cases…
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