The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health alert to inform hospitals and doctors that a virus called parechovirus that can cause severe symptoms among young infants and newborns, is “currently circulating in the United States.” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky made note of the alert on July 12, writing on Twitter that…
Amazon Launches Clinical Trials for Development of Personalized Vaccine for Breast and Skin Cancer
July 12, 2022
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Amazon has been developing personalized vaccines for breast and skin cancers in conjunction with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and has been recruiting patients to participate in an FDA-approved clinical trial for the shots, according to a public filing. A summary of the project was first posted on Clinicaltrials.gov, an online database of clinical studies run by the U.S. National…
Cancer-Linked Herbicide Chemical Found in Over 80 Percent of US Urine Samples: CDC Study
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found a widely-used herbicide chemical that has been linked to cancer in the majority of urine samples collected from children and adults in the United States. The health agency released the results of its National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) last month, which…
Study Finds Power of Father and Baby Skin-to-Skin Bonding
July 12, 2022
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While the benefits of ‘kangaroo care,’ or skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn, are globally recognised, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have shown that there is also immense power of skin-to-skin contact between premature newborns and their fathers. They examined the experiences of a group of fathers holding their premature…
Gut Bacteria Could Hold the Key To Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease
July 6, 2022
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Australian researchers have isolated five strains of beneficial gut bacteria that may lead to the development of new treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and reduce the risk of certain types of bowel cancer. IBD is thought to be caused by an abnormal composition of gut bacteria which creates an immune response in genetically susceptible…
Researchers Develop a Cheaper and Less Invasive Alternative to IVF Treatments
July 1, 2022
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University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have developed a cheaper and less invasive alternative to traditional fertility treatments that is now available at Sydney’s Royal Hospital for women. In vitro fertilisation or IVF has been the established treatment for infertility for a long time. However, this method is expensive, and to stimulate egg growth…
The Simple But Forgotten Open Air Factor in Infection Control
June 29, 2022
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Documented in medical journals for almost two centuries but seemingly forgotten nowadays, breathing fresh outdoor air could be key to defending against airborne bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19, a leading infectious disease expert from the Australian National University (ANU) suggests. Professor Peter Collignon, a co-author of a paper on the subject, said in a release…
Secrets of Permanent Blindness Revealed by Stem-cell Research
June 28, 2022
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Research into the retina and optic nerve using stem-cell models has unveiled specific genetic markers of glaucoma—the world’s leading cause of permanent blindness— possibly opening up new treatments for the condition. Glaucoma is a blanket term describing a group of eye conditions that do damage to the retinal ganglion cells—neurons near the inner eye— that…
Stroke Risk Increases With the Number of Miscarriages: Study
June 28, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Queensland have found that women with a history of miscarriage and stillbirth are at a higher risk of suffering a stroke later in life. Comparing pooled data from more than 610,000 women in Australia and six other countries, the study found that the risk of stroke increased with multiple pregnancy…
New Monkeypox Study Holds Possible Clue to Fast Spread of Virus
A new study into monkeypox holds a possible clue as to why the virus is spreading so quickly, with researchers saying they have discovered that the virus contains an unusually high number of mutations, which may represent “accelerated evolution.” The new monkeypox strain was found to have an average of 50 mutations in samples examined…
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