How POO could be lurking on self-service scanners at your local shop: Grim experiment shows how dirty escalator rails, toilet handles and office keyboards can be EXCLUSIVE: Scientists swabbed 19 commonly used items for bacteria levels Swabs grown in the lab revealed bacteria found in human faeces and vaginas Experts have called on the public to wash their hands to stop bugs this […]

High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info High cholesterol means you have too much cholesterol – a fatty substance produced […]

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug may mark the ‘beginning of the end’ in decades-long search for treatment to halt cruel memory decline Phase three trials show drug slows memory decline in early Alzheimer’s stages Scientists found lecanemab slowed progression by 27% over 18 months It works by clearing amyloid — toxic plaques in brain thought to cause disease Read: Breakthrough drug marked […]

A family history of cancer and genetic variants that might be inherited appear to be important risk factors for Black men diagnosed with early-onset prostate cancer, a study involving Duke Health researchers has found. Kathleen Cooney, M.D., chair of the Duke Department of Medicine, is the senior author of the study appearing online on Nov. 29 in the journal JCO […]

More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and more than 96 million adults in the U.S.—over one-third—have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar. The underlying cause of diabetes varies by type. But no matter what type of […]

Latest research findings show that vaccine-elicited neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are mostly directed against one of the two main domains of the viral entry machinery. The findings also point out a key role of the same domain of the spike in eliciting a broad antibody response against many variants, as well as related viruses. Both findings suggest strategies for clinical […]

While screening by Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) can detect colorectal cancers early, successful treatment depends on the patient undergoing follow-up colonoscopy after an unfavorable test result. A paper published by Dutch researchers examines the reasons why some people do not follow up after a positive at-home test. The researchers argue that understanding the reasons people do not follow up with […]

About one third of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) develop diabetic retinopathy (DR), a leading cause of blindness in working-age individuals. DR typically develops after many years of DM, and some patients do not develop DR for more than 50 years. New research suggests that an endogenous system that protects human retinal endothelial cells from harmful effects of the hyperglycemia […]

Genetically modified and attenuated measles viruses are considered a promising platform for research and development of vector vaccines and oncolytic measles viruses. The biotechnological production of these viruses is difficult, because it requires a precisely coordinated interaction of the necessary components to form self-replicating virus particles. A team of researchers at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut has succeeded in developing a two-component system […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers have developed and validated two simple risk measurement tools to help clinicians more accurately estimate a hospitalized patient’s COVID-19 risk of death. The two measurement models are called COVID-NoLab and COVID-SimpleLab. In collaboration with the Biobanque Québécoise de la COVID-19 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, researchers examined patient records of individuals receiving care for COVID-19 […]