Digital skin completely controlled by sweat can screen your health Kumar Jeetendra | April 26, 2020 Our skin can likewise tell the outside world a lot about us also. Mothers press their hands against our temples to check whether we have a fever. A date may see a become flushed ascending on our cheeks during a close discussion. Individuals at the exercise center may gather you are having a decent exercise …
Research center testing affirms adequacy of BETADINE germicide items against SARS-CoV-2 Kumar Jeetendra | July 10, 2020 Mundipharma today announced that lab testing at the Duke NUS Medical School at Singapore, has confirmed the potency of its BETADINE® antiseptic services and products against the publication coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 disease. Testing has demonstrated BETADINE’s® strong in vitro virucidal exercise, killing 99.99% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 30 seconds. The investigation was …
Gym equipment in public rec centers have elevated levels of anti-toxin safe microbes Kumar Jeetendra | July 26, 2020 Research presented at ASM Microbe Online found that 43 percent of Staphylococcus bacteria discovered on exercise equipment in university gyms were ampicillin-resistant, with 73% of these isolates being resistant to multiple other medications. As stated by this U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 120,000 S. aureus bacteremia cases led to 20,000 deaths in …
Scientists study misleading impact in nausea therapy at the molecular level Kumar Jeetendra | September 28, 2020 The molecular bases of the placebo effect are poorly understood. A team headed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researcher Karin Meissner has now studied the phenomenon in the context of nausea, and identified specific proteins that correlate with its positive impact. The placebo effect seems to work wonders. In certain cases, administration of a’drug’ to …
Female mosquitoes can distinguish a mix of four unique substances in blood Kumar Jeetendra | October 13, 2020 Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, dengue, and yellow fever that kill at least a half a million people each year. Researchers are learning what people taste like to mosquitoesdown to the individual neurons that sense blood’s distinctive, flavorful taste. Female mosquitoes have a sense of taste that is especially tuned to detect a combination of …
Study recognizes 17 new genes that could be focused for treatment of psoriasis, dermatitis Kumar Jeetendra | October 27, 2020 A Swedish study has identified 17 new genes which could be targeted for therapy of psoriasis and eczema, two frequent hereditary skin diseases with no cure. Pelin Sahlén, senior lecturer in KTH Royal Institute of Technology, says the joint KTH-Karolinska Institutet research team mapped 118 gene targets regarding the skin ailments, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, …
Biocompatible photooxygenation catalyst could be conceivably used to treat amyloid infections Kumar Jeetendra | November 26, 2020 The catalyst was able to oxygenate Aβ embedded beneath the skin of a living mouse, and diminished intact Aβ degree in AD-model mouse brain. The new catalyst is potentially useful for the treatment of peripheral amyloid diseases and AD. Toxic aggregation of amyloid peptide and protein is closely associated with a number of human diseases. …
Conceivable new anti-microbial created for drug-resistant pulmonary microorganism Kumar Jeetendra | December 9, 2020 Scientists from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine have developed a potential new antibiotic for a pathogen that is notoriously resistant to drugs and often lethal for people with cystic fibrosis and other lung disorders. The pathogen, called Mycobacterium abscessus, is related to some better-known bacterium that causes tuberculosis and leprosy but has recently emerged as …
Skin may assist with foreseeing future heart issues Kumar Jeetendra | December 17, 2020 Our skin informs us when we have spent too much time in sunlight or when the dry air of winter has sucked away too much moisture. Now Jefferson researchers find that the skin may also foretell problems unrelated to the protective barrier. An international group of researchers headed by Jouni Uitto, MD, PhD, a Professor …
New UCLA-formed gadget moves mitochondria into at least 100,000 or more beneficiary cells Kumar Jeetendra | January 1, 2021 Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a simple, high-throughput way of transferring isolated mitochondria and their associated mitochondrial DNA into mammalian cells. This approach enables researchers to tailor a key genetic component of cells, to study and potentially treat debilitating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and metabolic disorders. A study, published …
Researchers arrive at significant achievement in leishmaniasis immunization advancement Kumar Jeetendra | January 11, 2021 Scientists have taken an important step forward in creating a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines. The University of York-led study identified and characterized a new strain of Leishmania parasite that will form the basis of a new controlled human infection model for the disease which is transmitted by the bite of sand …
Research finds new proof about the systems controlling skin repair and regeneration Kumar Jeetendra | January 19, 2021 As the air continues to dry and temperatures drop, the yearly battle against dry hands and skin has officially begun. New research from Northwestern University has discovered new evidence deep within the skin about the mechanisms controlling skin renewal and repair. Skin’s barrier function gives it the unique ability to fight winter woes and keep …
