A Natural Solution to Combat Mosquito-Borne Diseases offers Huge Potential
Researchers from the World Mosquito Program (WMP) have reported dramatic reductions in rates of dengue infection using a bacteria that naturally inhabits many insects called Wolbachia pipientis.
How Exercise can Influence our Thought Processes and Stimulate Brain Growth
Latest research is now beginning to unravel much more about the influence of exercise and how it determines our physiology and even our mood and thought processes.
How Genes from Algae can Help Restore Eyesight & the Alarming Rise of Mucormycosis (or ‘Black Fungus’) in India
Researchers have used optogenetics to control light-sensitive neurons in the human eye by adding a gene for a light-sensitive protein called an opsin from algae.
Diabetes: The Work of Helen Murray-Free and New Research Initiatives
As a specific condition diabetes generates medical costs that are two to five times more than those of a person without diabetes.
Alzheimer’s disease can be Influenced by Your Diet! Find out More!
In the absence of effective therapies against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the identification of modifiable risk/protective factors is important.
Cauda Equina Syndrome. When a Herniated Disc Becomes a Medical Emergency. Also a New Home Test Kit for Prostate Cancer.
Some degree of nerve compression is likely when there is a prolapsed or herniated intervertebral disc although the extreme compression that causes CES is very unlikely. However if it does occur it is a medical emergency.
New Prospective Treatment Options for Endometriosis
Endometriosis is estimated to affect 176 million women worldwide and there is a significant unmet requirement for treatment options for this condition.
Blood Clot Risk & COVID-19 Vaccines & the New HIV Vaccine
Adenovirus based COVID-19 vaccines and blood clot risk. Phase I trial results for a new vaccine released from IAVI (International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) and the Scripps Research Institute in the U.S. appear promising.
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis affects 10% of women (or 1.5 million people in the UK) and yet bizarrely takes an average of seven to eleven years to diagnose.
