Category: Health Crisis
Harnessing Hidden Bacterial Genes for Antibiotic Synthesis Could Help with the Fight against Resistant Bacteria
Since the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928, scientists have sought ways to effectively combat bacteria. Antibiotics, a class of drugs capable of destroying bacteria or slowing …The Symptoms of the Current Monkeypox Epidemic Are Different from Those Observed Previously
The study just published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on the current strain of the monkeypox virus shows that patients are showing different symptoms than in the past. Doctors …Study Explains Why Malaria Vaccine Loses Its Protective Effect Quickly
Scientists from Germany probing immune response in humans following inoculation with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have found a possible explanation for why the effect of the malaria vaccine …Anti-A33 Antibodies May Hold the Keys to Effective Therapy against Poxvirus Infections Including Monkeypox
Like many other viruses, the poxvirus is a killer virus that has been implicated in quite a number of diseases. While a disease such as smallpox caused by this …
Insulin Nasal Spray Improves Gait and Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients
Insulin delivered intranasally can improve gait and cognitive function in elderly patients with and without type 2 diabetes, according to a clinical trial conducted at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical …Cilagicin, a New Antibiotic, That Can Turn the Tide in the War against Bacterial Resistance
The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming, though accidental, solved one of the most perplexing puzzles that plagued 20th-century scientists: “How can bacteria be killed?” This drug gave researchers …SMARt751 Brings a Solution to Drug Resistance by Tuberculosis Bacteria in Animal Models
Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis leads to the development of tuberculosis. It is transmitted from persons with active tuberculosis to others through air droplets. The lungs are the most affected …
The Increasing Cost of Medical Schools Is a Big Contributing Factor to Doctor Shortages
It is no secret that medical school is expensive. Did you know that the average medical student pays about $49,842 every year just to study medicine? Although this cost …