Category: Health Crisis
CRISPR Technology Could Be Soon Used to Treat Obesity
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have used CRISPR-Cas9 technology, known as “genetic scissors”, to convert white fat cells into brown fat cells that generate heat by burning calories. …Macolacin a New Antibiotic That Can Kill Colistin-Resistant Bacteria a Welcome New Weapon for the Fight against Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs
As microorganisms mutate and procreate, each mutation makes them more resistant to drugs that once killed them. A time will eventually come when we cannot keep up with the …USC Study Shows That Passive Vaping Is Very Harmful to the Bronchial Tubes of Young Adults
We know that secondhand smoke is not without consequences. And there’s a good reason for that because, according to the CDC, an estimated 41,000 Americans die from it each …
Researchers Find Way to Fight Bacteria with Viruses More Effectively
A new study by researchers at the University of Exeter has shed more light on how viruses can be used in tandem with antibiotics to more potently combat bacteria …
Cardiac Emergency Equipment: The Five Types of Defibrillators Explained
Defibrillation is used in a couple of different scenarios that primarily include those in which a patient goes through sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Different types of defibrillators have different …Scientists Safely Kill Superbugs, Tough Spores with Ultrashort-Pulse Laser
Researchers at St. Louis’s Washington University School of Medicine have found what could be a much-needed alternative to antibiotics, amid growing resistance, in the fight against bacterial superbugs and …Paxlovid (Ritonavir an HIV Drug), Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill, Prevents 9 Out of 10 Hospital Admissions
Paxlovid, the trade name of a new drug by Pfizer that is based on ritonavir, an already available AIDS drug, could be a game-changer in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. …
Reabsorbing CO2 from the Atmosphere Could Help Reverse Global Warming Study Shows
The thermal maximum at the transition between the Paleocene and Eocene 55.9 million years ago represents one of the most significant climate crises the Earth has ever experienced. A …