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Arthrogen, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in gene therapy, is now recruiting individuals with rheumatoid arthritis to test the new drug ART-I02.
Khun Nantida does not wear clothes with buttons. Most of her pants have waistbands and do not require zipping. She uses only electric toothbrushes because she cannot brush her teeth as efficiently on her own. When Khun Nantida cooks for...
There are many different allergy medications which, like other drugs, need to be stored under the right conditions to remain effective.
In order for medications to remain effective until their expiry date, they need to be stored correctly , regardless of the diseases or conditions they're intended to treat or prevent. This is important in the case of allergy medication as a severe aller...
Michigan State University scientists have identified an early cause of intestinal inflammation, one of the first stages of inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, which afflict around 11 percent of the world's population.
NK2R (green) and enteric glial (blue)
The discovery, featured in the current issue of Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, points...
Source: University of Arizona Jul 06, 2018 8 years ago
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, M.D., Ph.D. Credit: UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Our immune system is at its peak when we're young, but after a certain age, it declines and it becomes more difficult for our bodies to fight off new infections. "That's why older people are more susceptible to infections than younger people," explains Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, Ph.D., co-director...
A type of antibiotic used in treating bacterial infections has been tied to many adverse health events, leading specialists to advise caution in the prescription of these drugs. Recent evidence now confirms that they increase the risk of aortic disease, which is a condition that damages the main artery of the human body.
Various Types of Fluoroquinolones
Fluoroquinolones, a type of antibiotic,...
Scientists are designing a blood test that could detect cancer before symptoms occur. Early detection allows early treatment and prevents cancer progression.
Cancer is usually diagnosed after a patient has been experiencing symptoms. At this point, the tumor has already grown significantly and often has spread to other organs. Later stage cancers are more difficult to treat, have lower sur...
Davic C Holzman, Mcmahon Grp Jul 09, 2018 8 years ago
The US FDA has continued to voice serious concerns about an opioid like plant, Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)., a close relative of the coffee tree that is embraced by many pain patients as a treatment alternative to pain drugs such as opioids. A dangerous side effect profile pointed out by the agency and strong opinions on its efficacy on the part of its users—who often ingest the leaves in po...
The MALDI TOS Spectrometer
In a recent article published in the Siriraj Medical Journal, a team at the Department of Microbiology. Siriraj Hospital, had developed a new method of identifying rare pathogenic bacteria using the Maldi Tos Mass Spectrometry Method. (MALDI is the abbreviation for Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation, while TOS is the abbreviation for Time of flight mass...
