• Microbial viruses act as secret drivers of climate change

    Updated: 2024-02-29 20:05:20
    Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Microbial viruses act as secret drivers of climate change February 29, 2024 Ohio State University In a new study , scientists have discovered that viruses that infect microbes contribute to climate change by playing a key role in cycling methane , a potent greenhouse gas , through the environment.  By analyzing nearly 1,000 sets of metagenomic DNA data from 15 different habitats , ranging from various lakes to the inside of a cow†s stomach , researchers found that microbial viruses carry special genetic elements for controlling methane processes , called auxiliary metabolic genes AMGs Depending on where the organisms dwell , the number of these genes can vary , suggesting that virusesâ€

  • New study links hospital privatisation to worse patient care

    Updated: 2024-02-29 15:33:02
    Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search New study links hospital privatisation to worse patient care February 29, 2024 University of Oxford A new review has concluded that hospitals that are privatised typically deliver worse quality care after converting from public ownership . The study , led by University of Oxford researchers , has been published today in  The Lancet Public Health  video summary available in the notes section Lead author  Dr Benjamin Goodair postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford , said : ‘This review challenges the justifications for healthcare privatisation and concludes that the scientific support for healthcare privatisation is weak .

  • Significant proportion of cancer drugs lack proof of added benefit

    Updated: 2024-02-29 15:27:37
    Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Significant proportion of cancer drugs lack proof of added benefit February 29, 2024 British Medical Journal BMJ Many cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency EMA between 1995 and 2020 lack proof of added benefit , particularly those approved through expedited “fast track” pathways , finds a study published by  The BMJ .  today And despite pharmaceutical industry claims that high drug prices are needed to offset research and development R D costs , the results show that more than half of these drugs , including those with minimal or no added benefit , recover R D expenses within three . years As such , the researchers call for better alignment between regulatory and

  • Gel-tastic Study Shows Microspheres Spark Hair Growth

    Updated: 2024-02-29 15:08:53
    Skip to content Menu Follow Us On Substack Google News Twitter X FaceBook Bluesky Our Bloggers Search Gel-tastic Study Shows Microspheres Spark Hair Growth February 29, 2024 University of Tsukuba The skin serves as a barrier that restricts the penetration of particles and protects against exogenous threats . Recent research indicates that small particles containing hair growth-promoting substances can traverse this barrier to reach the hair . follicles A study conducted by the University of Tsukuba demonstrated that topical application of a gel composed of water-soluble oxidized keratin keratin microsphere gel on mice significantly enhanced cell proliferation and the expression of genes associated with hair growth in the papilla cells of hair follicles , thereby stimulating hair .

  • Scientists in Italy Develop Hierarchical Artificial Intelligence System to Analyze Bacterial Species in Culture Plates

    Updated: 2024-02-21 19:19:29
    New artificial intelligence model agrees with interpretations of human medical technologists and microbiologists with extraordinary accuracy Microbiology laboratories will be interested in news from Brescia University in Italy, where researchers reportedly have developed a deep learning model that can visually identify and analyze bacterial species in culture plates with a high level of agreement with […] The post Scientists in Italy Develop Hierarchical Artificial Intelligence System to Analyze Bacterial Species in Culture Plates appeared first on Dark Daily. (Source: Dark Daily)

  • Viruses living in human gut could help regulate stress, study suggests

    Updated: 2024-02-06 06:03:05
    Research into bacteriophages adds to evidence that gut and brain interactions influence our behaviourViruses are widely regarded as harmful to our health, but a subset of viruses living in the gut could play a crucial role in regulating stress, research suggests.The discovery adds to mounting evidence that interactions between the gut and brain influence people ’s behaviours, and could eventually lead to new treatments for stress-related conditions that target the vast community of viruses living inside us.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

  • Secrets of the microbiome: the skin – podcast

    Updated: 2024-02-03 20:35:03
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  • Secrets of the microbiome: the vagina – podcast

    Updated: 2024-02-03 20:35:03
    : Home About MedWorm Health News Specialties Conditions Cancers Infec . Diseases Procedures Therapies Nutrition Drugs Vaccines Management Training Countries any words all words exact phrase advanced f29c Advanced search can include the : following OR operator : NOT operators : OR phrase search : breast cancer AND is implied so listing two words without another operator will search for records where both words are . present use to group words : together eg . cancer cancers cervical cervix Squamous cell carcinoma SCC will return records where either the words cancer' or cancers' are present , plus the words cervical' or cervix' , but not the phrase squamous cell carcinoma' or . SCC' order operator : word1 eg . chronic leukaemia here the word chronic' must come somewhere before either the

  • Secrets of the microbiome: the gut – podcast

    Updated: 2024-02-03 20:35:03
    The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we are, from mediating all of our interactions with the environment to determining our cancer risk and influencing who we fall for. And scientists are only just beginning to decipher the species of bugs we share our lives with, and how they shape us.In the first of a Science Weekly three-part mini-series, Ian Sample speaks to colorectal surgeon and researcher, James Kinross, about the miraculous world of our gut microbiome, how modern life is impacting it, and what we can do to look after itContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

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