The spectacular structure of the protective armour of superbug C.difficile has been revealed for the first time showing the close-knit yet flexible outer layer – like chain mail. This assembly prevents molecules getting in and provides a new target for future treatments, according to the scientists who have uncovered it. Publishing in Nature Communications, the […]
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The spectacular structure of the protective armour of superbug C.difficile has been revealed for the first time showing the close-knit yet flexible outer layer – like chain mail. This assembly prevents molecules getting in and provides a new target for future treatments, according to the scientists who have uncovered it. Publishing in Nature Communications, the […]
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Organic insecticides more damaging to non-target insects than synthetic counterparts: Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found. The study, published in ELife, used the vinegar fly Drosophila to analyse the impact of chronic exposure […]
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Organic insecticides more damaging to non-target insects than synthetic counterparts: Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found. The study, published in ELife, used the vinegar fly Drosophila to analyse the impact of chronic exposure […]
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More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF: New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments and in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices. The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, […]
More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF: New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments and in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices. The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, […]
Data-driven technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are powerful tools demonstrating potential in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as skin cancer. Yet these could inadvertently worsen the health inequalities experienced by minority ethnic groups if current challenges such as biased algorithms, poor data collection and a lack of diversity in research and development are […]
Data-driven technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are powerful tools demonstrating potential in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as skin cancer. Yet these could inadvertently worsen the health inequalities experienced by minority ethnic groups if current challenges such as biased algorithms, poor data collection and a lack of diversity in research and development are […]
Autoimmune diseases are triggered when the immune system malfunctions and attacks the body’s own structures. Although there is not, as yet, any cure for such diseases, their progression can be slowed down by therapeutic measures. Researchers at MedUni Vienna’s Center for Physiology and Pharmacology have now discovered a central signaling pathway in immune cells that […]
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Autoimmune diseases are triggered when the immune system malfunctions and attacks the body’s own structures. Although there is not, as yet, any cure for such diseases, their progression can be slowed down by therapeutic measures. Researchers at MedUni Vienna’s Center for Physiology and Pharmacology have now discovered a central signaling pathway in immune cells that […]
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