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Penicillin targets rheumatic heart disease in kids

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Penicillin significantly reduces rheumatic heart disease progression in children: A regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children and adolescents, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Uganda Heart Institute and the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, also showed that early screening […]

Flipping the gut microbiome–autism link on its head

Posted on November 14, 2021 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

Flipping the gut microbiome–autism link on its head: A new Australian collaborative Autism CRC study, led by Mater Research and The University of Queensland, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism. The study’s findings may put the brakes on the experimental use of microbiome-based interventions such as faecal microbiota transplants […]

Most children with cancer have mild COVID-19

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Most children and adolescents with cancer have mild COVID-19 disease and make a full recovery, a new study has found. But paediatric cancer patients with underlying health conditions, severe infections and low white blood cell counts were significantly more likely to have severe disease. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Peter MacCallum Cancer […]

Reducing stillbirth among Aboriginal families

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

New Curtin-led research aims to reduce stillbirth among Aboriginal families: Researchers will carry out the first large-scale examination of stillbirths among Aboriginal families as part of a new Curtin-led project that has been supported by the Federal Government today. The research project, led by Associate Professor Carrington Shepherd from the Curtin Medical School, will work […]

The Bionics Institute brings new hope for arthritis

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

The Bionics Institute is bringing hope to people with rheumatoid arthritis: The tiny piece of ground-breaking technology – the size of a thumbnail – could replace drug treatment for thousands of people suffering from pain and inflammation caused by the disease. Karen Morgan, 57, who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for over 22 years says […]

Reducing lymphatic spread of cancer

Posted on November 10, 2021 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

Reducing lymphatic spread of cancer: Professor Ben Hogan’s findings, published in Nature Cell Biology today, shows a novel molecular mechanism that controls the formation of lymphatic vessels. A basic science discovery has identified a specific molecule, the RNA helicase DDX21, to have a role in lymphatic vessel formation, known as lymphangiogenesis. The fundamental research published in […]

Microbiome discovery could help save kids’ hearing

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Microbiome discovery could help save kids’ hearing: Bacteria found in children’s upper respiratory systems could help fight chronic middle ear infections, the leading cause of preventable hearing loss and deafness in Indigenous communities. The University of Queensland’s Dr Seweryn Bialasiewicz said this discovery helped explain a long-held mystery, while providing hope for potential treatments. “We’ve been […]

Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels

Posted on October 27, 2021 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels: The SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite the high risk of blood clots to COVID-19 patients, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr Emma Gordon and Dr Larisa Labzin from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Dr Kirsty Short from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences pooled their […]

Oral hookworm vaccine could save millions around the world

Posted on October 26, 2021 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

Oral hookworm vaccine could save millions around the world: There’s been a significant breakthrough in the development of a vaccine to prevent hookworm infection – a parasite which causes serious disease in tens of millions of people globally. Trials of the vaccine candidate in mice, led by researchers at The University of Queensland, indicate that […]

COVID-19 risks explained with new calculator

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by the Immunisation Coalition in collaboration with Australian researchers. The tool’s three co-lead researchers are University of Queensland virologist Dr Kirsty Short, CoRiCal instigator from Flinders University Associate Professor John Litt and GP Dr Andrew Baird. Dr Kirsty Short said the Immunisation Coalition COVID-19 […]