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Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species recorded

FEBRUARY 12, 2024by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Wilfred Otang-Mbeng,The ConversationThe common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat
UTI drug gepotidacin performs well in clinical trials compared to nitrofurantoin

UTI drug gepotidacin performs well in clinical trials compared to nitrofurantoin

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of medical researchers with affiliations to British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ha

UTI drug gepotidacin performs well in clinical trials compared to nitrofurantoin

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of medical researchers with affiliations to British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ha
Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrimary human hepatocytes display a circadian rhythm in culture. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9281Giving

Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrimary human hepatocytes display a circadian rhythm in culture. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9281Giving
A novel strategy for cardiac repair using stem cell–derived progenitor cells and cell-seeding matrix patches

A novel strategy for cardiac repair using stem cell–derived progenitor cells and cell-seeding matrix patches

Graphical abstract. Credit:Bioactive Materials(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.05.015Myocardial infarction (MI) and the resulting heart failure remain a leading cause of morbidity and

A novel strategy for cardiac repair using stem cell–derived progenitor cells and cell-seeding matrix patches

Graphical abstract. Credit:Bioactive Materials(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.05.015Myocardial infarction (MI) and the resulting heart failure remain a leading cause of morbidity and
Can HIV be cured using gene editing? We may soon find out

Can HIV be cured using gene editing? We may soon find out

by Kalpana Surendranath,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was firstidentified in 1983. To catch this virus was initially a death sentence, b

Can HIV be cured using gene editing? We may soon find out

by Kalpana Surendranath,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was firstidentified in 1983. To catch this virus was initially a death sentence, b
Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of GothenburgChanges in Aβ blood biomarkers following sacubitril/valsartan treatment. Credit:JAMA Neurology(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4719Researchers from the

Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of GothenburgChanges in Aβ blood biomarkers following sacubitril/valsartan treatment. Credit:JAMA Neurology(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4719Researchers from the
Pharmacists could bridge a health care gap by offering more sexual health services

Pharmacists could bridge a health care gap by offering more sexual health services

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaPharmacy professor and interim dean Christine Hughes is co-author of a study that suggests pharmacists are well positioned to play a key role in reduc

Pharmacists could bridge a health care gap by offering more sexual health services

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaPharmacy professor and interim dean Christine Hughes is co-author of a study that suggests pharmacists are well positioned to play a key role in reduc
COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows

COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityInverted ALI culture models support MCC. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53791-4The COVID-19 virus spreads via muc

COVID-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityInverted ALI culture models support MCC. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53791-4The COVID-19 virus spreads via muc
Uganda study reports first evidence of resistance to vital antimalarial in children with severe malaria

Uganda study reports first evidence of resistance to vital antimalarial in children with severe malaria

byLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations in malarial parasites linked to artemisinin-resistance in Southeast Asia have now been found in Afri

Uganda study reports first evidence of resistance to vital antimalarial in children with severe malaria

byLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations in malarial parasites linked to artemisinin-resistance in Southeast Asia have now been found in Afri
Crack vaccine research on rats could help babies of mothers who use cocaine—and reduce addiction

Crack vaccine research on rats could help babies of mothers who use cocaine—and reduce addiction

by Frederico Garcia,The ConversationScintigraphy shows that many more cocaine molecules reached the brain of pregnant rats that received a placebo than those that received the vaccine. Credit: V

Crack vaccine research on rats could help babies of mothers who use cocaine—and reduce addiction

by Frederico Garcia,The ConversationScintigraphy shows that many more cocaine molecules reached the brain of pregnant rats that received a placebo than those that received the vaccine. Credit: V