New research by neuroscientists from the University of Sussex shows that drinking alcohol, that is only one pint of beer or a large glass of wine; is enough to significantly compromise a person’s sense of agency. Sense of agency is the feeling of being in control of our actions. It is an important aspect of…
Resistant Bacterial Strain; Researchers have used whole genome sequencing (WGS) to demonstrate transmission of a single bacterial strain; that possessed a carbapenem-resistance gene in a northern California hospital. However, the gene armed the bacteria with resistance to carbapenems, a type of antimicrobial drug reserved as a last-line treatment for serious infections. But the research is…
Oesophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer relating mortality worldwide; leading to 3.2% of all deaths; The two most common histologic types finding in more than 95%; of all oesophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma using Tomography. In particular, the SCC type has dominated for most of the twentieth…
The development and availability of highly effective antiretroviral therapy (ART); for the treatment of HIV infection has transformed the lives of persons with HIV. Combinations of antiretroviral drugs often in the form of a single pill; have succeeded in a high percentage of patients in suppressing plasma viremia to below detectable levels by the standard…
Exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in audio visual media is a risk factor for smoking and alcohol use in young people; But the researchers measured depictions of alcohol and tobacco products; reporting an analysis of tobacco and alcohol content; and estimating of population exposure to this content; in a sample of reality television programmes…
DNA cytosine C5 methylation at CpG sites is a major chromatin regulator essential for development in mammals; It functions in concert with other epigenome modifications; but most prominentlyhistone tail modifications and represents one important part of the epigenome network. As DNA methylation is introducing by the family of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in humans comprising DNMT1;DNMT3A,…
A Bangladeshi known as the “Tree Man” because of bark like growths on his body; saying Monday patient wanted his hands amputation to relieve him of unbearable pain; a 28 years old father of one was readmitting to hospital in January because the condition worsening; with some growths several inches long. Abul Bajandar has had…
Studies have demonstrate that microgravity and low fluid shear dynamics associate with microgravity play a role in regulation of microbial gene expression, physiology, and even pathogenesis. Exposure of astronauts to acceleration/deceleration, cosmic radiation, and microgravity results in stressors contributing to the dysregulation of immune system and endocrine system. Other stressors include social separation, confinement, sleep…
Targeted Therapies; Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who are often under represent in clinical trials to treat the kidney cancer are seeing overall survival benefits from treatment with targeted therapies, according to a new study from Penn Medicine researchers publish this month in JAMA Network Open. Analyzing 13 years of data…
Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have found a possible counter strike; to the drug resistance of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. The findings, publish in the journal Molecular Carcinogenesisl are important because in the US alone, almost 100,000 new melanoma cases; were diagnose this year and…
Healthy Food; This study shows eating right can help keep your body and mind healthy and extend your quality of life. But some older Americans may face barriers to getting enough nutrients or calories. Physiological changes that come with aging can result in reduced calorie needs, which can lead to decreased food intake and altered…
The identification of circulating cancer cell clusters; as primary vehicles of the metastatic process have opened up a new therapeutic target space holding great promise; where cancer touching nearly everyone in one way or another; and regrettably; it will claim another 600,000 lives in the U.S. But 90% of cancer deaths are due to metastases; when…