Men with prostate cancer with positive surgical margins or extracapsular extension achieved longer biochemical RFS; after radical prostatectomy with adjuvant radiotherapy compared with surgery alone; according to results of a randomized Finnish study published in European Urology. Researchers observed the greatest benefit among men with pT2 disease and positive margins and those with Gleason scores…
As the study showing that the molecular machinery used by bacteria to resist chemicals designing; to kill them could also help produce precursors for a new generation of nylon and other polymers. Resistance to artificial antiseptics appears to be a lucky accident for the bacteria, and it could also be useful for humans. Bacteria that are…
According to the preclinical research study; suggesting that anti-cancer effect of keto diet. By keeping blood glucose levels in check can help individuals avoid or manage diabetes. These finally suggesting that restricting blood glucose levels might also keep certain cancers at bay. Researchers restricting circulating glucose in mice with lung cancer. Circulating glucose restriction was…
The trip to Mars takes six to nine months one way with current propulsion technology. So, these results should ring a cautionary bell for NASA and other organizations that aim to send people to the Red Planet, study team members said. “This is not a deal-breaker for space travel, but when you send astronauts up…
According to the study; finding that cellulose nanofibers to improve the sensitivity of lateral flow tests. They included cellulose nanofibers in the test area, producing an average increase of 36.6% of the colorimetric signal on positive tests. The proposing modification can be easily applying to any kind of lateral flow strip; enabling its use in…
The researches find that the drug industry over the deadly opioid crisis have yet to see any verdicts or reach any big national settlements but are already tussling with each other over how to divide any money they collect. The reason: Some of them want to avoid what happened 20 years ago, when states agreed…
According to the study trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine that may be using in African country; by this international health authorities announcing that experimental Ebola drugs being testing in the Congo seem to be saving lives of the people in the African region. The vaccine will be administered to up to 800 health professionals…
As the human genome contains an estimated 20,000 genes coding for proteins. As proteins are the body’s workers; tasking with the performing specific functions that are key to survival. The researchers finding that the human microbiome churns out thousands of tiny novel proteins. In fact, there’s mounting evidence that many aspects of our health are…
Doctors diagnose heart attacks by looking for a specific protein the heart releases when damaged. Now, researchers have found higher levels of the same protein among some long-distance walkers and they were more likely to die or to have a heart attack or stroke within the next few years. European researchers looked at 725 older…
Positive Health; In the two years since the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) first assess all 50 states and the District of Columbia on key health and safety policies for high school athletes, 31 states have adopt new policies 16 this year alone. With more than 7.8 million high school students participating in sanctioned sports each…
According to the study malaria vaccine could enhance; the production of protective antibodies upon subsequent parasite infection. By identifying the antigens (or protein fragments); that could be including in the future, more effective multivalent vaccines. Immunity to a pathogen can be acquiring by natural exposure to the microorganism or through vaccination. The mechanisms underlying both…
Carbohydrate Diet; Patients with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate blood sugar levels if they eat food with a reduced carbohydrate content and an increased share of protein and fat. This is shown by a recent study conducted at Bispebjerg Hospital in collaboration with, among other partners, Aarhus University and the Department of Nutrition,…