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May 23, 2012
A novel anti-inflammatory drug could help to improve survival in the most severe cases of malaria by preventing the immune system from causing irrevocable brain and tissue damage. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have shown that a new class of anti-inflammatory agents, called IDR (innate defense regulator) peptides, could help to increase survival from severe clinical malaria when used in combination with antimalarial drugs. Read more
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January 17, 2012
In future it should be possible to produce the best anti-malaria drug, artemisinin, more economically and in sufficient volumes for all patients. Read more
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November 8, 2024
A special particle trap designed to fit in a truck let researchers haul 70 protons across the CERN campus. Antiprotons may be next. Read more
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September 27, 2023
In a first, scientists dropped antihydrogen atoms and measured how they fell. Read more
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March 7, 2012
An international effort at CERN, led by a Canadian team of researchers, has used microwaves to manipulate antihydrogen atoms, providing the first glimpse of an "anti-atomic fingerprint." The present measurement involved confining anti-atoms in a magnetic trap and irradiating them with microwaves. Precise tuning of the microwave frequency and magnetic field enabled researchers to hit an internal resonance, kicking atoms out of the trap, and revealing information about their properties. Read more
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March 26, 2012
A new catheter coating that reduces bacterial attachment to its surface is being developed by scientists who are reporting their work at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin this week. The antimicrobial coating could eventually be applied to other medical implants to reduce infection which would provide significant socioeconomic benefits to the NHS. Read more
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April 30, 2012
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators at the George Washington University and Providence Hospital found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the US, increased over five-fold from 2000 to 2010. Read more
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November 18, 2022
Antibiotics won’t work on the COVID virus, but in places like India, their overuse threatens to nullify their effects on other equally deadly pathogens Read more
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February 8, 2012
A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. Read more
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May 31, 2012
Despite past safety concerns, the antioxidant supplement beta-carotene, is safe to use during radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer and does not increase the risk of prostate cancer death or metastases, according to a study in the May issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Read more
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