Two peptides predict cardiomyopathy after brain haemorrhage Swedish PhD student finds biomarkers that can identify subarachnoid haemorrhage patients at risk of cardiomyopathy.…
Blood test could show whether an antidepressant is effective, research suggests Psychiatrists could be on the way to developing a test that predicts which patients with depression will benefit from which antidepressant.…
Anti-cholesterol vaccine shows promise A vaccine that targets PCSK9 could be a cost effective approach to lowering cholesterol.…
Beta-lactam antibiotics can make MRSA infection worse Treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics could exacerbate MRSA skin infections, according to pre-clinical research. …
Antibody-antibiotic conjugates fight S. aureus infection Antibodies armed with antibiotics that can target and kill Staphylococcus aureus concealed in white blood cells are being developed by researchers at US company Genentech, according to a paper published in Nature on 4 November 2015.…
Researchers identify E. coli strain that protects against ‘collateral damage’ of infections A strain of Escherichia coli in the guts of mice appears to protect them from muscle wasting associated with infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to research published in Science.…
Leishmania antigen discovery raises vaccine hopes Vaccination with an antigen from the Leishmania parasite, which is spread by sandflies, produced a robust immune response in mice and humans.…
Tuberculosis vaccine candidate outperforms BCG in animal study Researchers gave animals a modified version of the tuberculosis bacterium, which helped them fight off infection from disease-causing TB.…
Topical JAK inhibitors trigger hair growth Hair follicles in mice and human tissues were able to re-enter the growth phase when JAK inibitors were applied topically.…
Novel peptide protects against temporal lobe epilepsy By blocking a certain receptor in the brain, researchers were able to inhibit the development of full-blown temporal lobe epilepsy in a mouse model.…
