Medical News

    Friendly Bacteria – the Mircobiome 

    by
    Tim Robbins
    Published on 08-03-2010 10:38 AM

    The human body contains 10 times more microbes than the human body has cells. Further study of gut bacteria has shown that ...
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    HIV: When treatment becomes prevention 

    by
    Tim Robbins
    Published on 04-03-2010 08:21 AM

    Aggressively treating HIV infection before symptoms become apparent could improve patient outcomes and control the spread of the disease. The studies conducted in both developing and developed countries; including the US and Africa, support the ‘seek, test and treat’ hypothesis. This hypothesis has been around for over a decade indeed the treatment of pregnant women to avoid transmission to offspring is an example of this. ...
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    Coronary heart disease: Understanding Junk 

    by
    Tim Robbins
    Published on 04-03-2010 08:21 AM

    A big step forward has been made in understanding how polymorphisms in a region of junk non-coding DNA (an intron) can affect the risk of heart disease. The intron in question is located on chromosome 9, and until now it’s role in increasing cardiovascular risk has been unknown. ...
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    Dementia – Don’t Discriminate 

    by
    Tim Robbins
    Published on 04-03-2010 08:21 AM

    At the London nightclub Pacha, the Department of Health and Alzheimer's Society launched a new campaign to inform the public about dementia. The launch featured people with dementia ballroom dancing. This highlights the underlying message of the campaign that people with dementia are often still capable, functioning human beings. ...
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    Better Mouse Models 

    by
    Tim Robbins
    Published on 04-03-2010 08:21 AM

    The usefulness of mice as animal models in hepatic research has taken a great leap forward. One of the most commonly cited problems with animal models is that they are different and respond differently to experiments/treatments as compared to humans. However a team at the Salk institute in California has generated a mouse with a human liver. ...
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