Greta Thunberg calls for vaccine equity
Greta Thunberg, climate and environment activist, joins World Health Organization’s call for vaccine equity The Greta Thunberg Foundation to donate 100,000 Euros to support vaccine equity...
Infection/Disease
The Infection/Disease section delves into a range of viral and bacterial infections. It highlights topics like the link between oral health and overall well-being, the significance of handwashing in preventing infections, and novel research into diseases such as sarcoidosis and atopic dermatitis. The section also explores groundbreaking solutions like the use of AI and “superhero bugs” for combating infections, underscoring the importance of innovative approaches in understanding and managing infectious diseases and their broader health impacts.
ECMO has positive impact on survival rates
ECMO has positive impact on survival rates: Analysis of the critical care of Covid-19 patient involving the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in University...
One year of SARS-CoV-2 mutations
Researchers have published an in-depth look at the SARS-CoV-2 mutations that have taken place during the past year in the Journal of General Virology. The review discusses the...
Liver transplants: Improving waitlist mortality
Liver transplants: Improving waitlist mortality by improved risk assessment: The top priority in the field of transplantation is to ensure that donor organs are allocated...
Why ‘poo’ transplants effectively treat C. difficile
New research on why 'poo' transplants effectively treat C. difficile could lead to more treatments for similar conditions Experts have uncovered a new molecular reason...
New Huntington’s disease trial
Aberdeen has recruited the first UK patient for a new trial investigating pridopidine, an oral drug for the treatment of Huntington's disease. The PROOF-HD study,...
Chronic inflammatory liver disease
Chronic inflammatory liver disease: cell stress mechanisms identified as prognostic factor: PSC is a rare disease with a poor prognosis and can lead to cirrhosis...
New £18m gene therapy centre will ‘cure the incurable’
A new dedicated gene therapy hub for the North of England will fast-track treatments for diseases and conditions which are at present incurable. The Gene...
New molecular mechanisms identified in dermatitis
New molecular mechanisms identified in chronic skin inflammation:Frequently occurring chronic skin inflammation like in atopic dermatitis (AD or neurodermatitis) and psoriasis have different causes such...
How coronavirus spreads through air
Samples from public spaces could show how coronavirus spreads through the air: A new UK study will explore whether tiny airborne droplets and particles can...
