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How treatment epidemiology can shape future healthcare research
Dr Aisling Caffrey is an Associate Professor of Health Outcomes at the College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island. For over a decade, Dr Caffrey has been studying the treatment of […]
Breaking down the fort: Combatting clinical biofilms
Treating bacterial infections can be challenging, even more so when they build a fort. These forts, or ‘biofilms’, form on living and non-living surfaces, such as heart valves, and protect […]
Sinus migraine: A costly blindspot in medical care
Sinus migraine is a frequently overlooked diagnosis and this oversight in clinical care has profound financial and other consequences: a leading misuse of oral antibiotics, inappropriate sinus surgery, and prolonged […]
Environmentally friendly ammonia-free preservation and stabilisation of natural rubber liquid latex
Natural latex is the raw material that supplies about half of the rubber production worldwide. Latex is a fragile liquid which quickly decomposes in air shortly after its extraction from […]
Bio soups: Producing safe and functional food
Characterisation of bio soups Dehydrated soups are beneficial in a number of ways as they are durable, nutritious, and can support a person’s health. Despite their numerous positives, dehydrated soups […]
Ohrid diamond – the dark horse of chestnuts?
Looking at the Ohrid diamond The need to study biologically active compounds in plants, such as phenolic compounds, flavonoids, carbohydrates, is growing in importance in scientific research. These active compounds […]
Taming Staphylococcus aureus in the eczema skin microbiome
Atopic dermatitis, commonly known as eczema, is a skin condition that affects millions of people globally. The bacteria Staphylococcus aureus – a common and normally harmless member of the skin […]
The role of gut microflora in mucosal immunity
The microbiome is of recent interest in mucosal immunity. Dr Gary Huffnagle and colleagues at the University of Michigan have identified a variety of intestinal microflora members which can metabolically […]
Promising results with a new treatment for Foot-and-Mouth disease
Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) is a viral disease that affects many farm animals, including cattle, buffalo and small ruminants. In many developing countries, farmers often don’t have access to preventative treatments, […]
Proteomics reveals new possibilities in the fight against infection
The work of Dr Jennifer Geddes-McAlister at the University of Guelph investigates the interactions between hosts and pathogens to uncover new treatment options to combat infections. Her lab uses a […]