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Probiotics reduce infections for patients in intensive care
— 2 Dec 2011 09:56 | HealthTraumatic brain injury is associated with a profound suppression of the patient's ability to fight infection. At the same time the patient also often suffers hyper-inflammation, due…
Chemical warfare of stealthy silverfish
— 2 Dec 2011 09:53 | BiologyA co-evolutionary arms race exists between social insects and their parasites. Army ants (Leptogenys distinguenda) share their nests with several parasites such as beetles, snails and…
Counting cats: The endangered snow leopards of the Himalayas
— 28 Nov 2011 19:26 | BiologyThe elusive snow leopard (Panthera uncia) lives high in the mountains across Central Asia. Despite potentially living across 12 countries the actual numbers of this beautiful large…
Climate change and evolution of Cross River gorillas
— 1 Apr 2011 16:24 | EnvironmentTwo species of gorillas live in central equatorial Africa. Divergence between the Western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and Eastern Gorillas (G. beringei) began between 0.9 and 1.6 million…
Regular breakfast helps reduce lead poisoning in children
— 1 Apr 2011 14:57 | HealthIt is known that fasting increases lead absorption in adults and consequently regular meals and snacks are recommended for children to prevent lead poisoning. New research published…
Viral replicase points to potential cancer therapy
— 28 Mar 2011 14:17 | HealthAlpha viruses, such as Sindbis virus, carry their genetic information on a single strand of RNA. On infection they use a protein, replicase, to produce double stranded RNA (dsRNA) which…
Ethnic minorities are 'silent sufferers' of chronic fatigue syndrome
— 21 Mar 2011 15:32 | HealthChronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised by unexplained and debilitating tiredness and is associated with headaches, disrupted sleep, muscle pain and difficulty in concentrating.…
Social class makes no difference to water contamination risk
— 16 Mar 2011 13:06 | EnvironmentWealthy, well educated people who choose to drink bottled water rather than water from public supplies may be no less exposed to potentially cancer-causing water contaminants, according…
Prozac reorganises brain plasticity
— 16 Mar 2011 13:03 | HealthSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) such as Prozac are regularly used to treat severe anxiety and depression. They work by immediately increasing the amount of serotonin…
Natural compounds: The future of anti-malarial treatment
— 15 Mar 2011 19:23 | HealthIn the run up to World Malaria Day on the 25th April 2011, BioMed Central's open access journal Malaria Journal takes a long hard look at the development of natural compounds for use…