Gut medication may be hindering lung cancer treatment
03 December, 2021A common medication used to treat reflux, heartburn and ulcers could be lessening the effectiveness of lung cancer immunotherapy drugs.
Understanding Omicron severity will take days to weeks: WHO
30 November, 2021The new Omicron COVID-19 variant has been declared to be "of concern" by the World Health Organization but understanding the level of severity will take days to weeks.
Major limitation discovered in cellular biology analysis tool
26 November, 2021The discovery will force the reassessment of a large amount of already-published scientific literature to determine if the reported observations are accurate.
Early embryonic development stage finally mapped in humans
24 November, 2021There is currently very little understanding of the crucial gastrulation stage that occurs shortly after the embryo implants in the womb.
Tackling antibiotic resistance: free course and new research
19 November, 2021The course will help build products and solutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance, while separately researchers have found a way to increase antibiotic effectiveness.
Gut microbiome–autism link flipped on its head
12 November, 2021Diversity in microbe species found in the guts of children with autism may be due to their restricted dietary preferences, rather than the cause of their symptoms.
Oral hookworm vaccine proves effective in mice
11 November, 2021The new vaccine targets the hookworm's digestion enzyme (APR 1). When the function of these enzymes is blocked, the parasite starves.
How bipolar disorder changes the brain over time
05 November, 2021A multicentre longitudinal study has confirmed aberrant changes over time in the brains of people with bipolar disorder.
Alzheimer's spreads differently to how we thought
03 November, 2021Researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer's disease.
Ineffective psoriasis drugs block the wrong mechanism
29 October, 2021Just in time for World Psoriasis Day, UZH researchers have published a study explaining why common psoriasis drugs show insufficient treatment efficacy.
Amino acid supplement could keep dementia at bay
28 October, 2021In older individuals, low-protein diets are linked to poor maintenance of brain function. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
Trial success as bacteria eradicates pest mosquito
26 October, 2021The results of a landmark trial have shown how bacteria can successfully sterilise and eradicate the invasive, disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Brain artery variation can indicate risk of aneurysms
26 October, 2021A new study has measured for the first time a link between variations in size of the brain's arteries and the likelihood of a cerebral aneurysm.
Oxytocin shows no benefit as autism treatment
19 October, 2021Oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone that acts as a chemical messenger in the brain, has shown no evidence of helping children with autism gain social skills.
Biomarker for anorexia discovered
18 October, 2021Australian and Canadian researchers have discovered what they believe is the first biomarker for anorexia nervosa.
