Ethan Adams' parents call for research after cancer death Ethan Adams died from a rare and aggressive cancer a week after his ninth birthday.Read more https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-67160718?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
'I'd rather not know': Why we choose ignorance When given the choice to learn how their actions will affect someone else, 40% of people will choose ignorance, often in order to have an excuse to act selfishly, according to new research. Read more …'I'd rather not know': Why we choose ignorance
New 'subway map' of Lyme disease pathways identifies potential new treatment targets Scientists have developed a genome-scale metabolic model or 'subway map' of key metabolic activities of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Using this map, they have successfully identified two compounds that selectively target routes only used by Lyme disease to infect a host. Read more …New 'subway map' of Lyme disease pathways identifies potential new treatment targets
Two probiotics identified as promising hypertension treatments New findings point to 2 additional probiotics as potential treatments for high blood pressure. Read more …Two probiotics identified as promising hypertension treatments