Since
insulin's crucial discovery nearly a century ago, countless diabetes
patients have had to inject themselves with the life-saving medicine.
Now scientists are reporting a new development toward a long-sought
insulin pill that could save millions the pain of daily shots. Published
in the ACS journal Biomacromolecules, the advance could someday not
only eliminate the "ouch" factor, but also get needle-wary - and weary -
patients to take their medicine when they should.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
New way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Target human cells instead
As
more reports appear of a grim "post-antibiotic era" ushered in by the
rise of drug-resistant bacteria, a new strategy for fighting infection
is emerging that targets a patient's cells rather than those of the
invading pathogens. The technique interferes with the way that the
pathogens take over a patient's cells to cause infection.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
New research shows obesity is an inflammatory disease
Scientists
have moved a step closer to an "obesity drug" that may block the
effects of diets high in sugar and fats. In a new research report
published in the December 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists
show that there is an abnormal amount of an inflammatory protein called
PAR2 in the abdominal fat tissue of overweight and obese humans and
rats. This protein is also increased on the surfaces of human immune
cells by common fatty acids in the diet.
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