A type 1 diabetic dad is 1.8 times more likely to pass the condition on to his kids than a type 1 diabetic mom, who, research suggests, confers long-term protection against it. The findings open the door to developing new ways of preventing type 1 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), the body’s… S..
The earliest long poem we know of, the 4,000-year-old Epic of Gilgamesh, set the tone for millennia to follow. Distraught at realising that one day death will come for him, its hero sets out to find the one man who, so he’s heard, has achieved immortality. But Gilgamesh is frustrated in his… S..
In short: Australia’s living kidney donation rates are much lower than the US, UK and New Zealand. Patients, families, and healthcare providers say we need a better understanding of living donation as well as deceased donation. What’s next? Advocacy work by living kidney donors and recipients is… S..
Although much progress has been made in managing the current Monkeypox (mpox) outbreak with vaccines and changes in behavior, it remains crucial to stay alert and adapt new strategies to prevent future crisis, according to co-presenters at the International AIDS 2024 Conference in Munich,… S..
A mere eight weeks of a vegan diet could turn back our biological clocks, new research has suggested. Each of us have two different ages: our chronological age and our biological age. Chronological age describes how long you have been alive and, until we invent time travel technology, it is not… S..
Children with cystic fibrosis will be able to access a drug treatment earlier in their young lives without… S..
– With this reimbursement, approximately 100 children with cystic fibrosis in Australia will become eligible for a CFTR modulator for the first time – SYDNEY, 29 July 2024 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that as of 1 August… S..
In short: It’s peak influenza season but about 540,000 fewer Australians have had a flu shot compared to this time last year. A national survey conducted to find out why people were choosing not to get an influenza jab found some thought the flu vaccine would give them the flu, or that it… S..
News Sean Douglas 23 Hrs Ago Dengue fever patients under mosquito nets at the Hospital Escuela Universitario on July 12 in Tegucigalpa, Guatemala. – AFP PHOTO A SPOKESMAN for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) claimed on July 26 that the world has seen… S..
New Delhi, Jul 28, 2024, IANS New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Inflammation alone may not be effective at combatting liver fibrosis in people with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) as previously thought, finds a study, stressing the need for new measures to fight fibrosis or… S..