March 04, 2024 – People have been looking for ways to get rid of multi-resistant germs for many years. US researchers at Harvard University have developed a new antibiotic that is effective against a variety of resistant bacteria. The results …
Multi-resistant bacteria: New antibiotic destroys hospital germs Read more »
June 12, 2023 – Elon Musk (Mister Tesla) has many ambitious plans that don’t always work out. He’s a tech nerd, he’s extremely rich, and yes, he’s behind Tesla, SpaceX, and more recently, Neuralink too. In the age of fake news, …
Neuralink: Mister Tesla is now autopiloting the human brain Read more »
21 July 2022 – Blockchain is a digital technology that allows a secure and decentralized record of transactions that is increasingly used for everything from cryptocurrencies to artwork. But blockchain also is entering or is increasingly used in any environment, …
September 19, 2021 – An article like this one goes right to my bones. Having a lifelong affinity to history of things, not only in my field of theragenomic medicine, but also in many other issues like politics, humanity, science, and …
Coronavirus epidemics first hit more than 21’000 years ago Read more »
July 24, 2021 – In the very early days of the Corona pandemic, the plant Artemisia annua has gained some faim, doubtful at the time, as ingredient, in the form of extracts, in the product Covid Organics, produced and promoted in …
Extracts from Artemisia annua active in vitro against SARS-CoV-2 Read more »
May 22, 2020 – Host factors (i.e., disease phenotypes and/or predispositions) instead of viral genetic variation seem to impact more on sickness severity among Covid-19 patients, as indicated by an investigation from China. Scientists in Shanghai analyzed clinical, atomic, and …
Host factors may influence Covid-19 severity more than viral genetic variation Read more »
May 07, 2020 – Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized enlargement of the abdominal aorta such that the diameter is greater than 3 cm or more than 50% larger than normal. AAAs usually cause no symptoms, except during rupture. Occasionally, abdominal, back, or leg …
Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Genetic scoring can identify more men at risk Read more »
May 03, 2020 – The world is desperate in the search for a treatment or better yet a vaccine in the Covid-19 pandemic. Slowly, there are some options emerging at least for the treatment of seriously ill Covid-19 patients. First …
Besides the now approved remdesivir: Emerging options to treat Covid-19 Read more »
February 22, 2020 – Genetic studies rely almost entirely on genomes from people of Caucasian descent. While all around the world, tissue and blood banks have sprung up to catalog human genome’s many mysteries, this was not the case for Africa. …
Tapping into the massive potential of African genomes: 54gene Read more »
August 28, 2019 – Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is a form of cancer immunotherapy. The therapy targets immune checkpoints, key regulators of the immune system that when stimulated can dampen the immune response to an immunologic stimulus. Some cancers …
Variables of prospective response rates of PD-1/PD-L1 based therapies across cancers Read more »