Key messages Recombinant endolysine XZ.700 is able to hinder colonization of the skin of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) by the Staphylococcus aureus. Endolysin XZ.700 could be an alternative to antibiotics in patients with CTCL and in general in patients with S infections.aureus antibiotic resistant (MRSA). In addition, in vitro, endolysine treatment counteracts the […]
Key message The BPaLM regimen (bedaquiline, pretomanide, linezolide, moxifloxacin) lasting 24 weeks is not inferior to the standard treatment of 9-20 months for the treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis. A study funded by Médecins Sans Frontières shows that the BPaLM regimen (bedaquiline, pretomanide, linezolide, moxifloxacin) is not inferior to standard treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis.Data published in […]
A pill Non-hormonal contraceptives for men could soon be a reality. A US study on mice recently showed that a prototype male pill can block sperm for a few hours. While men are increasingly willing to share the burden of contraception with their partners, male contraception is currently limited to condom use and the ability […]
Rome, 20 Jan. (Adnkronos Health) – In a few years after being diagnosed with progressive multiple sclerosis, one of the most serious forms of the neurodegenerative disease, Catherine could no longer speak, swallow or walk. It is thanks to scientific research funded by the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Association (AISM) and its Foundation (Fism), also through […]
Recent studies suggest that certain aspects of depression, anxiety, and vulnerability to stress may result from exposure to harmful environmental conditions or early adverse experiences capable of disturbing different neurotransmission systems during the childhood of individuals.Now, a study by a CONICET research group managed to describe in a mouse model a biological mechanism whose alteration […]
Pescara 1 Feb. (Adnkronos Health) – Improve the flow of information regarding the regional vaccination registry and cancer screening, so as to have coherent, timely and above all extracted data with a unified procedure by all the ASL of the Region. This is the main objective of the measure approved by the Regional Council, on […]
Key messages A “wrong” word can have unpleasant consequences. Many people have experienced this, including a young man in love. The story of love and suffering of this twenty-six year old was recently told by Peter Krapf, an orthopedic surgeon from Trier, Germany. The patient and his story The young man met “the love of […]
A regulation proposed by the European Commission and approved by the member states, authorizes the placing on the market of flour larvae starting from . The larvae of the flour are thus added to the crickets, locusts and yellow larvae of the meal, already authorized for consumption in Europe. However, it remains to be seen […]
Rome, 13 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) – The Italian Navy has published the request for availability to the local socio-health authorities of Sardinia of medical managers, with a degree in Medicine and Surgery and in possession of the qualification to practice the medical profession, to carry out the task of “Competent Doctor”. The assignment will be […]
Today I would like Start this column with a bet. I imagine that most readers have not even heard these days of a position on the legalization of cannabis, expressed by a major advisory body of the United Nations. And I would also bet that, if the agency’s conclusions had been the opposite, the news […]