New Study Discovers ‘Killer Peptide’ That Helps Eliminate Resistant Cancer Cells by University of Kentucky UK’s Vivek Rangnekar, left, and Ravshan Burikhanov. Source: University of Kentucky A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that when therapy-sensitive cancer cells die, they release a “killer peptide” that can eliminate therapy-resistant cells. Tumor relapse isContinue reading “New Study Discovers ‘Killer Peptide’ That Helps Eliminate Resistant Cancer Cells”
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Sepsis, the most expensive health condition
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to infection injures its own tissues and organs.[1] Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion.[2] There may also be symptoms related to a specific infection, such as a cough with pneumonia, or painful urination with a kidneyContinue reading “Sepsis, the most expensive health condition”
Antiobiotic-resistant infections caused more deaths than AIDS
Just as incurable viruses gain new footholds around the world, a growing number of bacterial infections that were once easily treatable are now withstanding modern medicine’s arsenal of antibiotics. Twenty-three thousand Americans die from antibiotic-resistant pathogens every year. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is among the most notorious. The number of adults hospitalized due toContinue reading “Antiobiotic-resistant infections caused more deaths than AIDS”
More die from antibiotic-resistant infections than AIDS as transmitted from animals to humans
Just as incurable viruses gain new footholds around the world, a growing number of bacterial infections that were once easily treatable are now withstanding modern medicine’s arsenal of antibiotics. Twenty-three thousand Americans die from antibiotic-resistant pathogens every year. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is among the most notorious. The number of adults hospitalized due toContinue reading “More die from antibiotic-resistant infections than AIDS as transmitted from animals to humans”