Tummy’s little helpers: Hookworms in the treatment of Coeliac disease

A James Cook University scientist and a medical doctor will study a revolutionary treatment for a debilitating illness that affects hundreds of thousands of Australians. Dr John Croese, an adjunct professor at JCU and a gastroentologist at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, and Dr Paul Giacomin, a scientist at JCU’s  Cairns Campus, have been…

Cytotoxic T Cells destroying Cancer Cells

The researchers captured the footage through high-resolution 3D time-lapse multi-colour imaging, making use of both spinning disk confocal microscopy and lattice light sheet microscopy. These techniques involves capturing slices through an object and ‘stitching’ them together to provide the final 3D images across the whole cell. Using these approaches the researchers have managed to elucidate…

Halitosis

A nice animation from TedEd with regards to a very common but sensitive subject. “Halitosis is a curse that has plagued humanity since ancient times. But what causes it, and why is it so universally terrifying? Mel Rosenberg outlines the basics of bad breath — and what you can do when it strikes you.”  …

1,000-year-old onion and garlic eye remedy kills MRSA

Article Source: BBC. A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections could hold the key to killing antibiotic-resistant superbugs, experts have said. Scientists recreated a 9th Century Anglo-Saxon remedy using onion, garlic and part of a cow’s stomach. They were “astonished” to find it almost completely wiped out staphylococcus aureus, otherwise known as MRSA. Their findings will…

Discussing Gut and Psychology Syndrome . . .

Discussing Gut and Psychology Syndrome – Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Depression, Breast Feeding, Vaccines & more… There is also a book if interested. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride set up The Cambridge Nutrition Clinic in 1998. As a parent of a child diagnosed with learning disabilities, she was acutely aware of the difficulties facing other parents like…