Harmful mouth bacteria may trigger Parkinson’s disease

There is a new reason to take daily tooth brushing seriously. Researchers in South Korea have found strong evidence that bacteria from the mouth can move into the gut and…

A simple drug pair may succeed where liver fibrosis treatments failed

Researchers have found that a pair of existing drugs is far more effective when used together than when either is taken alone. The findings point to a practical and potentially…

Why multiple sclerosis slowly steals balance and movement

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects about 2.3 million people worldwide. In roughly 80% of cases, the disease involves inflammation in the cerebellum, a region of the brain essential for balance and…

Scientists find a safer way for opioids to relieve pain

Scientists at USF Health are making major progress in understanding how new opioid compounds interact with the body to relieve pain. Their work is raising optimism that future pain medications…

CDC cuts universal child vaccine recommendations, including covid and hepatitis

An overhaul of US childhood immunisation guidelines has dropped the number of diseases children should be vaccinated against from 17 to 11. The new list of recommended vaccines, issued by…

Nestle recalls some baby formula products over toxin fears

Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Getty Images Nestle has issued a global recall of some baby formula products over concerns they contain a toxin which can cause food poisoning. The food and…

Our children waited too long for same diagnosis as Jesy Nelson’s twins

Charlie Brown Dani-Rae Brown could not move her legs at five months old, when her first symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) started to show Parents of babies born with…

Think you make 200 food choices a day? Think again

Numbers are often used in health messaging to guide behavior and spark motivation. But not every number that circulates widely is grounded in solid science. One claim in particular has…

Flu drug once blamed for seizures in kids gets a surprising reversal

For many years, doctors questioned whether a commonly prescribed antiviral drug for children with the flu was responsible for serious neuropsychiatric symptoms, or whether those effects were actually caused by…

Scientists discover “migrions,” a viral shortcut that supercharges infection

How efficiently viruses move between cells plays a major role in how dangerous an infection becomes. In a study published in Science Bulletin, scientists from Peking University Health Science Center…