Medical News
Parkinson's disease linked to gene targeted by blue-green algae toxin
EurekAlert! - 15 Mar 2020 06:00
(University of Queensland) Scientists have discovered a possible link between Parkinson's disease and a gene impacted by a neurotoxin found in blue-green algae.
Type 1 diabetes is not one but two distinct conditions, defined by diagnosis age
EurekAlert! - 15 Mar 2020 06:00
(University of Exeter) Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or 'endotype') of the condition compared with those diagnosed aged 13 or above, new research has shown.
Fecal microbiota transplants successfully treat patients with C. diff
EurekAlert! - 15 Mar 2020 06:00
(University of Birmingham) A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that fecal microbiota rransplants (FMT) are highly successful in treating patients with Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection.