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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.
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.