No kittens required: Scientists find new way to study toxoplasmosis parasite in lab
One of the most widespread parasites on the planet can also be one of the most difficult to study.
Toxoplasma gondii
—a single-celled protozoan—is capable of infecting almost every mammal and bird species,
including humans
, and in severe cases causes blindness, birth defects, and death. Yet it only sexually reproduces inside the intestines of domestic cats and other members of the Felidae family, prompting controversial studies on kittens.
Now, a research team has come up with a technique that uses gene editing of
Toxoplasma
to push the parasite toward sexu...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 31, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Blind People Are Better at Sensing Their Heartbeats
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- People who are blind are better at sensing their own heartbeats, according to a new study that found blindness appears to heighten one ' s ability to feel signals from the inner body.
Researchers from Sweden and Poland... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Brad Pitt says his health condition is a 'mystery' to him - prosopagnosia
Hollywood film star Brad Pitt faces a unique challenge known as "face blindness". (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New fish oil pill could treat leading cause of blindness - study finds 'superior' approach
Researchers have created a pill from a specific type of omega-3 fatty acid that could help protect your eyes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World's leading cause of blindness could be treated with a new fish oil pill, study claims
A fish oil supplement containing an omega-3 fatty acid may hold the key to treating some of the world's leading causes of blindness including diabetes and age-related macular degeneration. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inattentional blindness to unexpected hazard in augmented reality head-up display assisted driving: the impact of the relative position between stimulus and augmented graph - Chen W, Song J, Wang Y, Wu C, Ma S, Wang D, Yang Z, Li H.
OBJECTIVE: An augmented reality head-up display (AR-HUD) is a promising technology in assisted driving. It provides additional information in the driving environment. However, considering the registration problem related to the limitations of interactive t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops
U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of blindness linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Is Fifth Third Bancorp a Stalwart Among Regional Banks?
BREAKING: Tiny biotech successfully treats blindness (From Behind the Markets) The Silicon Valley Bank disaster has spread contagion fears throughout the regional banking industry. Regional bank Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) stock has been pummeled with the rest of the regional banks. Shares…#siliconvalleybank #fifththirdbancorp #fifththirdbank #fifthnationalbank #thirdnationalbank #midwest #southeast #fifththird #acl #holdingcompany (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Are Presentations of Neurocysticercosis?
Discussion
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic CNS infection world-wide. It is caused by the larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. It is endemic in Southeast Asia including the Indian Subcontinent, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It is becoming more common in other areas of the world because of immigration and the overall ease of travel.
The basic Taenia lifecycle is that humans eat un- or undercooked pork (pigs are the intermediate host) that is invested with the larvae called cysterici. The adult tapeworm forms in the human gastrointestinal tract and eggs are produced. Humans are the de...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
In Mouse Study, Scientists Use Gene Editing to Reverse a Major Cause of Blindness
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 -- A gene-editing experiment that restored the vision of mice might one day be used to treat a major cause of human blindness.
Scientists in China reported they used the CRISPR-based gene-editing technique to bring back... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Death, blindness and eyeballs removed after US eyedrops recall
US health officials say that eyedrops may have killed one person and severely injured several others due to drug-resistant bacterial contamination. In addition to the one death, eight patients have suffered vision loss, and four have had eyes surgically removed. Most of the patients diagnosed with…#cdc #delsampharma #globalpharma #fda #florida #ezricare #pharmedica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could COVID Trigger'Face Blindness'?
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 -- The list of symptoms that can strike long COVID sufferers has just gotten a little longer, and a little more mysterious: Researchers are reporting a case of " face blindness " related to the syndrome.
The condition, known... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The doctors selling false hope to people facing blindness
A BBC reporter goes undercover and confronts doctors offering bogus treatments for his genetic condition. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The doctors selling bogus treatments to people facing blindness
A BBC reporter goes undercover and confronts doctors offering bogus treatments for his genetic condition. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Says Long COVID May Cause Face Blindness Study Says Long COVID May Cause Face Blindness
It isn ' t known how many people have face blindness. Some are born with it, while others lose the ability to identify faces from brain damage typically caused by a stroke or brain injury.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 15, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
