MIT researchers found that a protein called intelectin-2 has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity against bacteria found in the GI tract. Additionally, intelectin-2 can crosslink molecules that make up mucus, helping to strengthen the mucus barrier.

UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), proudly announces the launch of the Limb Optimization Program, a multidisciplinary initiative delivering advanced care for patients facing complex extremity deformity or dysfunction due to trauma, tumor, or congenital condition. Designed to improve identity, functional outcome, and quality of life for patients across the region, the program combines limb preservation, amputation care and reconstructive solutions such as osseointegration.

An updated consensus statement on the Female Athlete Triad, steered by researchers at Penn State, highlights new guidance for clinicians and coaches for the care of female athletes, including a first-of-its-kind adolescent model of the condition.

People with medical debt are significantly more likely to experience subsequent housing instability such as difficulty with rent or mortgage payments, eviction, or foreclosure, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

New research led by King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on the diversity and characteristics of E. coli strains that drive diabetic foot infections.

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 15, Issue 12 Publishes

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/acta-pharmaceutica-sinica-b/vol/15/issue/12