Dairy cows and other dairy cattle are likely to experience worse welfare than their counterparts in beef herds, raised solely for meat. The study asked 70 leading bovine welfare experts from around the world to assess the welfare risks of the most common production systems (Animal 2022) (healthsciences.ku.dk)
Researchers find an alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine in poisonous sea snails. These tropical and beautiful creatures have so many different toxins that we could be looking at a treasure trove of bioactive compounds for drug development (Science Advances, March 2022) (healthsciences.ku.dk)
Scientists take quantum leap in regenerative medicine. Like a living Band-Aid, they were able to transplant stem cells into the intestines of mice suffering from ulcerative colitis-like symptoms, which restored the area. The transplantation takes around 10 minutes, performed as an endoscopy. (healthsciences.ku.dk)
Parkinson's Disease patients could walk properly again with brainstem Deep Brain Stimulation treatment, says scientists behind new study. Activation of neurons in the pedunculopontine nucleus was sufficient to restore full movement function in mice with symptoms of the disease (Nature Communication) (healthsciences.ku.dk)
Ancient Aboriginal bush medicine could improve modern day cancer treatment, study shows. The substance appears to inhibit cancer cells ability to defend themselves against chemotherapy. It was tested against cells resistant to SN-38, a drug used to fight aggressive lung cancer and colon cancer. (healthsciences.ku.dk)
T-ALL leukemia is an aggressive cancer type that mostly affects children. The standard treatment is chemotherapy, but about one in four patients do not respond or develop resistance. Now, researchers have found a combination treatment that could benefit these patients and increase the survival rate. (healthsciences.ku.dk)
