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READING BEWEEN THE LINES
When people take multiple prescription drugs at the same time, dangerous drug-drug interactions can occur. Scientists are working to predict drug-drug interactions before they happen in people – by teaching computers how to read!
GRAINS OF TRUTH: WHO ACTUALLY NEEDS TO GO GLUTEN FREE
Most of us can remember hearing about new diet fads like juicing, the raw foods diet, and the baby food diet. Yet another common diet trend is the gluten free diet. However, this trend is different: some people actually need a gluten free diet for their health. In this article, we explore the differences between Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, and wheat allergy.
CELL MECHANIC
As we continue researching how life works scientists have begun trying to make simpler and simpler organisms.
SNAILS FOR LUNCH: HOW RIVER PRAWNS CAN REDUCE TRANSMISSION OF A WORM INFECTION
More than 200 million people in the world are infected by the parasitic worms Schistosoma, which can cause a devastating, organ-damaging disease known as schistosomiasis. Although a safe and effective treatment exists, schistosomiasis has been challenging to control and eliminate. One of the major reasons why is that these worms can survive in the environment in freshwater snails, creating a persistent reservoir of parasites that can infect humans. In a recent study led by Stanford scientist Susanne Sokolow, a research team developed a new method to reduce transmission of Schistosoma infections by exterminating the environmental parasite reservoirs. Their strategy? Releasing river prawns to gobble up the snails that carry these worms.