Lactate levels can be used to detect the onset of sepsis ... samples to be collected for lab testing. Jon Dixon, co-founder and CEO, said: “A build-up of lactic acid causes muscles to seize ...

Recently, the research team led by Professor Heping Zhang at the Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, published a ...

For dark skin, chemical exfoliants, especially Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) like Glycolic Acid and Lactic Acid, are often the better choice. Physical exfoliants can be too abrasive and cause micro ...

These findings demonstrate that the capsular serotype and genetic background significantly impact pneumococcal growth kinetics. The resultant growth features likely depend on the interaction between ...

These antidepressants could help protect people from serious infections and sepsis, in which an infection sparks a major and uncontrolled immune response with life-threatening complications. Now ...

The husband of a mother-of-two who died after hospital staff failed to spot sepsis has said "it's hard not to feel angry that I've lost my beautiful wife". Sharzia Bibi, 28, was admitted to ...

The heartbroken family of a mum who died after medics failed to give her antibiotics to treat sepsis have spoken out about her devastating death. Hassan Naseer's wife Sharzia Bibi, 28, was ...

Aaron Aguirre, John E. Godine, and Anand S. Dighe for their assistance with the interpretation of the clinical scenario and laboratory results; Dr. Andrew Z. Fenves for his critical review of this ...

A lab-on-a-chip is a class of device that integrates and automates multiple laboratory techniques into a system that fits on a chip up to a maximum of a few square centimetres in size. By ...

Alpha-lipoic acid is an organic compound in the body that acts as a potent antioxidant. Alpha-lipoic acid may have several health benefits, like helping reduce oxidative stress and helping the ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2009;7(8):967-980. Nafcillin is considered the intravenous treatment of choice for MSSA; however, many other intravenous agents such as cephalosporins, β-lactams and ...