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07/06/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

The effectiveness of tuberculosis drugs dramatically increases when taken with vitamin C

Tuberculosis is a serious problem, killing 1.7 million people around the world in 2016 and sickening many others. One reason it can be so deadly is because treatment with drugs can take six months or even longer as cells linger. The multidrug variety can take up to two years to treat, and the drugs used […]

04/30/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Antioxidants found to be effective in treating mitochondrial disease, preclinical trials find

In search of mitochondrial disease treatments, researchers found that some antioxidant compounds could be effective in treating mitochondrial disease. In their study, the researchers examined seven antioxidant compounds in two animal models of mitochondrial disease: Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and the worm species Caenorhabditis elegans. In addition, they used cultures of fibroblasts or skin cells obtained […]

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