Published January 30, 2018

Researchers from the University of Surrey examined the medication adherence levels of 1.6 million people with type-2 diabetes. They found that 30% of doses of metformin, the most commonly prescribed drug for the condition, went unused.

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Published January 27, 2018

Researchers infected mice with E. coli and then gave them the antibiotic ciprofloxacin in doses comparable to what humans would take. They then examined the mice’s tissues for changes and found that the ciprofloxacin actually caused the mice’s cells to release metabolites that increased E. coli’s resistance to the antibiotic. What’s more, the antibiotic weakened the immune cells’ respiratory activities, making them less able to fight the E. coli on their own.

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Published January 25, 2018

Researchers examined medical records from over 46,600 deceased British citizens who had lived to age 60 or beyond. The researchers included both healthy individuals and those with diagnosed medical conditions in their sample. The researchers found that over and over again, decreasing blood pressure signaled the beginning of the patient’s decline.

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