Researchers have identified a urinary tract bacterium capable of converting the steroid precursor DHEA into testosterone under laboratory conditions, revealing a previously unknown microbial pathway that could impact prostate biology, according to a study supervised by Jason M. Ridlon. The finding does not indicate that the bacterium causes prostate cancer or that the microbial testosterone … Read more
According to a study published on April 30, 2026, in Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International, a combined bio-histological framework known as the Seven-Up score can substantially reduce overtreatment of early T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) after liver transplantation. Conducted at Université catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, under the leadership of Prof. Jan P. Lerut, the … Read more
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and St. James’s Hospital have demonstrated that dexamethasone, a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory steroid, reduces harmful inflammation triggered by Mycobacterium avium without weakening the ability of human immune cells to control the infection, according to a study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Understanding Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease and Treatment Challenges … Read more