Archive: 10/02/2014

Slowing down the immune system when in overdrive

Many people suffer from chronic inflammation because their immune systems overreact to 'self' tissue. Sydney scientists believe that a small molecule known as Interleukin 21 is a promising therapeutic target in such cases.

Feb 10, 2014

Newly found tactics in offense-defense struggle with hepatitis C virus

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a previously unrecognized tactic to outwit antiviral responses and sustain a long-term infection. It also turns out that some people are genetically equipped with a strong countermeasure to ...

Feb 10, 2014

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Researchers develop promising method for delivering HIV-fighting antibodies

(Medical Xpress)—In 2011, biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) demonstrated a highly effective method for delivering HIV-fighting antibodies to mice—a treatment that protected the mice from infection ...

Feb 10, 2014

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Explainer: What is H7N9 bird flu?

Australia's federal Department of Health has advised general practitioners to be on the lookout for potential cases of the H7N9 strain of influenza A, or bird flu, following a spate of deaths in China.

Feb 10, 2014

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Bacteria in the lungs make COPD patients sicker

(Medical Xpress)—Conventional wisdom has held that even though bacteria persist in the lungs of patients with chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), their presence, referred to as 'colonization,' is innocuous so ...

Feb 10, 2014

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New breed of primary care clinic helps patients tame chronic illness

When Shelly Reynolds has a medical problem, she walks 500 yards from her office to a Stanford clinic where doctors know her by her first name and encourage her to call them any time—day or night—if she has a major concern.

Feb 10, 2014