News tagged with common infectious diseases


Activist discusses challenge of growing old with HIV

Old age comes faster and hits harder for those infected with HIV, a fact aging health activist Ron Swanda knows all too well.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study explores possible tie between fever, flu in pregnancy and autism

(HealthDay)—Children of mothers who contract the flu or have a prolonged fever while pregnant may have a very slight increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, a new study suggests.

Autism spectrum disorders created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

BGI develops whole exome sequencing analysis of FFPE DNA samples to boost biomedicine

BGI Tech Solutions announced today that they have achieved whole exome sequencing analysis of total degraded DNA as low as 200 ng from formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples. This advancement enables researchers ...

Genetics created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How stress influences disease: Research reveals inflammation as the culprit

Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depression, heart disease and infectious diseases. But, until now, it has not been clear exactly how stress influences ...

Immunology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast