Developing health systems guidance: New series
In the first paper in a three-part series on health systems guidance, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland and colleagues examine in this week's PLoS Medicine how gu ...
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Mar 06, 2012 |
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Protein scouts for dangerous bacteria: How the immune system detects listeria and other bad bacteria
Millions of "good" bacteria exist harmoniously on the skin and in the intestines of healthy people. When harmful bacteria attack, the immune system fights back by sending out white blood cells to destroy the disease-causing ...
Immunology
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus's entry into cell nucleus
Scientists have found the 'key' that HIV uses to enter our cells' nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS The finding, published today in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, provides a potential new ta ...
HIV & AIDS
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Stigma among HIV-positive women complex and overlapping
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Mona Loutfy of the University of Toronto, Canada and colleagues report their study examining experiences of stigma and coping strategies among HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada.
HIV & AIDS
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Harvard Medical School launches major initiative to address crisis in drug development
Taking aim at the alarming slowdown in the development of new and lifesaving drugs, Harvard Medical School is launching an Initiative in Systems Pharmacology, a comprehensive strategy to transform drug discovery by convening ...
Medical research
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Novel math formula predicts success of certain cancer therapies
Carefully tracking the rate of response of human lung tumors during the first weeks of treatment can predict which cancers will undergo sustained regression, suggests a new study by researchers at the Stanford University ...
Medical research
Oct 05, 2011 |
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The 'disinhibited' brain
The Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Morbus Sudeck, is characterised by "disinhibition" of various sensory and motor areas in the brain. A multidisciplinary Bochum-based research group, led by Prof. Dr. ...
Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Ethnic, gender stereotypes bias treatment of Parkinson's disease
Cultural, ethnic and gender stereotypes can significantly distort clinical judgments about "facially masked" patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a newly published study from researchers at Tufts University, Brandeis ...
Health
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Who goes there? Novel complex senses viral infection
Double-stranded (ds) RNA viruses are a diverse group of viruses that include rotaviruses, a common cause of gastroenteritis. The ability of the immune system to detect and destroy viruses is critical for human health and ...
Medical research
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Unpicking the grammar of genes
(Medical Xpress) -- The MHC on the short arm of chromosome 6 is the most gene-dense region of our DNA with around 230 genes all crammed into this stretch of our genome.
Genetics
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Examining the brain as a neural information super-highway
An article demonstrating how tools for modeling traffic on the Internet and telephone systems can be used to study information flow in brain networks will be published in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology on 2nd ...
Neuroscience
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Relief from red, itchy skin: Unraveling the secrets of vitamin D
Vitamin D helps to reduce the inflammation associated with psoriasis, a common skin condition that causes red, itchy patches on the skin, shows a new study.
Medical research
May 12, 2011 |
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