News tagged with herpes
Immune cells that suppress genital herpes infections identified
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington scientists have identified a class of immune cells that reside long-term in the genital skin and mucosa and are believed to be responsible for suppressing ...
Immunology
May 08, 2013 |
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Circumcision alters penis microbiome, could explain HIV protection
Circumcision drastically alters the microbiome of the penis, changes that could explain why circumcision offers protection against HIV and other viral infections. In a study to be published on April 16 in mBio, the online ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster
Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster, but uptake in the US is low.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Study reveals new approach for stopping herpes infections
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a novel strategy for preventing infections due to the highly common herpes simplex viruses, the microbes responsible for causing genital ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Could that cold sore increase your risk of memory problems?
The virus that causes cold sores, along with other viral or bacterial infections, may be associated with cognitive problems, according to a new study published in the March 26, 2013, print issue of Neurology.
Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Researchers create map of 'shortcuts' between all human genes
Some diseases are caused by single gene mutations. Current techniques for identifying the disease-causing gene in a patient produce hundreds of potential gene candidates, making it difficult for scientists to pinpoint the ...
Genetics
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Novel treatment approach for bladder pain using a herpes simplex virus vector reported
Severe chronic pain associated with conditions such as bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis often require the use of opioid medication, with the risk of dependency and serious adverse reactions. An ...
Genetics
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Evidence supports blocking immune response to enhance viral therapy against solid tumors
Following several years of study, investigators have found more evidence that viral therapy to treat solid tumors can be enhanced by blocking the body's natural immune response.
Cancer
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Virus and genes involved in causation of schizophrenia
For the first time, an international team of researchers has found that a combination of a particular virus in the mother and a specific gene variant in the child increases the risk of the child developing schizophrenia.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Use of certain therapies for inflammatory diseases does not appear to increase risk of shingles
Although patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a disproportionately higher incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), an analysis that included nearly 60,000 patients with RA and other inflammatory diseases found that ...
Inflammatory disorders
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Study finds protein link to sexually transmitted disease susceptibility
Monash Institute of Medical Research scientists have found a protein in the female reproductive tract that protects against sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) such as chlamydia and herpes simplex virus ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Progesterone may be why pregnant women are more vulnerable to certain infections
Women who are pregnant or using synthetic progesterone birth control injections have a conspicuous vulnerability to certain infections including malaria, Listeria, HIV, and herpes simplex virus. A new research report appearing ...
Medical research
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Engineered oncolytic herpes virus inhibits ovarian and breast cancer metastases
A genetically reprogrammed Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cure metastatic diffusion of human cancer cells in the abdomen of laboratory mice, according to a new study published January 31 in the Open Access journal PLOS Pa ...
Cancer
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Study: Viral reactivation a likely link between stress and heart disease
A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems.
Cardiology
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system
New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2013 |
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Mongoose
Mongoose (plural: mongooses or, rarely, mongeese) is a name for any member of the family Herpestidae (although also used for some members of Eupleridae), a family of small, cat-like carnivores.
The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi name mangus (pronounced as "mongoose"), perhaps ultimately from Dravidian (cf. Telugu mungeesa, Kannada mungisi). The form of the English name (since 1698) was altered to its -goose ending by folk-etymology. It has no etymological connection with the word goose.
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