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Study: Antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 in first four months is crucial

Patients who are started on antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection within four months of estimated infection date—and who have higher counts of CD4+ T-cells at the initiation of therapy—demonstrate a stronger recovery ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Trapping malaria parasites inside host cell basis for new drugs

One of the most insidious ways that parasitic diseases such as malaria and toxoplasmosis wreak their havoc is by hijacking their host's natural cellular processes, turning self against self. Researchers from ...

Medical research created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse mutant opens new path for birth defect research

(Medical Xpress)—According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 3 of every 100 babies in the U.S. are born with a birth defect. Among boys, one of the most common defects is the displacement of the ...

Medical research created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian study turns HIV against itself (Update)

An Australian scientist said Wednesday he had discovered a way to turn the HIV virus against itself in human cells in the laboratory, in an important advance in the quest for an AIDS cure.

HIV & AIDS created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 22

A quantum leap in gene therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Usually, results from a new study help scientists inch their way toward an answer whether they are battling a health problem or are on the verge of a technological breakthrough. Once in a while, those results ...

Medical research created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Treatment for cocaine addiction targets relapse

(Medical Xpress)—What is the best intervention window for someone struggling with cocaine addiction? When he or she is in the middle of a drug binge, or after a period of abstinence when there is temptation ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Foot soldiers of the immune system: IFIT antiviral protein recognizes foreign RNA and blocks viral infections

Researchers at McGill University and the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have discovered the molecular blueprint behind the IFIT protein. This key protein enables the human ...

Immunology created Jan 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amniotic sac membrane could be source for human eggs

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say cells from the amniotic membrane part of the placenta normally discarded after a woman gives birth could one day be a source for human eggs. The first-of-its-kind ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cells found to heal damaged artery in lab study

Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have for the first time demonstrated that baboon embryonic stem cells can be programmed to completely restore a severely damaged artery. These early results show promise ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential stem cell therapy for diabetes: Study looks at differentiation of hESCs in endocrine cell progression

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes results when beta cells in the pancreas fail to produce enough insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar. One approach to treating diabetes is to stimulate regeneration of ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows that human hearts generate new cells after birth

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found, for the first time that young humans (infants, children and adolescents) are capable of generating new heart muscle cells. These findings refute the long-held belief that ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Simulated Mars mission reveals body's sodium rhythms

Clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze, M.D., knew he had a one-of-a-kind scientific opportunity: the Russians were going to simulate a flight to Mars, and he was invited to study the participating cosmonauts.

Medical research created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Genes and obesity: Fast food isn't only culprit in expanding waistlines—DNA is also to blame

Researchers at UCLA say it's not just what you eat that makes those pants tighter—it's also genetics. In a new study, scientists discovered that body-fat responses to a typical fast-food diet are determined in large part ...

Medical research created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New compound overcomes drug-resistant Staph infection in mice

Researchers have discovered a new compound that restores the health of mice infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an otherwise dangerous bacterial infection. The new compound targets ...

Medical research created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

US Supreme Court leaves stem cell research alone (Update)

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to enter the emotionally-charged debate over stem cell research, refusing to hear an appeal centered on the issue of federal government funding.

Other created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4