HIV & AIDS
New directions for HIV treatment
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new compound which could inform future HIV cure strategies, according to research published in Science Advances.
Mar 22, 2023
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News tagged with replication
Medical research
New study finds co-infection with 'superbug' bacteria increases SARS-CoV-2 replication
Global data shows nearly 10 percent of severe COVID-19 cases involve a secondary bacterial co-infection—with Staphylococcus aureus, also known as staph A, being the most common organism responsible for co-existing infections ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Medications
Real-world studies confirm effectiveness of bulevirtide to treat chronic hepatitis D
In 2020, bulevirtide (BLV) was conditionally approved for treating chronic hepatitis delta (CHD), an inflammation of the liver caused by hepatitis D virus (HDV). Now real-world studies of patients treated outside of clinical ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dengue treatment advances in animal trials
A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research.
Mar 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New AI tool identifies factors that predict the reproducibility of psychology research
The replication success of scientific research is linked to research methods, citation impact and social media coverage—but not university prestige or citation numbers—according to a new study involving UCL researchers.
Feb 10, 2023
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Medications
Two Chinese anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs conditionally approved for marketing
Two Chinese oral anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs, Xiannuoxin (simnotrelvir/ritonavir) and VV116 (deuremidevir hydrobromide), were conditionally approved for marketing by China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in late ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body
In 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells. Of that 7,000, it is estimated that nearly half will face mortality. University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery of a circovirus involved in human hepatitis
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), Inserm in the Imagine Institute, Université Paris Cité and the Alfort National Veterinary School (EnvA) have identified a previously unknown ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
A vaccine against COVID-19 found to protect against infection and brain damage caused by the virus
Although the pathology of the respiratory system is the main impact of COVID-19, many patients also manifest important neurological symptoms, such as loss of smell (anosmia), headaches, malaise, cognitive loss, epilepsy, ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Genetics
Study identifies two genes linked to microcephaly
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified disease-causing DNA variants in two genes linked to neurodevelopmental deficits including microcephaly in children, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Dec 15, 2022
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