News tagged with viral activity


97 percent of UK doctors have given placebos to patients at least once

A survey of UK doctors found that 97% have prescribed placebo treatments to patients at least once in their career.

Medications created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeting hepatitis C treatment: The importance of interleukin (IL)-28

A metanalysis published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine has confirmed that polymorphisms (SNP) in the gene coding for interleukin-28 (IL28B) influence natural hepatitis C viral (HCV) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adherence to HIV treatment significantly increases survival, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—HIV-positive individuals who strictly adhere to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have a significantly lower probability of premature morbidity and mortality as compared to those with suboptimal ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No benefit from high-dose multivitamins seen for HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy

A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers suggests that, for HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV, there is no benefit from high- vs. standard-dose micronutrient ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

HIV treatment use increases in the US

Between 2000 and 2008, the proportion of HIV-infected patients in the U.S. receiving effective treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) increased, and HIV-infected patients appeared to be less infectious ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists show potent new compound virtually eliminates HIV in cell culture

A new study by scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute shows, in cell culture, a natural compound can virtually eliminate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in infected cells. The compound defines ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

To spread, nervous system viruses sabotage cell, hijack transportation

Herpes and other viruses that attack the nervous system may thrive by disrupting cell function in order to hijack a neuron's internal transportation network and spread to other cells.

Medical research created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neuroscientists boost memory using genetics and a new memory-enhancing drug

When the activity of a molecule that is normally elevated during viral infections is inhibited in the brain, mice learn and remember better, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reported in a recent article in the journal ...

Neuroscience created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lipid blocks influenza infection

A natural lipid in the fluid lining the lungs inhibits influenza infections in both cell cultures and mouse models, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. These findings, combined with previous studies demonstrating ...

Medical research created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Emerging pharmaceutical platform may pose risks to retinal health

According to new research by University of Kentucky investigators, an emerging pharmaceutical platform used in treating a variety of diseases may produce unintended and undesirable effects on eye function. The paper, "Short-interfering ...

Medical research created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study confirms the existence of 'trial effect' in HIV clinical trials

A new study by investigators from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has confirmed the existence of a "trial effect" in clinical trials for treatment of HIV.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oncolytic viruses effectively target and kill pancreatic cancer stem cells

Oncolytic viruses quickly infect and kill cancer stem cells, which may provide a treatment for tumors that are resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiation, particularly pancreatic cancer, according to new research ...

Cancer created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0