Archive: 13/04/2016

Study suggests that gut bacteria could help prevent cancer

Researchers have shown that various types of intestinal bacteria might be factors in both causing and preventing obesity, and in other conditions and diseases. Now, a UCLA study suggests that it could also potentially be ...

Apr 13, 2016

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Anti-fibrotic peptide shows early promise against interstitial lung disease

The results of preclinical studies by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) reported in the April 2016 issue of Translational Research suggest that the M10 peptide could help protect against fibrotic ...

Apr 13, 2016

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Current hepatitis C virus testing guidelines miss too many cases, study suggest

A review of blood samples for nearly 5,000 patients seen at The Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department suggests that federal guidelines for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening may be missing up to a quarter of all cases ...

Apr 13, 2016

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Researchers uncover earliest events following HIV infection, before virus is detectable

New research in monkeys exposed to SIV, the animal equivalent of HIV, reveals what happens in the very earliest stages of infection, before virus is even detectable in the blood, which is a critical but difficult period to ...

Apr 13, 2016

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Drug candidate stops extra bone growth in animal model of rare, genetic disease

New preclinical research provides support to a drug that has been repurposed to possibly treat a rare and extremely disabling genetic bone disease, particularly in children. In that disease, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva ...

Apr 13, 2016

Expanding insurance for single-embryo IVF could improve pregnancy outcomes

Expanding insurance coverage for a type of in vitro fertilization known as elective single-embryo transfer could lead to improved health outcomes and lower health care costs, according to a newly published study that included ...

Apr 13, 2016