Archive: 24/07/2018

First randomised trial of 'kick and kill' approach to HIV cure leaves puzzles to be solved

Researchers have reported the results of the first randomised clinical trial to test a novel strategy involving waking up and then killing the 'sleeping' HIV that is hiding in the body using an experimental approach known ...

Jul 24, 2018

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Accredited bariatric center reduces postop complications while increasing surgical volume

An academic medical center's weight-loss surgery program greatly lowered its rates of several postoperative complications, including rehospitalization in the first month, surgical site and urinary tract infections, and bleeding, ...

Jul 24, 2018

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High-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery

A new special issue of SLAS Discovery reflects examples of the recent groundswell of creative new applications for high-throughput flow cytometry (HTFC) in drug discovery.

Jul 24, 2018

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Flare-up of Ebola infection in a case a year after initial infection highlights need for continued surveillance

Ebola virus may have re-emerged in a woman a year after she survived an acute Ebola virus infection, potentially leading to the infection of her husband and two of their sons, according to an outbreak report of the last known ...

Jul 24, 2018

Few young women with PID screened for HIV or syphilis in emergency departments

WASHINGTON-Although women who have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are at heightened risk for also being infected with syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), few adolescent females diagnosed with PID in the nation's ...

Jul 24, 2018

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Hip fracture patients recover from operations faster with enhanced care recovery program

The use of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) approach for hip fracture operations allows patients to return home faster and get back to normal activities sooner, according to new findings presented today by researchers ...

Jul 24, 2018

Two quality improvement programs lead to fewer postoperative complications

Two presurgery checklists from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Strong for Surgery (S4S) program that incorporate best practices for engaging patients in preparing for their upcoming operations significantly improved ...

Jul 24, 2018

Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models

It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant outposts of the galaxy (namely, our DNA), causing disease.

Jul 24, 2018

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Research shows a promising new class of antibodies protects against HIV-1 infection

A group of scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have zeroed in on a new defense against HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. Led by Ruth Ruprecht, M.D., Ph.D., the team used an animal model to show for the first ...

Jul 24, 2018

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Standardized stroke protocol can ensure ELVO stroke patients are treated within 60 minutes

A new study shows that developing a standardized stroke protocol of having neurointerventional teams meet suspected emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) stroke patients upon their arrival at the hospital achieves a median ...

Jul 24, 2018

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Archive: 24/07/2018

First randomised trial of 'kick and kill' approach to HIV cure leaves puzzles to be solved

Accredited bariatric center reduces postop complications while increasing surgical volume

High-throughput flow cytometry in drug discovery

Flare-up of Ebola infection in a case a year after initial infection highlights need for continued surveillance

Few young women with PID screened for HIV or syphilis in emergency departments

Hip fracture patients recover from operations faster with enhanced care recovery program

Two quality improvement programs lead to fewer postoperative complications

Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models

Research shows a promising new class of antibodies protects against HIV-1 infection

Standardized stroke protocol can ensure ELVO stroke patients are treated within 60 minutes

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