Archive: 24/10/2018

Sensitive tests suggest low risk of drug resistance with dapivirine ring

A monthly vaginal ring that slowly releases an antiretroviral (ARV) drug called dapivirine is currently undergoing regulatory review. If approved, the dapivirine ring would be the first biomedical HIV prevention method developed ...

Oct 24, 2018

Study reveals how the brain overcomes its own limitations

Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain has all of the visual information you need, and you're a pro at writing your own name. Still, this task is very difficult for most people. That's ...

Oct 24, 2018

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Insulin discovery a game-changer for improving diabetes treatments

An international collaboration co-led by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has made a discovery that could make therapeutic insulins more effective by better mimicking the way insulin works in the body. The ...

Oct 24, 2018

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Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow to destroy the diseased cells. After the treatment, patients are vulnerable to infection and fatigue until new blood ...

Oct 24, 2018

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Lead accumulation in shin bone may be associated with resistant high blood pressure

Accumulations of low levels of lead in the shin bone of men were associated with treatment-resistant high blood pressure, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal ...

Oct 24, 2018

'Holy plant': Cannabis legalisation delights South African users

A bucket containing a soupy green mixture sits under a table in Nduna Ewrong-Nxumalo's consultation room in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa's economic hub.

Oct 24, 2018