Thanks to antiretroviral therapy and improved control of viral hepatitis (HBV and HCV), people living with HIV generally live longer and healthier lives. However, liver disease remains common in this population and is one ...
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Protecting children is a shared responsibility, says health and rehabilitation sciences Ph.D. candidate Meron Mengistu. As a graduate researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, her ...
Aug 6, 2026
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Six years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are still uncovering surprising ways the virus can wreak havoc on the body. A new UCLA study published in Science Advances describes a previously unrecognized ...
Aug 5, 2026
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Chronically infecting viruses—such as Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpesviruses—are common and often innocuous and asymptomatic. However, emerging evidence suggests their reactivation may contribute to autoimmune ...
Aug 5, 2026
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An immune pathway has been discovered that prevents a normally harmless fungus from developing into a fatal infection. The King's College London study, published in Nature Microbiology, provides the first potential clue as ...
Aug 5, 2026
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A new biostatistical modeling approach has the potential to support health decisions by pinpointing where HIV is concentrated and where people living with HIV are showing signs of severe immune suppression or delayed treatment. ...
Aug 5, 2026
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In the event of a pandemic, every society is confronted with the question: How can the spread of an infectious disease be effectively contained without restricting daily life more than necessary? Measures such as mandatory ...
Aug 5, 2026
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The tissue microenvironments surrounding HIV-infected immune cells look a lot like those surrounding cancerous tumors, reports a new Northwestern University study.
Aug 5, 2026
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The meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine could provide protection against more than one disease, with new research linking it to a significant reduction in the risk of gonorrhea in young Territorians. The study, led by Adelaide ...
Aug 5, 2026
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An analysis in JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft found that people with eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis) face an elevated risk of developing shingles (or herpes zoster).
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