HIV & AIDS
New insights into HIV virus shed light on how it evades immune surveillance
About 36 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses and approximately 38 million people globally are living with HIV.
May 25, 2022
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Communications Biology
Health
Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological aging process
A new study of genetic data published Wednesday April 20 of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.
Apr 21, 2022
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Medical research
Targeting 'cell clustering' by gene deletion reduces drug resistance
A recent study that shows manipulating and deleting a specific gene (AMN1) from yeast could provide a foundation for a new approach to combatting drug resistance when treating microbial infections or cancer. Led by Gábor ...
Apr 15, 2022
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Pediatrics
New insights into how a deadly intestinal disease in preemies develops
A recent study from the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago sheds light on what predisposes premature infants to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a deadly intestinal ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researching the mystery of consciousness after brain injury
The return of consciousness after traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains something of a mystery for scientists and is not easy to predict. A series of recently published studies by researchers in the Department of Neurosurgery ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chemical found in leafy greens shown to slow growth of COVID-19 and common cold viruses
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center report evidence from lab experiments that a chemical derived from a compound found abundantly in broccoli and other cruciferous plants may offer a potentially new and potent ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Medications
Study shows that intranasal Rx halts memory decay in experimental Alzheimer's model
A research collaboration between scientists at LSU Health New Orleans and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found that applying specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators intranasally arrested memory loss and brain degeneration ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists see what research participants picture in their mind's eye
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Now, researchers from Japan have found that even a mental picture can communicate volumes.
Mar 18, 2022
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Neuroscience
New method uses a single gene to reveal neuronal circuits from multiple upstream regions
The body functions via an upstream to downstream flow of information mediated by the brain. Input received through upstream areas like the eyes and ears is distributed to its appropriate downstream region by neurons. Following ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Medications
Novel antiviral drug combinations demonstrate COVID-19 therapeutic potential
"COVID has created an unprecedented public health crisis, with severe effects on the global economy and infrastructure; however, we can use the power of science to stop this pandemic," says Columbia team leader Jingyue Ju, ...
Mar 7, 2022
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