HIV & AIDS
Study suggests a way to stop HIV in its tracks
When HIV-1 infects an immune cell, the virus travels to the nucleus so quickly there's not enough time to set off the cell's alarm system.
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Neuroscience
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: New clues to the cause and how future drugs might reverse disease
Scientists have long known that a protein called TDP-43 clumps together in brain cells of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, and is associated with neuron death. This same ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain study shows why alcoholics fall off the wagon again... and again
(Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Sussex study adds to our understanding of why recovering alcoholic patients find it so hard to give up boozing for good.
Jun 1, 2011
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Medical research
Common HIV drugs may prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds
Scientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss after making an unexpected discovery that overturns a fundamental belief about DNA.
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Neuroscience
Ketamine found to be unlikely to lead to addiction
A team of researchers at the University of Geneva has found that ketamine is unlikely to be addictive to people who use it for extended periods of time. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes ...
Neuroscience
Scientists find mechanism that causes noise-induced tinnitus and drug that can prevent it
An epilepsy drug shows promise in an animal model at preventing tinnitus from developing after exposure to loud noise, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings, ...
May 27, 2013
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Health
BPA substitute could spell trouble: Experiments show bisphenol S also disrupts hormone activity
A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics they used to make their merchandise, an organic compound called bisphenol A, had been ...
Jan 22, 2013
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Medical research
Bioengineers develop new approach to regenerate back discs
Cell therapies may stop or reverse the pain and disability of degenerative disc disease and the loss of material between vertebrae, according to Duke University scientists.
Jul 16, 2013
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Medical research
Vicious circles: Ring-shaped DNA provides cancer cells with a malignant twist
Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA encodes information, not only in its sequence but also in its shape. Building upon previous revelatory work, a team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego, the ...
Nov 20, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Study reveals how HIV enters cell nucleus
Loyola University Chicago scientists have solved a mystery that has long baffled HIV researchers: How does HIV manage to enter the nucleus of immune system cells?
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