Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have found the genetic cause of a previously undescribed disease. With this, they have solved an over ten year old medical conundrum.
Sep 1, 2015
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Being able to predict that a patient will adversely react to a drug that's meant to be treating them is a key aim of personalised medicine, and could help to improve the patient's overall treatment.
Jan 22, 2015
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Influenza has a long history of being one of the most deadly diseases to afflict humanity, but what exactly makes it so dangerous?
Jan 21, 2015
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US researchers have revealed the identity of molecules on the surface of cancer cells which allow the body's immune system to identify and destroy them.
Nov 24, 2014
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Doctors have long been mystified as to why HIV-1 rapidly sickens some individuals, while in others the virus has difficulties gaining a foothold. Now, a study of genetic variation in HIV-1 and in the cells it infects reported ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Scientists have discovered how a gene mutation can lead to diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the body by mistake.
Nov 18, 2014
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Among a group of 2,000 patients referred for evaluation of suspected genetic conditions, whole-exome sequencing provided a potential molecular diagnosis for 25 percent, including detection of a number of rare genetic events ...
Oct 19, 2014
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that the most common variant of the circulating protein apolipoprotein E, called apoE3, helps repair the lining of blood vessels. Individuals with another variant, ...
Sep 17, 2014
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Sickness-induced insomnia is common because of link between brain and immune system
Jun 12, 2014
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Cells have to protect themselves: against damage in their genetic material for one thing, but also against attack from the outside, by viruses for example. They do this by using different mechanisms: special proteins search ...
May 7, 2014
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