Health
Ticks can take a licking from really tough weather
Ticks are extremely resilient even when temperatures vary wildly, according to scientists who are working to better understand the spread of Lyme disease.
Jun 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak
The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry.
Jun 3, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Monkey model offers clues for potential widespread HIV cure in people
New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant. The study's insights may bring scientists closer to developing what they hope will become a widespread ...
May 25, 2023
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Immunology
Risk biomarkers could predict serious side effect of stem cell transplant
Doctors are one step closer to having a risk biomarker to alert them to which of their pediatric stem cell transplant patients are likely to experience a potentially deadly side effect called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome ...
May 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox viruses shown to be relatively stable on surfaces
Smallpox viruses are notorious for their ability to remain infectious in the environment for a very long time. A study conducted by the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has ...
May 15, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers discover novel receptors for SARS-CoV-2 and their age-dependent expression
A study led by Mount Sinai researchers Dr. Bin Zhang, the Willard T.C. Johnson Research Professor of Neurogenetics, and Dr. Christian Forst, an Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, has identified ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop new method to make bone marrow transplants safer and more effective
A groundbreaking process developed by researchers based in the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building is offering new hope in the fight against blood cancers, such as lymphoma and leukemia.
Mar 29, 2023
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Medications
Epstein-Barr virus associated tumors and drug repurposing
A new study published in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology identified differentially expressed host and viral microRNAs (miRNAs) in six Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated tumors. The study reports several drug candidates ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers identify cell type that could be key to preventing marrow transplant complication
A bone marrow transplant can be a lifesaving treatment for people with relapsed blood cancers, but a potentially lethal complication known as graft-versus-host disease put limitations on this procedure. New research from ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Enhanced recombination among omicron variants shown contributes to viral immune escape, finds study
In January 2022, around the time that the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 started spreading rapidly, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) led by Shashank Tripathi, Assistant Professor at the Department ...
Mar 20, 2023
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