Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A malaria drug may combat tick-borne babesiosis
A malaria drug could help immune-compromised people who can't shake off babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic infection, a new study says.
Jun 5, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Respect may be the key to stopping patient 'no shows'
People with HIV are more likely to keep their scheduled medical appointments—and their disease under control—if they feel their physician listens, explains things clearly and knows them as a person, not just a "case," ...
Jun 18, 2013
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Medical research
Tailored doses of cytostatic improve survival rate
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and colleagues at University Children's Hospital Zürich in Switzerland have managed to improve cytostatic therapy for children with the chronic immune deficiency disorder granulomatous ...
Oct 23, 2013
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Health
The role of vitamin D in a healthy pregnancy
For a pregnancy to proceed to term, early modulation of the immunologic response is required to induce tolerance to the fetus. Growing evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency may affect this process and may play a part ...
Jun 20, 2018
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Genetics
Discovery of the gene responsible for multiple intestinal atresia in newborns
Physicians and researchers from Sherbrooke, Montreal and Quebec City have conducted a study that has led to the discovery of a gene that causes multiple intestinal atresia (MIA), a rare and life-threatening hereditary disorder ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Immunology
Important role of intestinal immune cells in iron deficiency identified for the first time
Iron deficiency is one of the five main causes of impaired health. It affects 30 percent of the world's population, particularly women. Why iron deficiency can occur, even if enough iron is supplied through the diet, has ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Julian Assange was isolated for more than a decade. Here's what that does to the body and mind
Anyone who lived through the COVID pandemic would likely understand that even a small period of isolation can cause physical and mental stress.
Jun 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study compares tuberculosis infection and disease progression rates in a prospective manner
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), is distinct from most germs in its capacity to silently infect individuals for months and even years before waking up and causing active disease that ...
Apr 23, 2024
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