Oncology & Cancer
'Junk' DNA could lead to cancer by stopping copying of DNA
Scientists have found that non-coding "junk" DNA, far from being harmless and inert, could potentially contribute to the development of cancer.
Jul 19, 2022
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Neuroscience
The brain can detect infection with malaria
A team of researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) revealed that cells of the brain can detect the presence of malaria parasites in the blood, triggering the inflammation underlying cerebral malaria. This ...
Sep 5, 2022
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Medical research
Study demonstrates ability to remove key barrier to an HIV cure
The results of a novel study presented by Emory researchers during the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference in Brisbane, Australia, have revealed exciting findings in the pursuit of an HIV cure. The study, led by Monica ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Medications
Ranitidine study finds no elevated risk of cancer... despite finding elevated cancer rates
Research led by Seng Chan You, MD, at the Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea, has investigated the risk of cancer associated with use of the drug ranitidine compared to other histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) ...
Medical research
Herpes virus rearranges telomeres to improve viral replication
A team of scientists, led by researchers at The Wistar Institute, has found that an infection with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes rearrangements in telomeres, small stretches of DNA that serve as protective ends to ...
Dec 11, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers describe elusive replication machinery of flu viruses
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made a major advance in understanding how flu viruses replicate within infected cells. The researchers used cutting-edge molecular biology and electron-microscopy techniques ...
Nov 22, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oral antiviral drug effective against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) identified
An oral antiviral drug that targets a key part of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) polymerase and inhibits the synthesis of viral genetic material has been identified, a finding that could provide an effective treatment ...
Jun 24, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Study shows how HIV copies itself in the body
HIV replication in the human body requires that specific viral RNAs be packaged into progeny virus particles. A new study has found how a small difference in the RNA sequence can allow the viral RNA to be packaged for replication, ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
False COVID-19 'cures' abound as multiple drugs are being tested, including head lice drug Ivermectin
Researchers testing the head lice drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19 have seen promising results in lab studies.
Apr 6, 2020
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Ultra short telomeres linked to osteoarthritis
Telomeres, the very ends of chromosomes, become shorter as we age. When a cell divides it first duplicates its DNA and, because the DNA replication machinery fails to get all the way to the end, with each successive cell ...
Jan 16, 2012
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