Study shows that certain herpes viruses can infect human neurons
For years, researchers have noted a tantalizing link between some neurologic conditions and certain species of the herpes virus. In patients with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and cerebellar...
View ArticleGeometric study of brain cells could change strategies on Alzheimer's
Applying mathematical models used for studying the galaxies or interactions between elementary particles, researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in...
View ArticleMicroscopic structures of vegetable surfaces contribute to foodborne illness
Foodborne illness outbreaks do more than make us sick. Not only can the U.S. economy suffer as a result of reduced worker productivity, particular sectors of the farming industry can experience...
View Article'Clogged-up' immune cells help explain smoking risk for TB
Smoking increases an individual's risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) - and makes the infection worse - because it causes vital immune cells to become clogged up, slowing their movement and impeding...
View ArticleHighly-sensitive detection method makes close monitoring of HDL kinetics...
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is often referred to as good cholesterol: high levels of HDL are associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. But many clinical outcome trials for drugs that...
View ArticleUrine test could simplify Zika virus detection
A urine-based test for Zika virus infection has shown to be more effective than the common blood-based one for many patients, a development that could make testing for the infection easier.
View ArticleEarly, efficient detection and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis using new...
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) showed that tiny particles made of a biodegradable polymer (BNPs—biodegradable polymer...
View ArticleResearchers track HIV in real time as it infects and spreads in living tissue
By watching brightly glowing HIV-infected immune cells move within mice, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shown how infected immune cells latch onto an uninfected sister...
View ArticleA new way to nip AIDS in the bud
When new AIDS virus particles bud from an infected cell, an enzyme named protease activates to help the viruses mature and infect more cells. That's why modern AIDS drugs control the disease by...
View ArticlePotential drug target identified for Zika, similar viruses
Scientists potentially have found a way to disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body.
View ArticleStudy of Israelis and Palestinians calls for rethinking how HDL protects...
The idea that plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is protective against coronary heart disease has been part of medical conventional wisdom for five decades. HDL-C has traditionally...
View ArticleRSV found in aerosol particles surrounding infants with RSV
(HealthDay)—Infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-positive bronchiolitis produce large numbers of aerosol particles containing RSV that remain infectious for a significant length of time,...
View ArticleEssential oils could counter lung and liver ailments caused by air pollution
Certain ingredients in essential oils made from plants such as cloves, anise, fennel and ylang-ylang could serve as a natural treatment of lung and liver conditions caused by air pollution. This is...
View ArticleToxic air pollution nanoparticles discovered in the human brain
Tiny magnetic particles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to be lodged in human brains– and researchers think they could be a possible cause of Alzheimer's disease.
View ArticleNew study points to a possible cause of many preterm births
The discovery that small calcium deposits in fetal membranes may lead to a mother's water breaking prematurely suggests that dietary or other interventions could prevent those preterm births.
View ArticleFirst steps to neutralizing Zika: How highly potent antibody neutralizes Zika...
As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to treat Zika rings loud and clear. Taking a step further in identifying a possible therapeutic candidate, a team of...
View ArticleImpurities in sugar excipients could cause drugs to fail
Sugar excipients, needed to stabilize medicines, can be unsafe for patients due to an impurity discovered recently by Daniel Weinbuch. "The biopharmaceutical industry should now consider new excipient...
View ArticleRecombinant type-5 vector-based ebola vaccine safe
(HealthDay)—For healthy adults from Sierra Leon, the recombinant type-5 vector-based Ebola vaccine is safe and immunogenic, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in The Lancet.
View ArticleDiabetes may impair myocardial proangiogenic response
(HealthDay)—The amplitude of therapeutic revascularization associated with recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) (5 × 1012 viral particles encoding thymosin beta 4 [Tβ4]) is reduced with diabetes...
View ArticleResearchers develop new compound to fight cytomegalovirus
A Retro94-based compound may prevent a common and sometimes fatal virus—human cytomegalovirus (CMV)—from reproducing and help to protect immunocompromised patients, such as those with HIV, on...
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