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Cellular and molecular events that restrict HIV transmission identified
Researchers have identified two molecules that when activated by drugs, can inhibit a number of specific aspects of HIV transmission. These findings may lead to therapies that target mucosal HIV...
Some Palestinian kids malnourished: Lancet
About one in four Palestinian children goes without breakfast, say researchers who found many had stunted growth or malnourished.
West Nile virus illnesses fall in U.S.
The 2009 West Nile virus season in the U.S. was the mildest since 2001, say researchers who also caution that surveillance remains important.
Invasive Cane Toads to Thrive In Warmer World
Toads breathe easier at higher temperatures.
Brain atrophy responsible for depression in people battling multiple sclerosis
Adding to all that ails people managing their multiple sclerosis is depression ? for which MS sufferers have a lifetime risk as high as 50 percent...
Ultrafine particles in air pollution may heighten allergic inflammation in asthma
A new academic study led by UCLA scientists has found that even brief exposure to ultrafine pollution particles near a Los Angeles freeway is potent enough to boost the allergic...
DNA mutation rates raise curtain on cause of cancer
What if we could understand why cancer develops? We know that certain risk factors, such as smoking or excessive sun exposure, can increase the chances of developing this terrible disease,...
Boston University researchers identify genetic signatures of human exceptional longevity
While environment and family history are factors in healthy ageing, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to a new study by a team...
Cancer stem cells are not 1 size fits all, lung cancer models show
Cancer stem cells have enticed scientists because of the potential to provide more durable and widespread cancer cures by identifying and targeting the tumour's most voracious cells. Now, researchers at...
Muscular problems in children with neonatal diabetes are neurological, study finds
The muscle weakness and coordination problems sometimes seen in patients with neonatal diabetes - a rare, inherited form of diabetes - are caused by problems in the brain rather than...
Chromosomal abnormality found for inherited clubfoot
Although clubfoot is one of the most common congenital birth defects, few genetic causes have been found. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found...
Discovery of a hepatitis C-related virus in bats may reduce outbreaks in humans
Viral hepatitis affects more than 500 million people worldwide and is a cause of liver failure and liver cancer. While vaccines are available for hepatitis A and B, this is...
High fructose diet may contribute to high blood pressure
People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to a study appearing...
High potassium? Check your antibiotic
Older adults taking the antibiotic combination trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) - widely prescribed for urinary tract infections - are at increased risk of elevated potassium levels, called hyperkalemia, according to a study...
Stroke complications may subtract additional two years of healthy life
Stroke complications may deprive patients of about two years of healthy life, in addition to three years of healthy life lost due to the stroke, according to a South Korean...
Giving birth many times linked to increased risk of heart disease
Palestinian women frequently give birth many times. This has given researchers in the oPt a unique opportunity to study the effects of numbers of births per woman (parity) on risk...
Attempt to 'prevent' homosexuality decried
EVANSTSON, Ill., July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. bioethics professor is protesting the use of an unapproved drug by New York researchers who she says are trying to prevent...
Nutrition's potential to save sight
Scientists are finding that healthy eating can reduce not only health care costs, but also the decline of quality of life due to these diseases.
Genetic regulator opens new avenues to AIDS, immune system research
Researchers have discovered a genetic regulator that plays a key role in the formation of "T cells," a type of white blood cell. The discovery suggests that some types of...
Increasing fertility threefold with DHEA?
Scientists have found a statistical connection between the vitamin supplement DHEA, used to counter the effects of aging, and successful pregnancy rates in women undergoing treatment for infertility. In the...
Why are blacks more likely to die from cancer diagnosis?
Black people with cancer are up to twice as likely as other races to die from their disease. While disparities exist for nearly every common cancer type, the largest differences...
Missed diagnosis: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
(PhysOrg.com) -- An article published in the June issue of the journal Nature Reviews: Neuroscience provides one of the first comprehensive overviews of the genetic, neural and cognitive bases of...
Hair Pulling, Blinking, Tics and Tourette's
Experts from Yale School of Medicine respond to reader questions about Tourette's and related tic disorders.
Blocking inflammation in the brain: New therapeutic target for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a common and fatal motor neuron disease. It generates gradual and irreversible damage in the neurons that control movement. The cause of the...
U.K. counts swine flu toll, costs
LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Britain's 2009 swine flu outbreak killed 457 people and cost $1.8 billion, and the country cannot be complacent about possible future outbreaks, a report...
Talk Therapy Can Be Potent Medicine
Unlike medications for depression, which take weeks to become effective while symptoms abate gradually, talk therapy can bring almost immediate relief.
Resveratrol Linked to Positive Impact on Pre-diabetes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have linked resveratrol, a chemical compound found in red wine, to improved health of patients with impaired glucose...
Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
(PhysOrg.com) -- A psychiatry professor at the UConn Health Center is comparing two treatment approaches for PTSD.