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Researchers have provided new insight on the geographical origins and global spread of two classes of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), according to a new study. Source: Scientists shed new light on hepatitis B virus origins
Continue Reading →Researchers have provided new insight on the geographical origins and global spread of two classes of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), according to a new study. Source: Scientists shed new light on hepatitis B virus origins
Continue Reading →Researchers have figured out why air sacs in the lungs clog up with a thick substance called surfactant in a brutal disease called Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP), and they show taking cholesterol-busting pills called statins can effectively treat the disease. Source: Taking a pill can effectively treat brutal lung disease
Continue Reading →New research uncovers an ‘alarming increase’ in acute kidney injury rates among Irish patients. Source: Globally, greater attention needed for seemingly 'minor' kidney damage
Continue Reading →Twenty patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving kidney transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease, according to a new study. The researchers also report that the kidney transplants for these 20 patients are functioning just as well as kidneys that are transplanted from […]
Continue Reading →The intensity of pride people feel for a given act or trait is set by an implicit mental map of what others value, according to new research. Source: The value of pride
Continue Reading →Clostridium difficile infection is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in developed countries. Researchers have discovered how the C. diff toxin B recognizes the human Frizzled protein, the receptor it uses to invade intestinal cells and lead to deadly gastrointestinal infections. The findings could pave the way for new C. diff antitoxins and also show […]
Continue Reading →Tapeworm infection from eating contaminated pork can damage the brain, causing learning impairments and possibly enforcing cycles of poverty. A new study is the first to look at infection rates within schools and propose solutions targeting children. Source: Reducing tapeworm infection could improve academic performance, reduce poverty
Continue Reading →Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that we must eliminate pathogens to eradicate disease. However, this perspective has recently been challenged as scientists have taken a lesson from plant biologists about an ancient strategy involving the ability to ‘tolerate’ rather than ‘resist’ infection to maintain health. This concept, referred to as ‘disease […]
Continue Reading →A new analysis finds that non-invasive brain stimulation may have beneficial effects on fine motor movement in stroke patients and healthy participants. Source: Noninvasive brain stimulation leads to fine motor improvement after stroke
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