Archive: 15/11/2018

HIV latency differs across tissues in the body

Mechanisms that govern HIV transcription and latency differ in the gut and blood, according to a study published November 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Steven Yukl of San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical ...

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Ulcers from diabetes? New shoe insole could provide healing on-the-go

Diabetes can lead to ulcers that patients don't even feel or notice until the sight of blood. And because ulcers can't heal on their own, 14 to 24 percent of diabetics in the U.S. who experience them end up losing their toes, ...

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When melanoma spreads to the brain, patients with BRAF or MEK mutations can find novel treatment

Cancer used to be thought of as a disease of the anatomy, but these days it increasingly is understood as a disease of the genes—one that theoretically can be treated with drugs engineered to target the genetic mutations ...

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Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation identified for Leigh Syndrome

Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that relentlessly attacked their nervous systems and sapped their energy. After five-year-old Chuckie died suddenly in 1981, doctors ...

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Drug candidate may recover vocal abilities lost to ADNP syndrome

Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein syndrome (ADNP syndrome) is a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delays, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder symptoms in thousands of children worldwide. ...

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Vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure—new report

The latest in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War found sufficient evidence ...

Nov 15, 2018

Social media is affecting the way we view our bodies—and not in a good way

Young women who actively engage with social media images of friends who they think are more attractive than themselves report feeling worse about their own appearance afterward, a York University study shows.

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New guidelines for early detection and treatment of sarcopenia

Newcastle University experts are chairing a national session on new guidelines for the early detection and treatment of sarcopenia—a loss of muscle strength that affects many older people in the UK.

Nov 15, 2018

Protein central to immune system function new target for treating pulmonary hypertension

A protein with a role in sensing cell damage and viral infections is a new target for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, or increased blood pressure in the lungs, according to research led by Virginia Commonwealth University ...

Nov 15, 2018

2017 hepatitis A outbreaks tied to drug use, homelessness

(HealthDay)—Investigations of hepatitis A outbreaks in four states in 2017 suggested a shift toward increasing person-to-person transmission of hepatitis A, according to research published in the Nov. 2 issue of the U.S. ...

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Archive: 15/11/2018

HIV latency differs across tissues in the body

Ulcers from diabetes? New shoe insole could provide healing on-the-go

When melanoma spreads to the brain, patients with BRAF or MEK mutations can find novel treatment

Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation identified for Leigh Syndrome

Drug candidate may recover vocal abilities lost to ADNP syndrome

Vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure—new report

Social media is affecting the way we view our bodies—and not in a good way

New guidelines for early detection and treatment of sarcopenia

Protein central to immune system function new target for treating pulmonary hypertension

2017 hepatitis A outbreaks tied to drug use, homelessness

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