Archive: 02/03/2018

Researchers pinpoint where smallpox outbreak would hit hardest

The ease of creating a smallpox-like virus, and the growing number of vulnerable people with weakened immune systems, present challenges for emergency response planners, researchers have warned.

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HIV begins to yield secrets of how it hides in cells

UC San Francisco scientists have uncovered new mechanisms by which HIV hides in infected cells, resting in a latent state that evades the body's immune system and prevents antiviral drugs from flushing it out.

Mar 2, 2018

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Human ancestors had the same dental problems as us – even without fizzy drinks and sweets

Dental erosion is one of the most common tooth problems in the world today. Fizzy drinks, fruit juice, wine, and other acidic food and drink are usually to blame, although perhaps surprisingly the way we clean our teeth also ...

Mar 2, 2018

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Idle, uncleaned milk trucks don't compromise the quality of raw milk, study shows

Raw milk quality isn't compromised when tanker trucks sit empty and uncleaned for hours between loads, according to new research at Oregon State University.

Mar 2, 2018

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Childhood heart disease—parents need more support from genetic services

Parents of babies born with heart disease should be offered specialised cardiac genetic counselling to reduce risk, prevent disease and improve treatment, according to world-first research led by UNSW, UTS and the Sydney ...

Mar 2, 2018

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Workaround erases side effects of promising cell-based cancer therapy

Stanford scientists created an odd couple: a modified version of an immune-signaling protein and a coordinately modified receptor for this protein. The two bind only to each other, easing an advanced anti-cancer therapy's ...

Mar 2, 2018

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Omega fish oils don't improve children's reading skills or memory, study finds

New research has found no evidence Omega-3 fish oil supplements help aid or improve the reading ability or memory function of underperforming school-children.

Mar 2, 2018

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Yellow fever virus is detected in urine and semen almost a month after infection

The presence of yellow fever virus in urine and semen samples from an infected patient who survived was detected almost a month after infection, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo's ...

Mar 2, 2018

How reliable is diagnostic testing for Zika?

Globally, Brazil has been the hardest hit by the current Zika outbreak, and the country reports almost all cases of Zika-associated malformations in newborns. DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ...

Mar 2, 2018

Nerve damage in type 2 diabetes can be detected in the eye

By examining the cornea for nerve damage with a special microscope, it may be possible to diagnose type 2 diabetes. This according to a study among diabetics in Skelleftea, north Sweden.

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