Archive: 08/01/2018

PrEP and targeted intervention strategies effective in high risk adolescent sexual minority males

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) along with targeted implementation strategies have the potential to significantly reduce HIV incidence among high risk, adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM), according to a recent study ...

Jan 8, 2018

Disease discoveries unlock door to diagnosis and new treatments

An international team of scientists and doctors has identified a family of five new genetic diseases which are likely to affect more than 1 in 5000 children.

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Skin patch offers solution to antibiotic resistance crisis

A team of researchers from Queen's University Belfast, led by Professor Ryan Donnelly, Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology are developing a new type of skin patch (microarray patch) that administers drugs directly into ...

Jan 8, 2018

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Modifying memories during sleep could reduce trauma

Reducing the trauma associated with bad memories while someone is asleep sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it could become a reality in 10 years thanks to a greater understanding of how the brain encodes memories ...

Jan 8, 2018

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Scientists uncover why sauna bathing is good for your health

Over the past couple of years, scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have shown that sauna bathing is associated with a variety of health benefits. Using an experimental setting this time, the research group has ...

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Research paves the way for treatment strategies of multidrug-resistant chronic infections

Antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients show predictable sensitivities to other classes of antibiotics. A new study made by scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability ...

Jan 8, 2018

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Biochemists confirm existence of theoretical genetic disorder

Thanks to the sequencing of the human genome, scientists can now discover potential disorders for which there are no known patients. One such disorder is MPS III-E, originally also called Dierks's disorder after its discoverer. ...

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Respiratory virus lurks as wintertime worry

(HealthDay)—A common respiratory virus that circulates in winter can pose a serious threat to children, an expert warns.

Jan 8, 2018

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Multi-gene test predicts early heart disease risk

A risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the ...

Jan 8, 2018

Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging

Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure - if it's enough exercise, and if it's begun in time, according to a new study by cardiologists at UT Southwestern and Texas ...

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