Archive: 09/07/2015

Mutations in a single gene underlie vulnerability to two unrelated types of infections

When a genetic error weakens a child's immunity, otherwise nonthreatening microbes can sicken and sometimes kill. In work published July 9 in Science, researchers at The Rockefeller University and their colleagues identify ...

Jul 9, 2015

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Towards an HIV vaccine

Neutralizing antibodies (Nabs) are immune proteins that recognize, bind to, and trigger the elimination of virus before it can establish a chronic infection. How to elicit a potent Nab response capable of protecting against ...

Jul 9, 2015

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Modeling a nervous pathway involved in touch-induced behavior

Many animals actively touch objects in their environment and respond to them by appropriate movement sequences. Jan Ache and Volker Dürr from Bielefeld University in Germany present a model in PLOS Computational Biology ...

Jul 9, 2015

Exotic squirrels transmit deadly virus to breeders in Germany

(HealthDay)—After the mysterious deaths of three German variegated squirrel breeders, researchers have identified a deadly new virus that can be transmitted from variegated squirrels to humans. Details of the findings were ...

Jul 9, 2015

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IGF2 variant affects prenatal and postnatal growth

(HealthDay)—An IGF2 variant (c.191C—>A, p.Ser64Ter) affects postnatal as well as prenatal growth among those who have inherited the variant through paternal transmission, according to a report published online July 8 ...

Jul 9, 2015

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Testosterone therapy fails to treat ejaculatory dysfunction

Men who have ejaculatory disorders and low testosterone levels did not experience improved sexual function after undergoing testosterone replacement therapy, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal ...

Jul 9, 2015

Diabetes complications linked to rising risk of dementia

People who have diabetes and experience high rates of complications are more likely to develop dementia as they age than people who have fewer diabetic complications, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's ...

Jul 9, 2015