Monthly Archives: Aprile 2019
Protein p38γ could become a new pharmacological target in the treatment of liver cancer
An enzyme involved in cell stress responses could become a new pharmacological target in the treatment of liver cancer, a disease that ...
Maternal immunity impacts neonatal HSV
Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection has high mortality
and significant morbidity. Incidence estimates range from 1/3,000 to
1/20,000 births. HSV type 2 causes...
An active lifestyle help the regeneration of damaged nerves after a spinal cord injury
Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury.
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Diets that replaces red meat with healthy plant proteins have decreased cardiovascular disease
Diets that replaced red meat with healthy plant proteins led to
decreases in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to
a new study...
Immunotherapy : Activation of a patient’s immune system against cancer can kill or shrink...
The recent emergence of immunotherapy has marked a sea change in research and care for many forms of cancer, bringing new hope to...
Virtual reality improve balance and potentially decrease falls in people with Parkinson’s disease
Researchers are reporting early success with a new tool to help people with Parkinson's disease improve their balance and potentially decrease falls...
Few women with ovarian cancer are tested for the presence of mutations that could...
Fewer than a quarter of breast cancer patients and a third of ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2014 in two states...
Researchers found drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined
UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale screen that efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined, but only weakly...
The herpes simplex virus may account for 50% of Alzheimer’s disease cases
What causes Alzheimer’s disease?
The answer could be right under our noses, says leading expert Professor Ruth Itzhaki.
Her latest paper presents a lifetime...
New possible treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
A new study provides critical insight into a little-known, yet relatively common, inherited neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)...
Transgender men have a four times higher risk of heart attack
A new study indicates transgender men and women have a higher risk of heart attack – more than four times in some instances –...
Herpes virus linked to bipolar disorder and/or severe depression
Purkinje cells are a central part of the human cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays an important role in motor learning, fine...
Gum disease exude toxins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and aspiration pneumonia
Researchers are reporting new findings on how bacteria involved in gum disease can travel throughout the body, exuding toxins connected with Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid...
The understanding the near-surface swimming patterns of bacteria can explain how they infect cells
A team of researchers at Université Côte d'Azur and Centre Scientifique de Monaco has recently carried out a study aimed at better understanding the...
New guidance to use the different cannabis-based products and cannabinoids
A clinical review, published today for the BMJ, provides new interim advice for doctors and clinicians in prescribing cannabis-based products and cannabinoids to treat...
