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Brain injury caused by HIV can lead to cognitive challenges
Nearly 38 million people around the world are living with HIV, which, with access to treatment, has become a lifelong chronic condition. Understanding how...
Hyper-interleukin-6 which stimulates nerve cells to regenerate makes paralyzed mice walk again
To date, paralysis resulting from spinal cord damage has been irreparable. With a new therapeutic approach, scientists from the Department for Cell Physiology at...
Osteoarthritis: simple knee injection could potentially stop the disease’s effects
There is currently no cure for osteoarthritis, but a group of scientists believe they've discovered a method through which a simple knee injection could...
The COVIDAR group developed a quantitative serologic test based on ELISA for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Researchers have developed and applied a robust, versatile antibody test to assist health authorities in managing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according to...
Skin cells: genomic DNA changes from UV light is especially common
For the first time, scientists have measured the different types of genomic DNA changes that occur in skin cells, finding that mutations from ultraviolet...
Gli allergeni nell’ambiente sono spesso responsabili di episodi di prurito acuto nei pazienti con...
Oltre a un'eruzione cutanea, molti malati di eczema sperimentano anche prurito cronico, ma a volte quel prurito può diventare tortuoso. Peggio ancora, gli antistaminici - il trattamento...
Doctors have found in a man a fungus that grew in the veins after...
An unidentified man has survived a near-death experience after injecting himself with a self-made magic mushroom tea.
The case, published in the Journal of...
Allergens in the environment often are to blame for episodes of acute itch in...
In addition to a skin rash, many eczema sufferers also experience chronic itching, but sometimes that itching can become torturous. Worse, antihistamines - the...
COVID-19: remdesivir inhibits the corona polymerase but does not fully stop the coronavirus
Remdesivir is the first drug against COVID-19 to be conditionally approved in Europe and the United States.
The drug is designed to suppress the...
Researchers found the mechanism that causes irritable bowel syndrome
KU Leuven researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods.
The finding paves the...
Mothers of children with autism found to have significantly different metabolite levels compared to...
Blood sample analysis showed that, two to five years after they gave birth, mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had several significantly...
Adults who smoke are more likely to experience a serious type of subarachnoid hemorrhage...
Adults who smoke or who are genetically predisposed to smoking behaviors are more likely to experience a serious type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage...
Maintaining a better gut microbial balance may help to protect against symptoms of anorexia
You are likely familiar with the serious consequences of anorexia for those who experience it, but you might not be aware that the disorder...
Certain metabolites may be predictive indicators for persons at risk for recurrent major depressive...
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Dutch scientists, have found that certain metabolites - small molecules produced...
College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county
College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county, according to a new vast study which shows the striking danger...
