In an experiments with human cells and live mice, researchers showed that disabling the mechanism with drugs or gene manipulation
Month: May 2018
The secrets of HIV’s persistence
A new study by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores how the virus gets this foothold, identifying cellular survival
New treatment for asthma
Researchers from McMaster University and the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, with colleagues at other
Effects of childhood stress on sperm MicroRNAs
Exposure to childhood stress can lead to poor physical and mental health in some people which can be passed on
Mediterranean diet offsets the damage of air pollution
Researchers from New York University studied 548,699 adults across six states in America over a 17-year-period, during the time they
Doptelet for treating low blood platelet count
Doptelet is a prescription medicine used to treat low blood platelet counts in adults with long-lasting (chronic) liver disease who
An egg a day prevents cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability across the globe due to ischaemic heart disease and
Mercury exposure during pregnancy is not linked to Autism
A study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has discovered that mercury exposure are not linked to autism or
Resetting the epigenetic for cancer therapy
Northwestern Medicine study has identified an epigenetic imbalance that silences the expression of tumor-suppressing proteins, allowing cancerous cells to proliferate.
Hotter body good for fighting infections
New research by a multidisciplinary team of mathematicians and biologists from the Universities of Warwick and Manchester has discovered the
