Providing clean injecting equipment through needle and syringe programmes is a highly cost-effective way of preventing hepatitis C (HCV) transmission
Category: Infection
Clinical Trial Testing Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent Diarrheal Disease Begins
A research consortium recently began enrolling patients in a clinical trial examining whether fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) by enema—putting stool
Obesity extends the duration of flu virus
Analyzing data collected from approximately 1,800 people in 320 households in Managua, Nicaragua, researchers investigated the effect of obesity on
Autoimmune kidney disease
Monash researchers have solved a mystery, revealing how certain immune cells work together to instigate autoimmune kidney disease.The study, led
Effects of stress on sperm
Children of stressed fathers are at greater risk of developing PTSD and depression, according to a new study. Researchers found
Gut bacteria could be good or bad
Bacteria that live in and on human body are emerging as an increasingly important player in health and wellness. Human
How viruses affect the immune system
Fighting infections depends on bodies’ capacity to quickly recognize infected cells and destroy them, a job done by a class
HIV vaccine production
Research on HIV over the past decade has led to many promising ideas for vaccines to prevent infection by the
How gene mutation triggers the immune system
Scientists discovered how a gene mutation affects T cell function to promote immune disorders and then tested a treatment based
How intestine repairs itself
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have
