Streptococcus Pneumoniae Clings to Dying Lung Cells, Increasing the Risk of Secondary Flu Infection
A flu virus infection is difficult enough, but when Streptococcus pneumonia is added to the mix, it can be fatal. Researchers have discovered a new…
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HIV Treatment Efficacy with Antibody Treatment is Predicted by Virus Characteristics
Current HIV-1 treatments have been shown to be highly efficient at slowing the virus’s progression in the body while having little adverse effects. A combination…
There is no Evidence of a Link between Silent Brain Infarcts and Migraines with Aura
A large cross-sectional study compared the brain MRI images of women with migraines with aura to those of women who did not have migraines. There…
A New Gene Therapy Approach to Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B Could Provide a Long-Term Treatment
Experts at Children’s National Hospital have created a new pre-clinical gene therapy for the rare condition limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) 2B, which addresses the disease’s…
Novel Combination Therapy could Aid in the Treatment of Cancers with Common Mutations that are Difficult to Treat
Scientists have known for a long time that therapies that target the cancer-driving MAPK pathway are only effective in a small number of cancers with…
Adults with Hypertension who take Folic Acid Supplements had a Lower Risk of Stroke
According to research published in JAMA, the combination of the hypertension medicine enalapril and folic acid, compared to enalapril alone, significantly reduced the risk of…
Reduce Retinitis Pigmentosa Vision Loss by Understanding the Causes and Developing Pharmacological Treatments
The absence of Adiponectin receptor 1 protein (AdipoR1), one of the main enzymes regulating ceramide homeostasis in the retina, leads to an accumulation of ceramides…
According to a New Study, Ibrutinib is an Effective Treatment for difficult-to-treat Hairy Cell Leukemia
According to a new study conducted by experts at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove…
COVID-19 may Harm Fat Cells, Causing Hyperglycemia, and Worsening Disease
According to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian, COVID-19 may increase the risk of severe disease and mortality in many people…
Bacteria Increases the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer, according to New Research
Bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract appear to have the ability to harm pancreatic cells, raising the risk of malignant tumors. Bacteria are single-celled organisms with…
The Widely Used Race-Based Formula for Defining Lung Disease is being Called into Question in a New Study
According to new findings from a long-term epidemiologic study, one of medicine’s oldest racially-based diagnostic formulas is no better than a race-neutral equation, implying that…
Supplementing with Folic Acid may Help the Elderly Cope with Heat Waves
According to Penn State researchers, supplemental folic acid can promote blood valve dilatation in older persons, suggesting that folic acid supplements could be a low-cost…
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