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Study sheds light on the recurrence of herpes simplex virus

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness and even sunburn can trigger unwanted outbreaks.

12 Feb 2021

New article reviews how the circadian clock controls various aspects of homeostasis

Subconsciously, our bodies keep time for us through an ancient means - the circadian clock. A new University of California, Irvine-led article reviews how the clock controls various aspects of homeostasis, and how organs coordinate their function over the course of a day.

12 Feb 2021

Study identifies a new factor that increases risk of Alzheimer's disease

People who have a gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease also tend to have changes in the fluid around their brain and spinal cord that are detectable years before symptoms arise, according to new research from Duke Health.

12 Feb 2021

Researchers receive $1,894,271 grant to address new drug targets for diastolic dysfunction

After the left ventricle of the heart contracts, it must relax efficiently to prepare to refill and supply the body with blood on the next beat. An increasing number of patients -- including nearly all patients with heart failure -- suffer from impaired relaxation, which is part of a clinical syndrome known as diastolic dysfunction. Currently, treatments for impaired relaxation do not exist.

12 Feb 2021

Study: Marching bands need access to athletic trainers just as players do

Nearly every fall, as football teams return to the field, tragic stories of players falling ill and even dying of heat trauma make the headlines. What many don't consider is that marching band members -- who don heavy uniforms and perform in the same sweltering temperatures -- may also be at risk.

12 Feb 2021

Implant improves quality of life in patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction

Getting around without the need to concentrate on every step is something most of us can take for granted because our inner ears drive reflexes that make maintaining balance automatic.

12 Feb 2021

Health education program reduces risk of cardiovascular disease

People who participated in a health education program that included both mental health and physical health information significantly reduced their risks of cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases by the end of the 12-month intervention - and sustained most of those improvements six months later, researchers found.

12 Feb 2021

Reparations before COVID-19 pandemic could have reduced infections, deaths in the U.S.

Civil rights activists have long called for monetary reparations to the Black descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States as a financial, moral, and ethical form of restitution for the injustices of slavery.

12 Feb 2021

Study shows that SRC-3 also regulates human immune T regulatory cells

A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals a novel role of the steroid receptor coactivator 3 (SRC-3/NCOA3), a protein crucial for steroid hormone function and a prognostic marker for aggressive human breast and other cancers.

12 Feb 2021

Study addresses multiple challenges of the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease

Recent genetic data from patients with Huntington's disease (HD) show that DNA repair is an important factor that determines how early or late the disease occurs in individuals who carry the expanded CAG repeat in the HTT gene that causes HD.

12 Feb 2021

Study: Majority of breakfast products marketed for children contain more sugar

Experts have spent decades warning us about the rising rates of childhood obesity, which has become an epidemic among recent generations in many places around the world, including Spain.

12 Feb 2021

People previously infected with COVID-19 respond strongly to one dose of Pfizer vaccine

Although clinical trial data are encouraging, real-world evidence with regard to the COVID-19 vaccine remains scarce. In particular, response to the vaccine among those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 is still not completely understood.

12 Feb 2021

New technology can help develop diagnostic tests for multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disease in young adults, affecting more than 2 million individuals worldwide, with about 1500 cases in Estonia. About 20% of MS patients experience optic neuritis (ON) as the presenting symptom, but not all ON patients develop MS.

12 Feb 2021

Bad experience with food could impact future eating habits

A negative experience with food usually leaves us unable to stomach the thought of eating that particular dish again.

12 Feb 2021

Opioid use during pregnancy can cause long-lasting impairment in the infant's brain

As the number of pregnant women using opioid drugs continues to rise, questions have been raised about the long-term health effects on children exposed to these drugs in the womb.

12 Feb 2021

Researchers identify a pathway used by filoviruses to enter cells

It was once thought that Ebola and related filoviruses were more or less contained to Central Africa.

11 Feb 2021

Ionic liquid formulation kills cancer cells, allows uniform distribution of chemotherapy to tumors

A Mayo Clinic team, led by Rahmi Oklu, M.D., Ph.D., a vascular and interventional radiologist at Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with Samir Mitragotri, Ph.D., of Harvard University, report the development of a new ionic liquid formulation that killed cancer cells and allowed uniform distribution of a chemotherapy drug into liver tumors and other solid tumors in the lab.

11 Feb 2021

Non-symptomatic cases contribute to at least 50% of SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study out of the University of Chicago has found that during the initial wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, only 1 in 5 to 1 in 7 cases of the virus was symptomatic.

11 Feb 2021

New review recommends a holistic approach to manage cerebral small vessel disease

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is characterized by damage to the blood vessels and parenchyma in the brain. It presents as a multitude of symptoms, which makes the diagnosis difficult.

11 Feb 2021

Statins shown to reduce COVID-19 severity and lower mortality

Much attention has been focused on ways to reduce the deadly exaggeration of normal inflammatory reactions to this pathogen. A new research paper posted to the medRxiv* preprint server describes the alleviation of hyper-inflammatory phenomena following the administration of statins, drugs more widely known for their use in reducing blood cholesterol levels, to patients with COVID-19.

11 Feb 2021

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Study sheds light on the recurrence of herpes simplex virus

New article reviews how the circadian clock controls various aspects of homeostasis

Study identifies a new factor that increases risk of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers receive $1,894,271 grant to address new drug targets for diastolic dysfunction

Study: Marching bands need access to athletic trainers just as players do

Implant improves quality of life in patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction

Health education program reduces risk of cardiovascular disease

Reparations before COVID-19 pandemic could have reduced infections, deaths in the U.S.

Study shows that SRC-3 also regulates human immune T regulatory cells

Study addresses multiple challenges of the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease

Study: Majority of breakfast products marketed for children contain more sugar

People previously infected with COVID-19 respond strongly to one dose of Pfizer vaccine

New technology can help develop diagnostic tests for multiple sclerosis

Bad experience with food could impact future eating habits

Opioid use during pregnancy can cause long-lasting impairment in the infant's brain

Researchers identify a pathway used by filoviruses to enter cells

Ionic liquid formulation kills cancer cells, allows uniform distribution of chemotherapy to tumors

Non-symptomatic cases contribute to at least 50% of SARS-CoV-2 infection

New review recommends a holistic approach to manage cerebral small vessel disease

Statins shown to reduce COVID-19 severity and lower mortality

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