Researchers Identify a Protein That Blocks HIV
In a newly published study, scientists have shown that an oxysterol called 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC) suppresses HIV growth in vivo. A team of researchers led by…
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UCLA Researchers Show Link Between Diet, Genetics and Obesity
Researchers at UCLA have shown that body-fat responses to high-fat, high-sugar diets have a very strong genetic component and have identified several genetic factors potentially…
A Step Towards a Possible Alzheimer’s Vaccine, Researchers Eliminate Up to 80% of Senile Plaques in Mice
Researchers at the Université Laval have shown that the molecule MPL (monophosphoryl lipid A) can eliminate up to 80% of the senile plaques associated with…
Fear of Immune Response to Induced Stem Cells Overstated
Scientists report that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) have a similar immune response in mice as embryonic stem cells (ES). The scientists published their findings…
Maggots Secretions Suppress Immune Response
Researchers have figured out how fly larvae works as a healing balm that’s been used by battlefield surgeons for centuries to close wounds. The scientists…
Biomarker Discovery May Lead to New Treatments for People With ALS
A team of neuroscientists from Harvard Medical School have discovered that changes in monocytes are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, possibly finding a new…
Study Shows that Vorinostat can Dislodge the Dormant HIV Virus in Patients
A newly published study from the University of North Carolina found that the drug vorinostat, a deacetylase inhibitor that is used to treat some types…
Genetic Cause of Glioblastoma Pinpointed
A new study from scientists at Columbia University Medical Center pinpoints the genetic cause of glioblastoma and found that drugs that target the protein produced…
New Class of Synthetic Vaccines Piggyback on 3-D DNA Nanostructures
Scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are using DNA nanotechnology to make an entirely new class of synthetic vaccines that could be…
Increasing Th17 Cells in the Gut May Improve the Control of HIV Growth
A new study from a team of microbiologists and immunologists suggests that treatment aimed at increasing Th17 cells in the gut may improve the control…
A2A Adenosine Receptor May Be a Key to Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
A newly published study from researchers at Cornell University shows how the A2A adenosine receptor expressed on blood-brain barrier cells acts as a gateway, allowing…
Latency Develops Soon After Infection and Slows When Antiretroviral Therapy is Given
While studying 27 patients with acute HIV infection, researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found that early treatment reduced the production…
Researchers Use Body’s Immune System to Fight Cancer
New research points suggests that DNA sequences from tumor cells can also be used to direct the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells, according…
