Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there is a big problem: size. The genes that are dysfunctional in muscular dystrophies are often extremely large, and current […]
Mutations in malarial parasites linked to artemisinin-resistance in Southeast Asia have now been found in African children hospitalized for complicated malaria, according to a new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society […]
An international team of researchers led by Professor Dr. Lucas Schirmer and Professor Dr. Julio Saez-Rodriguez from the Mannheim and Heidelberg Medical Faculties of Heidelberg University has investigated the composition and communication of cells in […]
A deep learning artificial intelligence model developed at Washington State University can identify pathology, or signs of disease, in images of animal and human tissue much faster, and often more accurately, than people.This article was […]
A new clinical study shows that an inhibitor of Fas ligand (FasL), also called CD95 ligand (CD95L), led to a faster recovery of COVID-19 patients and reduced mortality. On average, it took eight days to […]
The African Union’s health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a “major milestone” to help combat the outbreak on the continent.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a significant association between specific Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) variants and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). NPC is a cancer notably prevalent […]
Rwanda’s health minister on Thursday said the outbreak of the often fatal Marburg virus in the country was at an end, with no new cases for nearly two weeks.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Jason Farned and his team at the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District had spent years preparing for the likely arrival of dengue, a dangerous virus typically found in tropical climates outside the […]
Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection—among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
© 2024 SimplyWell.ca