Complete clearance of hepatitis B is rare — especially in women…
Researchers at several different US sites have found that less than one-third of 1% of patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) get rid of...
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Shorebirds studied in ‘Noah’s ark’
Credit: Pavel Tomkovich An international research group, including a scientist from the Zoological Museum (Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University) has conducted a comparative...
Norovirus evades immune system by hiding out in rare gut cells
Credit: Center for Disease Control and Prevention PHILADELPHIA — Noroviruses are the leading cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis in the world and are estimated to cause...
‘No evidence’ that bone-growth agent for spinal fusion increases cancer risk
November 12, 2015 – A new study may alleviate concerns regarding increased cancer risk for patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery with recombinant human bone morphogenetic...
With $8.6 million grant from NIH, UCLA-led consortium will map the…
Credit: UCLA/Caltech A consortium directed by UCLA's Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar has received a three-year, $8.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to map...
High-fat diet prompts immune cells to start eating connections between neurons
AUGUSTA, Ga. – When a high-fat diet causes us to become obese, it also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to...
Availability of community-based fitness classes leads to increased…
Credit: Justin Kelley/MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2016) — Physical inactivity is a global health problem that leads to approximately 3.2 million deaths each...
Forty years after first Ebola outbreak, survivors show signs they can stave off new…
Credit: Nicole Hoff Survivors of the first known Ebola outbreak, which occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1976, may be key to...
Scientist gets grant for study of veterans with traumatic brain injuries
Credit: Courtesy: Center for BrainHealth A researcher from the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the Department...
Your cell phone could curb the intensity of your workout
Credit: Hiram College Want to get every perk possible from your power walk? Turn off your cell phone, advises Michael Rebold, Ph.D., assistant professor of...
Women’s health has worsened while men’s health has…
Credit: Umeå University/PLOS One Researchers at Umeå University and Region Norrbotten in Sweden have studied health trends among women and men aged 25-34 from 1990-2014....
To improve health and exercise more, get a gym membership, Iowa State…
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – If your New Year's resolution was to exercise more in 2017, chances are you've already given up or...
New mouse model of Zika sexual transmission shows spread to fetal brain
The Zika virus, commonly transmitted through a bite from an infected mosquito, is also capable of leaping from person to person through sexual transmission. However,...
CNS awards Lithuanian professor for the paradigm shift in neurology
Credit: European Patent Office The paper based on the study undertaken by the team of Lithuanian researchers was bestowed Paper of the Year award by...
A ‘turbo charge’ for your brain?
Credit: Courtesy of Robert Reinhart Robert Reinhart calls the medial frontal cortex the "alarm bell of the brain." "If you make an error, this brain...
