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Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy shows promise beyond safety

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers have cleared a safety hurdle in efforts to develop a gene therapy for a form of muscular dystrophy that disables patients by gradually weakening muscles near the hips and shoulders.





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Mystery solved: Scientists now know how smallpox kills

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A team of researchers working in a high containment laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA, have solved a fundamental mystery about smallpox that has puzzled scientists long after the ...


How flu succeeds: Investigators identify host factors that help multiple influenza strains thrive

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Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Mount Sinai), the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Salk) and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation ...


New compounds may control deadly fungal infections

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An estimated 25,000 Americans develop severe fungal infections each year, leading to 10,000 deaths despite the use of anti-fungal drugs. The associated cost to the U.S. health care system has been estimated at $1 billion ...


Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of ...


Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.


Naturally occurring lipid blocks RSV infection in lungs

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered that a naturally occurring lipid in the lung can prevent RSV infection and inhibit spread of the virus after an infection is established. RSV is the major cause of hospitalization ...


One dose of H1N1 vaccine may provide sufficient protection for infants and children

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created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One dose of vaccine may be effective to protect infants and children and reduce transmission of the H1N1 virus, according to a study in JAMA, published online today because of its public health implications. The study will a ...


Taming the flu: Researchers create map of interactions between flu virus and its human host

Taming the flu: Researchers create map of interactions between flu virus and its human host

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- There is no lack of worry this season over the flu, both the seasonal and H1N1 varieties, but there is a critical lack of understanding of the viruses that cause these illnesses. For years, ...


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Tiny whispering gallery: Sensor can detect a single nanoparticle and take its measurement

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology has already made it to the shelves of your local pharmacy and grocery: nanoparticles are found in anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home ...


Global swine flu pandemic deaths pass 10,000: WHO

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created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The number of swine flu deaths worldwide passed the 10,000 mark about eight months after the pandemic strain was uncovered in April, reaching 10,582, World Health Organisation data showed Friday.



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