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Medical Xpress / Dual immune response may keep HIV in check without medication
Imagine a game of chess where your opponent's king is in check. It cannot move, but the game is not over—the piece remains on the board. This is how the body might control HIV on its own: The virus would be contained and ...
Medical Xpress / Improving heart health may not be enough to protect against Alzheimer's disease
In a recent study, researchers found that exercise and aggressive cardiovascular risk reduction successfully improved heart health, but these efforts did not produce measurable cognitive benefits over two years in older adults ...
Medical Xpress / Protein atlas connects the biological dots underlying neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases form a tangled biological web with overlapping molecular signatures and symptoms. To decode this complexity, a multi-institute collaboration led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists ...
Medical Xpress / To shed light on how the human brain ages, study reveals new insights from mice
By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how it changes with age. ...
Medical Xpress / Inflammation linked to depression in women with diabetes, but biomarkers paint complex picture
Inflammation markers may signal depression in women with type 2 diabetes, but vary based on depression symptoms and measures, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The findings, ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover key 'lipid transporter' that keeps skin healthy
Scientists have identified the transporter protein that allows essential fats in the bloodstream to enter the skin, reshaping understanding of how the skin maintains its protective barrier.
Medical Xpress / World's only deuterium-labeled guinea pig helps scientists study metabolism
A Skoltech scientist has raised the world's only isotope-labeled guinea pig. For 156 days, the animal, named Khryun, was given only heavy water to drink. Such water is non-radioactive and has long been used in biomedical ...
Medical Xpress / Study makes promising advances in accurately diagnosing sepsis
Doctors in Liverpool working with researchers at the Center for Trials Research at Cardiff University have identified promising evidence for the effectiveness of an early and rapid diagnostic test for sepsis. Teams from the ...
Medical Xpress / Children with obesity are at risk of illness despite normal test results, study shows
Children living with obesity but showing no signs of metabolic complications still have a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and abnormal blood lipid levels later in life. A new ...
Medical Xpress / Fathers' risk for psychiatric disorders increases a year after child's birth, study finds
Fathers in Sweden are less likely to receive a psychiatric diagnosis during their partner's pregnancy and in the months following the birth of their child. However, diagnoses of depression and stress-related disorders increase ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists pinpoint a skin alarm system pathway that links local damage to systemic immune responses
Skin, our largest organ, acts as a protective barrier against pathogens that try to invade our bodies while constantly monitoring for potential threats. In the skin's outermost layer, the epidermis, reside keratinocytes, ...
Medical Xpress / Skin's immune response could be key to fighting dengue
Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, infects an estimated 390 million people and causes around 20,000 deaths worldwide each year. New research suggests the skin is a major site of immune surveillance for dengue. The findings ...
