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Combination Antibody Therapy Achieves Long-Term HIV Viral Suppression

Antiretroviral drugs are the critical component for effective management of HIV infection. Because of the rapid development of viral resistance against single…

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Artificial intelligence to improve drug combination design & personalized medicine

It is now evident that complex diseases, such as cancer, often require effective drug combinations to make any significant therapeutic impact. As the drugs in…

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Understanding Metastasis: Negative Results Lead to Innovation

Sometimes negative results can point researchers in the right direction.

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Targeting Advanced Breast Cancers: A New Cytokine Approach

A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for HER2-negative cancers but also offer an…

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3D Maps Unveil Water Distribution in Cell Membrane Fusion

New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead to new…

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Unmasking Narcolepsy: Key Insights Into the Enigmatic Disease

Patients with a rare disease, called narcolepsy, suffer of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy (brief episodes of loss of muscle tone triggered by…

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The microbiota in the intestines fuels tumour growth

“With our study we originally wanted to study the role of bacteria in the intestines in the development of intestinal inflammation,” explains Professor Dirk…

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The FiTS app now offering cooking videos as it expands its concept for long-term behavior modification

Original recipe ideas that make a healthy lifestyle fun

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European Study on anesthesia drugs : Muscle relaxants increase risk of respiratory complications

Anesthetics make patients unconscious during an operation and prevent them from feeling pain. Muscles, however, are not paralyzed by these drugs and may still…

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New Antibodies Highlight Path to Neutralize All Ebola Strains

The research suggests antibodies like these could be key ingredients in versatile lifesaving therapeutics capable of neutralizing all members of the Ebolavirus…

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Folding Poisons: Insights from Freiburg’s Leading Research Team

A working group headed by Professor Dr. Dr. Klaus Aktories of the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Freiburg,…

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Metabolic Dysfunction: Tackling Chronic Diseases Innovatively

Much of modern Western medicine is based upon the treatment of acute, immediate harm, from physical injury to infections, from broken bones and the common cold…

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Faster, Cheaper Brain-in-a-Dish Innovation at UC San Diego

Writing in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe…

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New Insights into ALS Mechanism: Protein Aggregates Uncovered

“We've been able to identify two different types of protein aggregates with different structures and propagation abilities. One type gave rise to a more…

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Novel strategy shows promise for earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

The study, “Utilizing Semantic Intrusions to Identify Amyloid Positivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment,” funded by the National Institute on Aging, was…

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Zika Virus Study Uncovers Causes of Brain Pathology

A few years ago, Zika virus spread across South America, posing a health issue with global impact. A significant number of South American women who came into…

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