Antiretroviral drugs are the critical component for effective management of HIV infection. Because of the rapid development of viral resistance against single…
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…
Sometimes negative results can point researchers in the right direction.
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…
New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead to new…
Patients with a rare disease, called narcolepsy, suffer of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy (brief episodes of loss of muscle tone triggered by…
“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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Anesthetics make patients unconscious during an operation and prevent them from feeling pain. Muscles, however, are not paralyzed by these drugs and may still…
The research suggests antibodies like these could be key ingredients in versatile lifesaving therapeutics capable of neutralizing all members of the Ebolavirus…
A working group headed by Professor Dr. Dr. Klaus Aktories of the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Freiburg,…
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…
Writing in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe…
“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…
The study, “Utilizing Semantic Intrusions to Identify Amyloid Positivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment,” funded by the National Institute on Aging, was…
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…