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Sometimes negative results can point researchers in the right direction. In results published in PLOS ONE on September 4, 2018, scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) examined a protein called vaccinia-related kinase 1 (VRK1) that they hypothesized was important for metastasis. They found that, rather than causing cancer cells to migrate and […]
First ever HIV immunotherapy drug proves safe in phase 1 trial – paving the way to a cure Scientists at UNC and Children’s National Health System have proved the safety of immunotherapy in HIV patients They are receiving $4m a year for 5 years from GlaxoSmithKline in a bid to arrive at the first HIV cure […]
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 — If a pregnant woman eats a lot of high-gluten foods, the odds that her child will have type 1 diabetes rise significantly, new research suggests. In the study, pregnant women who had the highest consumption of gluten had double the risk of having a child with type 1 diabetes compared […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 6, 2018 — Millions of Americans aren’t taking simple steps that could ward off a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke, a new government report shows. Heart attacks, strokes and other heart-related conditions caused 2.2 million hospitalizations in 2016, new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. Many of […]
(HealthDay)—One in four American adults (61 million people) has a significant physical or mental disability, the federal government reported Thursday. And these disabilities are more prevalent among women, people in the South, and those living in poverty. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed 2016 data on six types of disability: […]