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Scientists at The Wistar Institute have applied their synthetic DNA technology to engineer a novel eCD4-Ig anti-HIV agent and to enhance its potency in vivo, providing a new simple strategy for constructing complex therapeutics for infectious agents as well as for diverse implications in therapeutic delivery. This critical development was published online in the journal […]
Anytime you have a skin problem that doesn’t go away, you should make an appointment with your health care provider. Small lumps or cysts (fluid filled sacs under the skin) are common and most of the time aren’t dangerous. They can sometimes get infected and in very rare cases they can be something serious. It […]
During their time at high school, people often reveal talents that come to define their adolescent identities. Maths was mine. Years later, seeking something to ground myself in, I bought a textbook, borrowed a calculator and re-attempted the year 11 maths course. My maths skills returned, slowly but surely. And it felt great. It is […]
Acne vulgaris, or simply acne, is a skin condition that affects most, if not all, adolescents. It can sometimes persist into adulthood. Also, scarring from acne can last for a long time. Research has shown that persistent acne not only causes discomfort, but also psychological distress; people become self-aware about their appearance and worry how […]
The global initiative to eradicate polio has been extraordinarily successful. Over the last thirty years the number of polio cases across the world have dwindled from over 350,000 cases a year to just 20. The terrible toll on victims, such as lifelong paralysis and disability, are a fading memory for many countries, and it’s estimated […]
New advice on the choice between open heart surgery and inserting a stent via a catheter after a heart attack is launched today. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Guidelines on myocardial revascularization are published online in European Heart Journal. Coronary artery disease, also called ischaemic heart disease, […]
FRIDAY, Aug. 24, 2018 — The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a policy that sets health equity as a goal for the U.S. health care system, according to a report published in the organization’s AMA Wire. The action, taken at the 2018 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago, is in accordance with […]
— Pinworms are thin and white and typically measure 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch in length. Female pinworms lay thousands of eggs while the infected person sleeps. They can cause anal itching or have no virtually no symptoms, the Mayo Foundation says. An infection, which can be treated with an antibiotic, typically occurs among school-age […]
They have been called "Generation Mute": the 20-somethings who would rather send 50 text messages than have a five-minute phone call. Research by British telecommunications regulator Ofcom last year found 36 per cent of people aged 18 to 24 considered instant messaging to be the most important form of communication, with over a quarter of […]
An international team of researchers has uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known phenomenon associated with obesity, called leptin resistance. They found that mice fed a high-fat diet produce an enzyme named MMP-2 that clips receptors for the hormone leptin from the surface of neuronal cells in the hypothalamus. This […]