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HIV & AIDS
The key to preventing HIV progression may lie in the gut
Restoring and improving gut health may be key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh infectious diseases scientists published today in the journal JCI Insight.
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Immunology
Investigating why we lose fat and muscle during infection
Although infections can present with many different symptoms, one common symptom is the loss of fat and muscle, a process called wasting. Salk scientists wanted to know whether wasting was beneficial in fighting infections.
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COVID-19 can cause inflammation that results in bone loss, higher fracture risk
A UC Davis Health study that looked at acute bone loss in mice who had COVID-19 showed that SARS‐CoV‐2 infection can cause significant changes in bone structure. The study, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, ...
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痴呆变得紧急1.4 million times a year, study shows
A busy, crowded, confusing emergency room is not an ideal place for a person living with dementia.
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Deadly dust: Engineered stone is making California workers sick
Workers making artificial-stone slabs for the most popular type of countertops sold in the United States are developing a potentially deadly, irreversible lung disease from tiny particles of toxic dust, researchers from UC ...
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Citizen science shows widespread exposure to drug-resistant fungal spores
Fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus has acquired resistance to agricultural fungicide and first-line clinical antifungal drugs.
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Review of test cases suggests near zero possibility of transmitting HIV when viral loads are low
A trio of infectious diseases specialists with Global Health Impact Group, working with a doctor from Switzerland, has found evidence suggesting that people infected with the HIV virus who have a viral load below 1,000 cpy/mL ...
Study explores how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects
While the incidence of influenza-associated neuropsychiatric events in children in the United States is unknown, the controversy over the use of a common antiviral medication typically administered to treat flu in children ...
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Large study determines number of adults who need to be vaccinated to prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations and ED visits
An analysis of real-world data from more than 1.2 million patients from health systems in four geographically dispersed states—Indiana, Oregon, Texas and Utah—conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
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New study uses machine learning to unveil non-invasive biomarkers for clinical depression
Researchers from Skoltech, the University of Sharjah, and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University have discovered biological markers for clinical depression that will make diagnostic criteria more objective. Their study is published ...
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Study links associative learning in the cerebellum to movement control in mice
小脑,一个地区的大脑under the cerebral cortex, has been found to support movement and muscle control, as well as memory, learning and other mental functions. Some neuroscience studies have hypothesized ...
Cellular 'fingerprint' may offer early warning of cancer risk
For nearly every disease, age is a major risk factor, and cancer is no exception. Between the ages of 25 and 65, an individual's risk of developing cancer skyrockets by 4,000%. A new study explores a "fingerprint" in cells ...
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Tiny, ultra-flexible neural probes without cranial surgery open up new potentials for in vivo brain research
Researchers at Stanford University and Harvard Medical School have developed tiny and ultra-flexible mesh neural probes that can be implanted into sub-100-micrometer-scale blood vessels in the brains of rodents.
Robot preachers, AI programs may undermine credibility of religious groups, study finds
As artificial intelligence expands across more professions, robot preachers and AI programs offer new means of sharing religious beliefs, but they may undermine credibility and reduce donations for religious groups that rely ...
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Good quality sleep and avoiding sleep apnea can boost brain power: Study
Good quality sleep and the absence of sleep apnea are associated with better cognitive function, a Monash-University-led international study has found.
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Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy's sight. Similar treatments could help millions
Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal's eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either ...
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新的研究指出列弗低之间的联系els of vitamin D and inflammation in older adults
Aging experts at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have shown associations of vitamin D status with C-reactive protein (CRP, a measure of inflammation) in older adults. The study has recently been published ...
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Study links cadmium levels in women's urine to endometriosis
Women with a history of endometriosis had higher concentrations of cadmium in their urine compared to those without that diagnosis, according to a Michigan State University study that suggests the toxic metal could be linked ...
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Scientists find that supplementation with a special omega-3 lipid could treat acute kidney injury
Researchers from Singapore have identified a potential dietary supplement that may improve recovery following acute kidney injury (AKI). The finding, published in the Journal of Lipid Research, comes from a long-running research ...
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Researchers identify and edit gene mutation implicated in familial heart disease
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common causes of heart failure, affecting nearly 1 in 400 people worldwide. About 40%–50% of DCM cases are estimated to have an identifiable genetic cause, which explains ...
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