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Injecting a truncated form of HIV reduced viral load by more than a thousand times

US researchers have developed therapeutic interfering particles, a defective variant of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that reduces replication of the full-blown virus

13.08.2024

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The FDA refused to register MDMA for the treatment of PTSD

The Authority required the manufacturing company to conduct another phase III clinical trial to clarify the efficacy and safety of midomafetamine for the claimed indication

13.08.2024

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Washbasins have turned out to be breeding grounds for dangerous germs

A recent study found that biofilm, a slimy substance sometimes found around sink drains and faucets, is home to entire communities of bacteria

13.08.2024

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Dopamine and its precursor levodopa enhanced beta-amyloid degradation in mouse prefrontal cortex

One of the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an abnormal accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain

12.08.2024

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An elderly Irish woman was diagnosed with localized "saber stroke" scleroderma

It is estimated to occur in about 0.13 per 100,000 people and differs from systemic scleroderma in course and pathogenesis

12.08.2024

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Alcohol increased the risk of intracranial hemorrhage in head injuries

American scientists conducted a secondary analysis of data from a prospective study and found that alcohol consumption in the elderly is associated with an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage in head injuries

12.08.2024

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Scientists have discovered a skin protein that could help treat eczema and psoriasis

Researchers have found a previously unknown signalling pathway involved in the development of psoriasis and eczema

09.08.2024

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Scientists have identified a mechanism that makes people repeat other people's actions

Italian experts conducted an experiment and described the mechanisms that make a person repeat someone else's actions and, on the contrary, inhibit imitation

09.08.2024

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Cannabis addiction increased risk of head and neck cancer

In a major new study, US scientists have found a link between having an addiction to marijuana and a higher likelihood of cancer abnormalities in the head and neck

09.08.2024

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The five-year survival rate with CAR-T therapy for B-cell lymphoma was estimated at 40 per cent

US researchers have analysed the long-term effects of therapy of B large cell lymphoma with genetically engineered T lymphocytes

08.08.2024

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Dietary protein was associated with reduced mortality in non-severe renal failure

The analysis included 8,543 people aged 60 years and over

08.08.2024

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Medics have discovered how fearful memories are formed

An international team of scientists conducted an experiment on mice and found that experiencing fear activates nerve cells in a specific area of the brain

08.08.2024

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Scientists have found a link between brain imbalances and chronic fatigue syndrome

Scientists have found strong evidence of abnormalities in the brain and immune system of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

07.08.2024

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Safety of ablation for atrial fibrillation confirmed in large study

More than 227,000 people were included in the final analysis

07.08.2024

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Brain distinguished drinking alcohol with friends from drinking alone

Researchers from the USA have found out which area of the brain is activated and which substance it depends on

07.08.2024

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WHO has published a list of pathogens that could cause the next pandemic

This list is intended to highlight the attention and efforts of scientists to prevent major disease outbreaks

06.08.2024

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FDA approves first CAR-T-cell therapy for solid tumour for use

It is designed to treat synovial sarcoma

06.08.2024

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Human heart transplanted from titanium for the first time

Essentially, it's a pump made of titanium that pumps blood around the body

06.08.2024

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Scientists have discovered a new type of deadly fungus

Candida auris is a deadly pathogen of candidiasis that is resistant to most drugs

06.08.2024

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Toxoplasma delivered therapeutic proteins to neurons

They edited the secretion systems of toxoplasma so that it secretes hybrid proteins and demonstrated delivery of such proteins into cultured neurons, brain organoids, and the brains of living mice

05.08.2024