Washington, Oct 31 : A novel antibody treatment may spell the end of the deadly Nipah virus and the related Hendra virus, according to a new study.
Nipah and Hendra viruses are found in Pteropid fruit bats (flying foxes) and are characterized by their recent emergence as agents capable of causing illness and death in domestic [...]
Washington, Oct 31 : A fatty acid in the brain, called palmitate, is what makes us memorize the stories which our grandmothers used to narrate to us, says a new study.
The researchers have revealed how palmitate marks certain brain proteins – NMDA receptors – that need to be activated for long-term memory and learning to [...]
London, Oct 31 : Kissing was created to spread germs which build up immunity to illness, believe scientists.
The loved-up gesture allows a bug, which is dangerous in pregnancy, to be passed from man to woman to give her time to build up protection against it, reports The Telegraph.
The bug, Cytomegalovirus, is found in saliva and [...]
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Racial discrimination exists even when it comes to kidney transplant-survival rates of transplant recipients is jeopardised if the donor belongs to a different race, a study by an Indian-origin researcher has found.
Dr. Anita Patel, transplant nephrologist at Henry Ford Hospital Transplant Institute and lead author of the study, said that people [...]
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Professional singers find it difficult to strike the right note during pregnancy because of hormonal changes, says a new study.
Until recently, researchers did not know if this effect is due to hormones or to some other cause, such as decreased lung capacity as the baby grows.
And to assess the effect of [...]
London, Oct 31 (ANI): A new “one-step” breast cancer test can significantly cut the treatment process for women with the disease.
Patients having breast cancer surgery will be given the 30-minute breast lymph node assay, which analyses the underarm glands to check if the cancer has spread, reports The Times.
Most require surgery or a mastectomy to [...]
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Washington, University of Michigan and Michigan State University have found that pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication are at higher risk of premature child delivery.
Their study showed that a combination of medication use and depression – either before or during pregnancy [...]
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): An extensive review of published research and data from previous flu seasons has revealed that pregnant women who catch the flu are at a serious risk for flu-related complications, including death.
The review, conducted by scientists from the Johns Hopkins Children’’s Center, Emory University and Cincinnati Children’’s Hospital, found substantial and persistent [...]
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): An antiviral protein produced by the immune system, dubbed tetherin, tames HIV and other viruses by literally putting them on a leash, to prevent their escape from infected cells, according to a new study.
The work allowed the research team to design a completely artificial protein — one that did not resemble [...]
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Pre-dialysis transplant patients with high level of kidney function are unlikely to benefit from the transplantation as compared to those with low-level kidney function, say researchers.
Kidney disease patients with pre-dialysis transplants (”preemptive” transplantation) tend to live longer and have higher functioning transplants than post-dialysis transplant recipients.
However, researchers didn”t know if higher [...]