A deadly virus, EV71, has broken out in Anhui province with over 900 cases and the deaths of 20 children. Related to 'hand, foot and mouth' this virus has mutated into a deadly disease causing fever and brain swelling.
The process allowed them to make influenza-specific antibodies in as little as a month."In the face of a disease outbreak, the ability to quickly produce infection-fighting human monoclonal antibodies would be invaluable,"
BEIJING (Reuters) - All three Chinese who died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu this year had contact with sick poultry, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday, adding there was no evidence of transmission between humans.
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Researchers reported that human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing combined with the Pap test detected the high-risk lesions that lead to cervical cancer earlier than Pap testing alone.
Learning behaviors are linked to three separate genes, DARPP-32, DRD2, and COMT, associated with brain dopamine functioning. Dopamine is a chemical in the brain that is often associated with pleasure, learning and other behaviors.
Smoking may turn on some genes in the body in a permanent and harmful way, that may help explain why the risk of cancer remains high even after smokers quit.
Many genetic changes that stop when a smoker quits, but several genes stay turned on for years.
Progranulin gene mutations can lead to accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain, resulting in a common dementia. Mayo Clinic researchers believe that this mechanism may be important in a number of age-related neurological disorders.
Patients with fibromyalgia, a common chronic pain condition, were found to have reduced binding ability of a type of receptor in the brain that is the target of opioid painkiller drugs, and thus don't respond to the types of medication that relieve others
Recent research results have challenged conventional understanding of the oxidation of the "radical scavenger", vitamin E. Cutting-edge analysis methods have revealed that the intermediates commonly believed to be involved in the process do not occur.
At least one in 10 teenage girls is carrying a sexually-transmitted disease which could give them cancer. By the age of 18, around 20% of girls will have contracted the virus, while by the age of 24, 40% will have done so.
Rheumatoid arthritis, the most common rheumatic disease, affecting ~1% of the population. Genetic variances were detected at three sites, two genes previously linked to the disease and a previously unresearched gene complex known as TRAF-C5.
