Major clinical trial supports early treatment for all HIV patients

It is estimated that around 35 million people worldwide are living with HIV – the virus that can progress to deadly AIDS. Now, an international randomized clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health finds that antiretroviral therapy is much more likely to be successful in halting HIV progression the sooner treatment is started. The findings come from...

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RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW GROUPS OF VIRUSES.

Researchers at the University of Bonn and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have discovered two new groups of viruses within the Bunyavirus family in the tropical forest of the Ivory Coast. Previously only five groups responsible for serious illnesses in humans and animals were known with previous studies stating that most are spread through blood-feeding...

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NEW BIOMARKER FOR LUNG CANCER.

RESEARCHERS DISCOVER ‘HIGHLY EFFECTIVE’ NEW BIOMARKER FOR LUNG CANCER IN HUMAN TRIALS. Survival rates for patients with lung cancer increase dramatically the earlier the disease is diagnosed, underscoring the need for effective biomarkers that can be used for detection. Now, scientists at The Wistar Institute have found a protein that circulates in the blood that appears...

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NEW WHOLE BLOOD ASSAY IS THE FIRST TO IDENTIFY LATENT TB INFECTIONS.

A study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has identified how an enzyme involved in protecting the body from pathogens senses Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial pathogen that infects millions of people worldwide and causes about 1.5 million deaths annually.  The team state that the new finding has potential implications for the development...

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Blood test for early stage pancreatic cancer looks promising!!!

Blood test for early stage pancreatic cancer looks promising  Thursday 25 June 2015 at 3am PST by Catharine Paddock PhD Atudy that successfully differentiated patients with pancreatic cancer from those with another pancreatic disease using a new biomarker, could lead to a blood test that detects pancreatic cancer early enough for curative surgery to be feasible. Pancreatic...

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Avocado compound holds promise for treating leukemia!!!!

AVOCADO COMPOUND HOLDS PROMISE FOR TREATING LEUKEMIA  16 June 2015 at 8am PST They are responsible for one of our favorite Mexican dips and can brighten up any salad, but a new study finds there may be much more to avocados; a compound found in the fruit could help tackle acute myeloid leukemia. Prof. Paul Spagnuolo, of the University of Waterloo in Ontario,...

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