Does Promiscuity Prevent Extinction?
Promiscuous females may be the key to a species’ survival, according to new research by the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool. Published 25 February in Current Biology,the study could solve the mystery of why f[...]
Repeated Inflations Of A Blood Pressure Cuff Limits Tissue Damage In Patients With AMI
Repeated lack of oxygen for short periods of time in a distant organ by stopping blood flow, can protect another organ (e.g. the heart), during a subsequent tissue damaging period due to oxygen deficiency. The principle [...]
Gene-Based Stem Cell Therapy Specifically Removes Cell Receptor That Attracts HIV
UCLA AIDS Institute researchers successfully removed CCR5 – a cell receptor to which HIV-1 binds for infection but which the human body does not need – from human cells. Individuals who naturally lack the CC[...]
Extending Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Could Dramatically Reduce Illness Among HIV-Positive Individuals In Many Areas Of The World
A simple change in the drug regimen used to prevent active tuberculosis disease among HIV-positive people who test positive for latent TB infection can drastically reduce TB-related illness, suggests a study by the Cent[...]
Distress, Anxiety, Depression, And Emotional Well-Being In African-American Men With Prostate Cancer
UroToday – A report from the Department of Psychiatry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center suggests that African-American (AA) men with prostate cancer (CaP) have a sense of greater emotional well being and low[...]
