Our bodies use ancient defence mechanism to fight retrovirus
A new study has found evidence that our ancestors fought against an ancient retrovirus with a defence mechanism that our bodies still use today. ANI
Yet another way HIV fools the immune system uncovered
Scientists at the Partners AIDS Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (PARC/MGH) have revealed another mechanism whereby HIV fools the immune system. ANI
Thousands of Brits suffering allergies by toxic gas from Chinese sofas
Thousands of Brits have developed severe allergies after coming in contact with the toxic gas emitted by an anti-mould agent in their Chinese sofas. ANI
Scientists take to human-frog hybrids to study autism
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, are studying the way the brain cells of among autistic people behave by fusing cells from the preserved brains of deceased patients with the eggs of a carnivorous African frog called Xenopus. ANI
Blood-related genetic mechanisms critical to Parkinsons identified
An international team of scientists have found that genetic mechanisms in blood cells play a crucial role in controlling a gene and protein that causes Parkinsons disease. ANI
Beijing pollution may lead to heart attacks, strokes
Its not just Olympic athletes who need to worry about the heavily polluted air in Beijing, for the dirty air may cause serious heart problems for some spectators too. ANI
How the immune system and brain communicate to control disease
A new study from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research sheds light on how immune system and brain communicate to control disease. ANI
Insulin-producing cells of pancreas can regenerate stem-like cells
A team of scientists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Centre hospitalier de lUniversite de Montreal (CHUM) have proved that insulin-producing beta cells from the pancreas can return to more primitive developmental state called stem-like cells. ANI
Epilepsy drug topiramate ups birth defects risk
Pregnant women taking epilepsy drug topiramate, alone or along with other epilepsy drugs are likely to have kids with birth defects. ANI