How HIV 'burns out' the human immune system
2019-03-02 10:11:11ByAndyCoghlanDetailedstudiesofwhitebloodcellshaverevealedhowHIVrelentlesslywearsdowntheimmunecellsbyexploitingthebody’sbuilt-inprotectionagainstautoimmunediseases.Thenewunderstandingshouldleadtowaysto
[查看详情]Only drugs can stop the sports cheats
2019-03-02 10:08:01TheFinnishcross-countryskierEeroMäntyrantawontwogoldmedalsinthe1964Olympicsandaccumulatedanimpressivetallyofmedalsduringhiscareer.LateritturnedoutthathehasamutationinagenecalledEPORthatmeansheproduces
[查看详情]Can taxation curb obesity?
2019-03-02 10:01:03ByFoodanddrinkshighinsugarshouldbetaxedjustlikecigarettes
[查看详情]New brain cells die without a job to do
2019-03-02 10:01:02Whenitcomestobrainpowertheysayyoueitheruseitorloseit.Nowastudyinmicesuggeststhatthesurvivalofnewlyformedadultbraincellsdependsontheamountofinputtheyreceive.FredGageoftheSalkInstituteforBiologicalStudi
[查看详情]Potential new ADHD drug hits snag
2019-03-02 09:18:09ByIthadbeentoutedasasaferalternativetotheamphetamine-likestimulantsprescribedtomillionsofhyperactivechildrenandyoungadults.Nowconcernsaboutapotentiallyfatalsideeffecthavecrushedplanstomarketmodafinila
[查看详情]No-drug therapy boosts immune reaction to HIV
2019-03-02 08:05:11ByRoxanneKhamsiAtherapeuticvaccineforHIVhasshownpromiseinasmalltrial
[查看详情]金沙网站手机版:Bid to solve riddle of 'natural resistance' to HIV
2019-03-02 08:02:05ByAndyCoghlanResearchersarelaunchingaprojecttodiscoverhowcertainpeople
[查看详情]Concern over pharmaceuticals' 'special offer' marketing
2019-03-02 07:15:08Fancyafreetrialofanimpotencedrug?Howaboutafreecourseofsleepingpills
[查看详情]Heightened heart risk of breast-cancer drug
2019-03-02 07:15:08ByAndyCoghlanAdrugthatprolongsthesurvivalofwomenwithbreastcancercarriesahigherriskofcardiacproblemsthanexpected
[查看详情]From woad warriors to cancer-buster
2019-03-02 07:14:06ByPhilCohenThemedievalScottishrebelsmadefamousinthemovieBraveheartuseddyefromthewoadplanttopainttheirfacesblueforbattle.NowItalianbiochemistssaythisplantcouldbecomeapromisingweaponinthefightagainstcan
[查看详情]New device offers 'sight' through sound
2019-03-02 07:11:10ByCelesteBieverIT’Snotquitebat-styleecholocation
[查看详情]金沙网站手机版:Time your protein with your workout
2019-03-02 07:11:07BODYBUILDERScanbecomeobsessedwiththeirdiet
[查看详情]Autism linked to delayed brain development
2019-03-02 07:08:01ByHelenThomsonAutismmaybetheresultofadelayinneuronaldevelopmentinthefirstyearoflife
[查看详情]Potential new ADHD drug hits snag
2019-03-02 06:16:03ITHADbeentoutedasasaferalternativetotheamphetamine-likestimulantsprescribedtomillionsofhyperactivechildrenandyoungadults.Nowconcernsaboutapotentiallyfatalsideeffecthavecrushedplanstomarketmodafinilasa
[查看详情]Longevity genes fight cancer at its source
2019-03-02 06:11:01ByAnnaGoslineThesecrettolongevitygenesmaylieintheirpotentpowertofightoffcancer.Overtheyears
[查看详情]Is abstinence policy failing to fight HIV?
2019-03-02 05:17:10TALKaboutapolicybackfiring.TheUSgovernment’semphasisonabstinenceandfaithfulnesstopreventthespreadofHIVmaybeleadingtoanupsurgeininfectionrates
[查看详情]Simple skin test may spot Alzheimer's early
2019-03-02 05:02:03ByMichaelDayAsimpleskintestthatenablesdoctorstodiagnosetheearlysignsofAlzheimer’sdiseasecouldbeavailablewithinfiveyears
[查看详情]Can taxation curb obesity?
2019-03-02 04:19:06Foodanddrinkshighinsugarshouldbetaxedjustlikecigarettes
[查看详情]What really happened in UK drug trial disaster?
2019-03-02 04:09:12ByAndyCoghlanTHEfullclinicaldetailsofwhathappenedtosixmengivenanewantibodyinadisastrousdrugtrialhavebeenrevealedbythedoctorswhosavedtheirlives.Butfarfromexplaininghowthedrugcausedmultipleorganfailure
[查看详情]Vaccine to fend off HIV moves a step closer
2019-03-02 04:07:09ByRoxanneKhamsiHOWmuchbetterwoulditbeifasimpleinjectioncouldfreeHIV-positivepeoplefromhavingtotakecostlyantiviraldrugsfortherestoftheirlives.Thevirus’sknackofhidingfromtheimmunesystemhasmeantthatavacc
[查看详情]Dogs play host to world's oldest cancer
2019-03-02 03:18:10ByAndyCoghlanTHEdirectdescendantsofacancerthatfirstafflictedasinglewolfbetween250and1000yearsagoarestillspreadingfromdogtodogallaroundtheworld.Thecontagiouscellsrepresenttheoldestsurvivingcancerknownt
[查看详情]Sperm from frozen mice yield healthy offspring
2019-03-02 02:12:06ByRoxanneKhamsiMenreluctanttofatherachildinthislifetimemayliketoconsidergivingcryopreservationatry.Babymicehavebeenproducedusingspermfromanimalsthathadbeendeadfor15years
[查看详情]Adult brain cells made to multiply and regenerate
2019-03-02 02:06:01ByHelenThomsonAdulthumanbraincellscangeneratenewtissuewhenimplantedintointhebrainsofmice
[查看详情]What makes you you? Ask your genome
2019-03-02 01:18:02ByDanJonesIfyouarelookingfordeeperself-knowledge
[查看详情]Long-frozen male mice father offspring
2019-03-02 01:14:05MENreluctanttofatherachildinthislifetimemayliketoconsidergivingcryopreservationatry.Babymicehavebeenproducedusingspermfromanimalsthathadbeendeadfor15years
[查看详情]金沙网站手机版:Mirror neurons seen behaving normally in autism
2019-03-01 10:18:11ByEwenCallawayPeoplewithautismseemtohavenormal“mirror”neuronsafterall.Apopulartheoryhasitthattheseneurons–braincellsthatfirebothwhenyouperformanactionandwhenyouwatchsomeoneelsedoingthesamething–don’tw
[查看详情]Cancer's sweet tooth becomes a target
2019-03-01 10:14:13ByAndyCoghlanADRUGthatblocksthewaycancercellsgenerateenergycouldleadtoanewclassofcancertreatments.Thefirsthumantrialofthedrug
[查看详情]Hurricanes cleaned up lead-laden New Orleans
2019-03-01 10:04:17ByCelesteBieverCouldthedevastationcausedbyhurricanesKatrinaandRitahavehadasilverlining?ThesedimentwashedintoNewOrleansbythefloodsaccompanyingthestormsmayhaveblanketedoverheavilypolluted
[查看详情]Zap testes with ultrasound for temporary 'vasectomy'
2019-03-01 09:09:11COULDzappingtesticleswithultrasoundprovideacheap
[查看详情]FDA eyes up personal genome scans
2019-03-01 09:07:04WHENdoesapersonalgenomescancountasamedicaldevice?That’sthequestionhangingoverfirmsthatofferassessmentsofhealthrisksbasedonpeople’sDNA.On10May
[查看详情]Bonding hormone helps men recognise emotions
2019-03-01 09:06:15ANASALspraymadeofthehormonevasopressinimprovesmen’sabilitytorecognisetheemotionsofbothhappyandangry–butnotneutral–faces.Related“cuddlechemical”oxytocinimprovesbonding.Sodoesvasopressin
[查看详情]Awaken 'sleeping' eggs to boost fertility
2019-03-01 09:03:04ByLindaGeddesLetsleepingdogslie
[查看详情]Heartbeats tapped for power generator implant
2019-03-01 09:03:03ByMacGregorCampbellAminusculeelectricitygeneratorimplantedinthebodycouldpoweranearly-warningsystemforhypoglycaemia–orothermedicalconditions–fromaheartbeat.A“nanogenerator”hasbeenimplantedinaliveratand
[查看详情]Shadows open window into the autistic mind
2019-03-01 09:01:09ByEugenieSamuelReichWHENPeterPanlosthisshadow
[查看详情]Malaria in retreat despite warmer climate
2019-03-01 08:03:10ByMichaelMarshallINArareinstanceofhumansbeatingoneoftheimpactsofclimatechange
[查看详情]Don't hang up: cellphones don't cause tumours (probably)
2019-03-01 08:03:05ByNicFlemingDocellphonescausebraintumours?TheWorldHealthOrganizationhopeda$30millionstudy
[查看详情]Omega-3: Fishy claims for fish oil
2019-03-01 06:16:04BySanjidaO'ConnellEditorial:Omega-3:BesttakenwithabigpinchofsaltIFItoldyouthatonecheappillcouldboostyourbrainpower
[查看详情]Artificial skin graft promises to make you sweat
2019-03-01 06:09:11ByAndyCoghlanIT’SstillalongwayfromthereplicantsinBladeRunner
[查看详情]Remove HIV's invisibility cloak to defeat it
2019-03-01 05:17:13ByLindaGeddesinBaltimoreREMOVINGachemical“invisibilitycloak”thatmakesHIV-infectedcellslookhealthymightbethekeytoriddingpeopleofthevirus.Humancellsprotectthemselvesagainstimmuneattackbydisplayingprotei
[查看详情]Shape-shifting 'tube robot' could aid heart surgery
2019-03-01 05:11:05ByPaulMarksASURGICALrobotthatcanchangeitsshapetoskirtsafelyaroundvitalorgansandnavigateinsidearteriescouldonedaysparecardiacpatientstherisksofopenheartsurgery.Theinstrumentscurrentlyusedinkeyholesurge
[查看详情]Sleeping newborns are data sponges
2019-03-01 05:07:05ByShantaBarleyDon’tletadozingbaby’sserenityfoolyou.Astheysleep
[查看详情]I, microbe: Sequencing the bugs in our bodies
2019-03-01 04:06:06ByCaitlinStierPeoplearemoremicrobethanhuman
[查看详情]金沙网站手机版:'Human Lego' may one day build artificial organs
2019-03-01 04:05:03BUILDINGartificialtissuecouldbecomechild’splay
[查看详情]Bumpology: My fetus is smarter than an earthworm
2019-03-01 04:01:17ByLindaGeddesDaystogo:104 Waistsize:88centimetres(34.5inches)Additionalnote:Rampantkicking–especiallywhenIliedowntosleepatnightThroughoutmypregnancyI’vebeenponderingtheques
[查看详情]Banned: doctor who linked MMR vaccine with autism
2019-03-01 03:02:08ByAndyCoghlanTheBritishdoctorwhocontroversiallydrewalinkbetweenautismandthetriplevaccineagainstmeasles
[查看详情]Bumpology: What does an amniotic cocktail taste like?
2019-03-01 02:18:14ByLindaGeddesDaystogo:97 Waistsize:89centimetres(35inches)Additionalnote:Backtocravingcakesthisweek.Perhapsbabyisdevelopingasweettooth.Tuckingintoaparticularlyspicycurrytheothe
[查看详情]Do you care what happens to a baby's blood sample?
2019-03-01 02:08:09ByPeterAldhousHowwouldyoufeelaboutasampleofbloodfromyournewbornbabybeingusedinmedicalorforensicresearchwithoutyourknowledge?It’sbeenhappening
[查看详情]Friendly bacteria could evict MRSA in nasal turf wars
2019-03-01 01:16:14HARMLESSbacteriafrompeople’snosescouldwipeoutMRSA.Theideaistoapplythefriendlybugsinanasalspraytomimictheimmunitywhichallowsmostofuswhoaren’tsicktofightoffthesuperbug.TakayukiIwaseandcolleaguesatJikeiU
[查看详情]Dementia: Sing me the news, and I'll remember it
2019-03-01 01:06:03ByNoraSchultzSINGINGtoelderlypeoplewithdementiahelpsthemformnewmemories
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