Health News

Targeted virus could boost chemo's effects for arm and leg cancer

Date: Jul-22-2014
A genetically engineered version of a virus used for smallpox vaccination increases the effects of chemotherapy for patients with cancer of the arm or leg.

Researchers identify more than 80 new genes linked to schizophrenia

Date: Jul-22-2014
An international team of researchers has identified 108 genes - 83 of which were previously undiscovered - associated with schizophrenia, potentially shedding light on its causes.

HIV 'eliminated' from cultured human cells for the first time

Date: Jul-22-2014
A potential breakthrough in a cure for HIV/AIDS may come from a new molecular tool designed to hunt down and 'snip out' the HIV genome from patients' cells.

Enzyme may halt tumor growth in kidney cancer

Date: Jul-22-2014
Researchers discover that FBP1 - an enzyme that controls metabolism - may halt tumor growth in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and is missing in tissue taken from its tumors.

Tackling immune response could be promising new direction for flu drugs

Date: Jul-22-2014
A new study suggests targeting the immune response - rather than the virus - may be an effective way for drugs to fight H7N9 avian flu and other highly virulent pathogens.

Global burden of HIV, malaria and TB has decreased since 'the Millennium Declaration'

Date: Jul-22-2014
The Millennium Declaration was a promise to reduce HIV, malaria and tuberculosis - adopted by governments worldwide in 2000. A new analysis examines the impact of the Declaration.

Global burden of HIV, malaria and TB has decreased since 'the Millennium Declaration'

Date: Jul-22-2014
The Millennium Declaration was a promise to reduce HIV, malaria and tuberculosis - adopted by governments worldwide in 2000. A new analysis examines the impact of the Declaration.

Could consuming probiotics help lower blood pressure?

Date: Jul-22-2014
A new study by Australian researchers suggests regular probiotic consumption may do more than promote a healthy gut; it could help reduce and regulate blood pressure.

Rare gene could increase risk of schizophrenia, alcoholism and bipolar

Date: Jul-22-2014
Scientists from the UK have identified a rare gene variant associated with developing severe chronic conditions such as schizophrenia that could lead to new treatment targets.

Circumcised African men 'less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior'

Date: Jul-21-2014
A new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that circumcised African men are less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, reducing their risk of HIV.