News tagged with antibody levels

Study suggests that being too clean can make people sick

Young people who are overexposed to antibacterial soaps containing triclosan may suffer more allergies, and exposure to higher levels of Bisphenol A among adults may negatively influence the immune system, a new University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Subtle thyroid problem triples the risk of placental separation in birth

Pregnant women with antibodies that can indicate early thyroid disease are three times as likely to have placental separation during labor, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a study of more than ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why do some influenza virus subtypes die out?

Every so often we hear about a new strain of influenza virus which has appeared and in some cases may sweep across the globe in a pandemic, much as the H1N1 virus did last year. What happens to the old seasonal viruses? In ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PSA test for men could get a second life for breast cancer in women

The widely known PSA blood test for prostate cancer in men may get a second life as a much-needed new test for breast cancer, the most common form of cancer in women worldwide, scientists are reporting in a new study in the ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0