News tagged with human syndromes
Connecting cilia: Cellular antennae help cells stick together
Primary cilia are hair-like structures which protrude from almost all mammalian cells. They are thought to be sensory and involved in sampling the cell's environment. New research, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Longevity of AIDS patients presents new risks: US
Thirty years after the AIDS epidemic first surfaced, more people than ever before in the United States -- more than 1.1 million -- are living with HIV, the Centers for Disease Control said Thursday.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue
A high-profile scientific paper that gave enormous hope to patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and even prompted some to begin taking potent anti-HIV drugs, has been largely discredited by subsequent research.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Researchers pave the way for a better understanding of HIV infection and AIDS
Dr. Eric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLos Pathogens, the result ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Molecular findings: Researchers identify region on gene that causes complex syndrome
(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that causes most of the features associated with brachydactyly mental retardation syndrome, a complex disorder involving ...
Aug 27, 2010 |
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Discovered gene causes Kabuki syndrome
Using a new, rapid and less expensive DNA sequencing strategy, scientists have discovered genetic alterations that account for most cases of Kabuki syndrome, a rare disorder that causes multiple birth defects and mental retardation. ...
Aug 15, 2010 |
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Scientists identify new drug strategy against fragile X syndrome
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a potential new strategy for treating fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 10, 2010 |
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Vanishing bile duct syndrome secondary to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV
Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is an important cause of jaundice, and results from destruction of bile ducts in the liver. However, this syndrome is rare in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Nevirapine, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Rare disorder makes people think they smell bad
(PhysOrg.com) -- A rare psychiatric disorder called olfactory reference syndrome makes its victims think they smell bad when they don’t, and while this delusion may on the surface seem less serious than thinking you don’t ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 27, 2010 |
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Researchers Use New Sequencing Strategies To Discover Rare Inherited Illness Rapidly
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has demonstrated a new technical strategy that promises to rapidly determine the genetic cause for very rare inherited illnesses. ...
May 07, 2010 |
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Study finds H1N1 virus spreads easily by plane
(PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses love plane travel. They get to fly around the world inside a closed container while their infected carrier breathes and coughs, spreading pathogens to other passengers, either by direct contact or ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Setback for British 'hacker' in US extradition fight
A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers was on Friday refused permission to appeal to the new Supreme Court in London against his extradition to the United States.
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Engineered protein-like molecule protects cells against HIV infection
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Was SIDS the cause of infant deaths even 150 years ago?
Nineteenth century infant deaths attributed to smothering and overlaying, by either a co-sleeper or bedding, were in all likelihood crib deaths, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). These deaths would have been mislabeled ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 14, 2009 |
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In a rare disorder, a familiar protein disrupts gene function
As reported this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, an international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease has discovered that a bundle of proteins already known to be important for keeping chromo ...
May 27, 2009 |
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