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January 16, 2013
…of CD4+ T-cell counts; CD4+ T-cells are specialized immune cells that are required to fight infections and are depleted during HIV infection. After this transient increase, the CD4+ count progressively…
January 8, 2013
…dozens of meticulous experiments, more than 7 million worms were used. The study, published online by Aging Cell in November, measured the metabolites in worms’ cells — comparing the mutants’…
January 4, 2013
…due to lack of symptoms. Long-term infection is a leading cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation. Interferon therapy is the standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection. Interferon…
December 19, 2012
…genes get switched on during and after a seizure, sending swarms of signals to reduce uncontrolled firing of nerve cells. A medication that amplifies this response after a person’s initial…
December 7, 2012
…cells that make up the connective tissue of the brain. These cancers are generally highly malignant and can be located anywhere in the brain or spinal cord. “Annually there are…
December 6, 2012
…cell cultures often fail (the cells are dead or don’t grow well). In 30 percent of cases, karyotyping is not possible. Microarray does not require live cells, and it detects…