medicine – Sivu 3

2024-09-28 @ 16.31.56 ∈ In English

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Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus

You’ve got trillions of viruses inside you – right now! But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and even killing cancer cells. But what happens when they turn against you? Let's look at the wild world of the human virome.

2024-08-15 @ 16.58.59 ∈ In English

Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60

The first wave of changes included molecules linked to cardiovascular disease and the ability to metabolise caffeine, alcohol and lipids. The second wave of changes included molecules involved in immune regulation, carbohydrate metabolism and kidney function. Molecules linked to skin and muscle ageing changed at both time points.

2024-07-18 @ 16.53.24 ∈ In English

Twice-yearly HIV drug 100% effective at preventing spread

A twice-a-year injectable drug has been shown to be 100% effective in preventing the spread of HIV, according to the first data from a clinical trial. If approved, the drug offers another preventive option and puts us a step closer to eradicating HIV.

2024-06-21 @ 19.25.49 ∈ In English

World-First Experiment Reveals Why Some People Never Get COVID-19

Where most people mount a rapid immune response against the invading virus in their blood, these volunteers showed a subtle but much faster reaction in their nasal tissues that included the activation of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells and a drop in inflammatory white blood cells, which cleared the virus before it set in.

2024-06-01 @ 18.18.03 ∈ In English

Trial results for new lung cancer drug are ‘off the charts’, say doctors

More than half of patients with advanced forms of disease who took lorlatinib were still alive after five years with no progression

2024-03-21 @ 8.05.50 ∈ In English

Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial

[A] California–based biotech company [has] announced results from a small, early-stage trial showing that 24 hours after taking the drug, it can kill ticks on people, with the effects lasting for up to 30 days.

2024-03-06 @ 16.50.52 ∈ In English

German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times

The shots were bought and given privately within the space of 29 months. The man appears to have suffered no ill effects, researchers from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg say.

2024-02-28 @ 15.58.15 ∈ Suomeksi

Tutkijat löysivät merkkiaineen, joka ennustaa sydänperäistä äkkikuolemaa: ”Sukupuoliero on erittäin yllättävä ja merkittävä”

Mikäli löydös pystytään vahvistamaan, voimme tulevaisuudessa mahdollisesti ennaltaehkäistä sydänperäisiä äkkikuolemia aiempaa paremmin, tutkimusta johtanut sisätautiopin professori Janne Hukkanen kertoo yliopiston tiedotteessa.

2024-02-19 @ 17.36.52 ∈ In English

The global fight against polio — how far have we come?

A generation ago, polio paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year. Many countries have now eliminated polio, and our generation has the chance to eradicate it entirely.

2024-02-09 @ 17.24.23 ∈ In English

Getting vaccines in different arms improves effectiveness, study finds

Researchers have found that getting a vaccine booster shot in a different arm from the one you got the first in may improve the body’s immune response up to four-fold. While they exclusively studied responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, they suspect this effect may be seen with other multidose vaccines.