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UCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success.
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A breakthrough strategy to improve the effectiveness of the only tuberculosis vaccine approved for humans provided superior protection against the deadly disease in a pre-clinical test.
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According to scientists, white blood cells from patients with the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis are worn out and prematurely aged.
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Scientists across the world are building an extensive repository of genetically modified rice plants in the hope of understanding the function of the approximately 57,000 genes that make up the genome of Oryza sativa.
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Although scientists know progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons is the primary cause of glaucoma, researchers have yet to identify a way to stop or prevent the degeneration.
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Three specific biomarkers provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever, which is emerging as a threat in South-East Asia, the Pacific and Europe.
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Researchers explain that tweaking a certain group of multipotent stem cells, called mesenchymal stem cells, with interferon gamma may promote bone growth.
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Interchanging two distinctly different ingredients, such as pure fructose and high fructose corn syrup, creates factually incorrect conclusions and misleads consumers.
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The Scientist Live Audio Mailbag interviewed Dr. Abdool Karim regarding the successfully concluded trial in which the microbicide gel PRO 2000 was tested. Here are his answers in his own words.
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A recently developed test enables scientists to determine whether someone has an increased risk of FTD due to a shortage of progranulin long before symptoms appear.
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Scientists can now control how cells connect with one another in vitro and assemble themselves into three-dimensional, multicellular microtissues.
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Serious flaws in a recent study, which concluded that high doses of vitamin C reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drugs in the treatment of cancer, are revealed.
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Two highly lethal viruses that have emerged in recent outbreaks are susceptible to chloroquine, an established drug used to prevent and treat malaria, according to a new basic science study.
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Scientists discovered to their surprise that if they removed the gene for a glucose sensor from yeast cells, they lived just as long as those living on a glucose-restricted diet.
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The disposable bioprocessing market has moved far beyond plastic bags for buffer preparation toward a range of products for cell culture and upstream and downstream operations.
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Dual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapour into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power, according to researchers.
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Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to recently published report.
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A recent study indicates that differences in genes that repair DNA should be further investigated to better understand individuals' susceptibility to Hodgkin disease.
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The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versus white wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk.
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Researchers have identified a key protein that is required for immune cells called B lymphocytes to divide and replicate themselves.
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