Proteins called broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are a promising key to the prevention of infection by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. bNAbs have been found in blood samples from some HIV patients whose immune systems can naturally control the infection. These antibodies may protect a patient's healthy cells by recognizing a protein called the envelope spike, present on the surface of all HIV strains and inhibiting, or neutralizing, the effects of the virus. Now Caltech researchers have discovered that one particular bNAb may be able to recognize this signature protein, even as it takes on different conformations during infection making it easier to detect and neutralize the viruses in an infected patient.
Physicians at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System have cured 12 adult patients of sickle cell disease using a unique procedure for stem cell transplantation from healthy, tissue-matched siblings.
Common anaesthetics used during surgeries may help combat viral and bacterial infections in the lung, including influenza and pneumonia, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found. In use for more than a century, inhaled anaesthetics like nitrous oxide and halothane have made modern surgery possible.
An international team of researchers at Harvard Medical School has identified a gene responsible for bone mineral density and fracture risk. The study was published in the journal Nature.
The study found that resveratrol, found in red wine, grapes and dark chocolate, may slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease. The study was published in the journal Neurology.
An Indian-origin scientist and his team have now figured out Exercise is a well-known stimulus for new bone formation. The paper was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE,
PHARMATUTOR's DAILY EMAILS
Do Not Forget to Verify
(Click on Subscription link in your inbox)
--------
