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February 02, 2016

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Study: Resistance to HIV drug growing

HealthDay News
HIV resistance to the anti-retroviral drug tenofovir is increasingly common, a new study finds. The researchers said their finding is surprising and alarming because the drug plays a major role in treating and preventing infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. READ MORE

1 step closer to unraveling the origins of Alzheimer's disease

Health Canal
Which risk genes deserve a closer look in medical research on the origins of Alzheimer's disease? In 2011, a genome-wide association study formulated an answer to this question. READ MORE

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2016 — Celebrate with ASCLS!

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Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2016 will be held April 24-30. Celebrate the week with ASCLS. Visit our official MLPW store to purchase promotional items to help celebrate and promote the week. Join us for a 30-day challenge during the month of April to celebrate our profession. Go to www.ascls.org/mlpw for more information. READ MORE

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Pigeons as anatomic pathologists? Researchers at University of Iowa and UC Davis train pigeons to identify cancerous cells from healthy cells in human breast tissue

DARK Daily
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of California, Davis, are reporting intriguing results from a study indicating that pigeons have the potential to be "proficient pathologists" when it comes to telling the difference between healthy and cancerous cells in human breast tissue. With minimal training and food reinforcement, the common pigeon performed as well as humans at identifying and classifying digitized slides and mammograms of benign and malignant human breast tissue, stated the researchers. READ MORE

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Promising results from clinical study using plasmid DNA gene therapy

Texas Heart Institute via ScienceDaily
A new clinical study reports the promising results of an innovative DNA-based gene therapy that may offer a potential therapeutic option for a disease with unmet medical needs. READ MORE

CDC in full outbreak mode in response to Zika

Reuters
U.S. disease detectives have moved into full outbreak mode over the Zika virus, assembling a team of hundreds of experts to try to better understand its impact as it spreads in the Americas. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dedicated an emergency operations center staffed around the clock to address Zika, a mosquito-borne virus linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, agency officials told Reuters. READ MORE

Making liver tissue in the lab for transplants and drug screening

American Chemical Society via Lab Manager
Engineered liver tissue could have a range of important uses, from transplants in patients suffering from the organ's failure to pharmaceutical testing. Now scientists report in the American Chemical Society's journal Analytical Chemistry the development of such a tissue, which closely mimics the liver's complicated microstructure and functions more effectively than existing models. READ MORE

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Scientists discover mechanism that enables bacteria to elude antibiotics

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona via Infection Control Today
The Molecular Microbiology Research Group in the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona's Department of Genetics and Microbiology describes for the first time, in a work published in PLOSone, a model of behavior of a bacterial colony that shows how the colony protects itself against toxic substances, like antibiotics, during the colonization process. READ MORE

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Could stem cell transplantation yield a cure for MS?

Medical News Today
More than 2.3 million people across the globe are living with multiple sclerosis. At present, there is no cure for the condition. However, researchers believe they are close to uncovering one: a stem cell treatment already used for some cancers has enabled wheelchair-bound patients with multiple sclerosis to walk again. READ MORE

Vital clues to future cancer development in normal breast tissue DNA

Medical News Today
Detecting molecular alterations in early breast cancer development is key in the development of more effective cancer prevention and early detection strategies. New research funded by The Eve Appeal and the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme, published in science journal Nature Communications, shows clear evidence that DNA changes are already present in the healthy tissue from women with breast cancer. READ MORE