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Health officials are reporting another record increase in infections from three sexually transmitted diseases.
More than 2 million new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States last year — the most ever.
The diseases are treatable with antibiotics.
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Reuters
Researchers have discovered a protein that could help diagnose a degenerative brain disease commonly found in athletes, veterans of military service and others who have experienced brain trauma, a new study showed.
Scientists from Boston University and the VA Boston Healthcare System, a group of hospitals run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, discovered elevated levels of a protein called CCL11 in the brains of dead football players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, but not in the brains of healthy people or people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Northwestern University via Medical Xpress
A Northwestern Medicine study found that HIV uses proteins called diaphanous-related formins (DRFs) to hijack the cytoskeleton of healthy cells, findings that deepen the understanding of HIV infection and present a potential therapeutic target.
The paper was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the lead author was Michael Delaney, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of senior author Mojgan Naghavi, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology-immunology.
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American Heart Association via ScienceDaily
Intravenous stem cell infusion derived from umbilical cords appears to boost heart muscle function in patients with heart failure, according to a small study. In this first-of-its-kind study, patients had "significant" improvement in their hearts' ability to pump blood and experienced no adverse side effects related to the therapy.
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DARK Daily
Certain pathology business leaders are warning their colleagues that the era of private pathology group practice domination of the anatomic pathology marketplace is about to end. The only question is how rapidly the clinical and financial foundations of smaller pathology group practices erodes to the point where these groups are unable to generate adequate reimbursement to sustain the practice and the incomes of the individual pathologists.
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University of Surrey via Medical Xpress
The University of Surrey, working with colleagues at University College London, the Africa Health research Institute, OJ-Bio, QV and the Japan Radio Co. Ltd., have developed a mobile test using technology found in smartphones, and it could provide doctors and caregivers with a virtually instantaneous way of diagnosing someone with HIV. The test uses just a single drop of blood from a patient to produce a positive test within 10 seconds.
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Washington University School of Medicine via Lab Manager
Brazil and other areas hardest hit by the Zika virus — which can cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads — are also home to dengue virus, which is spread by the same mosquito species.
A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that an antibody that protects against dengue virus is also effective against Zika in mice.
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ScienceAlert
A new chip with a labyrinth design promises big improvements in detecting rare and aggressive cancer cells in the blood, helping doctors to anticipate tumour growth and plan customised treatments for their patients.
By controlling the flow of the blood through this micro-maze, the chip is able to separate out larger types of cells, including cancer cells and cancer stem cells known to be particularly malignant and resistant to drugs.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
Amid one of the worst hepatitis A outbreaks the country has seen in decades, San Diego is set to host a health conference that will bring thousands of infectious disease experts to the area.
The annual scientific meeting, known as IDWeek, will start Oct. 4. It was planned long before the outbreak. Organizers have added an impromptu session that will touch on San Diego, titled "The Surprising Return of Hepatitis A."
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