Researchers are currently developing a new vaccine to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which is the leading infectious cause of congenital birth defects, affecting one in every 750 children born who develop permanent disabilities such as brain damage or hearing loss. Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy (and) Immunology and Cardiff University in Wales (UK) have discovered a previously unknown cellular mechanism that could prove critical in creating ...
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A new procedure developed by Johns Hopkins researchers in treating pseudotumor cerebri, which is caused by a dangerous narrowing of a vein located at the base of the brain, is being reported to be more effective than current treatments. The Johns Hopkins team's latest study, to be published in the iJournal of Neuro-Ophthalmology/i online March 14, is believed to be the first to show how directly lowering pressure inside the vein alleviates the condition and ...
A new study found infant girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT while still inside the womb are three times more likely to develop hypertension or high blood pressure when they become adults. The study was led by the University of California, Davis. Previous studies have shown that adults exposed to DDT(dichlorodiplhenyltrichloroethane) are at an increased risk of high blood pressure. But this study, published online March 12 iniEnvironmental Health ...
