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Can a plant extract found in berries help treat hepatitis C virus? Spanish researchers say the flavonoid quercetin is effective in inhibiting an enzyme and interrupting the virus' replication.

The prevalence of vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia are increasing among the elderly. This presents a diagnostic problem, as about 40 percent of patients have coincident vascular cognitive disorder and Alzheimer’s disease pathologic processes

No difference in the superficial capillary plexuses was found in cases of diabetic macular edema that responded well to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor as opposed to those that didn't, but poor responders had more damage and microaneurysms in the deep capillary plexus.

The concern most likely did not come to light during clinical trials because, according to the FDA, patients who were infected with hepatitis B were excluded from participating in HCV treatment studies.

“We have shown for the first time that the correlation between ADHD symptoms and binge eating in women depends mainly on a common hereditary susceptibility for the two disorders,” Johansson Capusan explained. “Much of the correlation between alcohol dependence and ADHD can also be explained by genetic factors."

The study authors learned that fecal microbial transplant was used in the society of fourth century China, when “yellow soup” was thought to treat diarrhea. However, contemporary treatments see the fecal transfer through donor feces to break the imbalance and infection in patients with C. difficile multiple recurrent infections.

As one of the most popular movie franchises in history, Star Wars has reached a wide range of people across the globe. Some have seen ways to apply lessons from the movies to help in the diagnosis of mental health patients.

As smartphones become more prevalent throughout society, work is being done to see how they can help with patient health in ways that previously were not possible.

In a study of 170 South African children infected with HIV prenatally, researchers believe they have observed similarities between the immune responses of those who avoid developing full-blown AIDS and those of primate species that carry Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), the disease from which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) derives.

In a comparison of three non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban provided similar levels of stroke prevention, but apixaban was least associated with instances of major bleeding.

Baby Boomers face unique risks when it comes to HIV infection--ones due more to attitudes and behavior than medical issues.

The Collaborative HIV Eradication of viral Reservoirs UK BRC project, or CHERUB, is a collaboration by five of England’s major research institutions. This week, they announced a study that will target dormant HIV in a concerted effort to cure the disease.

Even after the implantation of a left ventricular assist device there is no guarantee that patients will live much past the procedure. Planning for life after the implant can be as important as the time beforehand.

Researchers have found an increased basal ganglia perivascular spaces is associated with a reduced plasma markers of endothelial function.

A new study from Georgia State University examined the mechanisms by which resveratrol was able to work against Haemophilus influenzae, a major respiratory pathogen. The findings may be of use in developing non-antibiotic treatments for bacterial respiratory infections, and also for COPD and asthma therapies.

Recent research from the Duquesne University School of Nursing has shown that a relatively low-intensity intervention delivered in community settings led to significant improvements in diet, activity and general health among participants. This type of intervention approach can play a key role in promoting aging in place and preventing transition to a higher level of care.

Analysis of patient records from Denmark and Iceland found that obese psoriatic arthritis patients responded less than their lighter counterparts to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFIs) and that they used such medications for shorter periods of time.

Some have called Medtronics MiniMed 670G an "artificial pancreas." The device is not that. It still requires user intervention. That said, it requires less intervention than any of the devices that have come before it.

The extremely robust connection between AF and ischemic stroke is well-established, but the strength of the connection between AF and TIA had not been quantified to nearly the same degree.

While rates of overall use of prescription opioid use among young people for nonmedical reasons either dropped or remained relatively unchanged between 2002 and 2014, the development of use disorders later in life increased dramatically.

“The reason we are talking about vaccinations is that they are some of the simplest interventions we can provide our patients to reduce heart failure (HF) hospitalizations and HF exacerbations,” says Dr. Orly Vardeny, PharmD.

An analysis of data in the Nurses' Health Study found that women who exercised regularly were just as likely as peers who did not to get multiple sclerosis. Exercise is still helpful in managing symptoms.

The fight against the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has made huge strides in recent years, but there is still much more work to be done. What role technology will play in that effort has yet to be determined.

There are several areas of the country where the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic remains to be a problem. Both minorities and those in the southern states are seeing a continued problem with the disease, while the northern states are seeing improvements in numbers.

As the battle against the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS_ epidemic continues, a project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is looking at different ways to use technology to help in the prevention and care of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS.

Treating prison inmates for hepatitis C infection is a key to ending the spread of the disease. A UK study found treatment works best when it can be completed before a prisoner is released or transferred.

Hepatitis C has seven genotypes. Researchers in China looked at the geographic distribution of genotypes among people co-infected with hep C and HIV.

Asthma patients who are younger, have poor mental health, or are recently diagnosed have greater treatment needs,a German study found.

The use of preconditioned mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may offer a new, safer alternative to other cellular therapies used for tissue regeneration, according to recent study.

The Penn Medicine clinical trial uses kidneys from deceased donors who were infected with the hepatitis C virus. The first person in the trial received a kidney transplant in July and then underwent treatment with a regimen of Zepatier, one of the direct acting antiviral drugs approved recently to treat the virus.