Newly discovered target for genital herpes vaccine
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified a key protein that allows the virus that causes genital herpes to get into the nervous system. The discovery, made…
A study demonstrates that damage caused by a myocardial infarction may extend to remote regions of the ventricle and could improve the detection of cardiac deterioration before symptoms appear.
A study conducted by the INCLIVA Health Research Institute, the Clinical University Hospital of València, the University of Valencia (UV), the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Cardiac…
Gut bacteria linked to frailty in older women
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified clear links between the composition of gut bacteria and frailty in older women. In cases of high frailty, with an…
High numbers of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer after emergency hospital admission
Forty per cent of women with ovarian cancer only receive a diagnosis after an emergency hospital admission, a new study reports. Ovarian cancer detected following an emergency admission…
Damaged myelin generates abnormal rhythms in the sleeping brain. Discovery may help design treatments to improve sleep in patients with MS or Alzheimer’s disease
Barcelona, Spain: Scientists have discovered how damage to the myelin sheath – the insulating layer around nerve fibres – affects brain activity during sleep.