New study on potential drug target for HIV ANI | Updated: Feb 11, 2021 10:26 IST
Texas [US], February 11 (ANI): The researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognizes a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called phosphorothioate , may act as a signal for action to the human body defence system and henceforth could be a step forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The study compares the process to a sentinel atop a palace wall who sees an invading horde in the distance and calls the troops to battle stations.
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Too Much Light at Night May Raise Odds for Thyroid Cancer
By Cara Murez and Ernie Mundell
HealthDay Reporters
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) Though living in a bustling urban area may have its upside, all those nighttime lights could come at a price to your health, new research suggests.
The study, published online recently in
Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, ties an overabundance of nighttime artificial light with an elevated risk of thyroid cancer. It builds on earlier studies that found an association between higher satellite-measured levels of nighttime light and an elevated breast cancer risk.
They were quick to stress that their findings aren t equipped to prove that nighttime light causes thyroid cancer, only that there s an association. They theorized that light-based disruptions in a person s hormones and natural circadian (day/night) rhythms might.
Grieder: Texans need to hear message that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, will save lives
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People getting COVID-19 vaccines at HOPE Clinic in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Recently vaccinated people wait for 15 minutes after getting the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at HOPE Clinic in Houston on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner gets his first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at City Hall in Houston.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Amelie Ramirez has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first left her arm a bit sore, as if she had bumped it against something. But she took some Tylenol prior to receiving the second dose the use of analgesics in advance is generally not recommended but Ramirez had