Throughout the course of antiretroviral therapy, HIV hides quietly in reservoirs inside CD4+ T lymphocytes, white blood cells that play a role in activating the immune system against infection.
This research was carried out as part of the European RHAPSODY project (Risk Assessment and Progression of Diabetes).
Canadian researchers have identified a new role for vitamin K and gamma-carboxylation in beta cells and their potentially protective role in diabetes, achieving a first in 15 years of basic research.
Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long Covid patients, and can affect quality of life more than some cancers, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.
The public are in favour of the development of bacteria-killing viruses as an alternative to antibiotics – and more efforts to educate will make them significantly more likely to use the treatment, a new study shows.
Researchers at Université de Montréal have created a nanoantenna to monitor the motions of proteins.
Awakening the immune system’s instinct for destroying cancer, using two molecules located on the surface of macrophages: that’s the promising avenue opening up from recent laboratory work of Dr. André Veillette.
Long lines in front of liquor and pot outlets, tele-commuting workers worrying about their mental health, young parents trying to cope with home schooling –
Cannabis use leads to acute cognitive impairments that may continue beyond the period of intoxication, according to a systematic scientific review published today in Addiction and led by Alexandre Dumais, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Université de Montréal.
Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Quebec scientists have discovered that the Brazilian camu-camu berry, already recognized for its protective effects against obesity and diabetes, can also help to treat cancers.
Recent studies have shown that a protein present in the gingival epithelium (the part of the gums that surrounds the teeth) may have antimicrobial properties, in particular against the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis).
In the spring of 2020, Université de Montréal biochemistry professor Christian Baron had an idea: why not evaluate the inhibition capacity of a commercially available molecule called VE607 on the virus causing COVID-19?
A research team led by Dr. Prévost Jantchou, clinician and researcher at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, focused on the rate of Crohn’s disease relapse, as well as factors associated with relapse, in children over the past decade.
Geneticists from the University of Exeter and Brunel University London have revealed why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy, whilst others suffer from life-changing ailments such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
A University of Hawaiʻi researcher has identified a rare bacterium that is active against certain cancers
People with dementia who see the same GP each time have lower rates of health complications and fewer emergency hospital admissions, according to a new study.
One in 10 people may have clinically relevant levels of potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 past the 10 day quarantine period, according to new research.
A research paper involving the University of Exeter has been awarded the prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize 2022.
Significant advancement was achieved by scientists from the School of Medicine in comprehending the underlying mechanisms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a common condition where fat builds up in the liver.