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Stories from the dialysis comunity across the globe.
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Off topic tech: If you use Chrome, all of your passwords are open to scrutiny. |
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To get a sense of how open your passwords are in Chrome, copy and paste "chrome://settings/passwords" into Chrome and hit "Enter," to see Chrome's page for managing passwords.
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Pandoravirus and other giant viruses in the news; some found in humans. |
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NY Times: Over the past decade, scientists have discovered a vast menagerie of viruses that are far bigger, and which carry enormous arsenals of genes.
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Lengthy diarrheal illness associated with ingestion of cyclospora-contaminated fruits and vegetables. |
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CBS: The Iowa Department of Public Health said Monday that at least 71 cases of the infection caused by a rare parasite have been reported in that state as of this morning. Cyclosopriasis is an intestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite. People get sickened after eating contaminated food or water. Symptoms commonly include watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, cramping, bloating, gas, nausea and fatigue. Vomiting and low-grade fever could occur less commonly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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Modified HIV vector used to cure 2 genetic disease in children. |
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EurekAlert: And six children from all over the world, after three years of treatment, are well and show significant benefits. The announcement was made in two studies published today in Science* by researchers at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET) in Milan, led by Luigi Naldini, demonstrating that gene therapy vectors derived from the HIV virus works against two severe genetic diseases, metachromatic leukodystrophy and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.
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Rare mutation triggers race to develop new cholesterol drugs. |
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NY Times: The discovery of the mutation and of the two women with their dazzlingly low LDL levels has set off one of the greatest medical chases ever. It is a fevered race among three pharmaceutical companies, Amgen, Pfizer and Sanofi, to test and win approval for a drug that mimics the effects of the mutation, drives LDL levels to new lows and prevents heart attacks. All three companies have drugs in clinical trials and report that their results, so far, are exciting.
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