Will the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) put an end to the reign of HIV?
In 1983 in Paris, a virus was isolated. To this day it fills physicians and the public with fear. This small organic molecule has the power of progressive destruction of the body and, consequently,...
View ArticleEndometriosis – migraine’s bad sister
The comorbidity of endometriosis and migraine was first discovered in 1975, but until now has not been fully acknowledged. Although both diseases share some epidemiological and clinical features, the...
View ArticleInfertility – broken taboo or a new civilization disease?
In the pursuit of a career, high standard of living and fulfilling the dreams both, women and men are increasingly postponing the decision to enlarge the family “for later”. Most of them starts from...
View ArticleIs AOIS the new AIDS?
Recently the world has held breath as the new dangerous disease was discovered. The Adult-Onset Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AOIS) resembles Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) not only in its...
View ArticleNew option of HIV prevention?
Condom ceases to be the only common method of HIV prevention. As far as ‘dream’ about anti-HIV vaccination is out of range of modern medicine, scientists are looking for new kinds of pre-exposure...
View ArticleSnoring in pregnancy – marker of hypertension and preeclampsia
Apart from being annoying to household members, snoring during gestation poses serious threat to a mother and a fetus. Scientists from Michigan report in the American Journal of Obstetrics &...
View ArticleResveratrol overcomes endometriosis – women can confirm
Nearly 2 years ago we reported the first study on the association between resveratrol and endometriosis, the disease involving most frequently pelvic pain and infertility (1). The preliminary tests (2)...
View ArticleMethylation of TUSC3 is a prognostic factor in ovarian cancer
The studies on the methylation of promoter of tumor suppressor genes have produced some promising opportunities in clinical practise, giving the chance for a new biomarker in ovarian cancer....
View ArticleMelatonin in the treatment of endometriosis
The researchers from Porto Alegre have completed the phase II clinical trial entitled “Efficacy of melatonin in the treatment of endometriosis” (1). It provides evidence concerning the analgesic...
View ArticleCervical cancer – new treatment?
Scientists from University of Leeds, owing to the methods of molecular engineering, have discovered a new way to detect and destroy E7 oncoprotein with the use of aptamers. This protein is connected...
View ArticleNew screening tests – chance for ovarian cancer early detection
Scientists from United States are working on new screening strategy giving the opportunity of early ovarian cancer detection. Two – stage screening test is based on the assessment of tumor marker –...
View ArticleVaginal microbiome in health and disease
Over the past several years the number of publications dedicated to vaginal microbiome has significantly increased what indicates its important role in health and in disease. Understanding the factors...
View ArticleWill the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) put an end to the reign of HIV?
In 1983 in Paris, a virus was isolated. To this day it fills physicians and the public with fear. This small organic molecule has the power of progressive destruction of the body and, consequently,...
View ArticleEndometriosis – migraine’s bad sister
The comorbidity of endometriosis and migraine was first discovered in 1975, but until now has not been fully acknowledged. Although both diseases share some epidemiological and clinical features, the...
View ArticleInfertility – broken taboo or a new civilization disease?
In the pursuit of a career, high standard of living and fulfilling the dreams both, women and men are increasingly postponing the decision to enlarge the family “for later”. Most of them starts from...
View ArticleIs AOIS the new AIDS?
Recently the world has held breath as the new dangerous disease was discovered. The Adult-Onset Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AOIS) resembles Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) not only in its...
View ArticleNew option of HIV prevention?
Condom ceases to be the only common method of HIV prevention. As far as ‘dream’ about anti-HIV vaccination is out of range of modern medicine, scientists are looking for new kinds of pre-exposure...
View ArticleSnoring in pregnancy – marker of hypertension and preeclampsia
Apart from being annoying to household members, snoring during gestation poses serious threat to a mother and a fetus. Scientists from Michigan report in the American Journal of Obstetrics &...
View ArticleResveratrol overcomes endometriosis – women can confirm
Nearly 2 years ago we reported the first study on the association between resveratrol and endometriosis, the disease involving most frequently pelvic pain and infertility (1). The preliminary tests (2)...
View ArticleMethylation of TUSC3 is a prognostic factor in ovarian cancer
The studies on the methylation of promoter of tumor suppressor genes have produced some promising opportunities in clinical practise, giving the chance for a new biomarker in ovarian cancer....
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