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...maintain high enough levels in the blood to treat an HIV infection, but could be sufficiently powerful to prevent transmission. But Zeda Rosenberg, CEO of International Partnership for Microbicides, which has sponsored a number of the trials, believes that since microbicides aren't designed to enter the bloodstream and suppress HIV there, resistance won't be as huge a hurdle as it is for ARVs used in treatment. "The studies so far, with most of the ARV products, suggest very low levels of systemic absorption," she says. "It may be that there is insufficient absorption to select for resistance...
...responsible in part for the genetic damage that leads to some cancers. And they also appear to be what makes LDL and triglycerides so dangerous. When a free radical combines with one of these fatty molecules, the altered cholesterol turns into a biochemical cannonball that ricochets around the bloodstream, damaging the inner walls of vessels...
...Gharib, is that the protein binds to a chemical—the nicotine molecule—and not a microbe. “This will be the first time we have a vaccine to a chemical,” Gharib said. When the vaccine is injected into the bloodstream, the body makes antibodies that learn to recognize the nicotine molecule. When the smoker lights up, the antibodies will prevent the nicotine from reaching the brain, which will cause the smoker to get less satisfaction from a cigarette. According to a press release from MGH, the vaccine is different from other...
...Christ, extend the holiness of church on Sunday into their everyday work life. Escriv's title for the movement was a literal description--Opus Dei means "the work of God"--and his ambition was correspondingly large. He saw Opus eventually acting as "an intravenous injection [of holiness] in the bloodstream of society...
What did the experiment test, and how credible are the results? The study, published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, was a rigorous trial of 429 women who had Stage 3 ovarian cancer and were randomly assigned to receive chemotherapy either intravenously or through both the bloodstream and the abdomen (via a catheter...