Why hepatitis is harder on men?
Researchers in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates — hitting men harder than women. Their study has been published online in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research, a monthly publication. Shuhan Sun, Fang Wang and his colleagues note that chronic hepatitis B seems to progress and cause liver damage……..Go to the Infectious disease blog (Added on 11/18/2009 11:36:58 PM) As women age In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, researchers are describing how the protein content of women’s saliva change with advancing age. The discovery could lead to a simple, noninvasive test for better diagnosing and treating certain age-related diseases in women, they suggest in a report in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research, a……..Go to the Soc
