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Severe herpesvirus infection beats adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
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Severe herpesvirus infection beats adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

by Impact Journals LLC  Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a recently published editorial in the journal Genes & Cancer, researcher Tatsuro Jo from the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital’s Department of Hematology discussed aggressive type adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). ATLL caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is associated with dismal survival...

New study reveals that herpesvirus infection may increase risk of developing diabetes
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New study reveals that herpesvirus infection may increase risk of developing diabetes

by Diabetologia Herpes simplex virus. Credit: CDC A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that two common herpesviruses may contribute to impaired glucose metabolism and an increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) among infected individuals. The research was conducted by Dr. Tim...