Researchers find trigger that turns strep infections into flesh-eating disease
Discovery may also help scientists develop childbed fever vaccineCredit: NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) HOUSTON-(Feb. 18, ...
Month: February 2019
Tuberculosis: Commandeering a bacterial 'suicide' mechanism
Credit: Antonio Peixoto, Claude Gutierrez, and Olivier Neyrolles | IPBS | CNRS/UPS The bacteria responsible for tuberculosis can be killed ...
Suicide system in tuberculosis bacteria might hold key to treatment
Credit: EMBL Hamburg Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. In 2017, 10 million people ...
Physicists pinpoint a simple mechanism that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Physicists at McMaster University have for the first time identified a simple mechanism used by ...
Stable ischemic heart disease in the older adult
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, ...
Diabetes mellitus and stable ischemic heart disease
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, ...
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic targets in stable ischemic heart disease
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, ...
Contemporary management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, Volume 3, Number 3, ...
There's a place for us: New research reveals humanity's roles in ecosystems
Credit: Mountain Creative for the Santa Fe Institute In two back-to-back symposia at the annual meeting of the American Association ...
Virus-infected bacteria could provide help in the fight against climate change
Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Viruses don't always kill their microbial hosts. In many cases, they develop a mutually beneficial ...
A hidden source of air pollution? Your daily household tasks
Cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading ...
Children carry evidence of toxins from home flooring and furniture
Vinyl flooring and fire retardant furniture foam apparently to blameCredit: Duke Photo DURHAM, N.C. -- Children living in homes with ...
Drug combination may become new standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON - A combination of two drugs - one of them an immunotherapy agent - could ...
Art Institute of Chicago unveils key findings in African art thanks to medical technology
Credit: Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment CHICAGO--On February 16, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the results of significant new research ...
PET/CT imaging agent shows promise for better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism
Credit: Kim C, Lee JS, Han Y, et al. A first-in-human study featured in the February issue of The Journal ...
Drinking contexts associated with early onset of alcohol intoxication among adolescents
Early onset drinking, drinking and intoxication at an early age among adolescents, has been identified as a primary risk for ...
Large-scale window material developed for PM2.5 capture and light tuning
Credit: YU Shuhong Tuning the light intensity and reducing the concentration of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in commercial buildings are ...
UTA engineer earns NSF CAREER grant to develop bioinspired, shape-morphing 3D materials
High honorCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is developing new technology to program 2D materials so ...
Professional societies unveil consortium on sexual harassment in STEMM
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and 52 other leading academic and professional societies announced the creation the Societies ...
Novel app uses AI to guide, support cancer patients
Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Artificial Intelligence is helping to guide and support some 50 breast cancer patients in rural ...
