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New study explains why MRSA ‘superbug’ kills influenza patients
Credit: Sun et al., 2016 Researchers have discovered that secondary infection with the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium (or "superbug")...
Shortness of breath is an important signal of potential disease
Credit: The University of Gothenburg Shortness of breath is an often overlooked symptom of what may be heart failure or...
Study led by Temple researchers reveals new link between Down syndrome…
(Philadelphia, PA) – Individuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of early-onset dementia, in which...
Home blood pressure monitors inaccurate 70 percent of the time: Study
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Seventy per cent of readings from home blood pressure monitors are unacceptably inaccurate, which could cause serious...
APACMed announces partnership with CoRE
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School The Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed), the only regional trade body for the medical devices,...
CHLA researcher awarded $1.7 million to study heart regeneration
Credit: Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD, an investigator at The Saban Research Institute...
How the shape and size of your face relates to your sexuality
Men and women with shorter, wider faces tend to be more sexually motivated and to have a stronger sex drive...
Residents: Frontline defenders against antibiotic resistance?
Credit: Children's National Health System Antibiotic resistance continues to grow around the world, with sometimes disastrous results. Some strains of...
Broken pebbles offer clues to Paleolithic funeral rituals
Credit: Université de Montréal Humans may have ritualistically "killed" objects to remove their symbolic power, some 5,000 years earlier than...
Antidepressant may enhance drug delivery to the brain
Credit: NIEHS NIH rat study suggests amitriptyline temporarily inhibits the blood-brain barrier, allowing drugs to enter the brain. New research...
U study: Law aiding infants at risk for hearing loss
Credit: University of Utah A Utah law has led to increased early identification of infants with hearing loss due to...
Discover of a protein that protects against fatty liver
Credit: C. Maillo, IRB Barcelona This condition generally leads to chronic inflammation (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), which can trigger fibrosis, cirrhosis and...
Working on your tot’s memory now can help his high school…
Preschoolers who score lower on a working memory task are likely to score higher on a dropout risk scale at...
Treatment nonexistent for some glioblastoma patients
Credit: UIC Patients diagnosed at high-volume centers are up to 40 percent more likely to receive treatment for glioblastoma, according...
New technique can detect impurities in ground beef within minutes
Credit: Paul Joseph/UBC Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products...
Study validates new tool for diagnosing dehydration in children
Credit: Dr. Adam Levine PROVIDENCE, R.I. –To properly treat young children with severe diarrhea, caregivers in clinics long on patients...
New way to find DNA damage
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 6, 2015 – University of Utah chemists devised a new way to detect chemical damage to...
Discovery of key molecules involved in severe malaria
Credit: Osaka University Malaria*1 is one of three major infectious diseases*2 affecting approximately 300 million people every year, accounting for...
There’s a deeper fish in the sea
Credit: Mackenzie Gerringer/University of Washington The ocean's deepest fish doesn't look like it could survive in harsh conditions thousands of...
Space radiation won’t stop NASA’s human exploration
Credit: NASA While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars,...
