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Cancer mortality milestone: 25 years of continuous decline
Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widen ATLANTA--A steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall...
Researchers study bacterial immunity to understand infectious disease
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often...
Drinking water guidelines in the US vary widely from state to state
Analysis of existing state and federal guidelines shows discrepancies in recommended safe levels of toxic contaminants PFOA and PFOS in...
Defective immune cells in the brain cause Alzheimer's disease
Scientists are studying the role of immune cell activation in Alzheimer's disease Mutations of the TREM2 gene can significantly increase...
Flies release neuronal brakes to fly longer
A team led by Prof. Gaiti Hasan of NCBS, and her collaborators describe how groups of different neurons connect up...
Experts warn against mega-dams in lowland tropical forests
Credit: Isabel Jones Mega-dams should not be built in lowland tropical forest regions due to the threat they pose to...
Post-traumatic stress disorder: alleviating flashbacks by playing Tetris
Initial results have raised hopes of a method that can alleviate the symptom of flashbacks without therapists -- because there...
Close flu vaccine supply gaps to ease flu seasons, make pandemics less deadly
A tweak to our flu vaccine resupply logistics could save thousands of livesCredit: National Archives (US) More than 50 million...
Bristol academic awarded prestigious cell biology medal
2019 Hooke MedalCredit: University of Bristol An academic from the University of Bristol's School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine has...
Strengthen science, avoid unnecessary animal experiments
New register for animal experiments launched by the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals "With this register, we...
How herpesviruses shape the immune system
Credit: A. Moosmann/Helmholtz Centre Munich Cytomegalovirus is widespread and remains in the body for a lifetime after infection. In healthy...
Safer mining practices reduce hazardous exposures in small-scale mining in Nigeria
San Francisco, January 8, 2019 - A pilot program to reduce lead poisoning in Nigerian gold mining communities has brought...
RCSI researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment
Newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosisCredit: Maxwell Photography Tuesday, 8 January...
New insights into a rare type of cancer open novel avenues of study
Undifferentiated uterine sarcoma is a very rare but extremely aggressive cancer type. It can be divided into four groups with...
How common pain relievers may promote Clostridium difficile infections
Washington, DC - January 8, 2019 - Clostridium difficile causes the most common and most dangerous hospital-born infections in the...
Essential nutrient may help fight Alzheimer's across generations
Mice with AD-like symptoms receiving supplemental levels of choline in the womb improved their spatial memory. A second generation bred...
Medical scanner helps to unlock the mysteries of a giant prehistoric marine reptile
Credit: Nigel Larkin, taken at Royal Veterinary College, London A nearly metre-long skull of a giant fossil marine ichthyosaur found...
Flu vaccine is safe for hospitalized patients
Kaiser Permanente study supports routine vaccination of patients during hospital stays Hospitalized patients who received the flu vaccine had no...
New CRISPR-based technology developed to control pests with precision-guided genetics
CRISPR-based method sterilizes male insects for population suppression of agricultural pests and disease-carrying mosquitoesCredit: Nikolay Kandul, Akbari Lab, UC San...
Hospital SIESTA project reduces inpatient sleep interruptions
Successful implementation depends on nurses who champion the cause Selective tinkering with the medical center's electronic health records (EHR) system,...
