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Electronic health records decision support reduces inappropriate use of GI test
Diagnostic stewardship strategy eliminates waste from unnecessary testing NEW YORK (April 23, 2019) -- Programming a hospital's electronic health record...
Researchers reveal how bacteria can adapt to resist treatment by antibiotics
Credit: Ditlev E. Brodersen/AU In a joint collaboration, researchers from Denmark and Switzerland have shown that bacteria produce a specific...
Sodium-ion batteries: From materials development to technology innovation
Within the TRANSITION Project, KIT, HIU and partners will develop powerful sodium-ion battery prototypes for future application in electro-mobility and...
Some women could be more susceptible to PTSD than others, according to new study
Researchers propose a model that offers a biological explanation for why childhood trauma is linked to PTSD in some --...
Stressed, anxious? Ask the brain!
Credit: FMI/Andreas Lüthi group Our actions are driven by "internal states" such as anxiety, stress or thirst - which will...
KAIST unveils the hidden control architecture of brain networks
Credit: KAIST A KAIST research team identified the intrinsic control architecture of brain networks. The control properties will contribute to...
Pre-op daily life disability may predict poor outcome after hip replacement
A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study looking at medical records of more than 43,000 U.S. adults with hip-joint damaging osteoarthritis...
Revealed: The secret superpower that makes C. difficile so deadly
Discovery lets doctors predict disease severity, points to new treatmentCredit: UVA Health System A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile...
COPD and type 2 diabetes
This article by Dr. Chaitanya Mamillapalli et al. is published in Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, 2019 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
How light triggers brain activity
Protein researchCredit: RUB, Kramer Enormous therapeutic potential Researchers consider optogenetics to have enormous therapeutic potential. "It is feasible that light...
BU, Johnson & Johnson Innovation alliance: Immune system boost could prevent lung cancer
Genomic differences related to the immune system may play a key role in the early development of lung cancer. That...
Simple and fast method for radiolabelling antibodies against breast cancer
Radioactive antibodies that target cancer cells are used for medical diagnostics with PET imaging or for targeted radioimmunotherapy. Researchers from...
New chemical tool to block endocytosis in plants identified
Plant cells absorb many important substances through a process called endocytosis. In plants, endocytosis is essential for nutrient uptake, passing...
More evidence that blood tests can detect the risk of Alzheimer’s
A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the...
The scientists developed a new method for improving the efficiency of air purifiers
Credit: Sergei Preis, TalTech Clean air is something that we are continuously proud of in our little Estonia, and it...
Plant signals trigger remarkable bacterial transformation
Credit: Copyright Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Hokkaido University. The cycad Cycas revoluta is a palm-like plant that grows on rocky coastal cliffs...
Innovation at the heart of breast cancer care: First ESMO Breast Cancer Congress
Lugano, Switzerland, 23 April 2019 - Innovative breast cancer treatment will be discussed during the first ESMO Breast Cancer Congress...
Nanocomponent is a quantum leap for Danish physicists
Credit: Ola Jakup QUANTUM PHYSICS: University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information....
NUS researchers identified new biomarkers associated with ‘chemobrain’
Credit: National University of Singapore Cognitive impairment associated with cancer, also known as "chemobrain", has gained recognition as a complication...
Quantum gas turns supersolid
Credit: Uni Innsbruck Supersolidity is a paradoxical state where the matter is both crystallized and superfluid. Predicted 50 years ago,...
