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Biophysicists discover how small populations of bacteria survive treatment
Small populations of pathogenic bacteria may be harder to kill off than larger populations because they respond differently to antibiotics,...
Register now to cover the ATS 2018 International Conference
WHAT: Register Now to Cover the ATS 2018 International Conference WHO: Largest Gathering of the World's Experts in Pulmonary, Critical...
No increase in shared decision-making for PSA testing but discussions have broadened
Although health care organizations differ in their recommendations for use of prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer screening, they agree...
UTHealth/Memorial Hermann conduct first sinus surgery in US with augmented reality technology
Credit: (Photo credit, Martin J. Citardi, M.D., UTHealth/Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center) Sinus surgeons with The University of Texas Health Science...
Patients in primary care networks had fewer visits to ED, shorter stays
Patients receiving care from physicians in primary care networks were less likely to visit emergency departments, according to a new...
More deaths, strokes seen with perioperative beta blocker one year after surgery
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- During the 12 months after undergoing noncardiac surgery, patients with or at risk for heart...
Blood thinner significantly reduces the risk of death after non-cardiac surgery
Hamilton, ON - Researchers in Hamilton have discovered that a blood-thinning drug, dabigatran, significantly reduces the risk of death, heart...
Children’s Colorado experts find surgery promising option for severely obese adolescents
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado AURORA, CO (March 12, 2018) - When a bariatric surgeon and an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes...
National Academies review of the draft Fourth National Climate Assessment
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review...
More homes built near wild lands leading to greater wildfire risk
Credit: UW-Madison MADISON - More than 10 million acres burned across the country during the 2017 U.S. wildfire season at...
Early warning system for deadly amphibian pathogen
Credit: Michael Hernandez New technology being developed at Washington State University could help save amphibians around the world from a...
Near infrared chemical imaging can help maintain the safety of pharmaceutical tablets
Credit: Credit: Himmat Dalvi, Clémence Fauteux-Lefebvre, Jean-Maxime Guay, Nicolas Abatzoglou and Ryan Gosselin Process Analytical Technology (PAT) has been of...
Study yields more than a million new cyclic compounds, some with pharmaceutical potential
Credit: Photo by Don Hamerman CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers say they can now produce a vast library of unique cyclic...
Scientists find treasure trove of 110 genes linked to breast cancer
Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive study ever to unpick...
Polymer nanoparticle shows ability to locate and treat breast tumors
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - March 12, 2018 - One major problem in treating cancer is identifying the location of small tumors...
How the color-changing hogfish ‘sees’ with its skin
Credit: Dean Kimberly and Lori Schweikert DURHAM, N.C. -- Some animals are quick-change artists. Take the hogfish, a pointy-snouted reef...
SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting
Brussels-The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe (SETAC Europe) 28th Annual Meeting will be held 13-17 May in Rome,...
Stress of open-heart surgery significantly reduces vitamin D levels, but supplementation helps
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute The stress of open-heart surgery significantly reduces patients' vitamin D levels, but aggressive supplementation...
Trial for gout drug meets primary endpoint, raises safety
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- Febuxostat, a gout drug that has been in use for nearly a decade, was found...
Oncotarget To be indexed in highly esteemed meta database
Oncotarget announced that its peer-reviewed research publications will be indexed in Meta, a world-renowned database of scientific literature, alongside other...
