Young athletes interested in healthy protein, not French fries
The greasy food being served at hockey rinks isn't really what young hockey players want, according to a study from the University of Waterloo. The...
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Addition precautions at hospital don’t help prevent spread of resistant bacteria
Madrid, Spain: Contact precautions, used in addition to the standard precautions, the basic level of infection control applied to all patients, did not limit or...
Multiple sclerosis may be linked to sheep disease toxin
Exposure to a toxin primarily found in sheep could be linked to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in humans, new research suggests. Carried out...
Researchers describe role of novel mutations in fosfomycin resistance
Madrid, Spain: Researchers identified novel chromosomal mutations and described their role in the development of resistance of Escherichia coli (E. coli) to broad-spectrum antibiotic fosfomycin,...
Shorter courses of prostate cancer radiotherapy are safe and effective
Barcelona, Spain: Radiotherapy given in high doses over a shorter period of time is safe and effective for prostate cancer patients, according to research presented...
Targeted radiotherapy for breast cancer offers good quality of life and fewer side effects
Barcelona, Spain: Quality of life for women treated with a more targeted radiotherapy treatment - called accelerated partial breast irradiation - is at least as...
Gene linked to fatal outcomes in P. aeruginosa BSI may be used as marker, target
Madrid, Spain: Researchers discovered an easily measured gene linked to a high fatality rate, which could be used as a novel prognostic biomarker in patients...
