Giving employees ‘decoy’ sanitizer options could improve hand hygiene
Introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers' use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions in the workplace, according to...
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Princeton researchers crowdsource brain mapping with gamers, discover 6 new neuron types
Credit: Image by Alex Norton, Eyewire With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and shared detailed maps of more...
Antibacterial in your toothpaste may combat severe lung disease
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF,...
Buyer beware: Some water-filter pitchers much better at toxin removal
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Water pitchers designed to rid water of harmful contaminants are not created equal, new research has found. Scientists from The Ohio State...
New Zealand’s secret recipe for active school travel: The neighborhood built environment
Credit: Illustrated by Carol Green. Copyright 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier. Oxford, May 17, 2018 Increased rates of active travel (e.g., walking or cycling)...
International study suggests combination therapy may prevent stroke in certain people
Results from an international clinical trial of more than 4880 participants, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that combining clopidogrel and aspirin...
Microglia are key defenders against prion diseases
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Prion diseases are slow degenerative brain diseases that occur in people and various other mammals. No vaccines or treatments are available, and...
University of Kent scientists make vitamin B12 breakthrough
Credit: University of Kent Scientists at the University of Kent have made a significant discovery about how the vitamin content of some plants can be...
Old drug provides promising new avenue for treatment of MND
An international study led by biochemists at the University of Liverpool has shown that the drug-molecule ebselen can correct many of the toxic characteristics of...
SNMMI collaborates with industry to advance nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
RESTON, Va - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Value Initiative Industry Alliance brings members of the corporate community to the table...
Ovarian cancer drug shows promise in pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutation
PHILADELPHIA - A targeted therapy that has shown its power in fighting ovarian cancer in women including those with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations may also...
Discovery will impact design of drug delivery systems at the molecular level
Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(May 16, 2018) - Researchers at Houston Methodist and Rice University have made a discovery that will impact the design of not...
La Trobe’s infection-busting discovery
A team of scientists from Melbourne's La Trobe University has shown a protein found in a tobacco plant has the potential to fight life-threatening infectious...
PharmaMar announces data presentations: Yondelis® and lurbinectedin at ASCO
(Pharmamar) During the Congress of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) that will be held form the June 1-5 in Chicago (USA), PharmaMar will...
Brain abnormality indicates general risk for mental illness
Philadelphia, May 17, 2018 A new study by researchers at Duke University reports an abnormality in visual regions of the brain that is associated with...
