New means to fight ‘un-killable’ bacteria in healthcare settings
Credit: McGill University Health Centre September 13 2018, Montreal - Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have identified new...
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Argipressin: New therapy for septic shock now approved for 26 EU countries
Credit: Amomed Pharma GmbH A new therapeutic option for septic shock has now been approved for and is available in 26 European countries. Sepsis affects...
International conference to explore labor and sex trafficking in Ohio, US and worldwide
The 15th Annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference at The University of Toledo will host almost 90 presentations from researchers, advocates and survivors...
Diagnosing and treating resistant hypertension
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2018 -- Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according to a new scientific statement...
How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics
Credit: Monash University Bacteria are very sneaky in their efforts to develop resistance to antibiotics. Some strains of bacteria package up the genetic instructions for...
One foot in the grave for pheasants that favor a side
Pheasants that more strongly favoured one foot over the other die younger than those that don't, new research suggests. While it is commonly known that...
Study: Kidney stones have distinct geological histories
Credit: Image provided by Mayandi Sivaguru, Jessica Saw from Bruce Fouke Lab, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, U. of I. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --...
The irresistible CCL17
Credit: © Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn The chemotactic protein CCL17 attracts immune cells to where they are currently needed. Doctors have long known: A high...
Scientists use bear saliva to rapidly test for antibiotics
Credit: Bear Conservation If you're looking into the mouth of a brown bear, one of the world's top predators, your chances of survival probably aren't...
UNH to study impact of intimate partner violence on sexual minority college students
DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will undertake the largest study ever conducted on intimate partner violence among lesbian, gay, bisexual and other...
Genetic testing helps predict disease recurrence in myelodysplastic syndrome
Credit: Matt Miller A DNA-based analysis of blood cells soon after a stem cell transplant can predict likelihood of disease recurrence in patients with myelodysplastic...
Where have all the turtles gone, and why does it matter?
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - About 61 percent of the world's 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and the decline could have ecological...
Location, location, location: does seedling defence vary over large geographical scales?
Do the defence mechanisms employed by seedlings to avoid being eaten by herbivores vary according to their location? That is the question being asked by...
Climate change may drive 10 percent of amphibian species in the Atlantic Rainforest to extinction
Credit: Fábio Maffei Global warming could lead to the extinction of up to 10% of frog and toad species endemic to Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest biome...
Discovery of a cancer promoter offers pathway to overcome drug resistance
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Geneticists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered a previously unknown cell growth mechanism that makes a wide...
