Research project on dangerous hospital germ extended
Credit: Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Cases of multi-resistant bacteria in hospitals have increased dramatically in recent years and the health system faces tremendous problems as...
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Sexual harassment, gender stereotypes prevalent among youth
PULLMAN, Wash. - Young women enrolled in high schools and colleges told Washington State University researchers that people routinely make sexual comments, both in-person and...
Russian scientists prove the possibility of creating liposomal form of porphyrazine photosensitizer
Credit: Lobachevsky University A team of Nizhny Novgorod researchers led by Dr. V.A. Vodeneev, head of the Laboratory for Optical Theranostics at the Institute of...
Depression, anxiety high in graduate students, survey shows
Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population, according to a comprehensive survey...
Mapping a genetic risk
Credit: Photo by Pauline Zulueta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary The more information you have, the better able you are to predict what...
Technology-based process boosts cardiac rehab referral rates
Simply changing cardiac referral processes to opt-out rather than opt-in significantly increased referral rates, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's...
Super sniffer: Dog’s nose inspires new gas sensor materials
It is well known that dogs have a better sense of smell than humans. For years, researchers have been trying to develop an artificial detector...
How cats and dogs are consuming and processing parabens
Many households can claim at least one four-legged friend as part of the family. But pets that primarily stay indoors can have increased rates of...
Scientists’ warning to humanity ‘most talked about paper’
Credit: Oliver Day, Oregon State University Twenty-five years after the first 'scientists' warning to humanity', a new report is continuing to gain momentum and is...
MD Anderson and Berkeley Lights launch Optera Therapeutics to accelerate development of cell therapy
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Berkeley Lights, Inc. today announced the launch of Optera Therapeutics Corp, a biopharmaceutical company developing cell...
Caregivers face strain when patients receive heart pumps
DALLAS, March 7, 2018 - When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), their caregivers seem...
Study points to potential misuse/abuse of ADHD drugs
A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study indicates that methylphenidate, a central nervous system stimulant approved to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and...
Research reveals risk factors for urgency urinary incontinence
In a large representative British population of individuals in their late 60s, the prevalence of urinary incontinence was 15% in men and 54% in women....
Examining preferences for centralizing cancer surgery services
Centralization of cancer surgery services aims to reduce variations in quality of care and improve health outcomes for patients, but it can also increase travel...
Study reveals that italian adolescents are heavy consumers of caffeine
More than three-quarters (76%) of Italian adolescents who completed anonymous questionnaires consumed caffeine on a daily basis and nearly half (46%) exceeded the upper limits...
