Clostridium difficile infections have decreased 36 percent in Canadian hospitals
Rates of C. difficile infections have decreased 36% in hospitals across Canada, although the virulent NAP1 strain associated with severe illness and deaths is the...
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Plaster which sticks inside the mouth will revolutionise treatment of oral conditions
Credit: University of Sheffield A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful recurring ulcers. Scientists from the...
American College of Rheumatology and Emirates Society for Rheumatology co-host Conference
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is collaborating with the Emirates Society for Rheumatology (ESR) to co-host their 4th Annual Conference in Dubai, United Arab...
Combining targeted radionuclide therapy and immunotherapy could improve melanoma survival
Credit: R Hernandez, R Patel, et al., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisc. PHILADELPHIA - Research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of...
Novel nuclear medicine probe will help assess new drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Z Cai and S Li et al., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. PHILADELPHIA - New nuclear medicine tracers could help medical researchers find a...
Opening of the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Scientific evidence as an answer to fake news - this is the guiding idea of the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which has been opened...
Novel PET tracer successfully images cardiovascular infections
Credit: Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. PHILADELPHIA - A novel positron emission tomography (PET) tracer has been developed...
Improved PSMA-targeting agent more effective for prostate cancer diagnosis/therapy in mice
Credit: Z Wang et al., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD PHILADELPHIA - Research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear...
Risk of autism increased in children of mothers with diabetes
Bottom Line: The risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was increased in children of mothers with the three main types of diabetes that complicate pregnancy,...
New research on avian response to wildfires
As we enter another wildfire season in California, attention will turn to the inevitable fires and efforts to extinguish them. After these fires burn, land...
Coral reef scientist receives royal honor
Credit: Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/ James Kerry The exemplary research of Distinguished Professor Terry Hughes, coral reef scientist and Director...
UT Institute of Agriculture announces new Herbert College of Agriculture
Credit: UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees formally announced today the new Herbert College of Agriculture, named for distinguished alumni...
Miniature testing of drug pairs on tumor biopsies
Credit: IMAGE - Ramesh Utharala, EMBL Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested on tumour cells using a novel device developed by...
Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions
Credit: KAUST An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a...
When low batteries are a good thing
Credit: Špela Konjar, iMM. Every day the human gut works on a fine-tuned balance that ensures the retention of essential nutrients while it prevents the...
