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Fourteen percent of hospital patients contract superbug antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their hands
For decades, hospitals have worked to get doctors, nurses and others to wash their hands and prevent the spread of germs.
But a new study...
A chinese team of researchers has created several transgenic rhesus monkeys by adding a...
A team of researchers working in China has created several transgenic rhesus monkeys by adding a human gene involved in brain growth to the...
Researchers have identified unknown neuron type that simulates mental decision processes
Scientists have identified special types of brain cells that may allow us to simulate the decision-making processes of others, thereby reconstructing their state of...
The research on neural signals could help lead to new treatments for movement disorders...
Learning how to tie a shoe or shoot a basketball isn't easy, but the brain somehow integrates sensory signals that are critical to coordinating...
HFpEF is the single greatest unmet need in cardiology
Nearly half of current hospital admissions for heart failure are caused by a type of the disease with no treatment options.
Cardiology researchers at UT...
Boys are naturally better in spatial reasoning than girls
It is well-established that, on average, men outperform women on a spatial reasoning task known as mental rotation - imagining multi-dimensional objects from different...
Researchers have identified an alternative treatment for bacterial meningitis
With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life-threatening bacterial infections.
Researchers at...
The dust that settles throughout our homes contains bits of chemicals that can cause...
The dust that settles throughout our homes and offices almost always contains bits of chemicals that can cause problems for the human ...
Protein p38γ could become a new pharmacological target in the treatment of liver cancer
An enzyme involved in cell stress responses could become a new pharmacological target in the treatment of liver cancer, a disease that ...
Maternal immunity impacts neonatal HSV
Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection has high mortality
and significant morbidity. Incidence estimates range from 1/3,000 to
1/20,000 births. HSV type 2 causes...
An active lifestyle help the regeneration of damaged nerves after a spinal cord injury
Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury.
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Diets that replaces red meat with healthy plant proteins have decreased cardiovascular disease
Diets that replaced red meat with healthy plant proteins led to
decreases in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to
a new study...
Immunotherapy : Activation of a patient’s immune system against cancer can kill or shrink...
The recent emergence of immunotherapy has marked a sea change in research and care for many forms of cancer, bringing new hope to...
Virtual reality improve balance and potentially decrease falls in people with Parkinson’s disease
Researchers are reporting early success with a new tool to help people with Parkinson's disease improve their balance and potentially decrease falls...
Few women with ovarian cancer are tested for the presence of mutations that could...
Fewer than a quarter of breast cancer patients and a third of ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2014 in two states...
