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New approaches show promise to fight against drug-resistant superbugs in hospitals
If you visit a doctor’s surgery or hospital you may be asked to apply a hand sanitizer upon entry. Strict hand hygiene practices have become one of the most essential activities in the battle...
Less invasive therapy relieves low back pain, study states
According to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, most patients who had undergone image-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment for sciatica and low back pain were pain-free. Credit:...
Study finds altered blood flow in brains of preterm newborns
According to a new prospective and observational study published today in The Journal of Pediatrics, very premature infants suffer from an altered cerebral blood flow (CBF) of key regions of the brain which may help to...
Study shows connection between common hypertension drug and skin cancer
Recently published research from The University of Southern Denmark and the Danish Cancer Society shows a connection between one of the most common medications for hypertension and skin cancer. Once again, Danish researchers set...
Kent researchers establish first long-term cultivation system for diarrhea-causing parasite
A research team at the University of Kent has established the first long-term cultivation system at a laboratory scale for the parasite Cryptosporidium, one of the world’s worst and most common causes of diarrhea and...
Research could contribute to development of therapeutic drug and vaccine against malaria
Malaria is one of three major infectious diseases affecting approximately 300 million people every year, accounting for about 500,000 deaths, but effective vaccine development has not been successful. Among malaria parasites infecting humans, Plasmodium falciparum...
Study reveals gene linked to metastatic melanoma
A study by Craig J. Ceol, PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has revealed a protein active during early embryo development called GDF6 plays a primary role...
Study suggests novel approach to predict respiratory allergy in children
A new study in EBioMedicine by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria suggests that immune response in early childhood to a handful of allergen molecules can predict...
States — and 9m kids — ‘in a bind’ as Congress dawdles on CHIP funding
Last week, Colorado became the first state to notify families that children who receive health insurance through the Children’s Health Insurance Program are in danger of losing their coverage. Nearly 9 million children are insured through CHIP,...
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