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MRSA incidence reduced among elderly patients by 82 percent over nearly 3-year period

The introduction of daily bathing with disposable, germ-killing cloths resulted in a sustained, significant decrease in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus…

Health & Medicine

Short-term risk of shingles recurrence low

People who have had an episode of herpes zoster, also known as shingles, face a relatively low short-term risk of developing shingles, according to a Kaiser…

Studies and Analyses

Majority of families in urban areas have access to Internet

In a study of mostly minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged families, 99 percent of participants reported having access to the Internet. More than half…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Photosynthesis: New Insights from X-Ray Analysis

Using x-ray analysis, they have managed to see the structure of molecules under conditions where photosynthesis can occur, and they have also found that…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Unlocking Yeast Genome Insights for Superior Wine Quality

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, among others, have analyzed the yeast’s genome sequenced by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute,…

Health & Medicine

New Therapy Emerges for ALK+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Results of this Novartis-sponsored sudy will be presented by a researcher from Fox Chase Cancer Center during the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society…

Life & Chemistry

Hummingbird Decline: Uncovering the Glacier Lily Connection

The glacier lily as it's called, is a tall, willowy plant that graces mountain meadows throughout western North America. It flowers early in spring, when the…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft to Investigate Hurricanes This Year

Several NASA centers are joining federal and university partners in the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) airborne mission targeted to investigate the…

Earth Sciences

NASA infrared satellite imagery shows Tropical Storm Mawar strengthening

By June 1, 2012 at 1500 UTC (10 a.m. EDT), System 95W organized into Tropical Storm Mawar. It had maximum sustained winds near 35 knots (40 mph/65 kph) at that…

Life & Chemistry

Computer-designed proteins programmed to disarm variety of flu viruses

Computer-designed proteins are under construction to fight the flu. Researchers are demonstrating that proteins found in nature, but that do not normally bind…

Health & Medicine

Wisconsin Team Unveils New Approach for Drug-Resistant Brain Tumors

The study, from the brain-tumor research lab of Dr. John Kuo, assistant professor of neurological surgery and human oncology at UW School of Medicine and…

Health & Medicine

New Drug Slows Advanced Prostate Cancer Progression

A new medication proved effective in slowing the spread of metastatic prostate cancer, while helping to maintain the quality of life, in patients with advanced…

Life & Chemistry

DNA Marker May Reveal Breast Cancer Differences at ASCO 2023

This data will be presented at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to be held from Friday through Tuesday (June 1-5) in…

Interdisciplinary Research

Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Corn Completed by Scientists

An interdisciplinary team, led by researchers at Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), today…

Studies and Analyses

Study: Climate Change Threatens Nuclear and Coal Plants

A study by European and University of Washington scientists published today in Nature Climate Change projects that in the next 50 years warmer water and lower…

Information Technology

New High-Performance Computers Boost Rhineland-Palatinate’s Research

The two newly installed high-performance mainframe computers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and at the University of Kaiserslautern provide the German…

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