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Life & Chemistry

Microbes Unveil Secrets to Sneak Past Cell Barriers

Bacterial pathogens can break this barrier to cause infection and senior author Jeffrey Weiser, MD, professor of Microbiology and Pediatrics from the Perelman…

Life & Chemistry

Lyme Disease Bacteria Hide in Lymph Nodes, Study Reveals

Results from this groundbreaking study involving mice may explain why some people experience repeated infections of Lyme disease. The study appears online in…

Health & Medicine

UT Southwestern Study Reveals Ketamine’s Fast Antidepressant Effects

The drug's robust effect at low doses as a fast-acting antidepressant potentially has use in emergency rooms with high-risk patients. “Ketamine produces a very…

Life & Chemistry

Hematologist discovers, names the 'Toms River' blood mutation in N.J. family

A newborn described as a “happy blue baby” because of her bluish skin color but healthy appearance made a small mark in medical history when one of her…

Information Technology

Landsat 5 Aids Emergency Response to Arizona’s Largest Fire

The Landsat 5 satellite captured images of the Wallow North and Horseshoe 2 fires burning in eastern Arizona on June 15, 2011 at 19:54:23 Zulu (3:54 p.m. EDT)….

Studies and Analyses

Early Care Boosts Language Development in Children

Now a new study of children living in institutions has found that intervening early can help young children develop language, with those placed in better care…

Life & Chemistry

Astrocytes’ Key Role in Brain Tumors Revealed by Researchers

This was pointed out by Dr. Florian Siebzehnrubl (University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA) on Friday, June 17, 2011, at the Brain Tumor…

Health & Medicine

New Tech Can Turn Memories On and Off in Damaged Brains

Scientists have developed a way to turn memories on and off—literally with the flip of a switch. Using an electronic system that duplicates the neural signals…

Studies and Analyses

Banks, Credit Unions Can Tap $169 Billion Market of Latino and Other “Unbanked” Households, U. Va. Darden Study Finds

The year-long study titled “Perdido En La Traducción: The Opportunity in Financial Services for Latinos” also demonstrates for the first time that persuading…

Studies and Analyses

Conservation on the Menu: Study Can Help Decrease Water Usage in Restaurants

Recent research by a Kansas State University doctoral student can help restaurants decrease water usage without dampening dinner.Matthew VanSchenkhof, doctoral…

Physics & Astronomy

Firestorm of Star Birth in the Active Galaxy Centaurus A

Hubble's panchromatic vision, stretching from ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths, reveals the vibrant glow of young, blue star clusters and a…

Studies and Analyses

Etanercept Shows Promise in Dermatomyositis Treatment

A multicenter pilot study of etanercept for treatment of dermatomyositis found no major safety concerns and many patients treated with the drug were…

Health & Medicine

International team works out secrets of one of world's most successful patient safety programs

A team of social scientists and medical and nursing researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom has pinpointed how a programme, which ran in more…

Health & Medicine

Children With Normal CT Scans: Rethinking Hospitalization After Trauma

Of the more than 13,500 children included in the study, less than 1 percent had subsequent abnormal CT scans or MRIs and none required neurosurgical…

Studies and Analyses

Poor 'gut sense' of numbers contributes to persistent math difficulties

A new study published today in the journal Child Development (e-publication ahead of print) finds that having a poor “gut sense” of numbers can lead to a…

Event News

Global Health Focus at 61st Lindau Meeting With Nobel Laureates

Between 26 June and 1 July, 570 young scientists and 24 Nobel Laureates will be assembling at Lake Constance to discuss advances in medical research, absorb…

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