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National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections in NHS hospitals Camden, UK, December 12, 2013 - The Journal of Hospital Infection (JHI) has just released the awaited epic3 guidelines on infection prevention and control for a range of ...
Read the releaseA new species of horse, 4.4 million years old CLEVELAND—Two teams of researchers, including a scientist from Case Western Reserve University, have announced the discovery of a new species of fossil horse from 4.4 million-year-old fossil-rich deposits ...
Read the releaseSystems medicine paves the way for improved treatment for leukemia patients A model for other cancer treatments in the future? A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, FIMM, and the Helsinki University ...
Read the releaseCollapse of the universe is closer than ever before Maybe it happens tomorrow. Maybe in a billion years. Physicists have long predicted that the universe may one day collapse, and that everything in it will be compressed to a small hard ball. New calculations from ...
Read the releaseStealth maneuver allows nectar bats to target insect prey A nectar-feeding bat that was thought to eat insects in passing has been discovered to target its moving prey with stealth precision, according to new research by scientists at Queen ...
Read the releaseAPA report on gun violence identifies precursors and promising solutions Behavioral threat assessment identified as most effective prevention strategy WASHINGTON – There is no single personality profile that can reliably predict who will use a gun in ...
Read the releaseCancer diagnosis more likely to limit careers for patients from rural areas Rural cancer patients are at an increased risk for financial impact Compared to their counterparts in cities, cancer patients living in rural areas tend to retire early after being diagnosed, ...
Read the releaseCould 'methanol economy' help power post-fossil fuel era? New American Chemical Society video Could a simple molecule known as methanol become a key energy source for the post-fossil fuel era? 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner George Olah, Ph.D., and Surya ...
Read the releaseStudy of rodent family tree puts brakes on commonly held understanding of evolution TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Rodents can tell us a lot about the way species evolve after they move into new areas, according to a new and exceptionally broad study conducted in ...
Read the releaseMitt Romney's face looks different to Republicans and Democrats Political opinions can influence how people perceive a candidate's facial characteristics COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study suggests that political bias can influence how people perceive the facial characteristics ...
Read the releaseYoung tropical forests contribute little to biodiversity conservation A satellite image of a green swath of tropical forest does not tell the whole story. About half the world's tropical forests are relatively young. Unless protected, they ...
Read the releaseBallistics study leads to changes at federal agency HUNTSVILLE, TX (12/12/13) -- A team of researchers led by Sam Houston State University identified a number of areas of improvement in a national database of forensic ballistics evidence used to link guns to violent ...
Read the releaseDiabetes drugs affect hearts of men, women differently Widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women, even as the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, according to researchers ...
Read the releaseHow bats took over the night Tel Aviv University researchers unlock the secrets of echolocation's relationship to vision Blessed with the power of echolocation — reflected sound — bats rule the night skies. There are more than 1,000 species of these ...
Read the releaseLight and sound fire scientists' imaginations Rice researchers lead review of photonic, phononic metamaterials HOUSTON – (Dec. 12, 2013) – Strategies to manipulate light and sound go back to the first spherical glass bead and the pounding of the first hollow log. But their ...
Read the releaseIs smoking cannabis and driving the new drinking and driving? Use of prescription, over-the-counter medications also of concern in CAMH's latest Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey Toronto - Alcohol consumption and smoking among Ontario students ...
Read the releaseWhooping cough vaccine antigen disappearing from bacteria in US Vaccines for whooping cough contain three to five protective antigens, the presence of which are critical to the vaccine's effectiveness. But one of the antigens, pertactin, which had been present ...
Read the releaseFast radio bursts might come from nearby stars First discovered in 2007, "fast radio bursts" continue to defy explanation. These cosmic chirps last for only a thousandth of a second. The characteristics of the radio pulses suggested ...
Read the releaseA powder to enhance NMR signals Towards fast and accurate structure determination by NMR and early cancer diagnosis by MRI Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy is an extremely powerful non-destructive technique for the characterization ...
Read the releaseNASA satellite sees Tropical Cyclone Madi make landfall in southeastern India As Tropical Cyclone Madi began its landfall in southeastern Tamil Nadu, India NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and captured an image of the weakening storm. Several factors are ...
Read the releaseHubble discovers water vapor venting from Jupiter's moon Europa The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered water vapour erupting from the frigid surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, in one or more localised plumes near its south pole. Europa ...
Read the releaseSmashing science: Livermore scientists discover how explosives respond to shockwaves Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have combined ultrafast time-resolved experimental measurements with theory to reveal how an explosive responds to ...
Read the releaseFor altitude training, a narrow window for success Article is published in the Journal of Applied Physiology Bethesda, Md. (Dec. 12, 2013)—Researchers and athletes have long known that living at altitude holds the potential to improve athletic performance. Many competitive ...
Read the releaseDietary amino acids relieve sleep problems after traumatic brain injury in animals In CHOP neuroscience lab, research suggests possible treatments for TBI in humans Scientists who fed a cocktail of key amino acids to mice improved sleep disturbances ...
Read the releaseSkin's own cells offer hope for new ways to repair wounds and reduce impact of aging on the skin Scientists at King's College London have, for the first time, identified the unique properties of two different types of cells, known as fibroblasts, in the skin – ...
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