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Kidney grafts function longer in Europe than in the United States
ScienceDaily (Oct. 12, 2012) Kidney transplants performed in Europe are considerably more successful in the long run than those performed in the United States.
Molecular basis of infection of tick-transmitted disease uncovered
ScienceDaily (Oct. 12, 2012) Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have identified the “keys” and “doors” of a bacterium responsible for a series of tick-transmitted diseases.
Blood cells may offer telltale clues in cancer diagnosis
ScienceDaily (Oct. 12, 2012) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Devin Koestler is a biostatistician at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Hospitals that cooperate on infection control fare better than hospitals acting alone
ScienceDaily (Oct. 9, 2012) An individual hospital’s infection control efforts have a ripple effect on the prevalence of a deadly and highly infectious bacterium in hospitals throughout its surrounding region, a multi-center research group led by the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated in a computer simulation-based study
Most pregnancy-related infections are caused by four treatable conditions, study finds
ScienceDaily (Oct. 9, 2012) In low-and-middle income countries, pregnancy-related infections are a major cause of maternal death, can also be fatal to unborn and newborn babies, and are mostly caused by four types of conditions that are treatable and preventable, according to a review by US researchers published in this week’s PLOS Medicine .
New link between high-fat ‘Western’ diet and atherosclerosis identified
ScienceDaily (Oct. 8, 2012) Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found that a diet high in saturated fat raises levels of endothelial lipase (EL), an enzyme associated with the development of atherosclerosis, and, conversely, that a diet high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fat lowers levels of this enzyme.
New field of developmental neuroscience changes our understanding of early years of human life
ScienceDaily (Oct. 8, 2012) By the time our children reach kindergarten their learning and developmental patterns are already taking shape, as is a trajectory for their future health. Now, for the first time, scientists have amassed a large collection of research that looks “under the skin,” to examine how and why experiences interact with biology starting before birth to affect a life course.
Methadone reduces the risk of HIV transmission, study suggests
ScienceDaily (Oct. 5, 2012) Methadone reduces the risk of HIV transmission in people who inject drugs (PWID), as reported by an international team of researchers in a paper published October 5 in the online edition of the British Medical Journal . This team included Dr
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