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In sub-Saharan Africa, a shorter walk to water saves lives

In the fight against child mortality in the developing world, simple things make a big difference. A new study by Stanford researchers recently published online by the journal Environmental Science and Te ...

Health created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cranberry products associated with prevention of urinary tract infections

Use of cranberry-containing products appears to be associated with prevention of urinary tract infections in some individuals, according to a study that reviewed the available medical literature and was published by Archives of ...

Health created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries: Researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale

To understand the progression of complex diseases such as cancer, scientists have had to tease out the interactions between cells at progressively finer scales—from the behavior of a single tumor cell in ...

Medical research created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify novel metabolic programs driving aggressive brain tumors

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have identified metabolic signatures that may pave the way for personalized therapy in glioma, a type of tumor that starts in the brain.

Cancer created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast