Archive: 08/12/2014
Testing for drug-resistant bacteria before prostate biopsy can reduce infections
Some infections after prostate biopsy due to drug-resistant Escherichia coli can be thwarted by simple rectal swab cultures prior to the procedure. The cultures test for antibiotic-resistant E. coli, and the findings are ...
Dec 8, 2014
Each dollar spent on kids' nutrition can yield more than $100 later
There are strong economic incentives for governments to invest in early childhood nutrition, reports a new paper from the University of Waterloo and Cornell University. Published for the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, the paper ...
Dec 8, 2014
A yardstick to measure the malignancy of prostate cancer
A protein that influences the epigenetic characteristics of tumor cells is directly linked to the grade of malignancy of prostate cancer. This key discovery has been made by a team of scientists from the German Cancer Research ...
Dec 8, 2014
EU announces 61 million-euro Ebola package for west Africa
The European Union on Monday said it had given an extra 61 million euros in aid to help fight the Ebola crisis raging in west Africa.
Dec 8, 2014
Impossible? Can researchers develop 100 drugs in ten years?
Develop 100 drugs in 10 years. That's the ambitious goal set by a group of scientists and engineers at the University of Utah, founders of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a start-up company that is able to quickly and affordably ...
Dec 8, 2014