Archive: 02/07/2018

Does a full hospital mean higher infection risk?

Hospitals today spend a lot of time and effort to protect their patients from developing new infections while they're hospitalized—especially the most dangerous types that can threaten their health even more than the problem ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Discovery of new biomarker could provide personalized treatment options for bladder cancer

A potential new target for treatment has been identified in an aggressive form of bladder cancer, Mount Sinai researchers report in a recent study. Bladder cancers are categorized into subtypes based on molecular features. ...

Jul 2, 2018

Antioxidant supplements fail to improve sperm quality in infertile men

Despite many study results suggesting that antioxidants have a positive effect on abnormal sperm parameters associated with male infertility, a large US clinical trial of 174 couples has found that an antioxidant formulation ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Flu lasts for more than an hour in air and on surfaces – why cleaning can really help

Influenza, or flu, viruses cause about 200,000 hospitalizations every year in the U.S. Annual seasonal vaccination is our best line of defense, but in recent years, it has become clear that mismatches in the vaccine can limit ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Compounds found in green tea and wine may block formation of toxic metabolites

A new Tel Aviv University study suggests there is hope of treating certain inborn congenital metabolic diseases—a hope found in green tea and in red wine.

Jul 2, 2018

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Chronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping opioid treatment: study

Stopping long-term opioid treatment does not make chronic, non-cancer-related pain worse and, in some cases, makes it better, Washington State University researchers have found.

Jul 2, 2018

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The psychology of believing in free will

From coffee table books and social media to popular science lectures, it seems it has has become increasing fashionable for neuroscientists, philosophers and other commentators to tell anyone that will listen that free will ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Can doctors identify older patients at risk of medication harm following hospital discharge?

Medication-related harm (MRH) is common in older adults following hospital discharge. A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study has examined whether doctors can predict which older patients will experience MRH ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Direct conversion of non-neuronal cells into nerve cells

In 2012, a team of scientists headed by Professor Benedikt Berninger first succeeded in reprogramming connective tissue cells present in the brain into neurons. Until now, however, it was completely unknown which intermediate ...

Jul 2, 2018

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Better connectivity of brain regions with training

Researchers at the Leibniz-Institutes für Wissensmedien (IWM) and of the Graduate School and Research Network LEAD at the University of Tübingen now found out: Short and intensive arithmetic training strengthens the neuronal ...

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