Archive: 22/05/2012
Antibiotics boost risk of infection with antifungal-resistant candida
Previous exposure to certain antibiotics could boost the risk of infection with drug-resistant strains of a severe fungal infection. Researchers report their findings in the May 2012 issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents ...
May 22, 2012
Educational games to train middle schoolers' attention, empathy
Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.
May 22, 2012
Experimental vaccine elicits robust response against both HIV and tuberculosis
Clinician researchers in China have developed a vaccine that acts simultaneously against HIV-1 and M. tuberculosis (Mtb). An estimated 14 million people worldwide are coinfected with the two pathogens. The research is published ...
May 22, 2012
Influence of maternal sexual communication on adolescent risky sexual behaviors
When mothers engage in frequent sexual discussions with their teenagers but fail to express clear disapproval of teenagers sexual involvement, their efforts are more likely to result in greater risky sexual involvement ...
May 22, 2012
Clinical trials for Alzheimer's drug to begin in early 2013
After an announcement by federal officials approving clinical trials for the drug Crenezumab, researchers searching for a way to treat Alzheimer's Disease are gearing up for a rare study that will allow them to test a therapy ...
May 22, 2012
New protein signature of breast cancer progression identified
A protein signature that predicts overall survival in breast cancer patients has been uncovered in the most comprehensive survey of protein expression patterns in breast cancer progression to date.
May 22, 2012
Newly discovered protein makes sure brain development isn't 'botched'
(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a protein that appears to play an important regulatory role in deciding whether stem cells differentiate into the cells that make up the brain, as well as countless ...
May 22, 2012