Wits researchers have played a pivotal role in an AIDS study published today in the journal, Nature Medicine, which describes how a unique change in the outer covering of the virus found in two HIV infected South African ...
Oct 22, 2012
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(Medical Xpress)—Two Colorado State University professors have developed a nanostructured surface coating for bone that is expected to help improve the lifetime of bone implants.
Sep 20, 2012
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Pregnant women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals - polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) - have babies that are smaller at birth and larger at 20 months of age, according to a study from Emory University's ...
Aug 30, 2012
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If a person‘s windpipe is constricted, an operation in which the surgeon inserts a stent to enlarge the trachea is often the only way to relieve their respiratory distress. But this grid-like implant can slip out of ...
Jul 3, 2012
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Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other ...
Feb 8, 2012
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New and exciting developments in eyeglasses make them easier to wear and more effective in bringing your world into focus. From lenses to frames to coatings, eyeglasses are becoming more comfortable, durable and stylish.
May 12, 2023
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Russian scientists have developed a hip prosthesis with a coating that provides faster bone-to-implant integration while reducing the risk of post-surgery infections.
Feb 10, 2022
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As an oncology and palliative care nurse for 25 years, Heather Coats often saw patients' beliefs, preferences and values being ignored as they moved through the healthcare system.
Aug 26, 2021
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Children and adolescents diagnosed with white coat hypertension might be at risk for eventual progression to sustained hypertension and should be monitored regularly, according to new research to be presented Sept. 10-13, ...
Sep 10, 2020
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Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 only block the virus before it reaches their faces, but UCF researchers are working to create a protective coating that would include a novel mask material that would catch ...
Apr 8, 2020
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