The annual economic burden of pediatric caustic ingestion injuries was estimated at nearly $23 million…
Month: December 2012
Scientists decode three bacterial strains common to grapevines and sugarcane
Scientists have sequenced one of the first bacterial genomes associated with Jamaican sugarcane. The team…
Emerging ethical dilemmas in science and technology
As a new year approaches, a group of scientists have created a list of emerging…
People with HIV hospitalized less often since combination antiretroviral drug therapy introduced
People with HIV are being hospitalized in Ontario significantly less often than they were 15…
Scientists developing quick way to ID people exposed to ionizing radiation
A new study could lead to a blood test that detects if a person has…
Chances seen rising for chikungunya outbreaks in NYC, Atlanta, Miami
Global travel and climate warming could be creating the right conditions for outbreaks of a…
Plumes across the Pacific deliver thousands of microbial species to North American West Coast
Microorganisms — 99 percent more kinds than had been reported in findings published just four…
Two cups of milk a day ideal for children’s health, new research shows
New research has answered one of the most common questions parents ask their doctors: How…
New immune therapy successfully treats brain tumors in mice
Using an artificial protein that stimulates the body’s natural immune system to fight cancer, a…
Genetic manipulation of urate alters neurodegeneration in mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
Investigators report that mice with a genetic mutation increasing urate levels were protected against the…