A new approach to knocking out parasite’s genes could make it easier to identify drug…
Month: August 2014
Highly drug resistant, virulent strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa arises in Ohio
A team of clinician researchers has discovered a highly virulent, multidrug resistant form of the…
Reconstructions show how some of the earliest animals lived — and died
A bizarre group of uniquely shaped organisms known as rangeomorphs may have been some of…
Native bacteria block Wolbachia from being passed to mosquito progeny
Native bacteria living inside mosquitoes prevent the insects from passing Wolbachia bacteria — which can…
Gloves after hand washing associated with fewer infections in preterm babies
Extremely premature babies in a neonatal intensive care unit had fewer infections when medical staff…
Elusive viral ‘machine’ architecture finally rendered
Biologists have worked with the Lambda virus as a model system for more than 50…
Normal cognition in patient without apolipoprotein E, risk factor for Alzheimer’s
A 40-year-old California man exhibits normal cognitive function although he has no apolipoprotein E, which…
Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis not associated with reduced breast cancer risk, study suggests
An analysis of data from two randomized clinical trials finds that 3-4 years of treatment…
Trapped atmospheric waves triggering more weather extremes: Trend expected to continue
Weather extremes in the summer — such as the record heat wave in the United…
Digoxin tied to increased risk of death in patients with atrial fibrillation
In ‘An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses,’ published in 1785,…