Scientists have used a transmission electron microscope to record almost 3500 images in 3.5 seconds…
Month: October 2015
Study examines incidence of serious, highly drug-resistant group of bacteria
The overall incidence in 2012-2013 was relatively low of a serious, highly drug-resistant group of…
Patients with flu-associated pneumonia less likely to have received flu vaccine
Among children and adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, those with influenza-associated pneumonia, compared with those…
Sharing of genetic data empowers discovery of new disorders in children
Four new genetic disorders have been identified by the team behind the Deciphering Developmental Disorders…
Illegal trade contributes to placing cacti among world’s most threatened species
Thirty-one percent of cactus species are threatened with extinction, according to the first comprehensive, global…
The warmer the higher: Sea-level rise from Filchner-Ronne ice in Antarctica
The more ice is melted of the Antarctic Filchner-Ronne shelf, the more ice flows into…
Crucial hurdle overcome in quantum computing
A team of engineers has built a quantum logic gate in silicon for the first…
Ethnic, racial, socioeconomic disparities in retinoblastoma in children
Ethnic, racial and socioeconomic disparities appear to exist among children with retinoblastoma, a once uniformly…
Antihypertensive beta-blockers may increase cardiovascular risks in surgical patients
A two-drug antihypertensive treatment that included a beta-blocker was associated with increased risk for major…
Disparities in time spent seeking medical care in the United States
Racial/ethnic minorities and unemployed individuals had a longer total time burden (time spent traveling to,…