A study has demonstrated ‘unacceptably high’ rates of hospital-acquired infections among children in the UK…
Month: February 2017
Shedding light on the brakes of Akt activity
Changes leading to the hyperactivation of the protein kinase Akt are observed in almost 50%…
Dwarf planet Ceres may have vanishing ice volcanoes
A recently discovered solitary ice volcano on the dwarf planet Ceres may have some hidden…
Researchers engineer new thyroid cells
Researchers have discovered a new efficient way to generate thyroid cells, known as thyrocytes, using…
Large increase in eye injuries linked to laundry detergent pods among young children
Between 2012 and 2015, the number of chemical burns to the eye associated with laundry…
Evaluating a minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal sinus fractures
A new article describes the experience with a minimally disruptive treatment protocol for frontal sinus…
Scientists find key cues to regulate bone-building cells
The prospect of regenerating bone lost to cancer or trauma is a step closer to…
Lung cancer screening rates remain very low among current and former smokers
Lung cancer screening rates remained very low and unchanged among eligible populations in 2015, despite…
Baltic hunter-gatherers began farming without influence of migration, ancient DNA suggests
Ancient DNA analyses show that — unlike elsewhere in Europe — farmers from the Near…
New Zika vaccine candidate protects mice and monkeys with a single dose
A new Zika vaccine candidate has the potential to protect against the virus with a…