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New effort uses implementation science to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
An emerging field, known as implementation science, may help reduce the nearly 150,000 instances of…
Researchers develop effective strategy for disrupting bacterial biofilms
A new discovery provides strong evidence that an innovative therapeutic approach may be effective in…
Falls in months before surgery are common in adults of all ages
Falling up to six months before an elective surgery was common and caused injuries among…
Incidence of cancer in patients with large colorectal polyps lower than previously thought
For the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in…
Hubble captures vivid auroras in Jupiter’s atmosphere
Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows…
Role played by solvents at extreme pressure
Researchers investigated the behavior of the small molecule TMAO in water from normal conditions up…
Electron scavenging to mimic radiation damage
High energy radiation affects biological tissues, leading to short-term reactions. These generate, as a secondary…
Wireless, wearable toxic-gas detector
Wearable, wireless sensors have now been developed by researchers, based on carbon nanotubes, that can…
In times of great famine, microalgae digest themselves
The molecular mechanisms which microalgae apply in order to switch from rapid cell division to…