Active monitoring is as effective as surgery and radiotherapy, in terms of survival at 10…
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Freshwater stingrays chew their food just like a goat
A new study has found that some freshwater stingrays from the Amazon chew their food…
How rattlesnakes got, and lost, their venom
Millions of years ago, the ancestor of modern rattlesnakes was endowed with a genetic arsenal…
Researchers map links between salmonella, sepsis
Research by industrial engineering and biology researchers marks a significant milestone in the battle against…
Nuclear threat to heart patients? Experts show impact from shortage of radioactive stress test tracer
Nearly 15 million times a year, heart patients climb onto a treadmill to take a…
A talk with a nurse can persuade hospital patients to quit smoking
Self-reported quit rates among hospital patients more than doubled when nurses and other staff were…
Repurposed deworming drugs could combat c. Difficile epidemic, study suggests
Scientists have discovered a potential new weapon against Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes hundreds…
Retinoic acid may significantly prevent lymphedema development, experimental model suggests
Using newly updated mouse models, researchers demonstrated the impactful preventive properties of 9-cis retinoic acid…
Language barriers impede treatment of children with special health care needs
Language barriers can have dangerous consequences for children with special health care needs, according to…
Deep insight into interfaces
Interfaces between different materials and their properties are of key importance for modern technology. Physicists…