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• Scientific breakthrough will help design antibiotics of the future
• Blinded by non-science: Trivial scientific information increases trust in products
• Improving bladder function among people with spinal cord injuries
• Physicists sound warning to 'nail beauty fanatics'
• Cystic Fibrosis lung infection: Scientists open black box on bacterial growth
• Divide and conquer: Novel trick helps rare pathogen infect healthy people
• High-speed evolution in the lab: Geneticists evaluate cost-effective genome analysis
• Emergency aid for overdoses
• Tailored 'activity coaching' by smartphone
• Presence of enzyme may worsen effects of spinal cord injury and impair long-term recovery
• First step: From human cells to tissue-engineered esophagus
• Misfolded proteins clump together in a surprising place
• Public health in the 21st century
• Youth suicide: More early detection, better coordination are needed
• Advice on pneumonia jabs for welders 'flawed,' say experts
• FDA, e-cigarettes, and demise of combusted tobacco

Scientific breakthrough will help design antibiotics of the future Posted: 17 Oct 2014 07:13 AM PDT Computer simulations have been used to show how bacteria are able to destroy antibiotics -- a breakthrough which will help develop drugs which can effectively tackle infections in the future.

Blinded by non-science: Trivial scientific information increases trust in products Posted: 17 Oct 2014 07:12 AM PDT Beware of trivial graphs and formulas, warns new research. The study found trivial graphs or formulas accompanying medical information can lead consumers to believe products are more effective.

Improving bladder function among people with spinal cord injuries Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:31 AM PDT New research may lead to dramatically fewer bladder infections following spinal cord injuries and other traumatic injuries -- infections that can cause kidney damage, and even death, scientists report.

Physicists sound warning to 'nail beauty fanatics' Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:31 AM PDT The daily trimming of fingernails and toenails to make them more aesthetically pleasing could be detrimental and potentially lead to serious nail conditions.

Cystic Fibrosis lung infection: Scientists open black box on bacterial growth Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:31 AM PDT Researchers have shown for the first time how bacteria can grow directly in the lungs of Cystic fibrosis patients, giving them the opportunity to get tremendous insights into bacteria behavior and growth in chronic infections.

Divide and conquer: Novel trick helps rare pathogen infect healthy people Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:31 AM PDT New research into a rare pathogen has shown how a unique evolutionary trait allows it to infect even the healthiest of hosts through a smart solution to the body's immune response against it, scientists report.

High-speed evolution in the lab: Geneticists evaluate cost-effective genome analysis Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:29 AM PDT Life implies change. And this holds true for genes as well. Organisms require a flexible genome in order to adapt to changes in the local environment. Researchers want to know why individuals differ from each other and how these differences are encoded in the DNA. In two review papers, they discuss why DNA sequencing of entire groups can be an efficient and cost-effective way to answer these questions.

Emergency aid for overdoses Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:29 AM PDT Every minute counts in the event of an overdose. Now, researchers have developed an agent to filter out toxins from the body more quickly and efficiently. It can also be used for dialysis in patients suffering from hepatic failure.

Tailored 'activity coaching' by smartphone Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:29 AM PDT Today's smartphone user can obtain a lot of data about his or her health, thanks to built-in or separate sensors. Researchers now take this health monitoring to a higher level. Using the system he developed, the smartphone also acts as an 'activity coach': it advices the user to walk or take a rest. In what way the user wants to be addressed, is typically something the system learns by itself.

Presence of enzyme may worsen effects of spinal cord injury and impair long-term recovery Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:29 AM PDT Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition with few treatment options. Studies show that damage to the barrier separating blood from the spinal cord can contribute to the neurologic deficits that arise secondary to the initial trauma. Through a series of experiments, researchers suggest that matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) plays a pivotal role in disruption of the brain/spinal cord barrier (BSCB), cell death, and functional deficits after SCI. This link also presents new therapeutic possibilities.

First step: From human cells to tissue-engineered esophagus Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:26 AM PDT In a first step toward future human therapies, researchers have shown that esophageal tissue can be grown in vivo from both human and mouse cells.

Misfolded proteins clump together in a surprising place Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:32 AM PDT A surprising finding about the aggregates of misfolded cellular proteins has been made. Patients with Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular disease, and cystic fibrosis may have something in common: cells in their disease-affected tissues may produce misfolded proteins that are incapable of functioning normally, scientists say. In a recent article, they report where the misfolded proteins clump together in a cell, and how the cell can prevent the passage of these defective molecules to its daughter cell.

Public health in the 21st century Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:21 AM PDT Although disease outbreaks and epidemics drawing worldwide attention emphasize the importance and acute need for public health professionals, the world faces a longer-term challenge -- a public health workforce that is truly effective in the 21st century. In a new article, experts address critical challenges to public health, from workforce development, capacity building, partnership and collaborations, and changes and needs in workforce composition.

Youth suicide: More early detection, better coordination are needed Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:04 AM PDT Although progress has been made in recent years, the matter of youth suicide in Quebec still needs to be more effectively addressed. In fact, a new study shows that more lives could be saved through early detection and increased public awareness and information sharing among professionals.

Advice on pneumonia jabs for welders 'flawed,' say experts Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:08 PM PDT Advice to employers on pneumonia jabs for welders is flawed and needlessly risking lives, say occupational health experts. New data show that welders' heightened risk of potentially lethal pneumonia, as a result of exposure to metal fumes, is still very real, they say.

FDA, e-cigarettes, and demise of combusted tobacco Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:08 PM PDT Two professors explore the popularity of E-cigarettes and point out that they could lead to the 'demise' of cigarette smoking and save thousands of lives, but not until they are proven safe and are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration.

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