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- Only about half of suicidal patients asked if they have access to firearms
- Rising opioid prescriptions following low-risk surgeries
- Google glass meets organs-on-chips
- New tools developed to combat antibiotic resistance
- How RNA editing may promote tumor growth
- New compounds discovered as candidates for new antimicrobial drugs against Listeria infection
- New recessive disease identified
- Researchers identify molecule needed for sperm activation
| Only about half of suicidal patients asked if they have access to firearms Posted: 20 Mar 2016 06:59 PM PDT Despite national guidelines urging emergency department doctors to ask suicidal patients if they have access to firearms or other lethal implements, only about half actually do, according to a new study. |
| Rising opioid prescriptions following low-risk surgeries Posted: 18 Mar 2016 03:16 PM PDT Physicians are prescribing more opioid painkillers than ever before to patients undergoing common surgeries, according to new research. Opioid abuse and addiction is a growing concern in the U.S. Approximately 2.1 million Americans suffer from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers and an estimated 467,000 Americans are addicted to heroin, with increasing recognition of the strong relationship between opioid use and heroin abuse. |
| Google glass meets organs-on-chips Posted: 18 Mar 2016 03:16 PM PDT Investigators have developed hardware and software to remotely monitor and control devices that mimic the human physiological system. |
| New tools developed to combat antibiotic resistance Posted: 17 Mar 2016 12:29 PM PDT A new way to prevent bacteria from developing resistance to antibiotics has been discovered by researchers, potentially helping to blunt the edge of a looming threat to public health around the world. |
| How RNA editing may promote tumor growth Posted: 17 Mar 2016 12:11 PM PDT A new study provides insight on the potential role played by RNA (ribonucleic acid) editing in cancer. The findings may further our understanding of an emerging mechanism implicated in tumor initiation and progression, and may thus lead to the development of better treatment options in the future. |
| New compounds discovered as candidates for new antimicrobial drugs against Listeria infection Posted: 17 Mar 2016 12:11 PM PDT Scientists have discovered chemical compounds which are able to attenuate the virulence of the bacterial human pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. |
| New recessive disease identified Posted: 17 Mar 2016 12:08 PM PDT Each gene variation has the potential to trigger specific defects. Among all genetic conditions, diseases recessive occur only when both the father and the mother are healthy carriers of the same defective gene which can be passed down to their children. This category includes a disease that combines intellectual disability, epilepsy and hypotonia. Researchers have now sequenced the genomes of families presenting these symptoms, and identified the responsible gene: PIGG. |
| Researchers identify molecule needed for sperm activation Posted: 17 Mar 2016 12:08 PM PDT The cellular switch that boosts the activity of sperm cells so that they can travel to the egg has now been discovered by researchers. The finding may lead to new options for male contraception, as well as treatments for infertility resulting from problems with sperm mobility, say the scientists. |
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