Health & Medicine
- Materials Science
A killer paint job
New findings suggest that nanotechnology paints for walls, ceilings and surfaces could one day be used to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals.
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Averting Medical Mistakes
Work-hour reforms are needed to protect both the youngest, most-inexperienced doctors and the hospital patients they're charged with treating.
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Good day care grime
A study of 952 children in Manchester, England, suggests that children going to day care starting at age 6 months could be less likely to develop asthma later.
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Calcium clue
Excess calcium in the blood might signal an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, a new study finds.
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Older, not better
Having an older father might increase a person’s risk of developing bipolar disorder, a large population survey finds.
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Candidates weigh in on biomedicine
Obama and McCain weigh in on stem cells, federal research funding, and preventive medicine.
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A-beta on the brain
A study of 18 comatose patients finds that as brain activity increases, concentrations of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease also increase.
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Eye protection
A variant form of a gene called TLR3 offers some protection against the eye disease known as dry macular degeneration.
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It’s all just roughage
People at risk of the colon disorder known as diverticulitis don’t need to avoid nuts, corn and popcorn, as previously recommended.
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Amniotic sac not so sacrosanct
Infections found in amniotic fluid may be more common than thought and may cause premature birth.
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Looking beyond insulin
Leptin gene therapy reverses many of the consequences of type 1 diabetes in mice and rats.
- Chemistry
Popular plastics chemical poses further threat
The chemical bisphenol A may raise the risk of heart attacks and type 2 diabetes by suppressing a protective hormone.
