For doctors and nurses in hospitals, hand-washing between patients is a must. But what about their stethoscopes? A new hospital
Month: December 2018
Self-perception and reality seem to line-up when it comes to judging our own personality
Brian Connelly is an associate professor in U of T Scarborough’s Department of Management where he’s an expert on how
Levels of gene-expression-regulating enzyme altered in brains of people with schizophrenia
IMAGE: Using the PET scan tracer Martinostat, Mass. General Hospital investigators found that expression of HDAC epigenetic enzymes (red) is higher
Obesity to Blame for Almost 1 in 25 Cancers Worldwide
Overweight and obesity accounted for nearly 4 percent of all cancers globally in 2012, and that rate is likely to
NASA-NOAA’s satellite tracks a stronger Tropical Cyclone Owen nearing landfall
IMAGE: NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Owen moving
A damming trend
Hundreds of dams are being proposed for Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The negative social and environmental consequences —
Ebola-fighting protein discovered in human cells
Researchers have discovered a human protein that helps fight the Ebola virus and could one day lead to an effective
HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection
For more than 20 years, scientists at Scripps Research have chipped away at the challenges of designing an HIV vaccine.
More Cases in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Recalled Beef
The number of illnesses in a salmonella outbreak linked to beef products from Arizona-based JBS Tolleson, Inc. now stands at
Breastfeeding for more than 6 months associated with smaller maternal waist circumference
IMAGE: The Journal of Women’s Health is a core multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the diseases and conditions that hold greater risk