Category: Education
How a new hospital gets colonized by germs
Hundreds of thousands of patients get hospital-acquired infections every year, and in 2011, 75,000 people died as a result. As hospitals work to better protect patients from germs that travel easily among the weak and already-ill, researchers saw a golden […]
Scientists uncover ways on how cancers can escape the immune system
A team of Singapore scientists has discovered new insights on how cancers evade the immune system. Using gastric cancer (GC), the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide, the conclusion made may be applicable to other major cancers with potential […]
“Ultra-tough” antibiotic developed to fight superbugs
Scientists in the US have redesigned a vital antibiotic, creating a new version of vancomycin, to fight some of the world’s toughest superbugs. The re-engineered version is designed to be ultra-tough and appears to be a thousand times more potent […]
Common, cheap antioxidant could slow human skin aging
Researchers from the University of Maryland in the US suggest that a common, inexpensive antioxidant called methylene blue could slow down or reverse signs of aging of the human skin. The scientists tested the chemical in cultured human skin cells […]
Smoking damages unborn babies’ livers
The potent cocktail of chemicals released in cigarette smoke has been found to be particularly harmful to developing liver cells of unborn babies, affecting male and female fetuses differently. A team of researchers, led by the University of Edinburgh in […]
Scientists discover way to potentially slow down cancer spread
The biochemical signaling process causing densely packed cancer cells to break away from a tumor and spread elsewhere in the body has been discovered by a team led by John Hopkins researchers. The team also reported in their study that […]
Some types of cancer feed on sugar, study finds
Some types of cancers are more dependent on sugar than others, scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas found in a new study.They discovered that squamous cell tumors — which account for about 25% to 30% of lung cancer […]
Meditation may cause distressing experiences for some –study
A new study has found that meditation – although widely recommended by wellness experts as a way to reduce stress, increase self-awareness, and encourage a healthy lifestyle – can result in negative and distressing experiences for some people. Nearly 100 […]
Ventilator-associated infections in hospitals preventable – study
A recent study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute of Patient Safety and Quality in the US has demonstrated that ventilator-associated events in hospitals can be prevented by health care providers. Going on a ventilator is often the […]
Scientists to test Zika virus against brain tumor cells
Scientists in the UK are planning to use and test Zika virus against brain cancer cells in an effort to find new ways in combatting an aggressive type of cancer. Zika causes severe disability in babies by attacking developing stem […]
