A modelling study estimates that there are almost 400,000 new cases of childhood cancer annually, while current records count only…
A fateful miss – ground-level fall revealing occult cervical spinal stenosis
A 67-year-old man was admitted after a fall at home.
America’s Health Care System is Broken: What Went Wrong and How We Can Fix It. Introduction to the Series
Over the last half century, medical science has dramatically improved throughout the world. While costs have risen in all western…
Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair
Scientists are blasting E. coli bacteria with ionizing radiation once a week to watch evolution happen in real time as…
How the bacterial replicative helicase opens to start DNA replication process
Researchers have identified the mechanism used by the helicase ring to thread around and separate entwined DNA strands in the…
New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Scientists have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably, making…
How economic inequality shapes mobility expectations and behavior in disadvantaged youth
By integrating the methods and techniques of economics and psychology, an inventive framework reveals how rising economic inequality can weaken…
Cellular alterations increase vulnerability of obese and diabetic individuals to infection
A study identifies changes to neutrophils that appear to explain why people suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes are…
Engineers create rubbery ‘smart’ material to treat open wounds, infections and cancer
Researchers have developed a material — a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP) — that could have major implications…