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Critical Care

Image: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) picture of black silicon spikes (Photo courtesy of Christoph Kubasch).

Black Silicon Surface Destroys Wide Range of Bacteria

The biomimetic analogue Black Silicon could present a new generation of mechanoresponsive, antibacterial nanomaterials, according to a new study.  More...
12 Dec 2013
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte (Photo courtesy of C. Goldsmith).

Aggressive New HIV Strain Leads to AIDS Faster

A new aggressive strain of human immunodeficiency virus develops more rapidly into acquired immunodeficiency syndrome than other current strains.  More...
11 Dec 2013

Bedside Shift Change Handover Reduces Medical Errors

A new study suggests that shift transfer accountability between incoming and outgoing nurses performed at the bedside empowers patients, allowing them to become active partners in their own care.  More...
11 Dec 2013
Image:  Anatomy (MRI) of the brain—15 weeks premature (Photo courtesy of RSNA).

MR Spectroscopy Shows Differences in Brains of Preterm Infants

Premature birth appears to induce developmental mechanisms in the brain’s white matter that could put children at higher risk of problems later in life, according to recent imaging research.    More...
10 Dec 2013
Image: The Fourier Transform Infrared FT/IR-4000 series spectrometer (Photo courtesy of Jasco).

Gliomas Rapidly Diagnosed from Serum Samples

Current methods can diagnose brain cancer within two to three days, but a new technique has been created in which the disease could be diagnosed in just half an hour.  More...
10 Dec 2013
Image: Electron micrograph showing the 2009 H1N1 virus (Photo courtesy of the CDC - [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Deaths Caused by the 2009 Flu Pandemic Greatly Exceeded WHO Estimates

A new estimate suggests that the global death toll from the 2009 outbreak of the H1N1 virus to be 10 times higher than the World Health Organization’s reckoning, which was based only on laboratory-confirmed cases.  More...
09 Dec 2013

Rising Pulse Rates Suggest Children Are Less fit

A new study reports a modest but significant increase in resting pulse rates among preteens in the United Kingdom, suggesting a decline in overall fitness levels.  More...
05 Dec 2013
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