The cost of these events is estimated at £750million, with a further £300million bill for wasted medicines which aren’t taken. Internationally, medication related problems are believed to be the fifth
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Battling infectious diseases with 3-D protein structures
These experimentally determined structures have been deposited into the World-Wide Protein Data Bank, an international archive freely available to the scientific community. The 3-D structures help expedite drug and vaccine
Frequent sexual activity can boost brain power in older adults
Researchers found that people who engaged in more regular sexual activity scored higher on tests that measured their verbal fluency and their ability to visually perceive objects and the spaces
African leopards revealed: Study documents minute-to-minute behavior of elusive cats
A team led by Chris Wilmers, associate professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, produced an unprecedented picture of this carnivore’s predatory and reproductive behaviors by
First-line immunotherapy treatment can improve survival for subset of lung cancer patients
In this study, researchers compared the effectiveness of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (pronounced “nye VOL ue mab,” marketed at Opdivo), with standard-of-care chemotherapy in 541 patients with previously untreated or
First-line immunotherapy treatment can improve survival for subset of lung cancer patients
In this study, researchers compared the effectiveness of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (pronounced “nye VOL ue mab,” marketed at Opdivo), with standard-of-care chemotherapy in 541 patients with previously untreated or
Identified brain circuitry bridges neural and behavioral roles in PTSD
In this latest, comprehensive review, the authors — from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Veterans Center (CVC) in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center and the University
Chemists create 3-D printed graphene foam
The research could yield industrially useful quantities of bulk graphene and is described online in a new study in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano. “This study is a
Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land
The fossil of an early snake-like animal — called Lethiscus stocki — has kept its evolutionary secrets for the last 340-million years. Now, an international team of researchers, led by
How phytoplankton rule the oceans
In collaboration with scientists from several countries, researchers from the Cell and Plant Physiology Laboratory (CNRS/CEA/UGA/Inra), the Institut de Biologie Structurale (CNRS/CEA/UGA), the LEMMA Advanced Electron Microscopy Laboratory (CEA/UGA), and
Finding the perfect match: New approach to battle drug-resistant bacteria
Previous research has shown that pairing antibiotics can be more effective than using single drugs, but finding these perfect matches has proven elusive. Researchers at University of Utah Health have
Primary care decisions often made without the best evidence
An analysis of 721 topics from an online medical reference for generalists showed that only 18 percent of the clinical recommendations were based on high-quality, patient-oriented evidence. This finding highlights
Primary care decisions often made without the best evidence
An analysis of 721 topics from an online medical reference for generalists showed that only 18 percent of the clinical recommendations were based on high-quality, patient-oriented evidence. This finding highlights
Post-ICU glucose management may improve outcomes in critical patients
“Our research suggests that the glucose blood level of critical patients transferred back to general care matters — specifically control of dysglycemia (hyper, hypo and glucose variability) — which were
Memory for stimulus sequences distinguishes humans from other animals
“The data we present in our study indicate that humans have evolved a superior capacity to deal with sequential information. We suggest that this can be an important piece of
