Earth’s earliest community of complex sea creatures lived in a warm, slimy, planetary petri dish that nurtured a broad array of exotic species. Yet we likely wouldn’t know about it at all, scientists say, if not for a quirk in the chemistry of ancient oceans. (more…)
Forscher untersuchen, wie Moose in Gegenden mit unwirtlichen Bedingungen überleben können
Den Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Pflanzenwelt in der Antarktis verstehen: Der Rektor der Universität Freiburg, Prof. Dr. Hans-Jochen Schiewer, und der Präsident des Korea Polar Research Institute KOPRI/Südkorea, Dr. Ho-Il Yoon, haben ein Kooperationsabkommen für Moosforschung unterzeichnet. (more…)
Utah engineers develop process for electronic devices that stops wasteful power leakage
According to the National Resource Defense Council, Americans waste up to $19 billion annually in electricity costs due to “vampire appliances,” always-on digital devices in the home that suck power even when they are turned off. (more…)
Most recovery survivors I talk to can tell me the exact moment they decided to seek treatment. For some, it’s a small push; for others, it’s a shove. The majority of these people have similar storylines, though everyone’s experience is unique. It’s true that a lot of people require multiple attempts at sobriety before it sticks, but ultimately everyone reaches a moment when they realize they’re truly in a life or death situation. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Dendrites, whiskers of lithium that grow inside batteries and can cause fires like those in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, are the bane of next-generation lithium batteries. (more…)
A new non-surgical treatment for low-risk prostate cancer can effectively kill cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue, reports a new UCL-led phase III clinical trial in 413 patients. The trial was funded by STEBA Biotech which holds the commercial license for the treatment. (more…)
Zuckerpolymere der äußeren Zellhülle von Staphylococcus aureus führen zu besonders aggressivem Krankheitsverlauf – Ansatzpunkt für mögliche Therapie
Staphylococcus aureus gehört zu den am meisten gefürchteten multiresistenten Erregern. Vor allem bei Menschen mit geschwächtem Immunsystem verursacht das Bakterium oft lebensbedrohliche Infektionen. In den letzten Jahren sind weltweit besonders aggressive Stämme von S. aureus aufgetaucht, sogenannte „Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus“ oder CA-MRSA, die selbst bei gesunden Menschen schwerwiegende Infektionen von Haut und Gewebe auslösen können. (more…)
A new research review chronicling the history and current state of medical education in China finds that the country’s quest to build up a medical education system to serve its massive population has produced a rapid, if uneven, result.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — For scores of years after the first medical school opened in China in 1886, the country progressed in building a medical education system for its fast-growing population. Then 50 years ago, it not only came to a screeching halt, but to a full reversal with the Cultural Revolution. (more…)
