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Addiction Treatment Graduates Describe Their Catalysts for Seeking Help

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…)

A window into battery life for next-gen lithium cells

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…)

Light therapy effectively treats early prostate cancer

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…)

Forscher entschlüsseln einen Mechanismus bei schweren Hautinfektionen

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…)

Chinese medical education rising unevenly from Cultural Revolution rubble

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…)

Electron-photon small-talk could have big impact on quantum computing

In a step that brings silicon-based quantum computers closer to reality, researchers at Princeton University have built a device in which a single electron can pass its quantum information to a particle of light. The particle of light, or photon, can then act as a messenger to carry the information to other electrons, creating connections that form the circuits of a quantum computer. (more…)

Ferninfrarote Spürnase

An der Uni Innsbruck wird eine neue Technologie für die Analyse von Spurengasen entwickelt, die auf Terahertz-Spektroskopie basiert. Der Europäische Forschungsrat ERC unterstützt nun die Forscher um Roland Wester mit einem Proof of Concept Grant bei der Herstellung von Prototypen, parallel dazu werden Industriepartner gesucht. (more…)

How nanoscience will improve our health and lives in the coming years

Targeted medicine deliveries and increased energy efficiency are just two of many ways

Nanoscience research involves molecules that are only 1/100th the size of cancer cells and that have the potential to profoundly improve the quality of our health and our lives. Now nine prominent nanoscientists look ahead to what we can expect in the coming decade, and conclude that nanoscience is poised to make important contributions in many areas, including health care, electronics, energy, food and water. (more…)