Researchers will present findings on prevention, treatment of neurological problems like stroke, epilepsy, and brain injury. The meeting aims to develop international collaborations and transfer lessons learned in space and undersea research to patient care.
Researchers at MSU and elsewhere find chemical language that governs biofilm formation and destruction, enabling potential control through disrupting natural messaging system. This discovery has implications for treating chronic infections and improving biofilm management.
Sandia researchers develop a simple way to relieve internal stresses in amorphous diamond films, creating thick, stress-free coatings that are harder than known coatings. The coatings have also been used to create large-area free-standing membranes with desirable properties such as high hardness and low friction.
A new analysis found that Michigan's strict mammography regulations, enacted in 1989 and 1994, significantly improved the quality of mammograms without limiting access to cancer-screening procedures. The study suggests that federal mammography standards will also have positive results.
Researchers have identified a key chemical message that triggers the formation of biofilms, complex communities of bacteria that are notoriously resistant to antibiotics. This discovery could lead to the development of more effective treatments for bacterial infections.
A UCSF study reveals that low-income children are at a greater risk of experiencing disability, with 4.4 million US children affected. The study found that poor families, older children, and single-parent households were more likely to have children with disabilities.
A comprehensive study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that weight loss, not weight gain, is associated with higher mortality rates in seniors. Women with a body mass index of 20 or lower had a significantly higher mortality rate than others.
A team of U.S. astronomers has discovered a massive concentration of water vapor within a cloud of interstellar gas close to the Orion nebula, measuring 20 times larger than observed in other clouds. The high amount of water vapor could provide crucial clues about the origin of water in the solar system.