In a newly published study Swiss researchers document that antiretroviral resistance testing in HIV infected patients with treatment failure not only leads to better health but also saves costs to society. This study will be published on January 24, 2007 in PLoS ONE, the International, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication from the Public Library of Science (PLoS).
After sustaining an initial low-trauma fracture, older men and women have a similar and substantial risk of subsequent fracture, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.
Low doses of steroids can inhibit joint damage when used in the early phase of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new review of evidence.
Dr. Patricia Dorn, professor of biology at Loyola University New Orleans has discovered the first human case of insect-transmitted Chagas parasite in Louisiana and sixth ever in the United States.
Coffee can cure male baldness because caffeine found stimulating the growth tiny hair follicles, revealed by a study published in the International Journal of Dermatology.
Gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease is a common and potentially deadly side effect for patients who undergo an allogeneic stem-cell transplant to treat certain blood cancers.
A study of Johns Hopkins surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses suggests that hospital policies requiring a brief preoperation “team meeting” to make sure surgery is performed on the right patient and the right part of the body could decrease errors.
In a breakthrough that could make fuel cells practical for such small machines as lawnmowers and chainsaws, researchers have developed a new mechanism to efficiently control hydrogen fuel cell power.
Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology have open up myriad opportunities for applications and commercialization.
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the spinal cord use network mechanisms similar to those used in the brain. The discovery is featured in the current issue of Science.