Enlarge this image It’s a bacteria-eat-bacteria world, scientists say. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, shown here in false color, attacks common germs six times its…
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Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines
by Richard Harris August 28, 2018Enlarge this image A tinted transmission electron micrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (light purple/black) inside a cell. Chlamydia is the most common…
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Critics Trying To Stop A Big Study Of Sepsis Say The Research Puts Patients At Risk
by Richard Harris August 28, 2018Enlarge this image Without including a “control group” of sepsis patients who get the usual mix of drugs and fluids, even a…
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In Psychology And Other Social Sciences, Many Studies Fail The Reproducibility Test
by Richard Harris August 27, 2018Enlarge this image A researcher showed people a picture of The Thinker in an effort to study the link between analytical thinking…
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For Cervical Cancer Screening, Women Over 30 Can Now Choose The HPV Test Only
by Richard Harris August 21, 2018Enlarge this image Guidelines for cervical cancer screening have changed to allow HPV testing alone for women over 30. Science Photo Library/Getty…
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Enlarge this image Inducing labor at 39 weeks may involve IV medications and continuous fetal monitoring. But if the pregnancy is otherwise…
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To Improve Treatments, Researchers Want To Hunt For Clues In Medical Records
by Richard Harris July 15, 2018Enlarge this image Information that could refine the uses of approved drugs may lie deep inside patients’ medical records. Ariel Skelley/Getty Images…
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Enlarge this image Lipitor, a best-seller as a cholesterol treatment, is being tested as a remedy for the flu. Mel Evans/AP hide…