Testing cytokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may rapidly differentiate brain infections from other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, new research suggests.
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Lymph nodes are niches for prolonged tuberculosis infection
Lymph nodes can contain large numbers of tuberculosis-causing bacteria and serve as long-term reservoirs of bacterial persistence, according to a study published November 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by JoAnne Flynn of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues.
Read MoreNeonatal birthweights increase in direct proportion to number of births
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that neonatal birthweights increase in direct proportion with the number of births of the mother in at least 30 percent of all cases. The study focuses on the risk of having large for gestational age (LGA) infants, babies who clock in at higher than the 90th percentile for weight. “We know that LGA babies are at risk for several neonatal complications, including jaundice, low sugar levels after birth and more,” says Dr. Liran Hiersch of TAU’s Sackler School of Medicine and Tel Aviv…
Read MoreNew research suggest Pluto should be reclassified as a planet
The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Read MoreDementia symptoms peak in winter and spring, study finds
Adults both with and without Alzheimer’s disease have better cognition skills in the late summer and early fall than in the winter and spring, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Andrew Lim of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues.
Read MoreA terrain map that shows Antarctica in stunning detail
Scientists have released the most accurate, high-resolution terrain map of Antarctica ever created. The new map has a resolution of 2 to 8 meters, compared to 1,000 meters, which was typical for previous maps.
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