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Death by light: Nanoparticles as agents for the photodynamic killing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The increasing antibiotic resistance of bacteria is a serious problem of our time. Hospital germs in particular have developed strains against which practically every current antibiotic is ineffective. In ...


New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The growth of cancerous tumors is fueled, at least in part, by the buildup of free radicals -- highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules.


Hidden treasure: Technique reveals buried image in famed illustrator's painting

Hidden treasure: Technique reveals buried image in famed illustrator's painting

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists today reported use of a new X-ray imaging technique to reveal for the first time in a century unprecedented details of a painting hidden beneath another painting by famed American illustrator N.C. ...


New pathology tests double sensitivity to detect bile duct and pancreatic cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pancreatic cancer and bile duct cancer are difficult to diagnose and often fatal because they are discovered in the advanced stages of the disease. Researchers have developed new tests that double the ability to detect bile ...


Salmonella-Contaminated Produce

Researchers develop technique for quick detection of Salmonella

Biology /

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the hours following an outbreak of Salmonella, there are many questions. And answers can be hard to find.