A common first-line treatment approach for cryptococcal meningitis in low-income countries is being compromised by the emergence of drug resistance, new University of Liverpool research warns.

Channels: AIDS and HIV, All Journal News, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Drug Resistance,

If coral reefs are the canary to the ocean's coal mine, it's getting awfully bleak in the Gulf of Mexico.

Channels: All Journal News, Climate Science, Environmental Science, Marine Science,

Patient-reported functional outcomes vary considerably after lower (lumbar) spinal fusion surgery. But the variability mainly reflects patient characteristics, rather than differences in care provided by surgeons or hospitals, suggests a study in Spine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Channels: All Journal News, Bone Health, Neuro,

Keywords: hospital variation, Lumbar Fusion, oswestry disability index, outcome variation, patient-reported outcomes, prediction tool, Quality Indicators, quality profiling

Channels: Infectious Diseases, Public Health,

Keywords: expert advisory, E Coli O157:H7, Outbreak, E Coli, romaine, Lettuce, CDC, food poising

Wichita State University senior Madison Harris expresses an opinion likely shared by thousands of college students across America at this time of year.

Channels: Behavioral Science, Education,

Keywords: Finals, Studying, College

At an event Thursday at Rutgers, thought leaders from academia, health care, government and the pharmaceutical industry discussed the future of scientific and clinical trial innovation in the state, as a result of an innovative consortium between Rutgers University, Princeton University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Channels: Clinical Trials, Government/Law, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Politics, National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: Clinical & Translational Research, Science Research, Medical Research, New Jersey, clinical trial, New Therapies, Innovation

Johns Hopkins engineers have created a new lens-free ultra-miniaturized endoscope, the size of a few human hairs in width, that is less bulky and can produce higher quality images.

Channels: Engineering, Technology, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: Optics, Imaging, Brain, Endoscope, Microendoscopic

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene therapies of any size — even hefty ones attached to the gene-editing tool called CRISPR. If their creation – constructed of a biodegradable polymer — passes more laboratory testing, it could offer a way to efficiently ferry larger medical compounds into specifically selected target cells.

Channels: All Journal News, Nanotechnology, Particle Physics, Physics, Embargoed Feed - hidden, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: Jordan Green, Nanoparticles, Nanocontainer

Channels: All Journal News, Family and Parenting, In the Home, Psychology and Psychiatry, Winter Holidays,

Keywords: Relationships, Politics, Climate Change, communicating science, Holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah, Marriage and Family Therapy, communication studies, Communication strategies, U.S. Politics, Global Warming, Impeachment, Rhetoric, Environment, Environmentalism, Holiday Season

A new technique reported in Science offers more detail, at the single cell level, on how large, pooled samples of various cells react to drugs or other agents. The data might reveal mode of action or the effect of genetic differences in varying responses.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Cell Biology, Genetics, Pharmaceuticals,

Keywords: Cell Biology, Genome Sciences, Gene Expression, High Throughput Screening, Drug Discovery, Precision Medicine, cell labeling, RNA