Monthly Archives: February 2010
Cooling reduces death and disability in newborns deprived of oxygen at birth
Therapeutic hypothermia reduces risk of death and disability in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, according to a new study by David Edwards and colleagues published in the British Medical Journal. Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (damage to cells in the brain and spinal cord … Continue reading
Filed under Medicine
African trypanosomes just love social networking
The procyclic form of african trypanosomes move together as a group when grown on a semisolid surface, according to new research from US scientists published in the journal PLoS Pathogens. This “social motility” is mediated by their flagellum and is … Continue reading
Filed under Microbiology, Science
