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Biology

Germ-zapping robots can improve hygiene in hospitals, studies show

Average 100-bed hospital now suffers 10 to 20 hospital-acquired infections annually
Agriculture

Study: Eating dried plums may give some protection from colon cancer

Malady is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
Medicine

The gambler’s fallacy: The fault may be found in our neurons, study says

Computer model suggests that neurons may see false patterns in random results
Food

Compound found in red grapes and peanuts may prevent memory loss

Resveratrol may help people afflicted with neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, study suggests
Medicine

Anxiety in the dentist’s chair: Survey identifies techniques to calm patients

About half of surveyed hygienists say they must work with significant number of nervous patients
Public Health

Reading by touch: New software predicts direction of user’s fingers

Funded by an NSF grant, researchers seek to improve experience for visually impaired
Medicine

Tiny drug ‘vehicles’ could attack cancer cells without damaging healthy cells

The goal? Delivering the cancer drug directly into cancerous cells, killing them without damaging healthy cells.
Medicine

Performance anxiety: Helping nurses learn to cope with on-the-job stress

Researchers are studying the effects of music therapy, movement meditation and other approaches
Medicine

Chronic disease: Older adults need more self-management programs

It is never too early or late to intervene for healthy aging, Texas A&M researcher says