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Multidrug resistant bacterial infections on the rise in children

Posted: 20 Mar 2014 04:53 PM PDT

Incidence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections is increasing in children both in healthcare settings and in the community. Children with neurologic conditions are at increased risk. These are the findings of two studies from researchers in the USA and India published in advance online in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease Made Possible by Analyzing Spinal Fluid

Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Researchers have shown that they can detect tiny, misfolded protein fragments in cerebrospinal fluid taken from patients. Such fragments have been suggested to be the main culprit in Alzheimer's disease. The findings reported in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports lend hope that doctors might soon have a way to diagnose the disease while treatments might have a better chance of working—that is, before extensive brain damage and dementia set in.

Scientists used to think amyloid plaques were the problem in Alzheimer's disease.