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Pitch-drop custodian dies without witnessing a drop fall
John Mainstone, who for 52 years tended to one of the world’s longest-running laboratory experiments but never saw it bear fruit with his own eyes, died on…
Predictors of suicidal behaviour found in blood
Changes in gene expression can indicate heightened risk for self-harm. People who are intent on taking their own life may not seek counsel or discuss their…
‘Safe’ levels of sugar harmful to mice
Diet comparable to that of many Americans left animals struggling to reproduce and to compete for territory. Too much sugar is bad for you, but how…
End funding for liberation therapy, say New Brunswick MDs
The New Brunswick Medical Society has asked the provincial government to stop giving money to patients with multiple sclerosis who want to obtain liberation therapy outside…
Bacteria-killing dispute casts doubt on antibiotic development
Antibiotic drugs are one of the cornerstones of modern medicine, but, surprisingly, scientists still don’t understand all of the ways in which they work. So when…
C. diff rates falling but still a concern
Ten years after an outbreak of Clostridium difficile killed as many as 2000 people in Quebec, the diarrhea-causing bacterium is infecting fewer people in Canadian hospitals, though it…