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Pioneering use of whole genome sequencing in real time to help control a hospital outbreak is reported in an article published in the open access journal Genome Medicine. The research corroborates the use of the technique as a rapid and cost-effective way of tracking and controlling the spread of drug-resistant hospital pathogens.

A top cancer consultant has teamed up with leading musicians to reach men most at risk of prostate cancer through an innovative awareness raising campaign using the medium of music.

Researchers working in the UK and The Gambia, have developed a new approach to the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) that relies on direct sequencing of DNA extracted from sputum (a technique called metagenomics) to detect and characterize the bacteria that cause TB without the need for time-consuming culture of bacteria in the laboratory.

Fruit and vegetable consumption could be as good for your mental as your physical health, new research suggests.

People from low socio-economic positions in Britain still eat more salt than those from higher socio-economic positions, irrespective of where they live.

‘Physiotherapist knows best’ may be the best option for people suffering from back pain, according to research from the 91福利.