Next time your kids complain about putting on sunscreen, tell them this: Sunscreen shields a…
Month: October 2013
How viral proteins are produced: New clues
Understanding how viral proteins are produced can provide important clues on how we might interfere…
Evolutionary question answered: Ants more closely related to bees than to most wasps
Genome sequencing and bioinformatics resolves a long-standing, evolutionary issue, demonstrating that ants and bees are…
Primate brains follow predictable developmental pattern
In a breakthrough for understanding brain evolution, neuroscientists have shown that differences between primate brains…
No viral cause for breast cancer and brain tumors
A major study has now disproved theories of a viral cause for breast cancer and…
New funding for development of mucosal vaccines based on nanoparticle technology
New funds have been invested into the development of new, highly-efficient mucosal vaccines. The vaccines…
A potential new strategy to address dementia
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects millions of people worldwide. As a result of an increase in…
Parasites with greater infectivity associated with treatment failure
Relapses after treatment for Leishmania infection may be due to a greater infectivity of the…
Evaluating mobile weight loss apps on use of evidence-based behavioral strategies
In a new study published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, UMass Medical School…
More than 500 million people might face increasing water scarcity
Both freshwater availability for many millions of people and the stability of ecosystems such as…