Until recently, making a defect-free material was impossible. Now that nanotechnological advances have made such…
Month: June 2015
Minding the gap: City bats won’t fly through bright spaces
Researchers have discovered that bats living in a city are less likely to move from…
Critically endangered species should be left to breed in the wild
Some near-extinct species should be encouraged to breed in the wild rather than in captivity,…
Women’s contribution to healthcare constitutes nearly 5% of global GDP, but nearly half is unpaid and unrecognized
A major new Commission on women and health has found that women are contributing around…
Applying research agendas to sport fishing
As one of the most highly prized game fish in the upper Midwest, muskellunge (also…
Moderate exercise helps prevent gestational diabetes, reduce weight gain during pregnancy
Women who exercise during pregnancy are less likely to have gestational diabetes, and the exercise…
Black women often cope with infertility alone
African-American women are equally, if not more, likely to experience infertility than their white counterparts,…
Research offers a new approach to improving HIV vaccines
Researchers have identified a molecule that recognizes HIV and initiates an immune response. The findings…
Programming DNA to reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria
New research introduces a promising new tool to combat the rapid, extensive spread of antibiotic…
Immune system marker for therapy-resistant prostate cancer
A research team shows how signaling by an immune system component called interleukin-6 (IL-6) appears…