A groundbreaking, combination vaccine has been developed that may finally beat Streptococcus A infections. Human…
Month: June 2015
Online hookup sites increase HIV rates in sometimes surprising ways
The introduction of Craigslist led to an increase in HIV infection cases of 13.5 percent…
Aging couples connected in sickness and health
As the world’s population of older adults increases, so do conversations around successful aging —…
Online gambling would benefit from better regulation
The US government’s attempt to crack down on Internet gambling is widely seen as a…
Bacteria may cause type 2 diabetes
Chronic exposure to a toxin made by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria produces the hallmark symptoms…
Crashing comets may explain mysterious lunar swirls
Researchers have produced new evidence that lunar swirls — wispy bright regions scattered on the…
New evidence emerges on the origins of life
New research shows that the close linkage between the physical properties of amino acids, the…
Invasive microbe protects corals from global warming, but at a cost
An invasive species of symbiotic micro-alga has spread across the Caribbean Sea, according to an…
Mollusk shells: Modern humans inhabited Near East at least 45,900 years ago, colonized Europe from there
New high precision radiocarbon dates of mollusk shells show that modern humans occupied the Near…
New color blindness cause identified: Finding suggests potential therapeutic targets
A rare eye disorder marked by color blindness, light sensitivity, and other vision problems can…