When used consistently for a month at a time, a vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral…
Month: July 2016
Tiny transformers: Chemists create microscopic and malleable building blocks
Taking a page from Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ a team of scientists has created malleable…
New genetic cause of Coats plus syndrome
A team of Israeli researchers has discovered that mutations in STN1, a gene that helps…
‘Smart’ thread collects diagnostic data when sutured into tissue
Researchers, for the first time, have integrated nano-scale sensors, electronics and microfluidics into threads —…
Hundreds of years later, teeth tell the story of people who didn’t get enough sunshine
Researchers have found a rich new record of vitamin D deficiency, one that resides in…
40-year-old chorus frog tissues vital to Louisiana hybrid zone study
Researchers are shedding light on how often and where species hybridize through time, thanks to…
Stroke largely preventable, global study shows
Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide,…
Biochemists feed ‘poison pill’ to deadly virus
It has a funny name — coxsackievirus — but there’s nothing funny about how this…
Adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage colon cancer may improve survival
Researchers and physicians have grappled with the role of ‘adjuvant,’ or post-surgery, chemotherapy for patients…
Extra virgin olive oil is the best option for frying fish
Researchers have studied the changes that take place in fish lipids and in the oil…