The secretion of fluids like saliva and digestive juices are important in countless activities that…
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New mouse model to aid testing of Zika vaccine, therapeutics
Scientists have established a mouse model for testing of vaccines and therapeutics to battle Zika…
Scientists get first-ever glimpse of ‘teenage’ HIV-neutralizing antibody
Scientists have described the first-ever immature or ‘teenage’ antibody found in a powerful class of…
Interventions requiring less individual agency should be prioritized to fight obesity
Public health interventions that require individuals to invest fewer individual personal and psychological resources are…
Uninfected or asymptomatic? Diagnostic tests key to forecasting major epidemics
Major epidemics such as the recent Ebola outbreak or the emerging Zika epidemic may be…
‘It’s not worth me having a long-life lightbulb’: Rare insight into attitudeson death among the very old
Death is a part of life for people over 95 years old, who mainly live…
Trophoblasts resistant to Zika/Zika in the mouse
Two unrelated studies on the Zika virus — one ruling out a theory for how…
Cuckolded fathers rare in human populations
Despite the urban myth reinforced by many a daytime talk show, researchers say the emerging…
Research finds evidence of lung abnormalities in light-use waterpipe smokers
A study of light-use hookah or waterpipe smokers found evidence of lung function abnormalities, including…
Novel 3-D imaging offers new tool for identifying advanced fibrosis in liver
Researchers have conducted a prospective study of 100 patients (56 percent women) with biopsy-proven NAFLD…