A recent study finds that people who balance living in the moment with planning for the future are best able…
Assessing the global problem of poor sanitation
Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation…
Ultrafast repeated staining and destaining of cell samples for tumor diagnostics
In the treatment of tumors, microenvironment plays an important role. It often contains immune cells that are so changed that…
Study shows how diligent we have to be to keep surfaces germ-free
A recent study suggests that even organized efforts to clean surfaces can fall short, a reminder for us all that…
COVID-19: Stopgap measure to treat respiratory distress
Researchers propose a stopgap measure to help Covid-19 patients in acute respiratory distress: a drug called tissue plasminogen activator, which…
How to break new records in the 200 meters
Usain Bolt’s 200m record has not been beaten for ten years and Florence Griffith Joyner’s for more than thirty years.…
Mother/infant skin-to-skin touch boosts baby’s brain development and function
As the world prioritizes social distancing due to COVID-19, research shows that extended use of Kangaroo Care, a skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest…
Teeth serve as ‘archive of life,’ new research finds
Teeth constitute a permanent and faithful biological archive of the entirety of the individual’s life, from tooth formation to death,…
New mathematical model can more effectively track epidemics
As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, leaders are relying on mathematical models to make public health and economic decisions. A new model…
How trans fats assist cell death
Researchers have uncovered a molecular link between some trans fats and a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.…