Nurses sleep nearly an hour and a half less before work days compared to days off, which hurts patient care…
Saliva test shows promise for earlier and easier detection of mouth and throat cancer
Unfortunately, cancers that occur in the back of the mouth and upper throat are often not diagnosed until they become…
People willing to risk near-certain death for an HIV cure
People willing to risk near-certain death for an HIV cure; protecting individuals and families in genetic and psychiatric research, considerations…
Breakthrough in Zika virus vaccine
Researchers have made significant advances in developing a novel vaccine against Zika virus, which could potentially lead to global elimination…
Perinatal exposure to flame retardant alters epigenome, predisposing metabolic disease
A new study showed that environmentally relevant exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), a brominated flame retardant, through the umbilical…
New study enhances knowledge about widespread diseases
When proteins in the brain form deposits consisting of insoluble aggregates, diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s can occur. Now…
Synthetic nanopores made from DNA
A scientific collaboration has resulted in the construction of a synthetic DNA nanopore capable of selectively translocating protein-size macromolecules across…
Study probing visual memory, amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery
Scientists pinpionted the role of a receptor in the plasticity underlying the degradation of vision in the common childhood condition…
Bone bandage soaks up pro-healing biochemical to accelerate repair
Researchers have engineered a patch or bandage that captures a pro-healing molecule called adenosine that briefly surges at the site…
Researchers reconstruct spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains
Using a brain-computer interface, a team of researchers has reconstructed English words from the brain activity of rhesus macaques that…