Yale researchers shed light on evolutionary mystery: Origins of the female orgasm
Female orgasm seems to be a happy afterthought of our evolutionary past when it helped stimulate ovulation, a new study of mammals shows. The role...
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Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk
A handful of large studies of cancer risk factors have found that working the night shift, as nearly 15 percent of Americans do, boosts the...
Patch that delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites shows promising results
Approximately one in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime, making it the third-most prevalent form of the disease in the U.S. In...
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for imaging brain tissue at multiple scales, allowing them to peer at molecules within cells or take a...
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
People with Rett Syndrome, a rare and debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder, exhibit many autism-like traits. Now researchers at MIT have identified a protein that plays an...
New sun cream compound offers unprecedented protection against UVA radiation
Credit: AP Commercial Photography A new wonder compound developed by University of Bath scientists in collaboration with King’s College London offers unprecedented protection against the...
Cancer-fighting bacteria
Researchers at MIT and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have recruited some new soldiers in the fight against cancer — bacteria. In...
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