NYC Has Stepped Up Timing of HIV Treatment
NYC is doing a better job initiating HIV treatment soon after diagnosis but a study found there's still room for improvement. Read more ›
Dinosaurs Disappeared, and Mammals Took Over. Here’s How It Happened.
An extraordinary trove of fossils shows how plant and animal life recovered in the million years after an asteroid hit wiped out the dinosaurs.
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Photonics Breakthrough: New LED Material Could Lead to ‘Li-Fi’ Network
It's billed as a significant breakthrough in photonics: the creation of a light-emitting diode (LED) consisting of light and matter quasiparticles in atomically thin materials. Read more ›
Repurposing Existing Drugs for New Treatments
Researchers have come up with a new way to see if drugs developed for one purpose might help treat other conditions. Read more ›
What A River’s History Can Teach Us
Knowing the history of a river's flow can help us understand droughts and other phenomena related to water, weather, and the environment. Read more ›
Asbestos and Talcum Powder: A History of Industry Pushback
By BETH HARPAZ
The Food and Drug Administration recently found trace levels of chrysotile asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder, prompting the company to recall 33,000 containers of it. Johnson & Jo Read more ›
If You’ve Given Up Smoking, Beware These Relapse Risk Factors
Depression and substance use among former cigarette smokers appear to be on the rise. That's a disturbing trend in and of itself, but also because both behaviors are associated with increased risk for cigarette use relapse. Read more ›
A Novel Way to Encourage HIV Tests and Treatment: Anonymous Texts
A study found gay and bisexual men would be willing to notify sexual partners about infections using an app that lets them text the information anonymously. Read more ›
How Research on Diamonds Could Improve MRIs
Researchers are looking at a type of defect in diamonds that could help improve the technology behind MRI scans and molecular spectroscopy. Read more ›