Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth

In a study of predominantly African-American women -- who have a much higher rate of delivering…

US aid to combat malaria in Africa is associated with reduced risk of childhood mortality

Scientists have shown that funding from the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) in 19 sub-Saharan African…

Genetic variants linked to higher BMI may be protective against Parkinson disease

Genetic variants linked to higher body mass index (BMI) are associated with lower risk of Parkinson…

New insight into galaxy cluster’s spectacular ‘mini-halo’

New images give an unprecedented view, revealing multitude of new substructures that shed light on mechanisms…

Seaweed derivative could be just what lithium-sulfur batteries need

Lithium-sulfur batteries have great potential as a low-cost, high-energy, energy source for both vehicle and grid…

Magnets, all the way down!

If you can't move electrons around to study how factors like symmetry impact the larger-scale magnetic…

Seal oil could help people with type 1 diabetes, research suggests

Seal oil has the potential to help promote nerve regeneration in patients with Type 1 diabetes,…

E. coli bacteria’s defense secret revealed

By tagging a cell's proteins with fluorescent beacons, researchers have found out how E. coli bacteria…

Graphene transistor could mean computers that are 1,000 times faster

Transistors based on graphene ribbons could result in much faster, more efficient computers and other devices.…

How a cancer gene protects genome organization

Researchers have cracked a long-standing mystery about an important enzyme found in virtually all organisms other…