Healthy weight gain in infants

With nearly 10 percent of infants considered 'high weight for length,' researchers want to help babies…

Abortion restriction may have new momentum after 40 years of pervading policy

Originally a single-sentence prohibition on Medicaid funding for abortion, the Hyde Amendment has provided the blueprint…

Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement

Fair trade certified coffee is the kind of phrase that sounds good on a Whole Foods…

Pembrolizumab shows promise in treatment of mesothelioma

Pembrolizumab, an antibody drug already used to treat other forms of cancer, can be effective in…

New feedback system could allow greater control over fusion plasma

A physicist has created a new system that will let scientists control the energy and rotation…

Study underscores benefit of smartphone use to track children’s health

A new, wide-ranging review of available research shows parents and caregivers can improve health outcomes for…

Cut the long story short, and stitch it back together

A species of unicellular ciliate has found a special trick to make use of the cellular…

Sexual assault victimization disproportionately affects certain minority college students

Students who perceive that their college campus is more inclusive and welcoming of sexual- and gender-minority…

A 48-hour sexual ‘afterglow’ helps to bond partners over time

Sex plays a central role in reproduction, and it can be pleasurable, but new findings suggest…

Team nebulizes aphids to knock down gene expression

Researchers are nebulizing soybean aphids with RNA to speed the process of discovering the function of…