Certain species of vaginal bacteria can increase a woman’s susceptibility to HIV

Specific bacteria living in the human vagina may play a previously unrecognized role in the sexual…

Aggressive prostate cancer secrets revealed in landmark study

A landmark study has revealed the reason why men with a family history of prostate cancer…

Warmer West Coast ocean conditions linked to increased risk of toxic shellfish

Hazardous levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin that accumulates in shellfish, have been linked to…

New active filaments mimic biology to transport nano-cargo

Inspired by micro-scale motions of nature, a group of researchers has developed a new design for…

Rate of elevated systolic blood pressure increases globally, along with associated deaths

An analysis that included 8.7 million participants finds that the rate of elevated systolic blood pressure…

Zeroing in on the true nature of fluids within nanocapillaries

Shrinking the investigation of objects to the nanometer scale often reveals new properties of matter that…

Cultural differences may leave their mark on DNA

Signatures of ethnicity in the genome appear to reflect an ethnic group's shared culture and environment,…

Nothing fishy about better nutrition for moms and babies

Researchers have found a way to provide mothers and young children in Cambodia with better nutrition…

Byzantine skeleton yields 800-year-old genomes from a fatal infection

New insight has been gained into the everyday hazards of life in the late Byzantine Empire,…

Hubble’s front row seat when galaxies collide

IRAS 14348-1447 is actually a combination of two gas-rich spiral galaxies doomed by gravity to affect…