Heavy smoking can damage vision

Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage your vision, researchers find.

DNA variants significantly influence body fat distribution

Researchers have identified multiple genetic variants associated with how the body regulates and distributes body-fat tissue.…

Febrile infants may not need painful tests, antibiotics, hospitalizations

A national research team has derived and validated a new protocol for emergency departments that can…

Light-based production of drug-discovery molecules

Chemists have developed a light-based chemical method for cheap and simple production of chemical molecules used…

Gearing up for 5G: A miniature, low-cost transceiver for fast, reliable communications

Researchers have designed a 28 GHz transceiver that integrates beamforming with dual-polarized multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO)…

More primary care physicians leads to longer life spans

New research shows us just how important primary care physicians are in prolonging our lives. Every…

Hinge morphology of click beetle’s latch mechanism

Researchers are studying click beetles to inspire more agile robots.

Parents: Keep medical marijuana dispensaries away from kids

Seven in 10 parents think they should have a say in whether dispensaries are located near…

Physicists pinpoint a simple mechanism that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Physicists have for the first time identified a simple mechanism used by potentially deadly bacteria to…

Hormone therapy may increase cardiovascular risk during gender transition

People receiving hormone therapy during gender transition had an elevated risk for cardiovascular events, such as…