Study: Contraceptive jewelry could offer a new family planning approach — (Details)
Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring.
A report published recently in the Journal of Controlled...
Study: Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400 — (Details)
Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of "starvation food" eaten in times when...
Study: Women who work two or more night shifts in one week may have...
Working two or more night shifts in a week may increase a pregnant woman's risk of miscarriage the following week by around a...
Study: Nanocomposites replace animal tissue in new valve design — (Details)
Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed to reduce or eliminate complications related to heart transplants.
By using a newly...
Study: Engineering cellular function without living cells — (Details)
Genes in living cells are activated -- or not -- by proteins called transcription factors. The mechanisms by which these proteins activate certain...
Study: Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption — (Details)
A new lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton could be widely used among elderly people, those with impaired lower-leg muscle strength and workers...
Study: Knockout of Ptpn21 alters deformability — (Details)
Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech have found that modulating blood-forming stem cells' stiffness...
Study: How does estrogen protect bones? Unraveling a pathway to menopausal bone loss —...
Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and The University of Tokyo find a connection between estrogen and bone health that may...
Study: Altered neuron growth and gene expression may be related to why some depressed...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed medication for major depressive disorder (MDD), yet scientists still do not understand why...
Study: Technique could aid early detection and treatment of certain eye diseases — ...
Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) form unique patterns that can be used to track changes in this important layer of tissue...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
