Category: 5. Health

In a major step forward for global immunization efforts, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research has developed a microneedle patch capable of delivering heat-stable vaccines. The…

Pancreatic cancer is deadly; only about 10% of patients live over five years after they are diagnosed. Patients can be treated in several ways, including with chemotherapy and surgery. Immunotherapies that are known as checkpoint inhibitors do not usually…

A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria’s HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush’s priorities. Africa’s most populous nation had 3.5 million HIV cases, and the disease threatened to destabilize the region and ultimately compromise U.S. interests. These interests…

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. In high-income countries, survival rates have steadily improved, but that is only part of the story. A recent study from the American…

In the pursuit of performance, the fashion industry has quietly adopted a class of synthetic chemicals that offer stain resistance, water repellency and durability. But the price may be higher than advertised.

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What should companies do to improve their employees’ mental health? And why will that improve their company’s productivity? In the U.S., stress-related absenteeism attributed to loneliness costs employers an estimated $154 billion annually. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Life in plastic may be fantastic if you’re a Barbie girl in the Barbie world. But plastic in ice cream? Not so…

Wired for instant gratification, emotional distancing and algorithm-driven dating, modern relationships often unfold in a climate of disconnection. But…

A new University of Arizona study, published in Nature Communications, describes a longer-lasting, 3D-printed, adhesive-free…