Believe it or not, the menstrual cup has actually been around for a century. Yet even though this period protection device
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PrEP implementation is associated with a rapid decline in new HIV infections
Study from Australia is the first to evaluate a population-level roll-out of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in men who have sex
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Alnylam Announces Plan to Initiate Rolling Submission of a New Drug Application and Pursue Full Approval for Givosiran
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 15, 2018– Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that in consultation
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Infants are more likely to learn when with a peer
Infants are more likely to learn from on-screen instruction when paired with another infant as opposed to viewing the lesson
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Researchers use brain cells in a dish to study genetic origins of schizophrenia
A study in Biological Psychiatry has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex genetic origins of mental illnesses
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Meet the Girls from Uganda Making Change, One Period at a Time
Think back to when you first got your period. You were probably in middle school or junior high and had
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Sweet drink labels leave a sour taste
Credit: CC0 Public Domain “Health halos” are making it harder for consumers to know which drinks are good for them
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If You're Planning to See 'A Star Is Born,' You May Want to Read This
Lady Gaga’s new film, A Star Is Born, was highly anticipated. When the 2018 remake of the classic film premiered,
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There’s a better way to decipher DNA’s epigenetic code to identify disease
A new method for sequencing the chemical groups attached to the surface of DNA is paving the way for better
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A new model takes oxidative stress to heart
Oxidative stress—the molecular wear and tear that reactive oxygen species can exert on molecules and cells—has been linked to a
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