Robert Davey, professor of microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine and researcher at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases
Category: Health
It’s not a shock: Better bandage promotes powerful healing
A new, low-cost wound dressing developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers could dramatically speed up healing in a surprising way.
NASA’s Fermi traces the history of starlight across cosmos
Scientists using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have measured all the starlight produced over 90 percent of the
Pregnancy losses linked with increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Women who experience pregnancy loss and do not go on to have children are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease,
Discovering a new compound that illuminates the sulfur cycle
Almost 20 years ago, the University of Delaware’s Tom Hanson started studying the bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum (Cba. tepidum), an organism
More pregnant women are using meth and opioids, study finds
Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new Michigan Medicine-led
Low-Dose Aspirin May Help Fight MS, Mouse Study Hints
Although the findings are so far only in mice, studies suggest that aspirin — even the “low-dose” variety — might
Neighborhoods influence Chicagoans’ transportation decisions
A new study from Northwestern University compared Evanston and Humboldt Park residents’ attitudes toward various modes of transportation. The researchers
How the devil ray got its horns
If you ever find yourself staring down a manta ray, you’ll probably notice two things right away: the massive, flapping
With these nanoparticles, a simple urine test could diagnose bacterial pneumonia
Pneumonia, a respiratory disease that kills about 50,000 people in the United States every year, can be caused by many
