An article this week about Jo Cameron, who has lived for 71 years without experiencing pain or anxiety because she has a rare genetic mutation, prompted questions from New York Times readers. The notion that the same gene could be responsible for the way a person processes physical and psychological pain left many perplexed: Aren’t… Read More: How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected »
SATURDAY, March 30, 2019 — Spring break may mean sun and fun for lots of college kids, but it doesn’t mean they can forget about contact lens care, experts say. Your risk of eye infections increases if you wear contacts and do things such as sleep in them, shower or swim with them in, and… Read More: Spring Break Is No Vacation From Contact Lens Care »
FDA Approves Jatenzo (testosterone undecanoate) for Certain Forms of Hypogonadism Print this page March 27, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Jatenzo (testosterone undecanoate), an oral testosterone capsule to treat men with certain forms of hypogonadism. These men have low testosterone levels due to specific medical conditions, such as genetic disorders… Read More: FDA Approves Jatenzo (testosterone undecanoate) for Certain Forms of Hypogonadism »
Paper-based diagnostic tests are cheap, convenient and biodegradable. However, their use is limited by conventional dyes — which are not bright enough to show trace amounts of analyte, are prone to fading, and can be environmentally toxic. Now researchers are using quantum physics to overcome these limitations, says a review published in Frontiers in Bioengineering… Read More: Quantum physics and origami for the ultimate get-well card »