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 »
For his latest project, one artist from New York is eschewing canvas, clay or even celluloid in favor of cotija. Cosimo Cavallaro is currently using blocks of the Mexican cheese to erect a “wall” just feet from the U.S.-Mexico border in Tecate, Calif., having been spurred on by the President Trump’s call for a border wall.… Read More: Artist seeks support to build ‘cheese wall’ at Mexico border »