Dentists could soon hang up their drills. A new peptide, embedded in a soft gel or a thin, flexible film and placed next to a cavity, encourages cells inside teeth to regenerate in about a month, according to a new study in the journal ACS Nano. This technology is the first of its kind. The new gel or thin film could eliminate the...
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It’s a cozy Sunday morning as you sneak into your parents’ bedroom for some snuggle time. You carefully slip between your mom and dad, feeling the warmth of their bodies. Then your mom turns over, smiles gently and pulls you close for a little kiss. However, instead of the inviting smell you normally associate with your...
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Seven Minutes. Anything longer is too much, anything shorter is or too little. Sorry Don Juans. Sex doesn’t have to last an entire evening to be amazing. According to a new study, the perfect amount of time for sexual intercourse is only 7 to thirteen minutes long. Researchers at Penn State University quizzed 50 doctors,...
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All you have to do is look around at the growing number of smoking bans in workplaces, restaurants, bars and airplanes to appreciate how seriously officials take the health risks of smoking. And in public places, that applies as much to the nonsmokers who are exposed to the potentially dangerous effects of cigarette smoke as it does...
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I’ll admit it — I’ve had a good life. I got lucky in the parental department: My mom and dad put the clothes on my back growing up, fed me through my ravenous high school years, and paid every last dime of my college education. And now, on the brink of graduation, I’m more grateful to them than I’ve...
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The detection and treatment of solid cancers such as lung, breast, ovarian, colon, and prostate cancers could be on the verge of a major makeover, thanks to a new blood test developed at the University of Nottingham and spinoff company Oncimmune. Early in a tumor’s development, cancer cells produce antigens that trigger the...
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