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Tweet London, June 14 (ANI): A species of male spider adopts an evolutionary trick and leaves its penis plugged into female's genitals when it has sex to stop other men impregnating it. Moreover, the male nephilengys malabarensis spider, which then tries to defend his female against other spiders...
NEW YORK (AP) — When I was 13, I was sent to the optician for the first time, and came home with glasses. Suddenly, the world was sharp all around me. I was surprised by the crisp lines of the tree branches against the sky. It was news to me that I was near-sighted, because I had been used to seeing...
Tears and a runny nose can be unpleasant on a windy day, but these mucosal secretions play a vital role in protecting the body from viruses and other malicious microbes. Unfortunately, mucus is also adept at washing away medication designed to treat infections and inflammation that occur when an...
Women someday could protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections by using a gel that uses nanoparticles to deliver drugs to the vaginal walls, a new study in mice suggests. Researchers used the gel to deliver an anti-herpes drug to the mice and found that the technology tripled the...
Certain soaps used to wash babies shortly after birth may cause the baby to test positive for marijuana on some newborn screening tests, a new study suggests. In the study, urine samples that contained minute amounts of any of five baby soaps — Johnson & Johnson's Head-to-Toe Baby Wash, J&J Bedtime...
SAN PEDRO, Calif. & STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tobii Technology, the global leader in eye-tracking and interactive gaze technology, announced today that it has partnered with Cedrus, the leading provider of stimuli and response hardware for psychological studies, to introduce the StimTracker for...
