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10 sunscreen myths you can’t afford to fall for

by Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Attention sunscreen skeptics: The sun’s UV rays are coming for you, and you’re just making their job easier. Summer is now upon us, which means more time in the sun—and more exposure to the ultraviolet radiation it emits. Longer-wavelength ultraviolet A rays can reach beneath...

Researchers develop simple, affordable HIV testing device
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Researchers develop simple, affordable HIV testing device

by Courtney Chandler, University of Connecticut A simple, portable, CRISPR-powered microfluidic biosensor for HIV virus detection using a personal glucose meter. Credit: Changchun Liu HIV is one of the world’s most serious public health challenges, and molecular detection plays a significant role in early diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy for HIV patients. The current “gold standard”...