IVF hormones could be delivered with painless 'microneedle' patch someday, early study hints
Scientists are developing a microneedle patch that they hope could someday simplify IVF hormone delivery. They've tested it in animals.
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Adapting to flooding in southeastern Connecticut
Scientists have just defined five sleep profiles — and some could help spot mental illness
Researchers have identified five distinct profiles that map to certain brain signatures. Each profile is tied to certain behaviors and cognitive issues.
Don't blow those leaves
Is acetaminophen safe in pregnancy? Here's what the science says.
In a recent announcement, President Trump warned that the active ingredient in Tylenol may be linked to autism. Here's what the data really shows.
Local oyster farms see impact of shellfish farming course
Who is eligible for this year's COVID vaccine? Everything you need to know
Where does your $20 emissions testing fee go?
A look at environmental provisions passed by General Assembly
My Retirement Mistake: Volunteering Too Much | Members Only
He looked forward to donating his newly free time — but then learned the pitfalls of never saying ‘no’
Living shorelines: Using nature to fight back coastal erosion
Living shorelines: Using nature to fight back coastal erosion
Along the Eastern seaboard, engineers, environmental scientists and landscape architects design nature-based solutions to try to protect beaches, marshes, homes and infrastructure from coastal erosion.
Can adults make new brain cells? New study may finally settle one of neuroscience's greatest debates
Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing controversy in neuroscience.
There's a new blood test for Alzheimer's. Here's everything you need to know.
In patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, accessible and inexpensive than other existing tests.
Composting: Good for the earth and town budgets
Keeping food & yard waste from the trash saves money, improves soil resiliency & cuts greenhouse gas emissions
Tick-borne terror: New London County has high rate of ticks, disease
Home energy-efficiency tax credits: secure or fleeting?
Trump's tariffs stymie renewable energy efforts in Connecticut
'Downwind' Connecticut responds to threatened EPA rollbacks of clean air & water protections
Neonics no-no: Poisonous insecticide threatens local waters, birds, pollinators
Can you imagine if the gummy vitamins you gave your children were weakening rather than strengthening their bodies?
That’s what happens when songbirds such as eastern bluebirds, American robin and barn swallows give their baby birds caterpillars that contain a toxic insecticide called neonicotinoids — or neonics.
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