Tick bite protection: New CDC study adds to the promise of permethrin-treated clothing: Lab tests show germ-carrying ticks can’t move properly after contact with treated garments

The case for permethrin-treated clothing to prevent tick bites keeps getting stronger. In a series of experiments conducted by researchers

Long-sought structure of telomerase paves way for new drugs for aging, cancer: Cryo-electron microscopy images reveal details of protein, RNA binding and possible drug-target sites

More than 30 years ago, when University of California, Berkeley researchers discovered telomerase — an enzyme that lengthens chromosome ends

Fluoride varnish in the primary dentition can prevent caries: Less caries with fluoride varnish application than without; benefit unclear regarding tooth preservation, toothache or dental abscesses

Whereas caries in adults and adolescents is declining, studies in children under the age of 3 have shown that caries