As part of the Grand Challenges Explorations Programs, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation called on researchers to come up with a "next generation" of male condoms that would be easier to use and improve sexual pleasure.
A Boston University School of Medicine radiologist and his team garnered the $100,000 grant to develop a self-lubricating condom that would be more durable, more resilient, and make protected sex more pleasurable.
The Girl Scouts of the USA, with assistance from First Lady Michelle Obama, is launching an unconventional recruitment campaign designed at reversing a decline in participation by girls and adult volunteers.
Boston University School of Medicine Radiologist Wins Gates Foundation Condom Challenge