Marching for climate change may sway people’s beliefs and actions
Americans have a long tradition of taking to the streets to protest or to advocate for things they believe in. ...
Month: May 2019
Piedmont Atlanta first in Georgia to offer new minimally invasive treatment for emphysema
Credit: Pulmonx Atlanta, Ga. (May 23, 2019) - Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is the first in the state of Georgia to ...
Report finds California above national average for sexual harassment rates
Immigrant-born men; gay and lesbian Californians are also at increased risk In the state of California, reported incidences of sexual ...
Columbia to host the 2019 New York Scientific Data Summit
A two-and-a-half day symposium to explore data-driven discovery and innovation in science and industry Columbia University is co-organizing and hosting ...
The effect of sleep quality on peptic-ulcer relapse in older adults
Poor sleep quality and peptic ulcer disease (PUD, a condition when sores known as ulcers develop on the lining of ...
Of strawberry jelly and earthquakes: Space station investigation studies colloids
A new International Space Station investigation, Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-10, is using temperature changes to better understand how colloids -- or ...
Daily self-weighing can prevent holiday weight gain
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that a simple intervention - ...
Removing carbon dioxide from an air stream
UD engineers develop a fuel cell system that helps environmentCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Someday, we all might drive zero-emission ...
Carnegie Mellon researchers create soft, flexible materials with enhanced properties
Left: A single liquid metal nanodroplet grafted with polymer chains. Right: Schematic of polymer brushes grafted from the oxide layer ...
Chemical juggling with three particles
Bonn University and Columbia University chemists discover novel, sustainable reaction mechanismCredit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Chemists from the University ...
Ecologists find bush dog, native of South America, in remote central Costa Rica
Trail cam documents unexpected, most northerly sighting of pack-hunting canidsCredit: Point Loma Nazarene University/Michael Mooring AMHERST, Mass. - Wildlife ecologists ...
Tiny fish live fast, die young
Credit: Images by Tane Sinclair-Taylor. New research has revealed that the short lives and violent deaths of some of coral ...
Picture imperfect: Eliminating asthma triggers through smartphones
Credit: Fannie Mae WASHINGTON - Children's National is among five awardees sharing $10 million in funding under Fannie Mae's Sustainable ...
Scientists create new standard genome for heavily studied worm
Credit: Marie-Anne Félix, Ecole Normale Supérieure ITHACA, N.Y. - A new Cornell University-led study finds that the genome for a ...
Embedded psychiatrist in pediatric clinic improves evaluation access, short-term treatment
BOSTON-- A novel method of embedding child psychiatric care in an urban pediatrics clinic was found to be feasible and ...
Karen Fischer wins top honor in seismology
Credit: Karen Fischer SAN FRANCISCO--The Seismological Society of America (SSA) will present its highest honor, the 2019 Harry Fielding Reid ...
Systems biology of antibiotics
Credit: Joerg Fuchs Bacteria have fascinating properties. They adapt excellently to their respective environment, and they existed long before humans. ...
New in Ethics & Human Research, May-June 2019
Parent experiences when approached for research in a pediatric intensive care unit, the role of inclusion benefits in ethics committee ...
Vadim Gladyshev to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Vadim Gladyshev, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, to present at the 6th Aging ...
New leaf shapes for thale cress
From genes to leaf shape via growthCredit: Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Anyone who looks at their bowl ...