Genomic methods aid study of Seattle 2017-2022 Shigella outbreak
A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread. Additional ...
Over 4% of summer mortality in European cities is attributable to urban heat islands
Over four percent of deaths in cities during the summer months are due to urban heat islands, and one third ...
Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm
Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm Credit: Credit: Zhang Zhifei Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution ...
Ochsner Health opens Clearview Medical Complex in Metairie
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Ochsner Health leaders joined with Jefferson Parish officials today to celebrate the opening of Ochsner Medical Complex – Clearview ...
University of Alberta and Amii usher in a new wave of broadened AI research with the recruitment of 20 new AI Chairs
The University of Alberta and Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) are ushering in a next generation of Canadian AI research ...
Two Tufts faculty elected to world’s largest scientific society
Two Tufts faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific ...
With rapidly increasing heat and drought, can plants adapt?
At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think ...
Five UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Climate sensing. Neural circuits. Active matter. Molecular beam epitaxy. Multimedia learning. Five UC Santa Barbara professors in disciplines spanning geology ...
Stem cells provide a model to understand sensorineural hearing loss
Disabling hearing loss affects one in every ten people and up to 25% of people over 60, according to the ...
Aging | Clearance of p16Ink4a+ cells: limited effects on β-cell mass and proliferation in mice
“ we set out to explore the effects of removing p16Ink4a+ senescent cells on the proliferative capacity and mass of ...
UH scientist Eric Bittner elected as AAAS Fellow
University of Houston chemist and physicist Eric Bittner has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the ...
Scientists document two separate reservoirs of latent HIV in patients
CHAPEL HILL, NC – When people living with HIV take antiviral therapy (ART), their viral loads are driven so low ...
Call for abstracts and registration are open for ISSCR 2023 annual meeting 14-17 June 2023
Abstracts and registration are open for the ISSCR 2023 Annual Meeting, the most comprehensive gathering of scientists in stem cell ...
Self-help metacognitive therapy – which aims to reduce rumination – significantly reduces anxiety and depression symptoms in recovering heart disease patients, according to new randomized controlled trial
Self-help metacognitive therapy – which aims to reduce rumination – significantly reduces anxiety and depression symptoms in recovering heart disease ...
Β-blocker use associated with lower rates of violence
Reductions in violence are seen in individuals using Beta adrenergic-blocking agents (β-blockers) compared with periods that they are not taking ...
Global survey of attacks by large carnivores reveals distinct patterns in low- and high-income countries
Reports of large carnivore attacks on humans have increased since 1970, but the frequency and context of these attacks depends ...
When bugs swipe left
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. Or in the waxy coating on your skin, if you ...
Researcher helps build center for avian-influenza pandemic preparedness with NSF award
LAWRENCE — As humanity tries to find its footing after the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas is taking steps ...
The social code—deciphering the genetic basis of hymenopteran social behavior
Beginning with Darwin, biologists have long been fascinated by the evolution of sociality. In its most extreme form, eusocial species ...
New live bacterial product for stubborn superbug improves quality of life
Kevin Garey, professor of pharmacy practice and translational research at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting the ...
