Diabetes patients on Medicare advantage plans more likely to have worse health, study finds
PITTSBURGH, July 7, 2022 – While patients with diabetes on Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to receive preventive treatments, ...
Researchers discover how sound reduces pain in mice
An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice. The findings, which ...
Performance-related bonuses for family healthcare workers in Brazil can improve the quality of primary health care, especially in more deprived areas
Performance-related bonuses for family healthcare workers in Brazil can improve the quality of primary health care, especially in more deprived ...
SwRI-led study provides new insights about surface, structure of asteroid Bennu
SAN ANTONIO — July 7, 2022 — When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu’s surface in 2020, forces ...
New research finds deep-sea mining noise pollution will stretch hundreds of miles
New research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Science examines the potential for underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations, ...
Study reveals yunnanozoans as the oldest known stem vertebrates
Scientists have long puzzled over the gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution of invertebrates to vertebrates. ...
When your older sibling chooses to stay in education for longer, so do you: new study suggests nature and nurture combine to link siblings’ educational attainment
When your older sibling chooses to stay in education for longer, so do you: new study suggests nature and nurture ...
Scientists react to planned cull of Swedish wolves
The Swedish Parliament recently presented its ambition to drastically reduce number of wolves in Sweden – from approximately 400 down ...
A new giant dinosaur gives insight into why many prehistoric meat-eaters had such tiny arms
A team co-led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleagues Juan Canale and Sebastian Apesteguía ...
The beginning of life: The early embryo is in the driver’s seat
One often thinks that the early embryo is fragile and needs support. However, at the earliest stages of development, it ...
USC Stem Cell scientists use mini-kidney models to identify potential drugs for polycystic kidney disease
In a new study in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the USC laboratory of Andy McMahon generated simple kidney-like structures called ...
New giant carnivorous dinosaur discovered with tiny arms like T. Rex
Tyrannosaurs (like the famous T. rex) is not the only group of giant carnivorous dinosaur with tiny arms. Researchers discovered ...
Experts predict top emerging impacts on ocean biodiversity over next decade
Lithium extraction from the deep sea, overfishing of deeper-water species, and the unexpected ocean impacts of wildfires on land are ...
Collaboration advances DNA-delivered antibodies to prevent COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA — (July 7, 2022) — Under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Joint Program Executive Office for ...
Study finds people who practice intermittent fasting experience less severe complications from COVID-19
Intermittent fasting has previously shown to have a of host of health benefits, including lowering the risk of diabetes and ...
New styrene production method improves stability, dehydrogenation activity
Styrene, the chemical used to make polymers and resins used in plastic, disposable containers, latex, synthetic rubber, insulation and more, ...
Less sex during menopause transition not linked to sexual pain
Having sex less often during the transition to menopause is not associated with an increased risk of developing pain with ...
Climate factors predict future mosquito activity
Increases in three climate factors—temperature, rainfall, and ocean warming —predicted mosquito population growth in Sri Lanka for the next one ...
World-first studies point way to preventing rheumatic fever
Research led by the University of Otago in New Zealand has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is ...
Ronald Koder-led CCNY team creates first ever VX neurotoxin detector
City College of New York associate professor of physics Ronald Koder and his team at the Koder Lab are advancing the field ...