Many consumers misinterpret food date labels, yet use them with confidence
Consumer education is needed to increase understanding of food date labels according to a new study in the Journal of ...
First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA analysis
With a living descendant's DNA sample, a team of researchers have identified the remains of John Gregory, engineer aboard HMS ...
New mutation raises risk for AFib, heart failure for people of color
Study published in JAMA CardiologyCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new mutation found in a gene associated with an increased risk of ...
UAB spinoff to treat chronic respiratory disease announces $3 million seed funding
ResBiotic Inc. will use the money to develop and commercialize groundbreaking probiotic formulations for lung health.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - ...
Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
LANL scientists contribute to comprehensive sea-level rise projectionsCredit: (photo by Jeremy Harbeck, NASA Icebridge). LOS ALAMOS, N.M., May 5, 2021-- ...
Kessler Foundation studies new option for treating neck pain in active-duty military
The Geneva Foundation funds two-year study of Cervigard Neck Collar in active-duty service members with neck pain. The study is ...
Dark matter detection
UD's Singh and collaborators propose repurposing tabletop sensors to search for dark matterCredit: Photo by Evan Krape, photo composite by ...
Supersymmetry-inspired microlaser arrays pave way for powering chip-sized optical systems
Credit: University of Pennsylvania The field of photonics aims to transform all manner of electronic devices by storing and transmitting ...
Rapid rovers, speedy sands: fast-tracking terrain interaction modeling
Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Granular materials, such as sand and gravel, are an interesting class of materials. They can ...
Rein Ulijn receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
Ulijn is the second ASRC faculty member in just two years to receive the Department of Defense's most prestigious single-investigator ...
Depression part of daily life for many Black Canadians
University of Ottawa study finds nearly two-thirds of Black individuals in Canada suffer severe depressive symptoms with women worse affectedCredit: ...
New, almost non-destructive archaeogenetic sampling method developed
A new method that allows the almost non-destructive extraction of genetic material from archaeological human remainsCredit: Photo: Kiss Pál Museum ...
Examining the one-two punch of malaria drugs
Why the combination medicines both help and hurt each otherCredit: University of Houston When a mosquito begins to nibble on ...
How a Yale scientist and REM star named an ant for a Warhol ‘Superstar’
Credit: Phil Hoenle The ant came in a small vial of ethanol, sealed in a plastic bag, and packed in ...
Crohn’s disease patients have specific IgG antibodies to human bacterial flagellins
Knowledge of the specific flagellins that drive the pathogenic immune response in Crohn's disease is a step toward a potential ...
Distinguished diabetes researcher named 2021 Hamm prize laureate
Credit: University of Exeter Medical School, U.K. OKLAHOMA CITY - Andrew T. Hattersley, DBE, FMedSci, FRS, has been named the ...
Cardiovascular disease could be diagnosed earlier with new glowing probe
Credit: Angelo Frei / Imperial College London Researchers have created a probe that glows when it detects an enzyme associated ...
Research confirms trawl ban substantially increases the abundance of marine organisms
Credit: CityU's State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution Biodiversity is of crucial importance to the marine ecosystem. The prohibition of ...
New project to promote COVID-19 vaccination
Credit: Pixabay/geralt Patients with compromised health conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, are at enhanced risk of contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, these ...
The ants, bees and wasps of Canada, Alaska and Greenland – a checklist of 9250 species
Credit: Henri Goulet Knowing what species live in which parts of the world is critical to many fields of study, ...