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10% of high-latitude wilderness may be threatened by agriculture as the climate warms
Expansions in crop farming across the globe are the biggest driving force of biodiversity loss in the wild. Now, in...
Pinpointing the emergence of muddy flavors in your fish
Yuk! Musty, earthy or muddy-tasting fish is never going to go over well with the family. Perhaps you’ve tasted it...
First Nations-led A.I. technology holds promise for salmon recovery
Scientists and natural resource managers from Canadian First Nations, governments, academic institutions, and conservation organizations published the first results of...
Restoring the function of a human cell surface protein in yeast cells
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and most diverse group of cell surface proteins in humans. These receptors, which...
Scientists discover deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching
Scientists have discovered the deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching, more than 90 metres below the surface of the...
Regular health checkups may prevent the development of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)
Niigata, Japan - A new Japanese ecological study revealed that prefecture-specific participation rates for Specific Health Checkups (SHC participation rates)...
Rebates can offer solutions to California’s groundwater woes
Many aquifers in California and around the world are being drained of their groundwater because of the combined impacts of...
WVU partnering with industry to improve health, environmental outcomes for disadvantaged communities
A West Virginia University team of industrial engineers is looking to turn $800,000 worth of Environmental Protection Agency funding into direct...
Cizik School of Nursing researcher awarded $2.3M grant to evaluate post-pandemic eviction stress and mental health
During the COVID-19 pandemic, eviction moratoria prevented or delayed many people from experiencing homelessness. But now that the pandemic is...
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $6.4M NIH grant to develop deep learning model systems to understand mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
A five-year, $6.4 million grant to develop an integrated, multiscale artificial intelligence (AI) approach to study genetic factors associated with...
Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke
Fukuoka, Japan – Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function...
Fighting antimicrobial resistance with new drug combinations
Antimicrobial resistance – occurring when pathogens can survive antibiotic treatment – is one of the most rapidly emerging global public...
New institute aims to address gap in nation’s health care system through highly effective yet overlooked nutrition interventions
A newly launched, first-of-its-kind institute aims to address a glaring gap in the medical system by working to integrate food-based...
Going rogue: Scientists apply giant wave mechanics on a nanometric scale
Researchers have shown how the principles of rogue waves – huge 30-metre waves that arise unexpectedly in the ocean –...
Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovae
An advanced new three-dimensional (3D) computer simulation of the light emitted following a merger of two neutron stars has produced...
New RCSI-led study seeks to understand Cystic Fibrosis in young children in ‘new era’ of care
Wednesday, 18 October 2023: A major new study led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Children’s Health...
From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges
Ordinary pencil lead holds extraordinary properties when shaved down to layers as thin as an atom. A single, atom-thin sheet...
Immunogenicity and safety of an Escherichia coli-produced human papillomavirus (types 6/11/16/18/31/33/45/52/58) L1 virus-like-particle vaccine: a phase 2 double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
This study is conducted by the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine...
Do adult periodical cicadas actually feed on anything?
Annapolis, MD; October 18, 2023—Every so often, cicadas emerge above ground and blanket the earth with their exoskeletons while emitting...
New study uncovers profound impact of diet and genetically induced obesity on ovarian microenvironment at single-cell resolution
This study was led by Prof. Zi-Jiang Chen’ team from the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Shandong University, in collaboration...
