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Study casts doubt on impact of menthol-flavored tobacco ban
A ban on the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on track to...
Vision improvement is long-lasting with treatment for blinding blood vessel condition
New research shows that a treatment for retinal vein occlusion yields long-lasting vision gains, with visual acuity remaining significantly above...
Researchers demonstrate label-free super-resolution microscopy
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new measurement and imaging approach that can resolve nanostructures smaller than the diffraction limit...
The protein that keeps the pancreas from digesting itself
LA JOLLA—(April 21, 2022) Every day, your pancreas produces about one cup of digestive juices, a mixture of molecules that...
Bonds from the past: A journey through the history of protein synthesis
The genetic information stored in DNA is “decoded” to form proteins via the process of translation. This involves the formation...
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers detect coronavirus particles with “slow light”
Despite all the bad news the COVID-19 pandemic brought upon the world, it has helped us gain a better perspective...
Symptom data help predict COVID-19 admissions
Researchers at Lund University and Uppsala University are conducting one of the largest citizen science projects in Sweden to date....
Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world
Crows and ravens are well known for their black color and the harsh “caw” sound they make. They are intelligent...
‘Whup’ and ‘grumble’ calls reveal secrets of humpback whales
Sounds made by humpback whales – including a previously unknown call – have given researchers a glimpse of their lives...
Western University researchers urge legislation to end organ donation anonymity
Philadelphia, April 21, 2022 – A team of researchers at Western University is calling for an end to a long-held,...
Women with long COVID-19 syndrome have more symptoms
A new study found that females with Long COVID-19 syndrome were more symptomatic than males. Females were statistically significantly more...
Illinois Tech’s CyberHawks win record-breaking national cybersecurity championship
CHICAGO—April 20, 2022—A team of students from Illinois Institute of Technology’s cybersecurity student organization CyberHawks won the National Centers of Academic Excellence in...
For neurons, where they begin isn’t necessarily where they end
The making of a human brain remains a mostly mysterious process that races from an embryonic neural tube to more...
Providing a potential treatment option to infants where there is none
A little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight,...
Scripps Oceanography-led study predicts climate change accelerates ocean currents
An international team led by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego used computer model simulations to...
Opioid-related deaths affecting more younger adults, study finds
From 2003 through 2020, as opioid-related mortality in Ontario, Canada increased five-fold, the age distribution also shifted downward – with...
Getting to the root of corn domestication; knowledge may help plant breeders
A unique confluence of archeology, molecular genetics and serendipity guided a collaboration of Mexican and Penn State researchers to a...
Women make up slightly over a quarter of first authors in The Lancet, JAMA and NEJM, with no improvement between 2002 and 2019
Women make up slightly over a quarter of first authors in The Lancet, JAMA and NEJM, with no improvement between...
Antidepressants are not associated with improved quality of life in the long run
Over time, using antidepressants is not associated with significantly better health-related quality of life, compared to people with depression who...
Cannabis poisoning cases in pets have increased significantly
A survey of veterinarians in the U.S. and Canada highlights mounting cases of cannabis poisoning among pets and sheds new...
