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New CDC study details county-level distribution of seven diseases spread by blacklegged ticks
Annapolis, MD; June 8, 2022—As surveillance for ticks and the disease-causing germs they spread improves, so does Americans' access to...
URI chemist earns DOE Early Career Award to study potential fuel cell chemical reaction
KINGSTON, R.I.– June 8, 2022 — With an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy, a University of...
Zoom fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic
Zoom fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with depression, loneliness, and food insecurity. Higher levels of Zoom fatigue correlated...
Bridging Specialties™: Timely Diagnosis for ILD Patients
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and Three Lakes Foundation are announcing a steering committee of experts in the...
Uncovering a novel way to bring to Earth the energy that powers the sun and stars
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have uncovered critical new details about fusion...
The secret lives of Darwin’s finches reveal daily commutes the equivalent of 30 soccer fields
Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behaviour of medium ground finches in the Galapagos Islands. A...
Preventing adverse birth outcomes could boost education, income
Reducing the excess prevalence of low birthweight, preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age birth in low- and middle-income countries may lead to...
Birds win in coffee landscapes with forests and shade trees
A new study finds that two conservation strategies provide complementary benefits to native birds found in coffee-growing regions. Setting aside...
Male-skewed sex ratios among North American settlers led to women marrying earlier and men later, in study of St. Lawrence Valley colonies
Male-skewed sex ratios among North American settlers led to women marrying earlier and men later, in study of St. Lawrence...
Trial examines combo immunotherapy for treatment-resistant ovarian cancer
A new clinical trial studying the effectiveness of a combination of immunotherapy treatments could be more effective for patients with...
Custom program helps people living with diabetes control blood sugar, weight
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Study results from three clinical trial sites show that a WW International, Inc. (“WeightWatchers” or...
Grain boundaries go with the flow
HOUSTON – (June 6, 2022) – Rice University engineers who mimic atom-scale processes to make them big enough to see...
DNA moves steadily during interphase, providing cells robust housekeeping system
Researchers in Japan have discovered that the local DNA motion inside of human cells remains steady throughout interphase, where the...
Novel immunotherapy mechanism suppresses breast cancer development
Credit: Emanuela Marchese, PhD Journal Journal of Experimental Medicine DOI 10.1084/jem.20201963 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Animals...
Portable sensor technology aims to quickly detect foodborne contaminants outside the lab
An international team led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst food and environmental virologist has received a $750,000 USDA National...
Fecal transplant throws new light on inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease is accompanied by a number of changes in the intestines, such as a change in epithelial permeability,...
New research shows long-term personality traits influence problem-solving in zebra finches
Personality is not unique to humans. New research published in the Royal Society Open Science journal demonstrates that zebra finches...
Researchers establish a profile of the COVID-19 deceased based on the analysis of 140 cases of complete autopsies
Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD) –acute lung injury– in proliferative phase. This is the...
New insight: Socio-economic disparities in physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
A study conducted by Assistant Professor KYAN Akira (Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment) and Professor TAKAKURA...
University of Jyväskylä project wants to replace passwords with a more secure solution
Our everyday lives are protected by passwords on many levels. Passwords protect our personal information, finances and private communications. However,...
