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Study model explores impact of police action on population health
Credit: University of Washington A specific police action, an arrest or a shooting, has an immediate and direct effect on...
With $3M grant, UArizona-led center to advance at-home health care technology
A multi-institution team led by the University of Arizona aims to develop clinically validated wearable technologies to remotely monitor patient...
Huge volcanic eruption disrupted climate but not human evolution
Credit: Steve Self, UC Berkeley New Brunswick, N.J. (July 9, 2021) -- A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000...
New 3D printable phase-changing composites can regulate temperatures inside buildings
Materials could be used to reduce excess energy usageCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Changing climate patterns have left...
Neonatal meningitis: the immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated
Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur Meningitis is associated with high mortality and frequently causes severe sequelae. Newborn infants...
Dying cells protect their neighbors to maintain tissue integrity
Cells undergoing cell death protect their neighbors to maintain tissue integrityCredit: © Institut Pasteur / Le?o Valon et Romain Levayer...
Major revamp of SNAP could eliminate food insecurity in the US
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Food insecurity is a major problem in the U.S., and...
UTIA researchers target food loss and waste reduction
COVID-19 effects on consumer and grocer behaviors included in studyCredit: Image by Shutterstock. Research suggests that 40% of food produced...
The giant panda’s mystery revealed
The evolution of the temporomandibular joint and premolar teeth enabled adaptation to bamboo dietCredit: Pekka Vallittu Although the giant panda...
Tetanus toxin fragment may treat depression, Parkinson’s disease and ALS
Credit: UAB Depression has been treated traditionally with inhibitors of serotonin reuptake in the central nervous system. These drugs do...
The incidence of COVID-19 in a Brazilian regional soccer league is one of the highest
Researchers analyzed almost 30,000 RT-PCR tests on swabs from 4,269 players in 2020: 11.7% turned out positive; the rate was...
Harvard-led physicists take big step in race to quantum computing
Team develops simulator with 256 qubits, largest of its kind ever createdCredit: Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer A team of physicists...
NIST uses method to understand the molecular underpinnings of a disease affecting corals
Credit: E. Andersson/NIST Coral reefs are a favorite spot for scuba divers and are among the world's most diverse ecosystems....
New project aims to help early detection of cancer by identifying high risk areas
Credit: Health Innovation Campus The Health Innovation Campus at Lancaster University has brought together a taskforce of experts for a...
Efficient genetic engineering platform established in methylotrophic yeast
Credit: DICP Pichia pastoris (syn. Komagataella phaffii), a model methylotrophic yeast, can easily achieve high density fermentation, and thus is...
New guidance for mental health
Many options for pandemic stressCredit: Flinders University In spite of many clinical options, people with mental health problems including eating...
RIXS demonstrates magnetic behaviour in nickelate superconductors
New findings in a new material bring us closer to understanding superconductivityCredit: Diamond Light Source The discovery of the first...
Turn off the blue light!
Researchers from University of Tsukuba in collaboration with Yamagata University scientists find that exposure to light with less blue before...
Discovery of a mechanism for efficient autophagosome formation
Revealing the molecular role of the most famous autophagy factorCredit: © Nobuo N. Noda Drs. Nobuo Noda (Director) and Tatsuro...
How robots and brain-computer interfaces could transform stroke patients’ recovery
Credit: BrainCo, Ltd. Strokes, which occur when the blood supply to part of our brain is interrupted or reduced, are...
