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TIER2 announces the awardees of the reproducibility network open call
The Horizon Europe funded TIER2 project (enhancing Trust, Integrity and Efficiency in Research through next-level Reproducibility) has announced the two...
Digital health ethics for precision medicine in palliative care
A new article in the peer-reviewed OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology examines the ethical, equity, and societal/relational implications of digital health...
Screening sharply improves lung cancer long-term survival
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Diagnosing early-stage lung cancer with low-dose CT screening dramatically improves the long-term survival rate of cancer...
‘Hot’ new form of microscopy examines materials using evanescent waves
Conventional microscopes irradiate a sample, usually with light or electrons. Any reflected or scattered radiation can be used to build...
An ammonia trail to exoplanets
They reveal the origin of wine, the age of bones and fossils, and they serve as diagnostic tools in medicine....
Online shopping for tobacco products rises with California flavor restrictions
Online shopping for cigarettes and vaping products increased significantly in the weeks following the implementation of SB-793, a 2022 California...
Mountain goats seek snow to shake off insects
Losing summer snow patches may hit mountain goats hard, according to a study that suggests that goats seek out snow...
Bisphenol A and asthma in mice
The “hygiene hypothesis” posits that allergic asthma can be triggered by a childhood environment that is too clean and sterile....
Previous genetic association studies involving people with European ancestry may be inaccurate
Researchers have found that previous studies analyzing the genomes of people with European ancestry may have reported inaccurate results by...
A cutting-edge approach to tackling pollution in Houston and beyond
With its notoriously hot and humid climate and robust industrial environment, Houston is one of the most ozone-polluted cities in...
Passion for vascular disease research yields $5 million in NIH funding for Yabing Chen
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Yabing Chen, Ph.D., has been awarded two National Institutes of Health grants totaling more than $5 million...
Researchers reveal true crabs’ epic ancient odyssey from sea to land and back again
Crabs are unique and continuously evolving animals, often moving their lifestyles out of marine environments for other environments to do...
Oran Young awarded the Mohn Prize 2024
During his long career, Oran Young has been a strong promoter of geopolitical attention to the Arctic. He is a...
New study sheds light on Adélie penguins’ reliance on declining sea ice during molt
EMBARGOED UNTIL: 6, NOVEMBER, 2023, 3 PM US EASTERNCredit: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue EMBARGOED UNTIL: 6, NOVEMBER, 2023, 3 PM US...
Frailty status in older adults associated with more adverse events after surgery
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Nov. 6, 2023 – A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that...
Success of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in fighting dengue may be underestimated
The fight against dengue fever has a new weapon: a mosquito infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the spread...
Written in the stars: WVU astrophysicists set to receive Shaw Prize, the ‘Nobel of the East’
For Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico set off a sequence of life...
Inconsistent uptake of US Federal Child and Adult Care Food Program means children lack access to nutritious food
Ann Arbor, November 6, 2023 – Current participation rates in the US federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)...
Threatened sharks and rays caught off Cyprus
Sharks and rays from threatened species are being caught off northern Cyprus, according to a new study by scientists who...
European wildcats avoided introduced domestic cats for 2,000 years
University of Oxford news releaseCredit: Saving Wildcats University of Oxford news release Strict embargo until Monday, 6 November, 2023. 11.00...
