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FAU lands $4.2 million NIH grant for air quality and Alzheimer’s risks study
Worldwide, the practice of preparing agricultural fields by burning crop residue contributes large quantities of gaseous pollutants and aerosol particles...
University of South Florida scientist: Barnacles may help reveal location of lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 23, 2023) – A University of South Florida geoscientist led an international team of researchers to create...
Matthew Sfeir named 2023 Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
NEW YORK, August 23, 2023 — Physicist Matthew Sfeir is among 21 innovative mid-career scientists who will each receive $1.25...
Rare kidney disease is genetically decoded
When Dr. Bodo Beck first saw the three children of a family who had fled Syria sitting in his consultation...
Remoteness did little to reduce COVID-19 spread to Amazonian Tsimané
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Indigenous peoples suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing a lack of sovereignty, limited infrastructure and...
Steam condenser coating could save 460M tons of CO2 annually
If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then, every year, there could be 460 million fewer...
Osteoporosis: UAB-led study approved for a $13.9 million award to investigate prevention of bone fractures
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In osteoporosis, bones become brittle and fragile, putting them at high risk of fractures or breaks. These...
Weakly-solvating electrolyte enables ultralow temperature (-80 ℃) and high-power CFx/Li primary batteries
By selecting low melting point solvents and suitable salts and precisely tailoring Li+-coordinated environment via integration of low-affinity solvents with...
Sharing chemical knowledge between human and machine
Structural formulae show how chemical compounds are constructed, i.e., which atoms they consist of, how these are arranged spatially and...
Stealth BioTherapeutics will spotlight latest advancements in mitochondrial medicine at Targeting Mitochondria 2023, Berlin
BERLIN, Germany – Stealth BioTherapeutics, a front-runner in the world of mitochondrial medicine, is set to unveil its latest breakthroughs at...
Brown fluid dynamics researchers shed light on how partially submerged objects experience drag
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One of the most common and practically useful experiments in all of fluid dynamics involves holding an...
Catheter ablation in very old patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
“To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to have demonstrated the preventive effect of AF ablation...
Researchers decode new antibiotic
More and more bacterial pathogens are developing resistance. There is an increasing risk that common drugs will no longer be...
Heat related illnesses dramatically on the rise among US Veterans
Philadelphia, August 22, 2023 – Researchers report a statistically significant and clinically important increase in heat related illnesses among patients...
Scientists create 3D models of freshwater mussels to help save them from extinction
Scientists and imaging specialists have teamed up to help save one of the world’s most endangered groups of animals: freshwater...
JMIR Nursing Call for Papers Theme Issue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nursing
JMIR Nursing Editor-in-Chief: Elizabeth Borycki RN, PhD, FIAHIS, FACMI, FCAHS and theme editor Kenrick Dwain Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN...
Dog brains are tuned to female’s dog-directed speech
Dogs show greater brain sensitivity to the speech directed at them than to adult-directed speech, especially if spoken by women,...
Detecting a vast diversity of rainforest animals by swabbing their DNA from leaves
In the context of accelerating rates of global biodiversity loss, tracking changes in wildlife is instrumental to inform adaptive management...
Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack, but most don’t take it
For people who have experienced a heart attack or stroke, taking a daily aspirin has been shown to help prevent...
Almost half of all Israeli households suffer from SHS coming in from neighbors’ apartments or balconies
A new study from the School of Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University estimates that...
