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Eliminating mold after natural disasters is vital for those with mold allergy
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – Severe weather events such as hurricanes, floods and extreme precipitation have increased in recent...
Flaxseed allergy appearing more frequently – present in foods and other substances
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – Flaxseed is an increasingly popular ingredient in baked goods and other food products due...
Survey: 72% of eczema patients suffered poor mental health symptoms for 1-10 days in past month
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – People who suffer with atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly known as eczema, have an increased...
Community grant projects empower allergists to address barriers to allergy and asthma care
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – Beginning in 2021, The Allergists’ Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American College of...
Language barriers may cause some children to be underdiagnosed for allergic conditions
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – About 20% of the US population speaks a language other than English when they...
New typhoid conjugate vaccine Bio-TCV® approved in Indonesia
November 9, 2023, SEOUL, Republic of Korea and BANDUNG, Indonesia — The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization with...
Survey reveals 42% of primary care physicians are unfamiliar with biologics to treat asthma
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2023) – Biologics for the treatment of asthma were first introduced about 20 years ago. Since...
Liquid metals shake up century-old chemical engineering processes
Liquid metals could be the long-awaited solution to “greening” the chemical industry, according to researchers who tested a new technique...
Zooplankton in ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of plastics
AMHEST, Mass. – A collaborative research team lead by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently revealed that rotifers, a...
Scientists caution against a reliance on mechanical devices to clear water bodies of plastic
An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic...
Women produce skin temperature data that are just as predictable as men
Women produce physiological data that is just as predictable as men, at least when it comes to skin temperature. This...
UTSA’s Jessica Eise wins funding to advance climate science advocacy research
(San Antonio, November 9, 2023) — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Jessica Eise, an assistant professor of social and...
Vanderbilt and Duke awarded Moore Foundation grant to improve oversight of AI technology in health care systems
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Gordon...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announces Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
SEATTLE, W.A.—November 9, 2023—The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced the launch of...
Understanding the dynamic behavior of rubber materials
Rubber-like materials, commonly used in dampeners, possess a unique property known as dynamic viscoelasticity, enabling them to convert mechanical energy...
UTSA MATRIX AI Consortium receives $2 million to make AI more efficient
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2 million grant through its Emerging Frontiers in Research Initiatives (EFRI) program to investigators...
A breath of fresh air keeps drug-producing cells alive longer
EVANSTON, Ill. — In 2021, a Northwestern University-led research team received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract worth up...
Antibodies to cow’s milk linked to increased risk of cardiovascular death
Sensitivity to common food allergens such as cow’s milk and peanuts could be an important and previously unappreciated cause of...
Grant helps program expand distracted driving education to online learning
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates there were 42,795 deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes in 2022 in...
AI can map giant icebergs from satellite images 10,000 times faster than humans
AI can map giant icebergs from satellite images 10,000 times faster than humans Credit: Dr Anne Braakmann-Folgmann and the European Space Agency. AI can map giant...
