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Sustainable cosmetics: harnessing cyanobacteria for natural active ingredients
The cosmetics industry is turning towards natural alternatives to chemical agents used in products to pave way towards a more...
Communities of color experienced fear and mistrust of institutions during COVID-19 pandemic
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A study led by researchers in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, has...
Pandemic prevention consortium announces new leadership team
Recognizing the many milestones it has reached in recent months, Strategies to Prevent Spillover, or STOP Spillover, a project funded...
The Trinity Family Foundation grants major gift to Center for BrainHealth to honor the memory of Al G. Hill, Jr.
The Trinity Family Foundation has pledged a generous $4 million gift to the Center for BrainHealth to advance the science...
DNA shows where Washington culvert replacements helped spawning salmon
To help struggling salmon populations, the state of Washington is legally required to replace hundreds of culverts that divert streams...
Unearthing the ecological impacts of cicada emergences on North American forests
WASHINGTON (October 19, 2023) – Every 13 or 17 years, billions of cicadas emerge from the ground to reproduce in...
With smartphone videos, clinicians can analyze human movement using open source “OpenCap” platform, 25x faster and at a fraction of the cost of labs
With smartphone videos, clinicians can analyze human movement using open source "OpenCap" platform, 25x faster and at a fraction of...
New study provides ‘genetic fingerprint’ indicating disease spread by sand flies may be gaining firm foothold in the United States
CHICAGO (October 19) — Scientists have new evidence that a tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is...
OU-led study documents new extremes in stratospheric water vapor
A University of Oklahoma-led article published in Geophysical Research Letters highlights newly measured extremes recorded during the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
Researchers document dramatic increase in advanced stage cervical cancer and deaths from cervical cancer in Appalachian Kentucky
While the overall incidence and death rates from cervical cancer have dropped in the U.S., the opposite has been occurring...
NUS scientists develop innovative magnetic gel that heals diabetic wounds three times faster
Diabetic patients, whose natural wound-healing capabilities are compromised, often develop chronic wounds that are slow to heal. Such non-healing wounds...
Cobalt-free battery for cleaner, greener power
High-capacity and reliable rechargeable batteries are a critical component of many devices and even modes of transport. They play a...
Scientists propose super-bright light sources powered by quasiparticles
An international team of scientists is rethinking the basic principles of radiation physics with the aim of creating super-bright light...
A change in rigidity switches the function of protein condensates involved in sensing touch
Touch plays a fundamental role in our physical, emotional, and social well-being. From a primary way of conveying emotions to...
Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) find that a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, inhibits autophagosome–lysosome fusion, and can therefore...
Electrical control of quantum phenomenon could improve future electronic devices
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new electrical method to conveniently change the direction of electron flow in some quantum materials...
10% of high-latitude wilderness may be threatened by agriculture as the climate warms
Expansions in crop farming across the globe are the biggest driving force of biodiversity loss in the wild. Now, in...
Pinpointing the emergence of muddy flavors in your fish
Yuk! Musty, earthy or muddy-tasting fish is never going to go over well with the family. Perhaps you’ve tasted it...
First Nations-led A.I. technology holds promise for salmon recovery
Scientists and natural resource managers from Canadian First Nations, governments, academic institutions, and conservation organizations published the first results of...
Restoring the function of a human cell surface protein in yeast cells
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and most diverse group of cell surface proteins in humans. These receptors, which...
