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Learning the language of molecules to predict their properties
Discovering new materials and drugs typically involves a manual, trial-and-error process that can take decades and cost millions of dollars....
nTIDE June 2023 Jobs Report: Employment hovers around all-time highs for people with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – July 7, 2023 – June’s job numbers remained around all-time highs for...
Uncovering secrets of plant regeneration
Ikoma, Japan – Plants have the unique ability to regenerate entirely from a somatic cell, i.e., an ordinary cell that...
CT with CTA versus MRI in patients with dizziness
Leesburg, VA, July 7, 2023—According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), patients discharged from...
The great weight debate: Researchers find all forms of weightlifting build strength and muscle, details matter less
Hamilton, ON, July 7, 2023 – Whether you use heavy or light weights, lifting them as many times as you...
Charles ‘Chipper’ Griffith named dean of UK College of Medicine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 6, 2023) — Charles “Chipper” Griffith III, M.D., has been named dean of the University of Kentucky College of...
With head and leg to the beautiful cut
Up to three million specimens, translated into human terms about twice as many inhabitants as Munich - that's how large...
Researchers discover drug-resistant, often deadly pathogen living in dogs’ ears, creating concern it may jump to humans
Hamilton, ON, July 7, 2023 – Scientists at McMaster University and India’s University of Delhi have discovered and isolated the...
Rice U. physicist to lead world’s longest-running nuclear collider experiment
HOUSTON – (July 7, 2023) – Rice University physicist Frank Geurts is one of two scientists elected to lead the world’s...
Building models to predict interactions in plant microbiomes
Plants, animals, and humans are all home to numerous microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. These form complex communities that...
Record-breaking tandem solar cell now with precise scientific explanations
"This achievement was possible because we at HZB have built up expertise in both silicon heterojunction technology and perovskite solar...
Climate-neutral air travel: Is it possible?
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have performed calculations to work out how air traffic could...
Produce prescription programs for patients with diabetes could save billions in healthcare costs, study shows
An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, it also could save the United States at least $40...
HKU chemists create the microspine with shape-transforming properties for targeted cargo delivery at microscale
In nature, it is common to find structures that combine both soft and hard material. These structures are responsible for...
Deciphering the association between uterine microbiota and fertility in dairy cows
Reduced fertility prolongs the interval from calving to conception in dairy cows, resulting in significant economic losses to dairy farms....
Arctic dust found to be a major source of particles that form ice crystals in Arctic low-level clouds
Researchers from Nagoya University and the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan have found that dust from land without...
Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
In a new study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found that altered B cell function in children with mitochondrial...
New Zealand kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated online world, researchers at the University of Otago,...
It worked in the Caribbean – What about here?
While there is extensive data on the high rates of HIV, STIs and unintended pregnancies among Black populations in the...
Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally
HAMILTON, ON (July 6, 2023) – A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population...
