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From AI to electric snowplows, WVU researcher explores ways to modernize roadway maintenance
Motivated by extreme weather events like the 2021 winter storm in Texas, one West Virginia University researcher is looking to...
Postdoctoral research experience gets major boost at Pennington Biomedical
Former Pennington Biomedical Research Center Executive Director Dr. Claude Bouchard and his wife, Monique Chagnon, were celebrated at a luncheon...
NIH scientists find treatment for rare genetic skin disorder
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have identified genomic variants that cause a rare and severe...
DOE award to Zap Energy for fusion pilot plant design
Zap Energy was selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) today for support of the conceptual design of a fusion...
Only 16 US states provide free, detailed and updated suicide data from their prison systems, with 13 states providing incomplete data that was not always free, 8 states providing sparse or old data, and 13 states providing no data at all
Only 16 US states provide free, detailed and updated suicide data from their prison systems, with 13 states providing incomplete...
Facility dogs in children’s hospitals benefit both patients and staff
Full-time hospital facility dogs can provide valuable support during terminal illness and help gain patients’ cooperation, according to a new study...
Researchers describe the life cycle of four species of the world’s most venomous caterpillars, genus Lonomia Walker, and discover new parasitoids and host plants
Researchers describe the life cycle of four species of the world's most venomous caterpillars, genus Lonomia Walker, and discover new...
COVID-19 lockdowns linked to less accurate recollection of event timing
Participants in a survey study made a relatively high number of errors when asked to recollect the timing of major...
Overfishing linked to rapid evolution of codfish
The overfishing of codfish spanning the second half of the 20th century indicates that human action can force evolutionary changes...
Special Issue of Health Equity devoted to veterans issues
A special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Health Equity titled “Improving Care for Veterans Through Health Equity Research" includes 13 articles...
Under pressure: Foundations of stellar physics and nuclear fusion investigated
Research using the world’s most energetic laser has shed light on the properties of highly compressed matter – essential to...
Computational biologist Tal Einav joins LJI faculty
LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is pleased to welcome biophysicist and immune system researcher Tal Einav, Ph.D.,...
Examining loneliness and problem drinking in the Hispanic community
In 2018 the government of the United Kingdom created the captivatingly singular position of “Minister of Loneliness,” validating that loneliness...
New study highlights need for expanded application of prism adaptation treatment for spatial neglect
East Hanover, NJ. May 31, 2023. A team of rehabilitation researchers discovered that prism adaptation therapy (PAT) was as beneficial...
NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter’s atmosphere
There’s an intriguing exoplanet out there – 400 light-years out there – that is so tantalising that astronomers have been...
Experts assess state of the art in the treatment and management of cerebral palsy
Amsterdam, May 31, 2023 – Although cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood-onset disability, there are very few evidence-based...
Paleontologists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida
About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres — extinct relatives of elephants — died in or near...
Enhanced treatment helps fast nicotine metabolizers quit smoking
A study from Vanderbilt researchers has found that enhanced treatment support can help smokers who have more difficulty quitting because...
Phenomenal phytoplankton: Scientists uncover cellular process behind oxygen production
Take a deep breath. Now take nine more. According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of those...
Male babies “talk” more in the first year than female babies do
Young babies make many squeals, vowel-like sounds, growls, and short word-like sounds such as “ba” or “aga.” Those precursors to...
