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April 1, 2026

Three Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine

Three faculty members at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine...

A group photo of the participants in the SELINA second thematic workshop

Advancing solutions: SELINA gathers members and stakeholders for the second thematic workshop

The second SELINA thematic workshop took place from 2-5 October 2023 in Madrid, Spain, hosted by SELINA’s partner Rey Juan...

Professor Martha Clokie (left) and Dr Anisha Thanki

Funding will help further development of bacteriophages to combat disease on a commercial scale

Pioneering work to develop effective and safe bacteriophages to combat disease has received an £800,000 boost.Credit: University of Leicester Pioneering...

NJIT awarded $6 million from the National Science Foundation to commercialize campus inventions

NJIT has secured a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to translate science and engineering discoveries into...

Immune system ageing can be revealed by CT scan

Thymus, a small and relatively unknown organ, may play a bigger role in the immune system of adults than was...

UTA receives grant for database to track carbon in soil

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington has received a $450,000 grant from the U.S....

Sarah Kimmins, a CRCHUM researcher and professor at Université de Montréal

Worldwide fertility crisis: Why men really need a hand from science

Montreal, October 13, 2023—Infertility now affects one in six couples of reproductive age according to the World Health Organisation. About half...

Novel catalyst for green production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) led by Associate Professor Lu Jiong from the Department...

Landmark publication calls for increased attention to workplace mental health

A landmark scientific article on the workplace as a major determinant of health is published today (Thursday, 12 October) in...

OmicsSuite: A customized and pipelined suite for analysis and visualization of multi-omics big data

Abstract:Credit: Horticulture Research Abstract: With the advancements in high-throughput sequencing technologies such as Illumina, PacBio, and 10X Genomics platforms, and...

Study highlights concerns and preferences of residents regarding police involvement in mental health crisis response

PHILADELPHIA (October 11, 2023) – Police officers often respond to incidents that do not involve crime or immediate threats to...

New research shows how brain inflammation in children may cause neurological disorders such as autism or schizophrenia

UNDER EMBARGO until 2 pm Oct 12, 2023Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine UNDER EMBARGO until 2 pm Oct...

Over 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 years

Credit: Dr Benjamin Davison, University of Leeds Over 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 years ...

“A new era in brain science”: Salk researchers unveil human brain cell atlas

LA JOLLA (October 12, 2023)—Salk Institute researchers, as part of a larger collaboration with research teams around the world, analyzed...

An electrical switch to control chemical reactions

New pharmaceuticals, cleaner fuels, biodegradable plastics: in order to meet society’s needs, chemists have to develop new synthesis methods to...

Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research shows

NEWPORT, Ore. – Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific...

Researchers construct first “multiome” atlas of cell development in the human cerebral cortex from before birth to adulthood

A team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Yale University School of Medicine has...

Texas A&M-led team receives USDA grant to study cattle respiratory disease prevention

Researchers from the Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical...

FAO and IWMI’s milestone book gives actionable guidelines on water quality for agriculture

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) co-launched “Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and...

New book imagines society based on animal rights