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A breakthrough in big data processing helps trace chemicals in complex mixtures
An international team of scientists led by Tomáš Pluskal from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech...
Astronomers find missing link for water in the Solar System
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have detected gaseous water in the planet-forming disc around the star V883...
Virginia Tech researchers study PTSD effects on bystanders
The traditional line of thought is that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is caused by directly experiencing the traumatic event. However,...
Dementia the top COVID-19 risk factor for seniors in care
In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, dementia was the dominant risk factor for the disease among residents...
Overweight in children in Sweden increased during the pandemic
“Given that Sweden was one of the countries that did not have a lockdown during the pandemic, this increase is...
Men over 65 are at greater risk than women of skull fractures from falls
Each year, more than 3 million people ages 65 and older are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries. Head...
Paving a smoother path to manuscript publication
Shane Harper, DMS, PA-C, knows how difficult it is to launch a medical research journal and get it into the...
Scientists show how gene expression controls synaptic plasticity in the aging human brain
Scientific evidence shows how the cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is caused by the buildup of amyloid beta proteins,...
Two-year mission to study human impact on Europe’s seas and coastal regions
Europe’s coastlines are environments rich in biodiversity that also represent important sites of industry, culture, and heritage. Forty per cent...
To help dry forests, fire needs to be just the right intensity, and happen more than once
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest...
Spinal cord stimulation doesn’t help with back pain, says new review
Spinal cord stimulation, a medical technology suggested to treat people with chronic back pain, does not provide long-term relief and...
WormAtlas expanding beyond C. elegans with support from NIH
URBANA, Ill. – The National Institutes of Health recently pledged $2.6 million towards the Center for C. elegans Anatomy, also...
Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities
A research team led by the University of Göttingen has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for...
University Hospitals chairman of Orthopaedics and Browns’ head team physician James Voos, MD, receives NFLPS’ top research award
The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. James Voos, Head Team Physician...
Rensselaer researcher breaks through the clouds to advance satellite communication
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor of physics, applied physics, and astronomy, has devised a method to make communications...
Aging | Isoform-specific AMPK repression affects cognitive function in aged mice
“The study indicates that the aging process might have distinct impact on the signaling pathways associated with the AMPKα isoforms...
USAMRIID scientist Arthur M. Friedlander elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Arthur M. Friedlander, M.D., senior scientist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, has been elected Fellow...
Enhancing at-home COVID tests with glow-in-the dark materials
Researchers at the University of Houston are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance and improve rapid COVID-19 home tests. If you’ve...
UMass Chan investigators identify new pattern recognition system that monitors disease-causing bacteria in C. elegans
A study published in Immunity by physician-scientist Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, and MD/PhD students Nicholas D. Peterson and Samantha Y. Tse describes a...
Puzzle-solving behavior spreads through bumblebee colonies
Bumblebees learn to solve a puzzle by watching more experienced bees, and this behavioral preference then spreads through the colony,...
