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UTA optimizing delivery of possible COVID-19 medication for underserved communities
A supply chain for COVID-19 medicationCredit: UT Arlington Working with artificial intelligence, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is...
Study reports high level of hazardous drinking among Pacific Islander young adults in US
UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally tailored approaches to encourage this neglected population to seek behavioral health treatmentCredit: UCR School...
New book shows how ancient Greek writing helps us understand today’s environmental crises
University of Illinois classics professor Clara Bosak-Schroeder writes about how the ancient Greeks thought about natural resourcesCredit: Photo by Jon...
UCLA researchers develop chemistry needed to create marijuana breathalyzer
Credit: Jesse Herring UCLA chemists have reported the key chemical discovery necessary for the creation of a small, electronic marijuana...
Dartmouth’s Katherine Mirica wins National Teacher-Scholar Honor
Award recognizes work in the classroom and laboratoryCredit: Photo: Eli Burakian/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - May 4, 2020 - Katherine...
How are you doing? Researchers hope to measure well-being at global scale
With website, UC San Diego School of Medicine scientists will monitor health and well-being during and after pandemicCredit: UC San...
Veterans battle homelessness long after discharge from the military
New study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine documents the 'sleeper effec't among veterans who become homeless years after...
Germline genomic profiles of children, young adults with solid tumors to inform managementand treatment
New Cleveland Clinic study demonstrates importance of genetics evaluation, genetic testingCredit: Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND - A new Cleveland Clinic study...
Potato power: Spuds serve high quality protein that’s good for women’s muscle
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Researchers from McMaster University have found that the potato, primarily known as a starchy vegetable,...
Grandfamilies: New study uncovers common themes and challenges in kinship care
George Mason University study provides framework to help social workers and other practitioners develop best practices for working with growing...
Simulations forecast nationwide increase in human exposure to extreme climate events
Credit: Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 5, 2020 -- By 2050, the...
Canadian chiropractors remove vaccination info on websites after media coverage
Credit: Photo courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 5, 2020) - Media pressure on chiropractors advocating against vaccinations has led...
Supercapacitor promises storage, high power and fast charging
Credit: Xiaonan Hu, Penn State A new supercapacitor based on manganese oxide could combine the storage capacity of batteries with...
ATS announces GSK grants to support COVID-19 crisis fund’s research and outreach efforts
Credit: ATS New York, NY - May 5, 2020 - Today, the American Thoracic Society announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has...
Project expands use of metal catalysts for drug discovery
$1.5 million project could lead to more effective drugs at lower dosagesCredit: University of Houston The use of metals in...
Cognition and gait speed often decline together, study shows
Mexican Americans at higher riskCredit: UT Health San Antonio Do thinking and walking go hand in hand in determining the...
Race-specific lupus nephritis biomarkers
Findings have implications for early diagnosis and new treatmentsCredit: University of Houston University of Houston Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz...
Four years of calculations lead to new insights into muon anomaly
For two decades, physicists have been trying to reconcile a gap between theoretical and experimental data on a particle called...
Plants pass on ‘memory’ of stress to some progeny, making them more resilient
Credit: Sally Mackenzie research group/Penn State By manipulating the expression of one gene, geneticists can induce a form of "stress...
Study: could dark matter be hiding in existing data?
Current experiments' detectors and data analyses efforts could be refocused to seek out newly suggested types of dark matter signals...
