Remote height and weight measurements for children proven as accurate as in-person
BATON ROUGE – The increased popularity of telehealth and telemedicine in recent years has provided a new level of accessibility for patients to visit doctors...
NEWS INDEX
Wildfire smoke disproportionately affects California’s Indigenous communities, new research shows
Researchers using a novel method of measuring long-term wildfire smoke exposure have found that Indigenous communities in California are exposed to disproportionate amounts of dangerous...
Mapping the core senescence phenotype of human colon fibroblasts
“ despite the impact of aging on colon health and colon cancer, an atlas of the SASP produced by colon fibroblasts has not been established.”Credit:...
Unveiling rare diversity: the origin of heritable mutations in trees
Tropical trees are at the heart of this study. They are essential for climate regulation, maintaining biodiversity and providing crucial resources for many local communities....
Study uncovers the influence of the livestock industry on climate policy through university partnerships
MIAMI - The livestock industry's impact on climate change has long been a subject of concern, as detailed in the 2006 United Nations Food and...
Scientists identify new ‘regulatory’ function of learning and memory gene common to all mammalian brain cells
Johns Hopkins Medicine neuroscientists say they have found a new function for the SYNGAP1 gene, a DNA sequence that controls memory and learning in mammals,...
Radiation from massive stars shapes planetary systems
How do planetary systems such as the Solar System form? To find out, CNRS scientists taking part in an international research team1 studied a stellar...
AI meets green: The future of environmental protection with ChatGPT
A recent study introduce a novel paradigm combining ChatGPT with machine learning (ML) to significantly ease the application of ML in environmental science. This approach...
A new channel for touch
Every hug, every handshake, every dexterous act engages and requires touch perception. Therefore, it is essential to understand the molecular basis of touch. “Until now,...
Rice lab finds better way to handle hard-to-recycle material
HOUSTON – (Feb. 29, 2024) – Glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP), a strong and durable composite material, is widely used in everything from aircraft parts to...
MSU co-authored study: 10 insights to reduce vaccine hesitancy on social media
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Effective population level vaccination campaigns are fundamental to public health. Countercampaigns, which are as old as the first vaccines, can disrupt...
New study: Deforestation exacerbates risk of malaria for most vulnerable children
Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have found a treatment...
Scientists develop novel RNA- or DNA-based substances to protect plants from viruses
Individually tailored RNA or DNA-based molecules are able to reliably fight off viral infections in plants, according to a new study by the Martin Luther...
Genetic research revealed several new fern species in tropical America
Researchers have clarified the evolutionary history of a previously poorly known group of ferns from the tropical rainforests of America using DNA methods. The study...
Young researcher makes surprising methane discovery in Yukon glaciers: “Much more widespread than we thought”
The helicopter’s rotor blades spin as its skillful pilot performs aerial acrobatics between the steep Yukon mountain sides where PhD student Sarah Elise Sapper is...
