New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
At the end of the last ice age, large herds of bison roamed across Europe. But by 1927, the European bison became extinct in the...
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Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned
Berkeley — A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques — prescribed burning, restoration thinning or a combination of both...
National policy aimed at reducing U.S. greenhouse gases also would improve water quality
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A climate policy that raises the price of carbon-intensive products across the entire U.S. economy would yield a side benefit of...
European Policy Lab gathers stakeholders to map forest policy opportunities and barriers
ForestPaths’ first Policy Lab convened stakeholders in Helsinki, Finland, on 27-29 September 2023. Nineteen carefully selected participants with diverse expertise – including research, policy, governance,...
Tat-heat shock protein 10 ameliorates age-related phenotypes in the hippocampus
“Mitochondrial dysfunction is a major cellular change observed in the hippocampus during aging.”Credit: Jung et al. “Mitochondrial dysfunction is a major cellular change observed in...
New AI-powered algorithm could better assess people’s risk of common heart condition
LA JOLLA, CA—A new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed by Scripps Research scientists could help clinicians better screen patients for atrial fibrillation (or AFib)—an irregular,...
MIT researchers observe a hallmark quantum behavior in bouncing droplets
In our everyday classical world, what you see is what you get. A ball is just a ball, and when lobbed through the air, its...
Karandeep Singh, MD, named inaugural Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health
Karandeep Singh, MD, has been recruited as the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation at University of California School of Medicine...
Black individuals more likely to experience inequities in early diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, new research shows
A new study out of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center has revealed disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease between...
Understudied cell in the brain could be key to treating glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-resistant cancers, with those diagnosed surviving for less than two years.Credit: Provided by Meenal Datta and TIME Lab at...
Sanford Burnham Prebys elects Lori Moore to its Board of Trustees
Sanford Burnham Prebys today announced that Lori Moore will join the Institute’s Board of Trustees.Credit: Lori Moore Sanford Burnham Prebys today announced that Lori Moore...
This Japanese ‘dragon’ terrorized ancient seas
Researchers have described a Japanese mosasaur the size of a great white shark that terrorized Pacific seas 72 million years ago.Credit: TAKUMI Researchers have described...
New study explores ways to reduce inflammation and preserve bone health with prunes
A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition shows daily consumption of prunes may reduce inflammation markers connected to bone signaling pathways and reduce...
Cannabis exposure linked to 1.5 times higher risk of unhealthy pregnancy outcomes
SALT LAKE CITY - In the past ten years, the percentage of Americans who use medical marijuana has more than doubled as state-level legalization becomes...
The silent killer gets louder as high blood pressure risks trend upward
Research from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TDMU) warns that rates of urgent dialysis and death are on the rise over the last decade in...
