Study reveals a protein called snail may play a role in healing brain injury
WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2023)--A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus provides a better understanding of how the brain responds...
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Revolutionary AI-enhanced model predicts wheat health across diverse soils using drone data
In agricultural and remote sensing research, accurately estimating wheat's Leaf Area Index (LAI) using unmanned aerial vehicle-based multispectral data is essential for monitoring crop health...
New study shows Transcendental Meditation significantly reduced PTSD and anxiety in frontline nurses during COVID-19 pandemic by more than half over a 3-month period
Frontline nurses who learned the Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) technique during the COVID-19 pandemic showed rapid and significant improvements in flourishing, PTSD, anxiety, and burnout over...
Researchers compare mental illness, gun violence rates in U.S., Australia and U.K.
Considerable attention has focused on mental illness as a major contributor to homicides in the United States. Serious mental illness affects more than 14 million...
New insight on electrochemical reactions – advancing the green transition
Electrochemical reactions are central to the green transitions. These reactions use the electric current and potential difference to carry out chemical reactions, which enables binding...
Doctors discover many patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic screen positive for malnutrition
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Eating food and absorbing its nutrients is an everyday occurrence, but this normal activity can look different for someone who suffers...
When is an aurora not an aurora?
The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights — the auroras — may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the...
A dynamic picture of how we respond to high or low oxygen levels
SAN FRANCISCO—December 8, 2023—It only takes holding your breath for slightly too long to understand that too little oxygen is bad for you. But can...
Evolving insights in blood-based liquid biopsies for prostate cancer interrogation
“In the United States, 288,300 new cases of prostate cancer are estimated for 2023 ”Credit: 2023 Bonfil and Al-Eyd. “In the United States, 288,300 new...
Milestones in Europe: First results in using new tools to tackle respiratory syncytial virus
Each year, an estimated 101,000 children below the age of 5 years die across the globe due to infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)....
nTIDE November 2023 Jobs Report: People with disabilities buck cooling trend, reaching new employment highs
East Hanover, NJ – December 8, 2023 – People with disabilities reached new highs for both employment-to-population ratio and labor force participation, bucking the economy’s...
Engaging heterosexual men more effectively could slash HIV infections in Uganda
A study looking at 15 years of HIV transmission and suppression in Uganda reveals how closing gender gaps in treatment could slash infection rates.Credit: Rakai...
A fork in the rhod: Janelia researchers unveil comprehensive collection of rhodamine-based fluorescent dyes
When Senior Scientist Jonathan Grimm came to Janelia 13 years ago, he didn’t know much about fluorescence or fluorescent dyes. But as an organic chemist who...
Texas A&M Institute part of national effort to harness nuclear laser fusion for limitless energy
Nuclear fusion, the process that powers the sun, is the ultimate source of energy for all life on Earth. On the sun, deuterium and tritium...
T cells tackle new ‘Pirola’ SARS-CoV-2 variant
LA JOLLA, CA—In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 "variant of concern" in patients in Israel and Denmark. Since then, this variant, dubbed BA.2.86 or...
