UCLA study: Concrete’s carbon absorption barely offsets cement production emissions
Concrete may absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but the process is far too slow and limited to counteract the emissions generated by cement production,...
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Study reveals how NF1 loss enables ER-positive breast cancer bone metastasis
A Baylor College of Medicine-led research team has identified a molecular route by which estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cells may become especially capable of...
Nanoscience and Liquid Crystals Unite in Functional Hybrids With Transformative Applications
Liquid crystals are best known as the active materials inside televisions, smartphones, and computer monitors. Yet their scientific potential extends far beyond the familiar world...
How New Complex Conditions Influence Medicare Advantage Enrollment Decisions
A new complex medical diagnosis may do more than reshape a patient’s treatment plan. It may also influence which health insurance system that patient chooses,...
Delayed antiviral response in alveolar type 2 cells heightens influenza susceptibility
Influenza A virus (IAV) may target the lung’s most vulnerable cells not because they allow the virus to enter more efficiently, but because they are...
Dryland dumpsites could be overlooked hotspots of microplastic pollution
Dryland dumpsites may be doing far more than storing discarded plastic. A new review suggests that the intense sunlight, dramatic temperature swings, abrasive winds and...
UC Study Finds Too Few Eligible Americans Discuss Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer screening can detect tumors before symptoms appear, when treatment is more likely to succeed, yet a national analysis suggests that the conversation needed...
Designing Better Biomedical Hydrogels Through Molecular Building Blocks and Hierarchical Structures
A new review suggests that the next generation of biomedical hydrogels could be designed less like uniform gels and more like precisely engineered miniature landscapes,...
Study finds mergers reduce company costs without lowering consumer prices
A corporate merger can make medicines cheaper to produce without making them cheaper to buy. New research examining the 2019 combination of the consumer healthcare...
Genetic evidence links sleep disruption to hemorrhoidal disease, revealing a hidden connection
Perianal diseases, including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and anal fistulas, affect millions of people and are often attributed to constipation, straining, sedentary behavior, pregnancy, or dietary...
UVA Faculty Join Inaugural ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Academy
Three University of Virginia computer science professors have been selected among the inaugural 80 members of the Software Engineering Academy, a new international honor society...
Oral Therapy Shields Healthy Mouse Tissue From Radiation Damage
A single oral dose of an experimental therapy protected mice from otherwise lethal whole-body radiation while leaving radiation’s ability to attack cancer intact, according to...
University of Oklahoma Researchers Chosen for Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission
The University of Oklahoma has emerged as a major participant in the U.S. Department of Energy’s ambitious Genesis Mission, a national effort to accelerate scientific...
Pitt study: Low-frequency brain stimulation improves speech, swallowing after traumatic brain injury
Deep brain stimulation may offer a new way to restore speech and swallowing after traumatic brain injury, according to a proof-of-concept study from the University...
LASIK Versus Contact Lenses for Correcting Myopia
Myopia correction has long been framed as a choice between permanence and flexibility: laser surgery can reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses and contact lenses,...