Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes
KINGSTON, R.I. — Aug. 24, 2023 — Plastics—in particular, microplastics—are among the most pervasive pollutants on the planet, finding their way into the air, water...
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Curious and cryptic: new leaf insects discovered
An international research team including the University of Göttingen has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects...
New study uses technology to protect children from preventable infections
Jan Ostermann, associate professor of health services policy and management, is leading a new project to increase vaccination uptake among children in rural and underserved areas....
Quantum computer unveils atomic dynamics of light-sensitive molecules
DURHAM, N.C. – Researchers at Duke University have implemented a quantum-based method to observe a quantum effect in the way light-absorbing molecules interact with incoming...
New startups join Argonne’s entrepreneurship program
Four new innovators recently joined Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory, as part of the program’s seventh cohort. Credit: (Image...
New approach to fighting malaria
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The mosquito-borne infectious disease malaria resulted in about 241 million clinical episodes and 627,000 deaths in 2020. In young children and pregnant women living...
Army team recognized for broad-spectrum snakebite antidote development program
Members of the Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management Office were recognized for program management excellence during the annual Military Health System Research Symposium...
Historic red tide event of 2020 fueled by plankton super swimmers
A major red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California in the spring of 2020, resulting in dazzling displays of bioluminescence along the coast....
MU researchers study barriers and facilitators to accessing health care in rural Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Rural Missourians often face more disparities in health outcomes than their urban and suburban counterparts, in part from challenges accessing health care...
CDI publishes paper showing dynamics of COVID-19’s pandemic peak
The SARS-CoV-2 virus swept across the globe at the beginning of 2020, and one of the earliest and hardest-hit areas of the United States was...
Social environment experienced by mothers influences sons’ reproductive tactics
Tsukuba, Japan—In the intense male-male competition for females, males often develop alternative reproductive tactics to achieve successful reproduction through unconventional means. These tactics often arise...
New MIT Press journal Rapid Reviews\Infectious Diseases will extend fight against disinformation to more infectious diseases and emerging pandemics
The MIT Press and UC Berkeley School of Public Health proudly announce the launch of Rapid Reviews\Infectious Diseases (RR\ID). Building on the accomplishments of Rapid...
KMOU researchers develop a novel algorithm for mitigating COVID-19 spread in ships
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected human lives and the global economy. In particular, cruise ship companies around the world are among the worst hit...
Patrolling honey bees exposes spread of antimicrobial resistance
Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighbourhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to research by Macquarie University scientists.Credit: Fry et...
Regardless of political party, Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug price negotiations
SAN DIEGO — August 28, 2023 — As the pharmaceutical industry ramps up efforts to fight the U.S. government’s historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program,...
