Fish reveal cause of altered human facial development
Some substances in medicines, household items and the environment are known to affect prenatal child development. In a study published in Toxicological Sciences, researchers tested...
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New report adds heat to Levelling Up debate by revealing England’s most ‘insecure’ regions
Accessing stable employment with fair pay and predictable hours is harder for workers in the North and Midlands, which can severely affect their living standards,...
Women seeking credibility in health care feel ‘on trial,’ struggle with constraints of double binds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Having a chronic illness is a great deal of work, communication researchers have long known. But having an illness that is stigmatized,...
Polyps as pixels: innovative technique maps biochemistry of coral reefs
Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa are now able to create maps of coral...
State politics, industry drive planetary health education for K-12 students in US
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As much of the U.S. broils under record-setting temperatures, battles wildfires and is rocked by fierce storms, a new study suggests that...
Chi-Nu experiment ends with data to support nuclear security, energy reactors
The results of the Chi-Nu physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory have contributed essential, never-before-observed data for enhancing nuclear security applications, understanding criticality safety...
UTEP awarded $7 million to support Hispanic-serving institutions across the country
EL PASO, Texas (Sept. 27, 2023) — The University of Texas at El Paso has been chosen to become a center of thought leadership for...
Want to make better decisions? Ask for less information, not more
When people have to make a tough decision, their first instinct is usually to gather as much information as possible. Just one problem: according to...
Opportunities to improve lung cancer care for older patients
“With the majority of lung cancer patients being older than 65, it is imperative that actions are taken to encourage and facilitate clinical trials among...
UNF receives substantial legislative funding to combat nursing shortage
The University of North Florida has been awarded matching State legislative funding of nearly $800K based upon the School of Nursing's (SON) successful healthcare partnerships...
Lack of financial planning linked to higher risk of death in US and UK
People who are less socioeconomically advantaged have lower life expectancies, with a number of possible underlying mechanisms, such as less ability to spend on healthcare...
Researchers discover disease-causing stem cells in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients
Two nationally recognized experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston, Wa Xian and Frank McKeon, are reporting that five lung...
How liver cells become scarring, and worse
Hepatic fibrosis occurs when scar tissue replaces damaged cells in the liver. Over time, accumulating scarring distorts the liver, interferes with its blood supply and...
Insilico Medicine discovers novel dual targets for aging and disease using Microsoft BioGPT
As the cornerstone of popular chatbots including GPT-4, large language models (LLMs) trained on vast amounts of text data have been contributing to advances in...
Does form follow function? Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers advance understanding of why cell parts look the way they do
Scientists have long understood that parts of cells, called organelles, evolved to have certain shapes and sizes because their forms are closely related to how...
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