American Indian and Alaska native men less likely to receive prostate cancer screening
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 5, 2023 – New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that American Indian and Alaska Native men are less...
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Zap Energy charts roadmap for measuring fusion gain
In the race to develop fusion energy, each unique approach requires its own specialized techniques to determine net energy gain, an equation balancing energy in...
Researchers find major link between cardiovascular health and disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff tendinitis
People with higher risks of cardiovascular disease are significantly more likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and rotator cuff tendinitis, according...
Startups to unveil cutting-edge point-of-care technologies at Boston medtech event
June 2, 2023Credit: JODIE ANDRUSKEVICH PHOTO June 2, 2023 Contact: Emily Gowdey-Backus, 978-934-3369 or [email protected] Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944 or [email protected] Startups to unveil...
Scientific publishers and funding agencies unite in favor of racial and ethnic diversity in research
Making the research ecosystem more diverse and inclusive has been, in recent years, one of the main concerns of the Global Research Council (GRC) –...
Subtle signs of fluctuations in critical point search
UPTON, NY—Physicists analyzing data from gold ion smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for...
Multiple sclerosis more prevalent in Black Americans than previously thought
Multiple sclerosis has traditionally been considered a condition that predominantly affects white people of European ancestry. However, a new analysis conducted by a North American...
UVA-led discovery challenges 30-year-old dogma in associative polymers research
A University of Virginia-led study about a class of materials called associative polymers appears to challenge a long-held understanding of how the materials, which have...
BRAIN LOGISTICS: Missing link explains mRNA delivery in brain cells
Faraway, so close!Credit: Schuhmacher et al. (2023) / MPI-CBG Faraway, so close! “These publications provide a major advancement to elucidate the mechanisms underlying mRNA distribution...
‘Tipping the balance’ of immune cells from bad to good reverses multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice
According to the federal government’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, nearly 3 million people worldwide — with almost a third in the United...
nTIDE May 2023 Jobs Report: Job numbers rebound bringing people with disabilities close to previous high in employment
East Hanover, NJ – June 2, 2023 – In a sharp reversal, employment indicators rebounded for people with disabilities in May, according to today’s National...
Genomes of 233 primate species sequenced
Researchers from 24 countries have analyzed the genomes of 809 individuals from 233 primate species, generating the most complete catalog of genomic information about our...
Taming a frenzied immune system
Researchers at the University of Louisville have received $5.8 million in two grants from the National Institutes of Health to expand their work to better...
New grasshopper species from central Texas honor Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker
The central region of Texas is a known hotspot of biological wonders. For the last five years, Dr. JoVonn Hill, an Assistant Professor and Director...
UTHSC researchers’ work on human pangenome aids understanding of common chromosomal abnormality
Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have made a foundational discovery about chromosome biology through their work on the first-ever human pangenome...
