Not such small things: Microplastics in our streams
UC Riverside scientists are taking a modern approach to studying a murky subject — the quantity, quality, and sources of microplastics in Los Angeles County’s...
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How electricity can heal wounds three times as fast
Chronic wounds are a major health problem for diabetic patients and the elderly – in extreme cases they can even lead to amputation. Using electric...
School discipline can be predicted, new research says. Is it preventable?
Berkeley — Rates of school discipline fluctuate widely and predictably throughout a school year and increase significantly faster for Black students than for their white counterparts, University...
Warming climate will affect streamflow in the northeast
Over the past 25 years, the Northeast has experienced the largest increase in extreme precipitation nationally. Prior research has shown that the amount of extreme...
Medical dramas influence thoughts on dangers from vaping, new Twitter analysis reveals
After three popular primetime medical dramas included storylines about health harms from using e-cigarettes, hundreds of people took to Twitter to comment – including some...
WVU addresses youth mental health crisis and critical provider shortage with innovative in-school programming
Mental health experts based at the West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences will soon be going into public schools in parts of the Mountain State to...
Therapeutic can seek and destroy potent opioid to treat overdoses
LA JOLLA, CA—A new therapeutic designed by Scripps Research chemists can alter the molecular structure of the potent opioid carfentanil, inactivating the opioid and reversing...
Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles
New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, showing a symbiotic relationship of one-sided...
nPOD honors Estefania Quesada Masachs for type 1 diabetes discoveries
LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) Instructor Estefania Quesada Masachs, M.D., Ph.D., has won the 2023 Young Investigator of the Year Award from...
p21 facilitates chronic lung inflammation via epithelial and endothelial cells
“Our results implicate p21 as a critical regulator of chronic bronchitis and a driver of chronic airway inflammation and lung destruction.”Credit: 2023 Levi et al....
UCF scientist publishes book on emergence of new pathogens
Climate change may be linked to an increase in the emergence of new pandemics, according to a new book published by an internationally recognized College...
Oregon State researchers make breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or smokey flavors in wine made...
Coastal species persist on high seas on floating plastic debris
The high seas have been colonized by a surprising number of coastal marine invertebrate species, which can now survive and reproduce in the open ocean,...
Female butterflies breed despite male shortage
Female monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate – even when a parasite kills most of the males, new research shows.Credit: Rutagarama et al...
Novel, highly sensitive biosensor set to transform wearable health monitoring
Wireless wearable biosensors have been a game changer in personalized health monitoring and healthcare digitization because they can efficiently detect, record, and monitor medically significant...
