West Health-Gallup Poll: 70% of Americans uncomfortable with prospect of being admitted to nursing home
WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 12, 2023 — More than 40% of Americans say nursing homes are unsafe and 7 in 10 say they would be...
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Umass Amherst research finds benefits, risks in state-mandated school-based BMI assessments
A University of Massachusetts Amherst resource economist finds mandated in-school Body Mass Index (BMI) assessments adopted in varying forms by 24 states to combat childhood...
The earliest deep-sea vertebrates revealed by unusual trace fossils
Scientists discover missing evolution puzzle piece in 130-million-year-old rocks. The discovery is a result of an international collaboration, in which the Faculty of Sciences of...
UNIST and University of Ulsan College of Medicine to introduce groundbreaking HST curriculum in Korea!
In a significant collaboration, UNIST and the University of Ulsan College of Medicine (hereinafter ‘U of U College of Medicine’) have successfully developed a joint...
How the respiratory tract microbiome influences the severity of bacterial pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection of the lung alveoli caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. It is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality...
FAIRer knowledge about biodiversity with AI-friendly nanopublications
Earlier this year, in a pilot project, the teams of high-tech startup Knowledge Pixels and open-access scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft released a novel...
Astrophysicist Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt to speak at 78th UN General Assembly’s Science Summit
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK CITY. High-profile scientists from around the globe are convening at the Science Summit around the United Nations General Assembly in New York City...
‘Sociability’ of locusts: Social interactions promote aggregation
In a study published in PNAS on Sept. 5, researchers led by Prof. KANG Le from the Beijing Institutes of Life Science of the Chinese...
Movement sensors can detect disease in wild boar
Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick with African Swine Fever, a fatal viral disease that affects...
To cut global emissions, replace meat and milk with plant-based alternatives
Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use relatedgreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 31% and...
The sweet physics of saltwater taffy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2023 – American beach town boardwalks often boast numerous storefronts advertising saltwater taffies. The candy calls to mind summer vacations, a rainbow...
Plant-based food alternatives could support a shift to global sustainability
Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 31%...
Study of bacteria in day care settings reveals links with children’s lung health
Milan, Italy: Particular combinations of bacteria found in dust at day care facilities have been linked to wheezing in young children in a study presented...
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers reveal the effect of AIN surface pits on GaN remote epitaxy
Remote epitaxy has been gaining attention in the field of semiconductor manufacturing for growing thin films that copy the crystal structure of the template, which...
Crossref acquires Retraction Watch data and opens it for the scientific community
The Center for Scientific Integrity, the organisation behind the Retraction Watch blog and database, and Crossref, the global infrastructure underpinning research communications, both not-for-profits, announced...
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