COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States
COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among children and young people aged...
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Researchers can ‘see’ crystals perform their dance moves
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2023) – Rice University researchers already knew the atoms in perovskites react favorably to light. Now they can see precisely how...
Kory Evans wins NSF CAREER Award
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2023) – Kory Evans, an assistant professor ofbiosciences at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to...
New monovalent anion permselective membranes for high-efficient mono-/di-valent anion separation
Monovalent anion perm-selective membranes (MAPMs) combined with electrodialysis can simultaneously realize the efficient separation of mono-/di-valent anions and the concentration of monovalent salt. However, their applications...
Study unravels interplay between sleep, chronic pain and spinal cord stimulation
Often debilitating, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical help. About 65 million adults in the United States are affected...
Scientists eye role of a fatty acid deficiency in sight-robbing condition
As the number of children born with a vision-impairing condition known as optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) increases, scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are...
1 in 8 Americans over 50 show signs of food addiction, U-M poll finds
Whether you call them comfort foods, highly processed foods, junk foods, empty calories or just some of Americans’ favorite foods and drinks, a sizable percentage...
The Obesity Medicine Association supports obesity guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Denver, Colo. – The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), the clinical and educational leader in the care of patients with obesity, applauds the American Academy of...
People with arthritis 20% less likely to be in work
University of Leeds newsCredit: Sandra Purdy University of Leeds news Embargo: Monday 30 January, 11am GMT The typical person living with arthritis in the UK...
UK’s Overseas Territories at ongoing risk from wide range of invasive species
A new study has for the first time predicted which invasive species could pose a future threat to the UK’s ecologically unique Overseas Territories.Credit: UK...
Measles virus ‘cooperates’ with itself to cause fatal encephalitis
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers in Japan have uncovered the mechanism for how the measles virus can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare but fatal neurological...
Dr. Katerina Mastovska named AOAC INTERNATIONAL Deputy Executive Director and Chief Science Officer
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Executive Director David B. Schmidt is pleased to announce that Dr. Katerina (Kate) Mastovska has been named Deputy Executive Director and Chief Science...
$2 million grant will help rural Missouri schools detect possible threats to school safety
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As school safety remains a critical issue for students, teachers and families, researchers at the University of Missouri are using a $2...
Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2023) – On Oct. 5, 2020, the rapidly rotating corpse of a long-dead star about 30,000 light years from Earth changed...
Ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptations
The speed of environmental change is very challenging for wild organisms. When exposed to a new environment individual plants and animals can potentially adjust their...
