Male yellow crazy ants are real-life chimeras
The yellow crazy ant, or Anoplolepis gracilipes, has the infamous distinction of being among the worst invasive species in the world. However, this is not...
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Trees in areas prone to hurricanes have strong ability to survive even after severe damage
As their plane flew low on its approach to land at the airport on the island of Dominica, researchers from Clemson and Harvard universities looked...
Mint flavor makes vape juice more toxic, damaging to lungs
PITTSBURGH, April 10, 2023 – Adding mint flavor to e-cigarette liquids produces more vapor particles and is associated with worse lung function in those who...
A new primary care model proves effective for patients with severe mental illness
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Over the past few years, the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry in UNC’s School of Medicine have...
Vaccine hesitancy has become a nationwide issue: What can science do about it?
South Carolina residents were more hesitant than Americans as a whole to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the fall of 2020, report researchers in the...
Roundtable on community engagement in data decision-making
A Roundtable Discussion was recently held to discuss the importance of community voice in developing 21st century public health systems. Expert panelists emphasized the need...
Crosstalk between triple negative breast cancer and microenvironment
“ the study of immunotherapy for treating triple negative breast cancer might still be at its early stages of development but is full of future...
Internet2 Community Exchange 2023 convenes research and education technology leaders in Atlanta
Emerging and established leaders from the U.S. and global research and education (R&E) technology community will convene in Atlanta for the 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange,...
Better understanding the physics of our universe part of collaborative research effort
For the last six years, Indiana University researchers and collaborators from around the world have sought to answer important questions about the most basic laws...
This elephant’s self-taught banana peeling offers glimpse of elephants’ broader abilities
Elephants like to eat bananas, but they don’t usually peel them first in the way humans do. A new report in the journal Current Biology...
Study shows involuntary displacement of people experiencing homelessness may cause significant spikes in mortality, overdoses and hospitalizations
AURORA, Colo. (April 10, 2023) – Involuntary displacement of people experiencing homelessness will likely lead to a substantial increase in morbidity and mortality over a...
Medicaid ‘cliff’ adds to racial and ethnic disparities in care for near-poor seniors
PITTSBURGH, April 10, 2023 – Black and Hispanic older adults whose annual income is slightly above the federal poverty level are more likely than their...
Scientists show how we can anticipate rather than react to extinction in mammals
Most conservation efforts are reactive. Typically, a species must reach threatened status before action is taken to prevent extinction, such as establishing protected areas. A...
Do all fungi matter? Yes, new study argues
Mention fungi, and most people will probably think of the mushrooms they pick in fall, or maybe the yeast they add when baking or making...
A novel biorefinery process with material and energy circulation by reusing by-products
The research team of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) has designed and developed a novel recycling process for producing biomass-derived chemicals by reusing...
