New approach targets norovirus, world’s leading cause of foodborne infection
Every year, norovirus causes hundreds of millions of cases of food poisoning — and the deaths of at least 50,000 children — yet there exists...
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Perfume component helps lure male moth pests
North Carolina State University researchers have shown that adding a small amount of a chemical used in perfumes – nonanal – to a two-chemical combination...
Genomic surveillance identifies global strain of emerging wheat disease fungus
Pests and diseases may reduce global wheat yields by over 20%. A study published April 11th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Sergio...
Daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, large NIH study finds
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily statin medication was found to reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular...
Lightning strike creates phosphorus material for the first time on Earth
TAMPA, Fla. (April 11, 2023) – After lightning struck a tree in a New Port Richey neighborhood, a University of South Florida professor discovered the...
Save Our Seas Foundation celebrates 20 years and announces a record 75 grants for 2023
It’s a milestone year for the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF). Twenty years has seen considerable changes in the shark and ray conservation sector, and...
An embarrassment of riches
Among Indigenous, rural non-industrial populations inhabiting the tropical forests of lowland Bolivia, researchers report, there appears to be an optimal balance between levels of food...
Catalytic methane removal to mitigate its environmental effect
This review is led by Prof. Junwang Tang (Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London; and Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University). The review summarised...
Funding to Daniel Anderson’s lab will advance research on new delivery technology for RNA vaccines and therapies
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Sanofi will provide $25 million over five years to the lab of MIT Professor Daniel Anderson, to support the lab’s efforts to...
Two early-career researchers capture 2022 JCP Emerging Investigator Awards
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 11, 2023 – The Journal of Chemical Physics is pleased to announce Bingqing Cheng and Katrin Erath-Dulitz as the 2022 winners of...
Senior MCG student edits April edition of American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 11, 2023) – A senior at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is the guest editor for this month’s edition of...
Timely pandemic countermeasures reduce both health damage and economic loss
The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, profound impacts on the world. In the early stages of the pandemic, many countries adopted stringent...
The roly-poly gold rush
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – The woodlouse goes by many names: roly-poly, pill bug, potato bug, tomato bug, butchy boy, cheesy bob, and chiggy pig,...
Stopping storms from creating dangerous urban geysers
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – During intense rainstorms, residents of urban areas rely on stormwater sewers to keep streets and homes from flooding. But in...
Understanding a community’s shared vision for public health is key to supporting change
Philadelphia, April 11, 2023 – The prevalence of obesity in rural communities goes beyond food choice and geography to include issues such as class, culture...
