Possible treatment strategy identified for bone marrow failure syndrome
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone marrow failure syndromes lead to...
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Most detailed geological model reveals Earth’s past 100 million years
Climate, tectonics and time combine to create powerful forces that craft the face of our planet. Add the gradual sculpting of the Earth’s surface by...
Ocean surface tipping point could accelerate climate change
The oceans help to limit global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide emissions. But scientists have discovered that intense warming in the future could lessen...
Genomic study of indigenous Africans paints complex picture of human origins and local adaptation
Africa, where humans first evolved, today remains a place of remarkable diversity. Diving into that variation, a new analysis of 180 indigenous Africans from a...
PCORI launches pioneering initiative offering up to $50 million to boost uptake of practice-changing health research findings in real-world settings
WASHINGTON, DC – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today kicked off a multiyear initiative with an initial investment of $50 million to advance the...
Grasshopping robots made possible with new, improved latch control
If animals and insects can jump across grass and sand, why can’t robots? Sarah Bergbreiter, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has found that researchers don’t have...
Insights into the evolution of the sense of fairness
Göttingen, March 2, 2023. A sense of fairness has long been considered purely human – but animals also react with frustration when they are treated...
A bridge between hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of flax fiber: A breakthrough in the multipurpose oil-water separation field
The large number of oily wastewater discharges and oil spills are bringing about severe threats to environment and human health. Corresponding to this challenge, a...
Coastal water pollution transfers to the air in sea spray aerosol and reaches people on land
New research led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has confirmed that coastal water pollution transfers to the atmosphere in sea spray...
Resistance training improves sleep quality and reduces inflammation in older people with sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is the decline of skeletal muscle mass with age, leading to loss of muscle strength (to move objects, shake hands etc.) and performance (walking...
Earlier take-off could lead to fewer bumblebees and less pollination
With the arrival of spring, bumblebee queens take their first wing beat of the season and set out to find new nesting sites. But they...
2023 GOLD Report proposes a new definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
New York, NY – March 02, 2023 – Despite COPD’s pervasiveness, it is generally assumed that the main instigator in its development is tobacco smoking....
New podcast gives parents a “Pediatrician Next Door”
Imagine if harried parents could get the scientific and clinical expertise of a pediatrician just by walking only a few steps next door. That’s the...
Physicians should screen youth for cyberbullying, social media use
Most adolescents and young adults have experienced bullying in some form, with about one-third of them experiencing cyberbullying, contributing to mental health concerns. Cyberbullying involves...
Using light to connect molecules
Molecular clusters are aggregates of molecules that are held together non-covalently, by relatively weak forces. When these clusters are excited, normally one would expect the...
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