Research shows microbes play critical role boosting vigor of hybrid corn
Credit: Shannon Sermons. LAWRENCE -- A new paper appearing the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences gives new detail and understanding to the cultivation...
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Public trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci holds steady, survey shows
But heavy users of conservative media have less confidence and are more likely to believe in conspiracy theoriesCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University...
UCI-led study finds unleashing Treg cells may lead to treatments for multiple sclerosis
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - July 20, 2021 - In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that a certain...
Improving access to mental health services in low-income communities
UH researcher: Communication, coordination, collaboration are keyCredit: University of Houston When it comes to improving access to mental health services for children and families in...
FDA approves Octapharma’s Octagam® 10% for adult dermatomyositis
FDA approval based on positive results of international, multi-center ProDERM studyCredit: Octapharma PARAMUS, N.J. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval...
Bill Greene, PharmD, of St. Jude receives lifetime achievement award
William L. "Bill" Greene, PharmD, chief pharmaceutical officer, to receive the 2021 Shelby Rhinehart Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award.Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital William...
Take your best shot: Which SARS-CoV-2 vaccine should I get, if any?
University of Cincinnati physician-researcher uses computerized decision model to provide evidence that being vaccinated is better than notCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Vaccine hesitancy continues...
Neural model seeks ‘inappropriateness’ to reduce chatbot awkwardness
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Mobile TeleSystems have introduced the notion of inappropriate text messages and released a...
WVU-led team, through NIH grant, ramps up COVID-19 testing in rural West Virginia
For the past seven months, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has helped add to COVID-19 testing throughout the state via mobile vans...
Recovering DNA from challenging forensic evidence in forensic genomics
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 19, 2021--Duct tape and items retrieved from the water are common pieces of evidence in...
Brain ‘noise’ keeps nerve connections young
Credit: © Laboratory of Neural Genetics and Disease / EPFL Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release of neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical...
From the Sun to the stars
A journey of exoplanet discovery begins as Penn State's NEID spectrometer starts its scientific missionCredit: Dani Zemba, Guðmundur Stefánsson, and the NEID Team The NEID...
Fish friends help in a crisis
New study sheds light on how relationships help survivalCredit: Amy Cox FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - It's good to have friends. Most humans have experienced social...
NIH award to study molecule’s role in healthy brain development
Credit: Virginia Tech Raymundo Hernandez was always drawn to psychology - that is, until he took his first neurobiology class as an undergraduate. "Thought, choice,...
Capturing electrons in space
How negatively charged molecules are created in interstellar environments?Credit: Bryan Goff on Unsplash / AG Wester Interstellar clouds are the birthplaces of new stars, but...
