DDT pollutants found in deep sea fish off Los Angeles coast
In the 1940s and 1950s, the ocean off the coast of Los Angeles was a dumping ground for the nation’s largest manufacturer of the pesticide DDT –...
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Machine learning for maternal health: University of Oklahoma engineer receives NSF Career Award for preeclampsia study
Norman, OK – Talayeh Razzaghi, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career...
Unraveling isopods’ culinary secrets and why it matters for ecosystems
New research on desert isopods' dietary preferences is the revelation of the complex factors influencing their food choices. By understanding how these animals meticulously regulate...
SwRI’s Herron named 2024 ASSP Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — May 6, 2024 —The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has named Southwest Research Institute’s Matthew Herron, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE, its...
Simulated chemistry: New AI platform designs tomorrow’s cancer drugs
Scientists at UC San Diego have developed a machine learning algorithm to simulate the time-consuming chemistry involved in the earliest phases of drug discovery, which...
Study sheds light on 11th century Arab-Muslim optical scientist whose work laid ground for modern-day physics
Scientists from the University of Sharjah and the Warburg Institute are poring over the writings of an 11th century Arab-Muslim polymath to demonstrate their impact...
SCAI names James B. Hermiller, MD, MSCAI, President for 2024-25
LONG BEACH (May 4, 2024) James B. Hermiller, MD, MSCAI, director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship and the Structural Heart Program at St. Vincent Ascension Heart...
Variety in building block softness makes for softer amorphous materials
Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new model for disordered materials to study how amorphous materials resist stress. They treated...
New quantum sensing scheme could lead to enhanced high-precision nanoscopic techniques
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have unveiled a quantum sensing scheme that achieves the pinnacle of quantum sensitivity in measuring the transverse displacement between...
Genomes of “star algae” shed light on origin of plants
Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us. They form complex bodies with multiple organs that consist of a broad...
Aligned peptide ‘noodles’ could enable lab-grown biological tissues
HOUSTON – (May 3, 2024) – A team of chemists and bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Houston have achieved a significant milestone...
Affordable Care Act expansions improved access to cancer care, study suggests
Insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were linked with an increase in patients receiving care at accredited cancer hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to...
Exploring oncogenic driver molecular alterations in Hispanic/Latin American cancer patients
“ this editorial underscores the complex molecular diagnosis landscape of cancer in the population.”Credit: 2024 Parra-Medina. “ this editorial underscores the complex molecular diagnosis landscape...
Quantifying U.S. health impacts from gas stoves
Households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S. homes found.Credit: Rob Jackson, Stanford...
ADA Forsyth ranks number 1 on the East Coast in oral health research
Cambridge, Mass., – ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) researchers received just under $10 million funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) during...
