Soy kits provide earning power for women entrepreneurs in Malawi
Credit: Photo: Maggie Mzungu. URBANA, Ill. - Women's ability to work as entrepreneurs can help alleviate poverty and malnutrition in developing countries. As local governments...
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New high for migraine treatment? Trial looks at effectiveness of THC, CBD
First placebo-controlled trial worldwide to examine cannabis (THC and/or CBD) as potentially effective treatments for acute migrainesCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Allison Knigge was...
Study shows sharp decrease in Texas childhood vaccination rates during pandemic
Texas A&M researchers found the declines were greatest for 5-month-olds and 16-month-olds, but no decrease was seen in vaccines given at birthCredit: Texas A&M University...
Half of Guadeloupe’s snakes and lizards went extinct after European colonization
Researchers use fossil data to reveal the primary drivers and extent of colonial era extinctionsCredit: Photo by Omkar Vinchu from Pexels In recent years, the...
White shark population is small but healthy off the coast of Central California
Credit: Scot Anderson NEWPORT, Ore. - The population of white sharks that call the Central California coast their primary home is holding steady at about...
Tree species diversity is no protection against bark beetle infestation
Credit: aerial photos by K. R. Kovach, Sixtoothed spruce bark beetle photo by U. Schmidt In recent years, foresters have been able to observe it...
Pets and their owners diet together, new study finds
International study examines why pet owners choose grain-free foodCredit: University of Guelph Keto, gluten-free, organic: If a pet owner is on a specific diet, chances...
Children’s Tumor Foundation announces revised diagnostic criteria for NF1
Landmark publication is the first update to NF1 criteria since 1987 NIH Consensus ConferenceCredit: Children's Tumor Foundation Updated Criteria Also Released for Legius Syndrome and...
Penn nursing-led Philly team awarded $1.4 million NIH grant to expand COVID-19 outreach
Collaboration includes Penn Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, The City of Philadelphia department of public health, and Philly CountsCredit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (May 19, 2021)...
A safer, greener way to make solar cells: researchers find replacement for toxic solvent
Credit: SPECIFIC, Swansea University Scientists at SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University, have found a way to replace the toxic, unsustainable solvents currently needed...
Study validates shorter treatment for major world infection, tuberculosis
Four-month TB therapy proves as effective as 6-month standard regimenCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) SAN ANTONIO (May 19, 2021) -- Four...
Nodal and deltoid radiotracer uptake on post-COVID-19 vaccination PET
Recognition of abnormal axillary lymph node or deltoid uptake on PET examinations performed after COVID-19 vaccination aid interpreting physicians and reduce unnecessary biopsiesCredit: American Roentgen...
Canadian researchers studying effectiveness, safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy
Dr. Deshayne Fell of CHEO Research Institute and University of Ottawa leads Ontario portion by studying BORN baby registry and province's vaccination registryCredit: University of...
Ohio’s Sumit Sharma receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to study metallic nanoparticle
Credit: Ohio University Sumit Sharma, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering in Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering and Technology, was recently awarded a...
Palm oil plantations change the social behavior of macaques
Researchers spent months observing groups of southern pig-tailed macaquesCredit: Photo: Anna Holzner Due to the extensive clearing of their habitat, these primates sometimes turn to...
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