Climate change brings earlier arrival of intense hurricanes
Intense tropical cyclones are one of the most devastating natural disasters in the world due to torrential rains, flooding, destructive winds, and coastal storm surges....
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Ex-football players with medical and mental health conditions at higher odds of receiving premature CTE diagnosis
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4, 2023 – Former professional American football players who have medical and mental health conditions including depression, anxiety or sleep apnea are more likely to receive...
Cambridge University receives $72 million gift for habitat restoration projects across Europe’s land and seas
Arcadia has made a major new philanthropic donation to the University of Cambridge, taking its total support for the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme to...
Barrow Neurological Institute receives $16.7 million NIH award to help coordinate new national ALS research consortium
The purpose of the award is to create the Access for All in ALS (ALL ALS) Consortium to conduct clinical research that will include ALS...
Up-and-coming researchers vie in a ‘Shark Tank’-inspired competition during the Ramona Jones Friends of BrainHealth Scientist Selection Luncheon
On October 2, 2023, Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, held its annual Friends of BrainHealth Scientist Selection Luncheon at...
Self-injurious thoughts & behaviors in youth
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Self-Injurious Thoughts & Behaviors in Youth” on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 2:00...
Novel procedure reduces the risk of mitochondrial disease transmission
A finer glass tube and a more exacting technique with a refined procedure can reduce the likelihood of transmitting mitochondrial disease during assisted reproduction, according...
Digitizing UK natural history collections is vital to understand life on earth, reports the Natural History Museum
A new report has evaluated the use and impact of digitised natural science collections held in the UK and how they contribute to scientific, commercial...
Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planet
CLEVELAND—A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a ninth planet might instead be evidence within the solar...
Advancements in assisted reproduction contribute to building a healthy society
Philadelphia, October 5, 2023 – Reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) has finally come of age, moving beyond the “basics,” limited accessibility, and thorny initial issues....
K-pop fans helped COVID-19 public health messaging go viral
Three years ago, as part of the public health messaging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization launched the "Wear A Mask"...
Physicists find evidence for magnetically bound excitons
In art, the negative space in a painting can be just as important as the painting itself. Something similar is true in insulating materials, where...
Bewick’s swans choose wintering areas based on the weather
Bewick’s swans fly less far during their autumn migration when the weather is warm. Climate change has therefore led to a shift in their common...
Green hydrogen could reach economic viability by co-production of valuable chemicals
It already works: there are several approaches to using solar energy to split water and produce hydrogen. Unfortunately, this "green" hydrogen has so far been...
Fear of humans pervades the South African savanna
Research publishing October 5 in the journal Current Biology finds that mammals living in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park, home to one of the...
