Cleaning Up the Mississippi River
Louisiana State University Boyd Professor tracks 100-year historyCredit: LSU Louisiana State University College of the Coast & Environment Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner reconstructed a...
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Kessler Foundation to study effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue
Dr. John DeLuca leads team in novel study of the effects of a MS disease-modifying agent on the symptoms of cognitive fatigue that adversely affect...
Yes, allergy seasons are getting worse; blame climate change
Credit: William Anderegg If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every year, you may be right....
Fast-growing parts of africa see a surprise: less air pollution from seasonal fires
But growing urban emissions mean reprieve may be only temporaryCredit: Kyu Lee/Earth Institute, Columbia University Often, when populations and economies boom, so does air pollution--a...
Death by suicide? Drug overdoses muddy waters for investigators, amplify mental health crisis
Credit: West Virginia University Classifying a death as suicide may be easiest for medical examiners and coroners in the western United States, which reports the...
Combined bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire spell uncertain future for forests
Credit: Robert Andrus Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for Colorado's beloved forests--but when combined, their toll may become more...
New drug target for Ebola, Marburg viruses
UIC research published in PLOS PathogensCredit: Jenny Fontaine/UIC Ebola and Marburg are among the most deadly viruses, with mortality rates from these infections ranging from...
Molecular sleuthing identifies and corrects major flaws in blood-brain barrier model
Credit: Image courtesy of the Lis lab A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely used for brain research and...
Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed
Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissionsCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. --...
STINGing tumors with nanoparticles
New immunotherapy drug activates the body's innate immune system to fight cancerCredit: Shenyang Zhiyan Science and Technology Co. Ltd. DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 -...
New method developed for ‘up-sizing’ mini organs used in medical research
Credit: University of Cambridge A team of engineers and scientists has developed a method of 'multiplying' organoids: miniature collections of cells that mimic the behaviour...
Brain protein that causes Alzheimer’s also protects against the disease: USask research
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Findings from a new study on Alzheimer's disease (AD), led by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), could eventually help...
History of vaccines offers lessons on COVID-19 for pregnant women
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 8, 2021 - Pregnant women, who are at increased risk of preterm birth or pregnancy loss if...
Neural roots/origins of alcoholism identified by British and Chinese researchers
Credit: University of Warwick A pathway in the brain where alcohol addiction first develops has been identified by a team of British and Chinese researchers...
AI researchers ask: What’s going on inside the black box?
Credit: Ben Wigler/CSHL, 2021 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Peter Koo and collaborator Matt Ploenzke reported a way to train machines to predict...
