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Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from "anti-vaxxers?" A lot, according to new guidance...

Doctors still reluctant to prescribe medical cannabis: McMaster

Main concerns relate to possible ill-effects and a lack of understanding regarding their effectiveness as painkillersCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 13, 2021) - Ontario...

1 in 4 parents give youth sports low rankings for enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines

The majority of parents feel informed and confident about pandemic protocols as kids resume sports but some are proceeding with cautionCredit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital...

Frog species with 6 sex chromosomes offer new clues on evolution of complex XY systems

The O. swinhoana frog species is the first vertebrate known to retain descendant genes that now determine sex in mammals, birds, and fishes inherited from...

Study reveals the 3D structure of human uterine endometrium and adenomyosis tissue

Credit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan- New insights into the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the human uterine endometrium could advance our understanding of the mechanisms of...

Research suggests SEC’s increasing focus on terrorism may limit financial oversight

When SEC asks companies about potential ties to terrorism, it catches fewer reporting errorsCredit: Ryan Gaucher/Duke University's Fuqua School of Business When Iranian authorities started...

Plastic planet: Tracking pervasive microplastics across the globe

Credit: Janice Brahney/S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. Really big systems, like ocean currents and weather, work on...

Scientists watch 2D puddles of electrons emerge in a 3D superconducting material

It's an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials -- a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologiesCredit: Greg Stewart/SLAC...

Leader in global nitrogen cycle research Eric Davidson named Jefferson Science Fellow

Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science CAMBRIDGE, MD (April 12, 2021)--University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Professor and Appalachian Laboratory Director Eric...

Bottom-up is the way forward for nitrogen reduction at institutions

Credit: Marine Biological Laboratory WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nitrogen is an element basic for life -- plants need it, animals need it, it's in our...

Marshall University researcher receives $400K NIH grant to study nervous system development

Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - W. Christopher Risher, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall...

Road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

UMD-led study warns cascading effects of salts require coordinated management and regulation to avoid contaminating natural resourcesCredit: Sujay Kaushal When winter storms threaten to make...

NIEHS earns WELL building rating amid pandemic

Credit: International WELL Building Institute On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first federal agency to achieve the...

Antidepressant use in pregnancy tied to affective disorders in offspring; no causal link

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System New York, NY - Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent, with one in five people experiencing an episode at some...

Breakthrough in plant protection: RNAi pesticides affect only one pest species