NIH awards will fund post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome research
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded five projects for research to better understand...
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Fly toolkit created for investigating COVID-19 infection mechanisms
Millions of deaths and ongoing illnesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted scientists to seek new ways of understanding how viruses so skillfully enter...
Deep-dive into one state’s telehealth use shows key trends and policy opportunities
In just three years, millions of people across Michigan’s two huge peninsulas have taken advantage of their newfound ability to connect with their doctors, nurses...
Revealing HIV drug-resistance mechanisms through protein structures
LA JOLLA (July 21, 2023)—Salk Institute researchers, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, have discovered the molecular mechanisms by which the human immunodeficiency...
Research supporting increased crop growth published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
NORMAN, OKLA. – An article describing research conducted by John Peters, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dodge Family College of Arts...
Father’s psychiatric diagnosis increases risk of preterm birth, study reports
Babies are more likely to be born prematurely when either their father or mother has had a psychiatric diagnosis, according to a study conducted by...
LSU Health’s Lazartigues honored by American Heart Association
New Orleans, LA -- The American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension has selected Eric Lazartigues, PhD, Director of the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence at LSU...
Technology-enabled water surveillance and control project earns grant
Peter Vikesland believes high-tech tools could help increase the flow of quality water in an equitable manner.Credit: Photo by Ryan Young for Virginia Tech. Peter...
Study: How mother and infant sleep patterns interact during the first two years of life
URBANA, Ill. — New mothers can expect sleep deprivation in the first few years of baby’s life. But too little sleep can take a toll...
The Pacific slope of Peru is greening, and this is not good news
Analysing satellite data spanning the past 20 years, the research team based at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge examined how vegetation has been changing along...
New study uncovers potential risk of arsenic release from sediment under organic matter influence
Researchers from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences have conducted a study to assess the impact of environmental factors and microbial communities on the mobilization...
Contribution of cultural heritage values to steppe conservation on ancient burial mounds of Eurasia
During our history, ancient civilisations have considerably shaped the global ecosystems through a coevolution of landscape and local populations. In some cases, the legacy of...
Scripps Research scientists develop AI-based tracking and early-warning system for viral pandemics
LA JOLLA, CA — Scripps Research scientists have developed a machine-learning system—a type of artificial intelligence (AI) application—that can track the detailed evolution of epidemic...
On the hunt for strangeness
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Peter Hurck has been searching for strange particles, named such because they contain strange quarks, since beginning work on his Ph.D....
New method for polyurethane synthesis using fluorine compound developed jointly by Kobe University and AGC Inc.
Main pointsCredit: TSUDA Akihiko Main points A manufacture method of polyurethane not using isocyanate (a highly toxic raw material). Achieves an environmentally friendly polyurethane manufacture...
