Fauna return rapidly in planted eelgrass meadows
A study of eelgrass meadows planted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that fauna return rapidly once the eelgrass has started to grow....
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Pet owners with hoarding tendencies may take toll on health of themselves, animals in care, study finds
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Department of Psychology faculty members studying hoarding behavior are teaming with faculty in the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine to look at...
Leading healthcare executive Rachel Hoover, MS, MBA, named executive vice president at UM Faculty Physicians, Inc.
BALTIMORE, May 16, 2023 – William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FACRO, President of University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. (FPI), along with University of...
‘Third space’ offers clearer insights into ancient and modern Chinese issues
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ancient Chinese texts can offer insights into contemporary issues if examined from the right perspective, according to Xiaoye You, Liberal Arts...
Insilico Medicine founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, presents at Asia Summit on Global Health
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, will present at the Asia Summit on...
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funds COMBINEDBrain to fast track research for rare neurological disorders
COMBINEDBrain’s Founder and Director, Dr. Terry Jo Bichell, understands the power of collaboration. In her years as a neuroscientist, advocate, and rare patient parent, she...
Automated, accurate reporting for NGS-based clonality testing
“ we have developed a fully automated calling algorithm for determining B and T cell clonality from NGS data, with greater sensitivity than previously developed...
Human immune cells react to non-nutritive sweeteners
Diet drinks often contain a mix of non-nutritive sweeteners that also enter the bloodstream after consumption. As a new pilot study shows, even dietary intake...
Neglected 80-year-old antibiotic is effective against multi-drug resistant bacteria
An old antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study publishing May 16th in the open access journal...
Drs. Dawn Hershman and Primo Lara elected group co-chairs-elect of SWOG Cancer Research Network
The board of governors of the SWOG Cancer Research Network has elected Primo N. Lara, Jr., MD, and Dawn L. Hershman, MD, MS, as group...
As patients wait for imaging results, WVU research links delays with how online radiologists get paid
Online workflow systems for off-site radiologists are one reason for health care delays that cost hospitals money and test the patience of patients, according to...
Dr. David Simon wins Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research Studying Melanoma
The prize, now in its 10th year, is given annually to at least six early-career scientists based in the New York City area by The...
Suicide prevention: University of Ottawa researcher proposes assisted dying model to transform prevention
Question: In your book you argue the suicidal are oppressed by structural suicidism, a hidden oppression. Alexandre Baril: “I coined the term suicidism to refer...
African smoke over the Amazon
The Brazilian rainforest is one of the world's few continental regions with clean air. However, this is only true during the wet season, when the...
Butterflies on the decline
The diagnosis sounds worrying: More than 80% of habitats in the EU are currently considered vulnerable. This has negative consequences on their functional capability and...
