Β-blocker use associated with lower rates of violence
Reductions in violence are seen in individuals using Beta adrenergic-blocking agents (β-blockers) compared with periods that they are not taking the medication, in a study...
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Global survey of attacks by large carnivores reveals distinct patterns in low- and high-income countries
Reports of large carnivore attacks on humans have increased since 1970, but the frequency and context of these attacks depends on socioeconomic and environmental factors,...
When bugs swipe left
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. Or in the waxy coating on your skin, if you are a vinegar fly. That’s...
Researcher helps build center for avian-influenza pandemic preparedness with NSF award
LAWRENCE — As humanity tries to find its footing after the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas is taking steps to help ready the United...
The social code—deciphering the genetic basis of hymenopteran social behavior
Beginning with Darwin, biologists have long been fascinated by the evolution of sociality. In its most extreme form, eusocial species exhibit a division of labor...
New live bacterial product for stubborn superbug improves quality of life
Kevin Garey, professor of pharmacy practice and translational research at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting the first well-controlled study to demonstrate...
Scientists release newly accurate map of all the matter in the universe
Sometimes to know what the matter is, you have to find it first.Credit: Photo by Andreas Papadopoulos Sometimes to know what the matter is, you...
Spanish-Argentinian filmmaker Alvaro Alvarez Ricciardelli announced as Docuthon judge
Today, clinical-stage end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drug discovery company Insilico Medicine announced that Alvaro Alvarez Ricciardelli will join the judge committee of Docuthon, a documentary...
Scientific image analysis for everyone
The software JIPipe was developed by scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) and significantly simplifies the analysis of...
TTUHSC’s Cornwall elected Fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Gail Cornwall, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), has focused her nearly...
How to make hydrogels more injectable
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Gel-like materials that can be injected into the body hold great potential to heal injured tissues or manufacture entirely new tissues. Many...
Magnetic sandwich mediating between two worlds
An international research team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has developed a new method for the efficient coupling of terahertz waves with much shorter...
The Future of Physical Chemistry
The symposium was held at the historical Harnack-Haus and discussed possible future developments the FHI will face with the approaching retirements of three directors (Schlögl,...
Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest, study reveals
Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research published in the journal...
ERC Consolidator Grants for two researchers from KIT
In the 2022 allocation round for the award of the prestigious Consolidator Grants of the European Research Council, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)...
