Passion for vascular disease research yields $5 million in NIH funding for Yabing Chen
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Yabing Chen, Ph.D., has been awarded two National Institutes of Health grants totaling more than $5 million to further her research into...
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Researchers reveal true crabs’ epic ancient odyssey from sea to land and back again
Crabs are unique and continuously evolving animals, often moving their lifestyles out of marine environments for other environments to do so. The most popular food...
Oran Young awarded the Mohn Prize 2024
During his long career, Oran Young has been a strong promoter of geopolitical attention to the Arctic. He is a leader in studies of international...
New study sheds light on Adélie penguins’ reliance on declining sea ice during molt
EMBARGOED UNTIL: 6, NOVEMBER, 2023, 3 PM US EASTERNCredit: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue EMBARGOED UNTIL: 6, NOVEMBER, 2023, 3 PM US EASTERN A groundbreaking study published...
Frailty status in older adults associated with more adverse events after surgery
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Nov. 6, 2023 – A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that frailty is associated with higher...
Success of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in fighting dengue may be underestimated
The fight against dengue fever has a new weapon: a mosquito infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the spread of the virus. These mosquitoes...
Written in the stars: WVU astrophysicists set to receive Shaw Prize, the ‘Nobel of the East’
For Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico set off a sequence of life events that would include marriage,...
Inconsistent uptake of US Federal Child and Adult Care Food Program means children lack access to nutritious food
Ann Arbor, November 6, 2023 – Current participation rates in the US federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by licensed child care centers...
Threatened sharks and rays caught off Cyprus
Sharks and rays from threatened species are being caught off northern Cyprus, according to a new study by scientists who are working with local authorities...
European wildcats avoided introduced domestic cats for 2,000 years
University of Oxford news releaseCredit: Saving Wildcats University of Oxford news release Strict embargo until Monday, 6 November, 2023. 11.00 (ET) or 16.00 (GMT) ...
NIH study validates new scale for measuring pandemic-related traumatic stress in children and adults
The Pandemic-related Traumatic Stress Scale (PTSS) can be used to effectively measure stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic and identify children and adults with higher...
Uptake of methylmercury by phytoplankton is controlled by thiols
Methylmercury is one of the chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating fish, but how does the...
UC Irvine-led science team shows how to eat our way out of the climate crisis
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 6, 2023 — Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize; people must eat, but the land-use practices associated with...
Green spaces can save lives, according to urban big data
Against the backdrop of global climate change, extreme heat events are becoming hotter, longer, and more frequent. Such sustained extreme heat has severely impacted people's...
Studies of geologic faulting on icy moons aid exploration of extraterrestrial watery worlds
On the surface of many of the icy moons in our solar system, scientists have documented strike-slip faults, those that occur when fault walls move...
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