A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds?Credit: NOAA We hear a...
NEWS INDEX
Electrochemical synthesis now possible without electric power source
Synthesis of organic compounds and polymers is at the core of many manufacturing industries. The new “electrifying synthesis” methods that can combine conventional synthetic chemistry...
The Lundquist Institute (TLI) receives grant from the Johnny Carson Foundation to support the training of the next generation of COPD researchers
The Lundquist Institute today announced that it has received a grant of $112,000 from the Johnny Carson Foundation to support the training of the next...
Liver cirrhosis patients need to be educated on hepatic venous pressure gradient, reports a portal hypertension & cirrhosis study
Just like the hypertension that people develop when their blood pressure increases, the increase of blood pressure in the main vein that supplies blood to...
Study shows children with parental cancer have increased unmet economic needs in food, housing, and transportation
In a new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), findings show parental cancer is associated with a greater likelihood of...
Your liver is just under three years old
The liver is an essential organ that takes care of clearing toxins in our bodies. Because it constantly deals with toxic substances, it is likely...
Urban magnetic fields reveal clues about energy efficiency, pollution
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 – Examining a city's magnetic footprint can be used to monitor the health of those cities, including a possible early warning...
Great white sharks may have contributed to megalodon extinction
Megatooth sharks like, Otodus megalodon, more commonly known as megalodon, lived between 23 and 3.6 million years ago in oceans around the globe and possibly...
COVID-19 superspreader events originate from small number of carriers
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 – Among several infectious disease terms to enter the public lexicon, superspreading events continue to make headlines years after the first...
The secret to a longer lifespan? Gene regulation holds a clue
Natural selection has produced mammals that age at dramatically different rates. Take, for example, naked mole rats and mice; the former can live up to...
Discovery of a tripole winter precipitation change pattern around the Tibetan Plateau in the late 1990s
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is referred to as the “water tower” of Asia for being home to the headwaters of many major rivers in Asia,...
Decoding how a protein on the move keeps cells healthy
Cells produce proteins like little factories. But if they make too much at the wrong times it can lead to diseases like cancer, so they control...
What will it take to transform obesity care for all?
When a person with diabetes, high blood pressure, or osteoarthritis goes to their primary care clinic, they expect treatment that’s grounded in modern medical evidence.Credit:...
The grass may be greener on old mine sites as WVU researchers test resiliency of bioenergy crops
West Virginia University researchers are working to better understand how climate change may make an impact on a bioenergy crop that flourishes on reclaimed mining lands.Credit:...
KTU researchers investigate the links between facial recognition and Alzheimer’s disease
In recent years Alzheimer’s disease has been on the rise throughout the world and is rarely diagnosed at an early stage when it can still...
