Rockets to uncover electric circuit that powers the Northern Lights
A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights. For its second trip to space, the...
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Study shows how to boost early intervention for climate-related health risks
DURHAM, N.C.—Being able to predict where and when extreme weather and other environmental impacts of climate change will increase the risk of infectious disease outbreaks...
Johns Hopkins researchers design ‘prodrug’ that targets cancer cells’ big appetite for glutamine, leaving healthy cells unharmed
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have revamped an anti-cancer drug to better target cancer cells and leave healthy tissues unharmed. Scientists have dubbed this type of...
Aging | IGF1 gene therapy in middle-aged female rats delays reproductive senescence through its effects on hypothalamic GnRH and kisspeptin neurons
“Based on our findings, we propose IGF1 gene therapy to delay reproductive senescence as a potential strategy to optimize lifespan and combat age-related health problems...
Is ayahuasca safe? New study tallies adverse events
There is a high rate of adverse physical effects and challenging psychological effects from using the plant-based psychoactive ayahuasca, though they are generally not severe,...
Inbred to well-fed: Maize breeding efforts to improve food security and safety in Africa
Over 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on maize for nearly 30% of their caloric intake, and the popularity of maize is expected...
New Arizona State University school strengthens domestic semiconductor manufacturing
MESA, Ariz. -- Nearly 200 members of industry and Arizona State University affiliates celebrated the launch of the highly anticipated School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks at...
Sweet: Honey reduces cardiometabolic risks, study shows
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that honey improves key measures of cardiometabolic health, including blood sugar and cholesterol levels — especially if...
Helping to make the British Virgin Islands more resilient to the impacts of climate change
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth are collaborating with the British Virgin Islands government to help make its inhabitants and biodiversity more resilient to the...
Container ship accidents are a little understood but emerging threat to marine ecosystems, a new Concordia study shows
An estimated 80 per cent of the world’s cargo is transported via ship-borne containers — a method that has soared in use in the decades...
Flight of birds can help provide predictions on turbulence, new study suggests
A new study led by Swansea University has shown how the flight of birds can offer a meteorological insight into fine scale environmental conditions.Credit: Emmanouil...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives $6.6M in NIH grants to lead New York consortium for kidney, urological, and hematological research and training
November 16, 2022—(BRONX, NY)—The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $6.6 million grant to lead a New York-based...
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound, perfluorobutane diagnoses high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma
Leesburg, VA, November 16, 2022—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), diagnostic performance of LR-5 for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
Stanford research ushers in a ‘new frontier’ in tackling global poverty
With electricity comes prosperity, right?Credit: Image credit: Ratledge et al, 2022, Nature With electricity comes prosperity, right? The answer might seem obvious – that electricity...
Alzheimer’s risk gene undermines insulation of brain’s “wiring”
It’s well known that carrying one copy of the APOE4 gene variant increases one’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease threefold and two copies about tenfold, but...