Rising food prices hit less-healthy older adults hardest, poll suggests
Three-quarters of people over age 50 in the United States say the rising cost of groceries has affected them somewhat or a lot, and nearly...
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Don’t use drugs and ride: Hospitals treat thousands of drug-related bike injuries each year
By Paul CandonCredit: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs By Paul Candon PISCATAWAY, NJ — From 2019 to 2020, more than 11,000 people who...
Flower strips and hedges combine to boost bees in orchards
Researchers at the University of Freiburg have found that hedges and perennial flower strips are complementary in supporting wild bees in orchards by providing continuous...
Living donor transplantation offers a safe alternative for liver transplant patients
Amsterdam, September 26, 2022 – Demand for donor livers for transplant patients outstrips supply with over 15% of waitlist patients dying after a year. A...
Longhorned tick discovered in northern Missouri for first time, MU researchers find
The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is now in northern Missouri.Credit: University...
Texting may help reduce avoidable hospitalizations from nursing homes
Each year, billions of dollars are spent transferring residents from nursing homes to hospitals. Now, a research team at the University of Missouri is examining how a...
Disarming the immune system’s lethal lung response
Neutrophils, the most abundant type of white blood cell, are the body’s first line of defense against infection. Foreign pathogens can stress the body and...
Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis named Citation Laureates
Santa Fe Institute Professor Sam Bowles and External Professor Herb Gintis have been selected as 2022 Citation Laureates by Clarivate's Web of Science group "for providing evidence and models that broaden our understanding...
New UMBC research finds that viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us
New UMBC-led research in Frontiers in Microbiology suggests that viruses are using information from their environment to “decide” when to sit tight inside their hosts...
DNA nets capture COVID-19 virus in low-cost rapid-testing platform
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tiny nets woven from DNA strands can ensnare the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19, lighting up the virus for...
New research throws doubt on old ideas of how hearing works
The way in which we experience music and speech differs from what has until now been believed. This is the conclusion of a study by...
Coral genome reveals cysteine surprise
Model animals, such as mice and fruit flies, have provided scientists with powerful insights into how cellular biology works. However, model animals are really just...
Looking back on 250 years of drought on the Korean peninsula
Many farmers battled extreme drought and heatwave conditions this year. The social and economic impacts of drought are nothing new. In fact, as Korea’s Joseon...
New therapeutic target could check the progress of Alzheimer’s disease
A new study conducted by the scientist of the UMA Inés Moreno, in collaboration with the University of Texas, has identified a potential non-invasive therapy...
New UCI-led report illustrates potential of precision genome editing in treating inherited retinal diseases
Irvine, CA - September 23, 2022 - In a new paper, University of California, Irvine researchers explain how precision genome editing agents have enabled precise...