Preserving workers’ hearing health by improving earplug efficiency
Work carried out by researchers from ÉTS and the IRSSTCredit: ÉTS Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work-related health problems. Excessive noise not only...
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Mount Sinai launches psychedelics research center
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for psychedelics research. The Center for Psychedelic...
Study: e-cigarettes trigger inflammation in the gut
Chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for other health concernsCredit: HUMANOID Center...
10 UTA students land coveted transportation fellowships
UTA students have earned 40-plus Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships in recent yearsCredit: UT Arlington Ten students from The University of Texas at Arlington have received coveted...
New discovery sheds light on the mysterious family life of notorious sabre-toothed tiger
Like many of today's millennials, adolescent Sabre-Toothed Cats stayed with family longer than expectedCredit: Illustration by Danielle Dufault © Royal Ontario Museum New research indicates...
COVID-19 likely lingered longer than reported in Wuhan
Credit: Duan S, et al. (2021) (CC-BY 2.0) Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in the world and--between December 2019...
Cutting COVID-19 infectious period could prevent millions of cases
Simulations highlight potential value of developing ways to reduce how long someone is contagiousCredit: Sarah Rebbert/PHICOR, 2020 (CC-BY) A new computational analysis suggests that a...
Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by COVID-19 nurses
Radboud university medical center and TNO show that cooling vests reduce heat stressCredit: Radboudumc Wearing cooling vests during a COVID-19 shift ensures that nurses experience...
Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops
CABBI study shows the annual crop behaves more like the perennial grass miscanthus in its efficient use of water and light to produce abundant biomassCredit:...
Keeping sperm cells on track
Credit: Gadadhar et al. / Science 2021 One essential component of each eukaryotic cell is the cytoskeleton. Microtubules, tiny tubes consisting of a protein called...
School nutrition professionals’ employee safety experiences during onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Attention to the safety and concerns of school nutrition employees is vital for continuation of school nutrition programs during the pandemic and future emergency situations,...
Space Station, Cygnus test technology for 5G communications, other benefits
SharkSat is just one example of the wide variety of technology demonstrations supported by the space station for the benefit of space exploration and people...
Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders in EHR study
Credit: Donn Jones/Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of functional...
Intelligence deficit: Conclusion from the mouse to the human being
Researchers create an animal model for studying GPI anchor deficienciesCredit: © Miguel Rodriguez de los Santos Impaired intelligence, movement disorders and developmental delays are typical...
IU research findings could reduce treatment-related complication for blood cancer patients
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS-- Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising findings today in the New...
