Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 testing demonstrates power, versatility of academic labs
Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech In the early days of the pandemic, scientists at Virginia Tech created a COVID-19 testing laboratory and novel test for the...
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UTHSC secures $121 million in research grants and contract awards
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (July 20, 2021) - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Office of Research announced that annual research grant and contract...
COVID-19 shutdowns reveal racial disparities in exposure to air pollution
Disenfranchised, minority neighborhoods still exposed to disproportionately high levels of health harming nitrogen dioxideCredit: GW WASHINGTON (July 20, 2021)--A new study of COVID-19 shutdowns in...
Researchers develop novel method for glucagon delivery
Credit: University of Notre Dame For children with Type 1 diabetes, the risk of experiencing a severe hypoglycemic episode is especially common -- and for...
New study investigates formation of dangerous compounds by e-cigarettes
Credit: Yeongkwan Son/DRI. Scientists with the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Organic Analytical Laboratory in Reno, Nev., led by Andrey Khlystov, Ph.D., have been awarded a...
New technology shows promise in detecting, blocking grid cyberattacks
Credit: Chris Morgan, Idaho National Laboratory Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory and New Mexico-based Visgence Inc. have designed and demonstrated a technology that can block...
Using snakes to monitor Fukushima radiation
Researchers placed tiny GPS trackers on rat snakes to track their movements at FukishimaCredit: Hannah Gerke Ten years after one of the largest nuclear accidents...
Research shows microbes play critical role boosting vigor of hybrid corn
Credit: Shannon Sermons. LAWRENCE -- A new paper appearing the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences gives new detail and understanding to the cultivation...
Public trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci holds steady, survey shows
But heavy users of conservative media have less confidence and are more likely to believe in conspiracy theoriesCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University...
UCI-led study finds unleashing Treg cells may lead to treatments for multiple sclerosis
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - July 20, 2021 - In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that a certain...
Improving access to mental health services in low-income communities
UH researcher: Communication, coordination, collaboration are keyCredit: University of Houston When it comes to improving access to mental health services for children and families in...
FDA approves Octapharma’s Octagam® 10% for adult dermatomyositis
FDA approval based on positive results of international, multi-center ProDERM studyCredit: Octapharma PARAMUS, N.J. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval...
Bill Greene, PharmD, of St. Jude receives lifetime achievement award
William L. "Bill" Greene, PharmD, chief pharmaceutical officer, to receive the 2021 Shelby Rhinehart Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award.Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital William...
Take your best shot: Which SARS-CoV-2 vaccine should I get, if any?
University of Cincinnati physician-researcher uses computerized decision model to provide evidence that being vaccinated is better than notCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Vaccine hesitancy continues...
Neural model seeks ‘inappropriateness’ to reduce chatbot awkwardness
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Mobile TeleSystems have introduced the notion of inappropriate text messages and released a...