Traditional biomass stoves shown to cause lung inflammation
Credit: ATS Feb. 21, 2020- Traditional stoves that burn biomass materials and are not properly ventilated, which are widely used in developing nations where cooking...
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Newly found bacteria fights climate change, soil pollutants
Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria that is particularly adept at breaking...
Delivering bad news: ‘Patients remember these conversations forever’
Study finds new simulation-based training helps doctors break bad news more effectivelyCredit: Northwestern University We've all feared hearing a doctor say, "We need to talk."...
Study shows long-term survival benefit for certain patients with advanced lung cancer
Credit: Yale Cancer Center New Haven, Conn. -- According to the results of a large, global study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers, even a...
Water reuse could be key for future of hydraulic fracturing
Credit: University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during...
New studies explore how knowledge drives action in climate change decision-making
Scientists explore how scientific knowledge can become more useful for societiesCredit: Cortada Projects MIAMI--In several new studies, University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine...
Columbia University researchers awarded $2M to identify antiviral drugs for coronavirus
Credit: Columbia Unversity Irving Medical Center Four research teams at Columbia University will share a $2.1 million grant to mount an aggressive effort to identify...
Research shows new drug helps to preserve brain cells for a time after stroke
UCalgary led international study shows promising results for neuroprotection by combining endovascular therapy with nerinetideCredit: Photo by Roth & Ramberg After 50 years of research...
A better pregnancy test for whales
New measurements will help biologists understand a changing oceanCredit: Sally Mizroch (NOAA) It's not easy to do pregnancy tests on whales. You can't just ask...
This study shows how a lack of oxygen during pregnancy can cause schizophrenia
Experiments with rats indicate that brain cells submitted to several forms of hypoxia underwent alterations to their energy production mechanism. Such condition may affect the...
Xiaoji Xu named a 2020 Sloan Research Fellow
Professor Xu is one of only 23 early-career chemistry scholars in the US and Canada to receive this prestigious award which places him among 'the...
Therapeutic cooling effectively targets site of brain injury
Children's Hospital Los Angeles study published in Journal of Pediatrics uses advanced imaging techniques to optimize a leading-edge therapy for babies with oxygen deprivationCredit: Children's...
Condom nation
Survey of Canadians' condom use reveals demographic, social trends in protective practicesCredit: McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have peered into the most intimate moments...
Beyond the brim, Sombrero Galaxy’s halo suggests turbulent past
Credit: NASA/Digitized Sky Survey/P. Goudfrooij (STScI)/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Surprising new data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggests the smooth, settled "brim" of the...
The University of Tennessee System announces One Health Initiative
Effort to focus on animal, environmental issues with implications for human healthCredit: Tory Salvador, UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee System has announced...
