Bright idea in dentist’s office leads to innovative smoking cessation project
Results from this study recently published online in Addiction found primary care physicians providing smokers with a free, two week starter kit of nicotine replacement...
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41 finalists named for the 2020 Hertz fellowships
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 41 finalists for the 2020 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, mathematics, and engineeringCredit: Hertz Foundation The Fannie...
New details on how a viral protein puts the brakes on virus replication
Credit: Joe Mendoza/CSU Photography An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Colorado State University has used computational chemistry, biochemistry and virology to uncover new information on...
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers
Seed choice study reveals flawed assumptions behind hotly debated GMOCredit: Courtesy Glenn Davis Stone, Washington University in St. Louis Heralded as a genetically modified crop...
Generalist diet helps invasive crayfish thrive where it’s introduced
The rusty crayfish is not a fussy eater, University of Cincinnati biologists foundCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services An invasive species of crayfish that is taking...
Supervisors share effective ways to include people with disabilities in the workplace
Experts report initial results practical implications of the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor PerspectivesCredit: UNHIOD East Hanover, NJ. February 7, 2020....
Biomedical sciences researcher gets $1.67 million federal grant to study gut immunity
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Tim Denning, professor and associate director of the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a four-year,...
In vitro organ model research trends
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 7, 2020--Two distinct approaches are predominantly used to recapitulate physiologically relevant in vitro human organ...
Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options
Credit: Marxa Figueiredo/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The global gene therapy market is expected to reach $13 billion by 2024 as new treatment options...
Synthetic biology: Risk reduction, uncertainty and ethics
Credit: Innogen Institute Joyce Tait, Innogen Founder and co-Director, has an interdisciplinary background in natural and social sciences including risk assessment and regulation, policy analysis,...
Designer proteins
Credit: Ian C Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design Proteins are the molecular machines that make all living things hum -- they stop deadly...
Cervical cancer screening saves lives
UNM study shows 3-year screening interval protective against cervical cancerCredit: The University of New Mexico Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women...
nTIDE January 2020 Jobs Report: Year begins with good news for people with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report-- featuring Real World Lehigh Valley, an innovative employment partnership with Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom and...
Mediterranean sea urchins are more vulnerable than previously thought
Strong selection pressure in a context of progressive warmingCredit: Creu PalacÃn (University of Barcelona-IRBio) The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, an eatable species of great commercial...
George Mason receives NIH grant to study environmental pollutants and endometriosis links
First of its kind study to determine whether chemicals detected in the uterus are associated with endometriosis and its severityCredit: George Mason University Dr. Anna...
