Is opioid treatment available to those who need it most?
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The U.S. opioid epidemic is still raging - it's particularly pronounced in low-income areas and in those...
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New laser opens up large, underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum
Terahertz frequency laser paves the way for better sensing, imaging and communicationsCredit: Arman Amirzhan, Harvard SEAS The terahertz frequency range - which sits in the...
Research explores impact of racial discrimination on dating websites for gay, bisexual men
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Race-based discrimination and stereotypes are ubiquitous in the online communities and mobile apps that gay and...
WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants
Mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from homeCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass....
Parity law improved medicaid acceptance at substance use disorder treatment centers
UMass Amherst researchers studied impact of policy on vulnerable populationsCredit: UMass Amherst A 2008 federal parity law succeeded in expanding Medicaid acceptance by treatment facilities...
New moon-seeking sensor aims to improve earth observations
Credit: NASA A new instrument with its eye on the Moon is taking off aboard a high-altitude NASA plane to measure the Moon's brightness and...
UNH researchers find climate change and turf seaweed causing ‘patchy’ seascape
Credit: Jennifer Dijkstra/UNH DURHAM, N.H. - The effects of climate change are becoming more apparent, from the rapidly warming Gulf of Maine, to more frequent...
SeaWorld commits $900,000 to protect North Atlantic right whale
Credit: Image: Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, NOAA Permit #594-1759 The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund announced that it has committed $900,000 over the...
New method described for quantifying antisense oligonucleotides in nuclei
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 14, 2019--A novel method uses subcellular fractionation to quantify label-free antisense oligonucleotides (AONs)- designed to...
ASU study shows some aquatic plants depend on the landscape for photosynthesis
Runoff from soils and surrounding environments provide life-sustaining carbonCredit: Lars Iversen All plants need carbon dioxide, or CO2 to live. They extract it from the...
Protecting native vegetation on rural properties yields Brazil USD 1.5 trillion per year
Paper endorsed by 407 scientists in Brazil estimates the value of ecosystem services linked to nature conservation, such as pollination, pest control and water security.Credit:...
Scientists design built-in controls for mini-chemical labs on a chip
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Since the 1990s, scientists have been exploring the possibilities of miniaturized chemical "laboratories" on a chip, which have...
Lifelike chemistry created in lab search for ways to study origin of life
Credit: Image courtesy of the David Baum lab MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have cultivated lifelike chemical reactions while pioneering a new strategy for...
Chemists use light to build biologically active compounds
Photocatalyst builds 3D scaffolds from flat aromatics/Study published in ChemCredit: Jiajia Ma Some of the most biologically active molecules, including synthetic drugs, contain a central,...
NASA infrared data shows strength in Fengshen
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Tropical Storm Fengshen's cold cloud top temperatures revealed that the storm was maintaining strength as a strong tropical storm. Forecasters...
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