Science-based guidelines for building a bee-friendly landscape
Credit: Bernadette M. Mach & Daniel A. Potter, University of Kentucky St. Paul, MN (April, 2019)--Bees are critical members of the ecosystem: 75% of leading...
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Study calculates costs associated with smoking by patients with cancer
Credit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, Emma Vought A study released today in JAMA Network Open reported that smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with...
Pitt faculty awarded NSF RAPID grant to study local water system anti-corrosion treatment
PITTSBURGH (April 5, 2019) -- Two professors at the University of Pittsburgh received an NSF Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant for $175,000 to study the...
New trauma care pathway reduces delirium and likelihood of returning to the hospital
New treatment approach for vulnerable patients implements standardized processes of care that a geriatrician would typically recommend CHICAGO (April 5, 2019): A standardized interdisciplinary clinical...
Successful test of the MONSTER spectrometer provided new nuclear structure information
Credit: University of Jyväskyla The research group was succesful in testing modular neutron spectrometer (MONSTER) at JYFL-ACCLAB. The beta decay of this exotic isotope is...
Job indicators drop slightly again for Americans with disabilities
nTIDE March 2019 Jobs Report: Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report -- Monthly Update -- featuring Rooted in Rights and ReelAbilities and...
UC professor’s startup promotes literacy through design
Reneé Seward's See Word Reading app is gaining traction in business and education fields across the city and globe Reneé Seward's last name is pronounced...
Rusted root: Weedy rice repeatedly evolves ‘cheater’ root traits
Weedy rice is neither wild rice nor crop rice, but rice gone rogue that has shed some traits important to people. It also is an...
Eyes reveal early Alzheimer’s disease
Reduced blood capillaries are new way to diagnose early cognitive impairment New technology quantifies capillary changes in great detail Eye is an ideal mirror for...
Unexpected rain on sun links two solar mysteries
Credit: Credits: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory/Emily Mason For five months in mid 2017, Emily Mason did the same thing every day. Arriving to her office...
Australian Murray River habitat restoration increases native fish populations
Credit: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eap.1882 Dubbed the 'honeypot effect' -- a team of scientists from around Australia have shown that providing woody habitat, or 'snags', for native fish...
Dentists underdiagnose when faced with time pressure, research shows
Dentists can miss important details on X-rays when put under time pressure, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth Dentists can miss...
Reflective roofs can reduce overheating in cities and save lives during heatwaves
A new modelling study from the University of Oxford and collaborators has estimated how changing the reflectivity of roofs can help keep cities cooler during...
We need all health providers proficient in geriatrics; new online curriculum brings us closer
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society & Aquifer Among many breakthroughs that have made living longer possible, better health care--and more experts to make that...
Getting to the bottom of the ‘boiling crisis’
New understanding of heat transfer in boiling water could lead to efficiency improvements in power plants CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The simple act of boiling water...