Single-payer plan in New York could cover all without increasing spending
A single-payer health care plan could expand coverage for all New York State residents, but would require significant new tax revenue, according to an analysis...
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Tech takes on cigarette smoking
Credit: CWRU CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using wearable sensor technology to develop an automatic alert system to help people quit smoking. The...
Do spiders have a favorite color?
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Scientists recently discovered the aptly named peacock jumping spiders have the color vision needed to appreciate the male's gaudy...
Flies meet gruesome end under influence of puppeteer fungus
Credit: Carolyn Elya photo, UC Berkeley Carolyn Elya discovered the puppet-master on the balcony of her Berkeley apartment. It was a fungus that infects fruit...
ARRS webinar: Tumor imaging, management with 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT, 177Lu DOTATATE therapy
Leesburg, VA, July 25, 2018 -- Examining the normal distribution, pitfalls, mimics, and imaging characteristics of various tumors using 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT and the principles...
Announcing the BioOne Ambassador award winners
WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2018 : BioOne honors five early career authors in three countries, who best communicate their specialized research beyond their immediate...
Fruit flies farm their own probiotics
Credit: Inês Pais and Rita Valente The role of bacteria inhabiting our bodies is increasingly recognized as part of our wellbeing. It is in our...
Can seagrass help fight ocean acidification?
Credit: Photographer: Claire Fackler, CINMS, NOAA. Washington, DC--Seagrass meadows could play a limited, localized role in alleviating ocean acidification in coastal ecosystems, according to new...
Raging fires in California creating havoc for the state
Credit: NASA image courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) project. Caption: Lynn Jenner with information from CAL fire and...
Small amounts of pharmaceuticals found in north central Pa. rural well water
Credit: Heather Gall Research Group / Penn State Drinking water from wells in rural north central Pennsylvania had low levels of pharmaceuticals, according to a...
Creating a (synthetic) song from a zebra finch’s muscle
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2018 -- Birds create songs by moving muscles in their vocal organs to vibrate air passing through their tissues. While previous...
Chinese researchers further develop adenine base editing system
Two research teams from East China Normal University and Sun Yat-Sen University in China have developed and improved the ABE system in mouse and rat...
Single-cell RNA profiling
The human body is made up of on the order of 13 billion cells - and each of them has a distinct molecular profile. Even...
Platinum is key in ancient volcanic related climate change, says UC Nature publication
Credit: Kenneth Tankersley Supervolcanoes are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena, and when they erupt, they can change the climate of the entire planet. To...
Predatory sea corals team up to feed on stinging jellyfish
Credit: Fabio Badalementi Cave-dwelling corals in the Mediterranean can work alongside one another to catch and eat stinging jellyfish, a study reveals. Scientists have shown...
