Bloomberg Philanthropies makes founding gift to Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a gift of $5 million in seed funding to support the creation of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), a newly...
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Attitudes such as distrust of government can cause swine farmers to resist animal biosecurity: UVM study finds
A new University of Vermont study published today in Nature: Scientific Reports examines the social and psychological aspects of farmers’ decisions about whether or not...
Medicaid vision coverage for adults varies widely by state
A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that 6.5 million Medicaid enrollees (12%) lived in states without coverage for routine adult...
Scientists reach consensus for fasting terminology
Dr. Eric Ravussin of Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge was one of 38 scientists from five continents to present the first international consensus...
Increased ventilation not effective in reducing influenza virus spread in play-based model, Emory study finds
Increasing ventilation in child-care settings may not always be effective at preventing flu virus spread, according to a new study published by a team of...
Genetic ‘episignatures’ guide researchers in identifying causes of unsolved epileptic neurological disorders
(Memphis, Tenn. – August 6, 2024) To effectively treat a disease or disorder, doctors must first know the root cause. Such is the case for developmental and...
How plants become bushy, or not
or many plants, more branches means more fruit. But what causes a plant to grow branches? New research from the University of California, Davis shows...
Dopamine treatment alleviates symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
A new way to combat Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered by Takaomi Saido and his team at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in...
People’s moral values change with the seasons
A new UBC study has revealed regular seasonal shifts in people’s moral values.Credit: Evolutionary Social Cognition Laboratory at UBC A new UBC study has revealed...
Researchers reveal atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites
The chemical and energy industries depend upon catalysts to drive the reactions used to create their products. Many important reactions use heterogeneous catalysts — meaning...
Concept for efficiency-enhanced noble-metal catalysts
The Objective: Best Possible Catalytic PerformanceCredit: Photo: ITCP, KIT The Objective: Best Possible Catalytic Performance Noble-metal catalysts are used in many processes in the chemical...
Lehigh University researchers dig deeper into stability challenges of nuclear fusion—with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise continues to help researchers better understand the physics behind nuclear fusion.Credit: Lehigh University Mayonnaise continues to help researchers better understand the physics behind nuclear...
Dance with me? Just start ‘bouncing’ to the rhythm of the music
Rome (Italy), August 6, 2024 - At concerts, in stadiums, in nightclubs, or during group dances on the beach, what helps people move to the...
Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis
A paper out today in Nature Communications reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly...
Heating for fusion: Why toast plasma when you can microwave it!
Some believe the future of fusion in the U.S. lies in compact, spherical fusion vessels. A smaller tokamak, it is thought, could offer a more economical...
