Scientists discover how the body’s killer cells attack cancer
Scientists are on the verge of a cancer breakthrough after working out how the body’s immune system targets cells devastated by the disease. Scientists are...
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Using high resolution mass spectrometry to study fuel chemistry
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researcher Mark Romanczyk, Ph.D., developed new analytical methods to rapidly analyze fuels and complex petroleum products by using high-resolution mass spectrometry....
New USC research reveals untapped potential for mobilizing voters of color in battleground states
With swing states playing a pivotal role in the 2024 presidential election, new reports from the Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID) at the USC Sol...
UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy ‘forever chemicals’
Chemical engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new treatment that traps and treats PFAS substances—widely known as “forever chemicals”—in a single,...
Leading computational scientist & oncology researcher Elana Fertig appointed new Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today the appointment of Elana J. Fertig, PhD, FAIMBE, as the new Director of...
UVA research cracks the autism code, making the neurodivergent brain visible
A multi-university research team co-led by University of Virginia engineering professor Gustavo K. Rohde has developed a system that can spot genetic markers of autism...
More in U.S. accept Covid-19 vaccine misinformation, and willingness to vaccinate has declined
PHILADELPHIA – With the nation in the midst of a summer surge of Covid-19 infections and increased hospitalizations due to the disease, the Food and...
People experiencing relatively mild cases of mental ill-health may be perceived differently by others depending on whether or not diagnostic labels are provided
Diagnostic labels for people experiencing what some consider to be relatively milder forms of mental-ill health may affect how others perceive them for better and...
NSF funds new iBioFoundry at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A newly funded U.S. National Science Foundation iBioFoundry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will build on more than a decade of...
Lackluster prioritization of the health sector in government spending and dwindling donor contributions drive slow growth in health spending in Sub-Saharan Africa
Slow growth in health sector spending is projected in Sub-Saharan Africa as reported in a study published in the open access journal, PLOS Global Public...
Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs
Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to...
Unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health
“Unhealthy commodities” such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social media, and fossil fuels, as well as impacts of fossil fuel consumption such as climate change...
Discovery explains the chemistry behind the cell’s energy molecule
An international research team led by Umeå professor Magnus Wolf-Watz has discovered how the magnesium atom directs the chemistry that catalyzes the production of the...
Dr. David A. Schwartz receives 39th annual Alton Ochsner Award
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health has announced David A. Schwartz, MD, as the 2024 winner of the Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease. Dr....
New vaccine created by Mizzou researchers protects cattle from deadly tick-borne disease
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- University of Missouri researchers are working to develop the first-ever vaccine proven to protect cattle from a devastating tick-borne cattle disease known as...
