Deforestation harms biodiversity of the Amazon’s perfume-loving orchid bees
LAWRENCE — A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondônia, carried out in the 1990s, is shedding new light the impact...
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Modeling viral evolution: A novel SIRSVIDE framework with application to SARS-CoV-2 dynamics
Understanding the mutation and evolution of viruses (such as SARS-CoV-2) is crucial for effective public health management and response. Traditional epidemiological models often assume that...
Waterproof ‘e-glove’ could help scuba divers communicate
When scuba divers need to say “I’m okay” or “Shark!” to their dive partners, they use hand signals to communicate visually. But sometimes these movements...
Study suggests racial discrimination during midlife associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology later in life
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – April 10, 2024 – Racial discrimination experienced during midlife is associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology, according to a new study from researchers at...
AI makes retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells in the eye. They report...
CAMH develops first ever clinically validated natural supplement to prevent postpartum blues
A new study published in the Lancet discovery science journal eClinicalMedicine has confirmed that a novel natural supplement—invented, researched, developed and commercialized at the Centre...
Breakthrough for next-generation digital displays
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a digital display screen where the LEDs themselves react to touch, light, fingerprints and the user’s pulse, among...
Novel UV broadband spectrometer revolutionizes air pollutant analysis
Sunlight has a major influence on chemical processes. Its high-energy UV radiation in particular is strongly absorbed by all materials and triggers photochemical reactions of...
Novel UV broadband spectrometer revolutionizes air pollutant analysis
Sunlight has a major influence on chemical processes. Its high-energy UV radiation in particular is strongly absorbed by all materials and triggers photochemical reactions of...
Beating back bitter taste in medicine
PHILADELPHIA (April 9, 2024) – The bitter taste of certain drugs is a barrier to taking some medications as prescribed, especially for people who are...
Heart regeneration pioneer to join UW–Madison, Morgridge Institute
04/09/2024Credit: Kenneth Poss 04/09/2024 CONTACT: Deneen Wellik, [email protected] Heart regeneration pioneer to join UW–Madison, Morgridge Institute MADISON — A biologist who explores the potential life-saving mechanisms of...
CMS121 mitigates aging-related obesity and metabolic dysfunction
“ CMS121 applicability could be expanded from a geroneuroprotector drug to a metabolic drug ”Credit: 2024 Dafre et al. “ CMS121 applicability could be expanded...
Cleveland Clinic, Tufts University research ties gut microbial TMAO pathway to chronic kidney disease
April 9, 2024, Cleveland: New findings from Cleveland Clinic and Tufts University researchers show high blood levels of TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) predicts future risk of...
FAU lands $1.3 million grant to ‘clean up’ stinky seaweed in Florida
In the last decade, the emergence of a massive expanse of Sargassum, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, has wreaked havoc on ecosystems and economies throughout...
Improving sodium ion batteries with mechanically robust nanocellular graphene
Ever since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been revolutionizing the field of materials science and beyond. Graphene comprises two-dimensional sheets of carbon atoms, bonded...
