Expanded access to treatment in prisons can reduce overdose deaths by 31.6%, study finds
Credit: Alexandria Macmadu/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The epidemic of opioid-related overdose death persists across the United States, and people ...
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Shrinking (ultra)violet
NIST researchers describe unique system for testing how well narrow wavebands of UV light kill germsCredit: T. Larason/NIST While awaiting ...
CSU study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age
Credit: Courtesy of Colorado State University A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in ...
Dragonflies reveal mercury pollution levels across US national parks
Local research project spurs first nationwide survey of the toxic metalCredit: Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program. HANOVER, N.H. - ...
Neutralizing antibodies isolated from COVID-19 patients may suppress virus
Credit: David Ho / Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from ...
Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles ...
Scientists publish findings from 1st statewide COVID-19 random sample study in US
Credit: Photos by Liz Kaye, Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- The results of the first statewide random sample study in the ...
Study calls for review of rice and sugar in food subsidy programme
Credit: Lancaster University The nutritional benefit of rice and sugar distributed by a national food subsidy programme in India may ...
Researchers develop new tools to rapidly test activity of anti-coronavirus antibodies
Credit: Schmidt et al., 2020 Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test ...
Better wastewater treatment? It’s a wrap
Rice's trap-and-zap strategy for antibiotic resistant bugs becomes wrap, trap and zapCredit: Alvarez Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 20, ...
Protecting our homes from COVID-19 means “protecting home for COVID-19 data at CDC”
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today expressed concern that the new process for sharing ...
New diagnostic test for heart failure patients could also help COVID-19 patients
New coronavirus and cardiovascular disease are linked thanks to ACE2 enzyme and may respond to same treatmentsCredit: Richard Siemens (Edmonton, ...
Geoengineering is just a partial solution to fight climate change
The technology's regional impacts depend on how much greenhouse gas emissions are reducedCredit: AGU/Brian West Could we create massive sulfuric ...
National poll: Some parents may not properly protect children from the sun
1 in 10 parents say they don't make sure to use a minimum SPF for children while some don't reapply ...
Researchers developing COVID-19 spike proteins to identify antibodies, prevent infection
Preventing the virus from binding to cells could prevent future infectionsCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering On July 1, ...
Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens
UC Berkeley researchers show how agricultural chemicals can increase transmission of the schistosome parasiteCredit: Planetary Health Alliance photo by Hillary ...
Breakthrough blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 minutes
Credit: Monash University World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood ...
Some decontamination processes damage N95 face masks
UMass Amherst scientist tests hospital masks processed up to 10 times for reuseCredit: UMass Amherst Certain methods of decontaminating medical ...
Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings
Focusing on lung cancer screening subjects less likely to remain in a program -- those with negative low-dose CT exams ...
So you discovered something that might save lives…now what?
New UC San Diego Dissemination and Implementation Science Center provides researchers and practitioners with the training, technical assistance, mentoring and ...
