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Life & Chemistry

Bacteria in Drinking Water: A New Approach to Consumer Benefits

Lutgarde Raskin and colleagues Ameet Pinto and Chuanwu Xi explain that municipal water treatment plants typically try to minimize the growth of microbes in the…

Studies and Analyses

Boys More Vulnerable to Chlorpyrifos Insecticide Exposure

A new study is the first to find a difference between how boys and girls respond to prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos. Researchers at the…

Life & Chemistry

Protein that boosts longevity may protect against diabetes

A protein that slows aging in mice and other animals also protects against the ravages of a high-fat diet, including diabetes, according to a new MIT study.MIT…

Environmental Conservation

Diversity Boosts Grassland Resilience to Drought and Climate Change

The Kansas State University-led study looked at the drought tolerance of 426 species of grass from around the world. The goal was to better understand how…

Environmental Conservation

Beavers and Scottish Salmon: Impact on Fish Stocks Explained

Representatives of recreational fisheries interests north and south of the border are concerned that beavers can harm economically important fish stocks due to…

Studies and Analyses

PTSD Symptoms Affect One in Three New Mothers Post-Birth

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops in individuals who experience highly traumatizing situations such as terrorist attacks and car accidents, but…

Health & Medicine

New Model Predicts Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury

A new model based on motor scores at admission and early imaging studies may allow clinicians to predict functional outcomes and guide decision-making for…

Awards Funding

International Contest Boosts Careers for Science Journalists

To analyze and communicate complex scientific topics is more than just a profession – it is an art. Accordingly, launching a career as Science Journalist…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Baltic Sea’s Smallest Predators and Ecosystem Impact

A better understanding of ecosystem functioning requires a close examination of the complex interactions between organisms that constitute the food web of a…

Communications Media

Alcohol Ads in Youth Magazines Violate Standards Often

The content of alcohol ads placed in magazines is more likely to be in violation of industry guidelines if the ad appears in a magazine with sizable youth…

Physics & Astronomy

Mapping Evolution: How Physics and Math Illuminate Biology

There are also many lingering mysteries surrounding the story of life on Earth, including the question of why sex is such a prevalent reproductive strategy. A…

Life & Chemistry

Clemson Researchers Discover Efficient Method to Reuse Enzymes

Enzymes are round proteins produced by living organisms that increase the rate of chemical reactions.“We found a robust and simple way of attracting specific…

Medical Engineering

Innovative Tools Boost Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery Outcomes

Surgical outcomes continue to improve as new techniques and tools become available for performing laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, and these advances are…

Physics & Astronomy

New Insights Into Nanodisk Magnetic Vortices Unveiled

The phenomenon in ferromagnetic nanodisks of magnetic vortices – hurricanes of magnetism only a few atoms across – has generated intense interest in the…

Studies and Analyses

Chronic Staph Exposure Linked to Lupus Risk, Mayo Study Reveals

Staph, short for Staphylococcus aureus, is a germ commonly found on the skin or in the nose, sometimes causing infections. In the Mayo study, mice were exposed…

Physics & Astronomy

Largest 3D Sky Map Unveiled by Astronomers

“We want to map the largest volume of the universe yet, and to use that map to understand how the expansion of the universe is accelerating,” said Daniel…

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