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Improving Care for Late-Preterm Infants: Key Insights

In the last 15 years, the U.S has seen a sharp increase in the number of babies born as late-preterm infants, between 34 and 37 weeks’ gestation. This is…

Health & Medicine

Radiation Exposure in Kids: Insights from Pediatric Experts

Meet the experts: Adam L. Dorfman, M.D. Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, M.D., M.P.H. Learn more: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics and…

Life & Chemistry

CHOP Study Uncovers Key Genes Influencing Adult Height

As much as 90 percent of variation in adult height may be caused by genetic inheritance, but a multitude of genes are involved. Most of these have yet to be…

Studies and Analyses

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Autoimmune Lung Disease Risk

These findings are being reported in the Jan. 4 edition of the journal Chest. Brent Kinder, MD, UC Health pulmonologist, director of the Interstitial Lung…

Studies and Analyses

Challenges in Reviewing Medical Images from Portable Media

“Because of the multitude of user interface software applications, file formats, hardware configurations, security settings, and types of media in use today,…

Health & Medicine

Estrogen’s Role in Oral Cavity Precancerous Cell Spread

The new results, published in the January issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, may lead to novel…

Architecture & Construction

Virginia Tech Engineers Enhance Building Designs for Earthquake Safety

Finley Charney (http://www.cee.vt.edu/index.php do=view&content=0&apps=2&level=2&id=17&pid=e0577ab728bb4dee2bd802ecb54abd3f), a structural engineering…

Studies and Analyses

Major Decline in U.S. Bumble Bee Populations Revealed

The researchers report that declining bumble bee populations have lower genetic diversity than bumble bee species with healthy populations and are more likely…

Information Technology

Boosting Numerical Simulations with Multi-GPU Computing

Because of their leading research in numerical simulation using parallel computing practices, the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Boosting Nitrogen Use Efficiency to Reduce Environmental Impact

Most agricultural crops require large quantities of nitrate-rich fertilizer to realize optimal yields. The dilemma for growers is finding ways to balance the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

April Grafting: Boosting Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Yields

Christmas trees provide a significant source of revenue in southern Appalachia, resulting in millions of dollars in sales during the holiday buying season. The…

Life & Chemistry

Not so bird-brained… 3D X-rays piece together the evolution of flight from fossils

In a collaborative project between National Museums Scotland, the University of Abertay Dundee, and University of Lethbridge, Canada, researchers are using an…

Health & Medicine

New Test for Major Lung Transplant Patient Killer Unveiled

A lung transplant can mean a new chance at life. But many who receive one develop a debilitating, fatal condition that causes scar tissue to build up in the…

Studies and Analyses

Invasive Species: Key Factor in Mass Extinction Events

An influx of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events, according to research results…

Machine Engineering

New Radiation Spectrometer Speeds Nuclear Cleanup Process

A patent has been granted on this new type of radiation spectrometer, and the first production of devices will begin soon. The advance has also led to creation…

Health & Medicine

Risk for alcoholism linked to risk for obesity

The researchers noted that the association between a family history of alcoholism and obesity risk has become more pronounced in recent years. Both men and…

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