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(University of Zurich) People who have contact with other social groups are more likely to be committed to social justice. However, an international study led by the University of Zurich has shown that for this to be the...

(Tel-Aviv University) The study was conducted in the city of Tel Aviv and found that the atmospheric water vapor in the city is suitable for drinking. The researchers: The Earth's atmosphere is a vast renewable source of...

(Elsevier) Vivid photos of the red 'COVID arm' rash and reports of facial swelling in patients who have received dermatological fillers after Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccination for COVID-19 may increase patients' con...

(University of Exeter) People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable 'high' from morphine, new research suggests.

(International Food Policy Research Institute) New projections from researchers at IFPRI show climate change will increase hunger levels by 78 million people, but also that these increases can be averted with additional ...

(Public Relations Pacific LLC) The Prevent COVID U study, which launched in late March 2021 to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission among university students vaccinated with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, has ex...

(The Gerontological Society of America) "Workforce issues are the most significant challenges facing the long-term care industry," states the opening editorial of a new special issue of The Gerontologist titled "Workforc...

(IOS Press) There is growing awareness that air pollutants are playing a critical role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases. A new book, Alzheimer's Disease and Air Pollution: The Development and Progression ...

(University of California - Davis Health) RDM Positive Impact Foundation is sponsoring a $1.25 million project at the UC Davis MIND Institute to advance research about SYNGAP1, a rare genetic condition that impacts the b...

(University of Massachusetts Amherst) A group of health care leaders, including a University of Massachusetts Amherst nurse innovator, has published a national call to action to prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospita...

(eLife ) An enzyme found in fat tissue in the centre of our bones helps control the production of new bone and fat cells.

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Pancreatic cancer cells typically rely on a mutant version of the KRAS protein to proliferate. These cancer cells can also survive losing KRAS by activating alternative growth pathways. CS...

(American Chemical Society) With pandemic restrictions lifting in the U.S., we're starting to get back out in the world, meeting up with friends and coworkers at restaurants and bars. If you're worried you forgot how to ...

(Leopoldina) Data collection and international exchange remain critical to contain the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. In addition to case numbers, reproduction rates, and modeling, topics such as sensitivity and specificit...

(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) University of Colorado Cancer Center member Martin McCarter, MD, is investigating whether a new treatment sequence will result in better outcome for patients with esophage...

(Columbia University Irving Medical Center) A new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is the first to offer quantitative evidence linking psychological stress to grayi...

(IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)) A study in 27 European countries puts the prevalence of depression at 6.4% of the population. The work, published in The Lancet Public Health, analyzed data from the E...

(King's College London) Middle-aged people in the UK with at least two long-term physical health conditions are at a greater risk of developing depression or anxiety later in life compared to those with none or only one ...

(National Cancer Research Institute) NCRI has created an Early Career Researcher Forum, which will enable early career researchers to build collaborative networks in their field of interest whilst enhancing their skills ...

(Fleishman‑Hillard, Sacramento) New research published in the Journal of Medicinal Food suggests eating prunes each day can improve risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) including raising antioxidant capacity a...

(FoodMinds) A new manuscript recently published in The Journal of Nutrition investigated the physiological response to various ounce equivalents of protein food sources and found that the consumption of ounce equivalents...

(University of Ottawa) Ontario students are more likely to get behind the wheel of a vehicle after smoking cannabis than drinking alcohol, a new study from researchers at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine ha...