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December 5, 2022

As nature reels towards a hotter, drier, harsher future, new conservation tools – seed banks and frozen zoos, gene editing and assisted gene flow – hold promise to help struggling animal and...

Wildlife Viewing Club spotlights future career opportunities for local elementary school students

Study links genetic variant to digestive disturbances in patients with Chagas disease

Aging in the eye predicts risk for kidney failure

The secret lives of tropical mammals revealed by millions of wildlife photos

Is that turtle legal? Fighting wildlife trafficking with stable isotopes

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 8, 2022) – Antibodies produced against the commonly used antibiotic, gentamicin, appear to increase the risk of...

Atmospheric Science

Americans flocking to fire: national migration study

Americans are leaving many of the U.S. counties hit hardest by hurricanes and heatwaves—and moving towards dangerous wildfires and warmer...

UMRC signs cooperation MoU with Hankook Research Co.,Ltd.

UNIST Multi-Hazards Research Center (UMRC)has recently embarked on a new partnership with Hankook Research Co.,Ltd. in an effort to strengthen...

Biology

Mekong Delta will continue to be at risk for severe flooding

The Mekong River Delta is the agricultural heartland of Vietnam; it is affected by droughts and flooding, which have become...

Genetic vulnerability to ADHD signals risk of Alzheimer’s disease in old age

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2022 – Genetic predisposition to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease later in...

Biology

Undergraduate research program will take community-based approach to Arizona health challenges

Many engineers and biomedical researchers share a desire to improve the world around them. While some seek solutions to universal...

Illinois Tech joins Chicago ARC as founding innovation partner in pursuit of innovative and equitable health care

CHICAGO—December 7, 2022—The Chicago ARC and founding innovation partner Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) announced today that they will come together...

Illinois Tech project using machine learning to fully automate insulin delivery receives NIH funding

CHICAGO—December 7, 2022—A project led by Illinois Tech Professor of Chemical Engineering Ali Cinar that’s aiming to help ease the mental burden of people...

Cancer

Patient’s own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

A patient's own immune cells, multiplied into an army of billions of immune cells in a lab, can be used...

Salton Sea dust triggers lung inflammation

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The Salton Sea, the body of water in Southern California’s Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley, is shrinking over...

Chemistry AND Physics

Nuclear theorists collaborate to explore ‘heavy flavor’ particles

UPTON, NY—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory will participate in a new Topical Theory Collaboration...

Novotech awarded the Asia Pacific CRO of the Year 2022 for Best Practices in Clinical Trials