NAU researchers Nancy Johnson and Laura Huenneke elected as 2020 AAAS Fellows
Northern Arizona University researchers Laura Foster Huenneke and Nancy Collins Johnson have been named Fellows of the American Association for ...
Month: November 2020
Unemployment insurance, health-related social needs, health care access, mental health during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: This observational study assessed whether receiving unemployment insurance is associated with lower health-related social needs, better ...
UTEP awarded by NIH to advance research on diabetes-related cardiac complications
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / UTEP Communications. EL PASO, Texas - November is National Diabetes Month, a time when the ...
Personalizing recovery from ‘lost’ limbs
University of Missouri researcher awarded $1.5 million grant from Department of Defense to gather real-life data on limb function.Credit: University ...
Family Violence in the United States: new book by Dr. Denise Hines
New book by George Mason University College of Health and Human Services faculty member examines abuse in relationships, understudied victims ...
Towards accessible healthcare for all in sub-Saharan Africa
Achieving universal access to healthcare is a key development priority and a major target of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal ...
Research unlocks new information about reading through visual dictionary in the brain
Credit: James LaCombe The uniquely human ability to read is the cornerstone of modern civilization, yet very little is understood ...
Stanford engineers combine light and sound to see underwater
The "Photoacoustic Airborne Sonar System" could be installed beneath drones to enable aerial underwater surveys and high-resolution mapping of the ...
NIH re-funds ACTG for the next seven years
Los Angeles, Calif. - The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, has been re-funded for ...
Study identifies countries and states with greatest age biases
Credit: Creative Commons via PxHere Elders are more respected in Japan and China and not so much in more individualistic ...
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial ‘symptoms’ up to six years before diagnosis
Individuals with lower educational status face longer periods of financial difficulty, including missed bill payments and diminished credit scores, before ...
Lehigh University professor Vassie Ware named AAAS fellow
The professor of molecular biology was recognized for her contributions to understanding ribosomes and for outstanding initiatives in undergraduate science ...
An escape route for seafloor methane
Leakage from frozen layers was a puzzle, but a new study shows how the potent greenhouse gas breaks through icy ...
Covid-19 shutdowns disproportionately affected low-income black households
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J.--The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply ...
Gene therapy gives man with sickle cell disease the chance for a better future
Experimental treatment at UCLA has given one patient reason for optimismCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center For Evie Junior, ...
The surprising grammar of touch
Language emergence in DeafBlind communities A new study demonstrates that grammar is evident and widespread in a system of communication ...
Magnetic vortices come full circle
The first experimental observation of three-dimensional magnetic 'vortex rings' provides fundamental insight into intricate nanoscale structures inside bulk magnets, and ...
Emergency department doctors ask: “Where did all the patients go?”
Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, emergency department visits declined by nearly a third in five Boston-area hospitals during the ...
New tech can get oxygen, fuel from Mars’s salty water
An electrolysis system that doesn't need pure water may change the game when it comes to exploration When it comes ...
Study tackles barriers to COVID-19 testing in Black communities
Pennington Biomedical, HealthyBR part of nationwide effort to fill gaps in careCredit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Pennington Biomedical Research Center ...
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Small NIH study reveals how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain
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Scientists discover cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
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Researchers uncover life’s power generators in the Earth’s oldest groundwaters
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COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
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Study shows convalescent plasma doesn’t benefit severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19
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Do early therapies help very young children with or at high likelihood for autism?