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Philip Morris International has secretly funded Japanese academics
New revelations, published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, reveal the recent activities of Philip Morris International (PMI) and its Japanese affiliate,...
No more stressing out over structural formulas
Chemical formulas are actually taught in chemistry classes, where they are systematically introduced at the junior level. In biology, they’re...
Synthetic fuels and chemicals from CO₂: Ten experiments in parallel
If you mix fossil fuel with a little oxygen and add a spark, three things are produced: water, climate-warming carbon...
Projected loss of brown macroalgae and seagrasses with global environmental change
Researchers predict that climate change will drive a substantial redistribution of brown seaweeds and seagrasses at the global scale. The...
Overburdened caseworkers put foster youths’ online safety on the back burner
Foster parents and caseworkers agree: Sexual-related risks are the top concern for online safety for youths in the U.S. child...
NIST researchers identify a cheaper, more convenient method to detect asbestos
For decades, a laboratory procedure known as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been used to test for asbestos in samples...
Novel photodynamic therapy method can eradicate ocular melanoma, study shows
Researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CePOF) in Brazil and collaborators at the University of Toronto and Princess Margaret Cancer...
With $12 million NIH grant renewal, Lewis Katz School of Medicine researchers to explore novel cell mechanism in heart injury and repair
(Philadelphia, PA) – Therapeutic strategies capable of repairing the heart stand to revolutionize the treatment of heart disease. Reaching that...
U of T researchers develop deep-learning model that outperforms Google AI system to predict peptide structures
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a deep-learning model, called PepFlow, that can predict all possible shapes of peptides...
The mechanism behind melanoma resistance to treatment
In many cases of malignant melanoma, the effect of targeted treatment is lost over time. A research team from UZH...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies