Breathing highway air increases blood pressure, UW research finds
For more than a century, American cities have been sliced and diced by high-traffic roadways. Interstate highways and wide arterials are ...
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Study finds tapering TNF inhibitors increases flares, lowers boolean remission rates for RA patients in remission
ATLANTA — New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting, found that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...
Viral reprogramming of cells increases risk of cancers in HIV patients
Viral infections are known to be a central cause of more than 10% of cancers worldwide. University of California researchers ...
Inspection method increases confidence in laser powder bed fusion 3D printing
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have improved flaw detection to increase confidence in metal parts ...
Better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival and reduces recurrence
The INTERLACE phase III trial, funded by Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, assessed whether a short course ...
Periodical cicada emergence disrupts food webs, increases plant damage in eastern North American forests
The periodical mass emergence of cicadas in eastern North American forests can “rewire” forest food webs and initiate a cascade ...
Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) find that a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, inhibits autophagosome–lysosome fusion, and can therefore ...
Study predicts potential for 110% electricity increases in U.S. urban buildings
A research study led by University of Oklahoma assistant professor Chenghao Wang and recently published in the journal Nature Communications ...
Bioengineering breakthrough increases DNA detection sensitivity by 100 times
UMass Amherst researchers have pushed forward the boundaries of biomedical engineering one hundredfold with a new method for DNA detection ...
SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary arteries, increases plaque inflammation
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can directly infect the arteries of the heart and cause the fatty plaque inside ...
AI increases precision in plant observation
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help plant scientists collect and analyze unprecedented volumes of data, which would not be possible using ...
Paper: Air pollution via wildfire smoke increases suicide risk in rural counties
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Air pollution poses well-established risks to physical health, but an emerging body of research says that it ...
Adult food literacy program increases nutrition habits over time
Improving food literacy positively influences diet quality and reduces the risk of chronic diseases; however, interpreting the evidence of its ...
Beaver activity in the Arctic increases emission of methane greenhouse gas
The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane — a greenhouse gas ...
Beauty salon–based intervention increases trust of PrEP among Black cisgender women
September 6, 2023 — Among African American and other Black cisgender women, a beauty salon–based intervention improved knowledge and awareness ...
Arctic soil methane consumption may be larger than previously thought and increases in a drier climate
Arctic wetlands are known emitters of the strong greenhouse gas methane (CH4). Well-drained soils on the other hand remove methane ...
Parental incarceration increases cardiovascular risk in young adults
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of racial disparities in mortality between Black and white people in the United States. ...
Smoking significantly increases the risk of depression
Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy. Credit: Mateo Avila Chinchilla Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy. ...
Maintaining stable weight increases longevity among older women
Reaching the age of 90, 95 or 100, known as exceptional longevity, was more likely for women who maintained their ...
SQUID increases accessibility to single-cell tumor profiling to improve treatment outcomes
To improve therapies for cancer and other diseases, researchers strive to identify tissue-specific therapeutic targets and diagnostic biomarkers in every ...