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Better Medical Record-keeping is required to Fight Antibiotic Misuse
Health

Better Medical Record-keeping is required to Fight Antibiotic Misuse

A lack of precise record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be impeding efforts to reduce unnecessary antibiotic usage, according to two recent investigations by…
Roadmap for Closing the Carbon Cycle
Environment

Roadmap for Closing the Carbon Cycle

A key method to attaining net-zero carbon emissions is to convert many sectors of the economy, such as personal vehicles and heating, to run on…
Racial differences in Childhood Obesity are on the Rise
Health

Racial differences in Childhood Obesity are on the Rise

Some of the most significant rises in childhood obesity among New York City public school kids in recent years have occurred among socioeconomic and demographic…
Team Investigates Factors associated with a Sense of Economic Instability in Older Persons
Economics

Team Investigates Factors associated with a Sense of Economic Instability in Older Persons

Japan has the world’s highest life expectancy. However, older persons who are struggling financially may avoid receiving medical attention or using long-term care insurance. These…
How Geography Functions as a Structural Determinant of Health
Geography

How Geography Functions as a Structural Determinant of Health

In unincorporated towns along the US-Mexico border, historically and socially marginalized groups become invisible to the healthcare system, demonstrating that geography serves as a structural…
The Cost of Phased-out Coal
Technology

The Cost of Phased-out Coal

Coal phase-out is vital to address climate change, but it can have a detrimental impact on workers and local communities who rely on coal for…
Advancing Cardiac Regeneration with Stem Cell-derived Heart Muscle Cells
Biology

Advancing Cardiac Regeneration with Stem Cell-derived Heart Muscle Cells

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged parts of the heart to restore function. However, this surgery is apparently associated with a…
Researchers develop Artificial Cells that Function like Biological Cells
Biology

Researchers develop Artificial Cells that Function like Biological Cells

In a new paper published in Nature Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Ronit Freeman and her colleagues reveal the methods they took to modify DNA and…
Acid Reflux Medication has been related to an increased Risk of Migraines
Neuroscience

Acid Reflux Medication has been related to an increased Risk of Migraines

According to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, those who take acid-reducing…
These Mice, with their Hybrid Brains, Smell like Rats
Neuroscience

These Mice, with their Hybrid Brains, Smell like Rats

Mice without an olfactory system had their sense of smell restored using neurons from rats, marking the first time scientists effectively integrated sensory apparatus from…
Novel One-dimensional Superconductor in Condensed Matter Physics
Physics

Novel One-dimensional Superconductor in Condensed Matter Physics

Researchers at The University of Manchester have established robust superconductivity at high magnetic fields using a newly developed one-dimensional (1D) system, marking a significant advancement…
Behavior of Marine Plankton may Forecast Future Extinctions
Other

Behavior of Marine Plankton may Forecast Future Extinctions

Marine communities traveled to Antarctica during the Earth’s warmest phase in 66 million years, long before a major extinction occurred. During the Early Eocene Climatic…
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