New research by a team at Pennsylvania State University suggests that microbes in the human gut could be harnessed to help the body absorb useful nutritional metals—like iron, which is critical for red blood cells—and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 18, 2023
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With wildfire smoke affecting most of North America, what are the best ways to minimize the health impacts of air pollution under climate change? Here are answers to some key questions about the ongoing air quality problems.
Environment
Jun 12, 2023
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Purdue University doctoral student Dongqi Liu has identified a previously unknown strategy that the foodborne bacterium Listeria monocytogenes uses to invade and infect humans and animals.
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2023
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The Netherlands, late 1944. After the liberation from the Nazis, there were still unexpected problems to solve. Trains and river transport were blocked by rivers that had frozen over so people found it more difficult to access ...
Other
May 4, 2023
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A new study from Umeå University suggests that a relatively generous and egalitarian welfare state, like the Swedish one, can protect families against the effects of negative economic shocks.
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2023
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When natural disasters strike, women and girls tend to experience disproportionate challenges and heightened risks.
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2023
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If companies want to ensure pregnant employees and new moms stay on their payrolls, they'd do well to offer competitive maternity benefits.
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2023
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Newly developed mRNA vaccines against Zika virus and HIV-1 produced strong antibody responses that transferred from pregnant rabbits to their offspring, researchers report in the journal Molecular Therapy. As noted by the ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 24, 2023
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New research on reproductive health demonstrates the first successful delivery of mRNA to placental cells to treat preeclampsia at its root.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 15, 2023
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A recurring fantasy in science fiction is the implantation of tiny elements in peoples' brains, which would be used to control and direct our actions and emotions. Regardless of the direction that technological development ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2023
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