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Plant-Based Jet Fuel Could Reduce Emissions by 68%, Says Study

October 15, 2021
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Athens, GA — Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according to new research from University...

New Theories and Materials Aid the Transition to Clean Energy

October 15, 2021
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Tempe, AZ — With each passing day, the dark side of our addiction to fossil fuels becomes more apparent. In addition to slashing emissions of carbon dioxide, society must find sustainable alternatives...

Researchers Find That Interrupting a High-Fat, High-Calorie Diet With Regular Cycles of a Fasting-Mimicking Diet Helps Mice Live a Longer, Healthier Life

October 15, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — In a new USC study on the health effects of a low-calorie diet that mimics fasting in the body, researchers found regular five-day cycles of the diet in mice seemed to counteract the detrimental effects...

COVID’s Crushing Impact on Public Health

October 15, 2021
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Newark, DE — The cruel impact of COVID-19, the virus that emerged in late 2019 and has claimed 5 million lives to date, is chronicled in daily headlines. It has robbed us of loved ones, jobs, plans...

Scientists Uncover a Circadian Rhythm in Heart Cells That Affects Their Daily Function

October 15, 2021
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Swindon, UK — A new study has shown how circadian rhythms in heart cells help to change heart function over the course of the day and may explain why shift workers are more vulnerable to heart problems. Scientists...

Molecular Mixing Creates Super Stable Glass

October 15, 2021
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Gothenburg, Sweden — Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in creating a new type of super-stable, durable glass with potential applications ranging from medicines,...

Metabolic Restoration in HIV-Infected Patients as a Therapeutic Approach

October 14, 2021
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Quebec, Canada — The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) particularly attacks CD4 lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell considered to be the conductor of the immune system. Hamza Loucif, a doctoral...

Surface Chemistry Reveals Corrosive Secrets

October 14, 2021
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Houghton, MI — One can easily see with the naked eye that leaving an old nail out in the rain causes rust. What does require the keen eyes and sensitive nose of microscopy and spectroscopy is observing...

‘Broken Heart’ Syndrome Is on the Rise in Women, Study Shows

October 14, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), suggests middle-aged and older women are being diagnosed with broken heart syndrome more frequently—up...

Outdated Attitudes Risk Widening Inequalities in Hybrid Workplace, Think-Tank Warns

October 14, 2021
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Lancaster, UK — Employers could undo the progress made over the last 18 months and deepen workplace inequalities if organisations fail to override the deep-rooted perceptions of ‘office culture’, a...

Artificial Intelligence-Based Technology Quickly Identifies Genetic Causes of Serious Disease

October 14, 2021
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Salt Lake City, UT — An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University...

Study Finds Large Doses of Intensive Therapy Better for Children With Cerebral Palsy

October 14, 2021
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Blacksburg, VA — Children with cerebral palsy can gain greater use of an impaired arm and hand with larger doses of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) – without increasing stress for parents,...

The Role of Circulating miRNAs and ca19-9 in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

October 13, 2021
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Orchard Park, NY — Oncotarget published “The role of circulating miRNAs and CA19-9 in pancreatic cancer diagnosis” which reported that the expression profile of microRNAs was measured in...

Study Finds Sex Matters When It Comes to Immune Responses Against Infection and Disease

October 13, 2021
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada — A University of Alberta-led study shows that when it comes to susceptibility to infections and other health conditions, sex matters. The research, published in the journal...

Arctic Ocean’s ‘Last Ice Area’ May Not Survive the Century, Says Study

October 13, 2021
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New York, NY — With warming climate, summer sea ice in the Arctic has been shrinking fast, and now consistently spans less than half the area it did in the early 1980s. This raises the question: It...

Direct Photons Offer Glimpse of Gluons’ Dynamic Motion

October 13, 2021
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Upton, NY — Scientists seeking to explore the teeming microcosm of quarks and gluons inside protons and neutrons report new data delivered by particles of light. The light particles, or photons, come...

Changes in Menstrual Cycle Length Before Menopause May Predict Risk of Heart Disease

October 13, 2021
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Pittsburgh, PA – As women near menopause, their menstrual cycle length often becomes longer. The timing of these changes could provide clues about a person’s risk of developing heart disease, according...

Chemists Discover Faster-Acting Forms of Insecticide Imidacloprid

October 12, 2021
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New York, NY — Scientists have developed seven crystal forms of imidacloprid—one of the world’s most widely used insecticides—in an effort to sharply reduce its environmental impact, according to a...

Genomics Study Unlocks Secrets of the Past to Help Shape Future of Healthcare for Millions

October 12, 2021
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Doha, Qatar — Researchers in Qatar have unveiled a high-resolution map of the genetic structure of Arab and Middle Eastern populations, providing new insights into human history in the region and ancestral...

Antioxidants to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

October 12, 2021
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Quebec, Canada — Research conducted by the Ph.D student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and the postdoctoral researcher Mohamed Haddad of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has shown...

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