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Newswise: Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods
Released: 6-Dec-2023 5:05 AM EST
Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods
University of Southampton

Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets say scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Study shows how ethical brands fare in a recession
University of East Anglia

A new study from the University of East Anglia reveals why some ‘eco goods’ may fare better than others as a UK recession looms.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Are healthy foods automatically sustainable, too?
University of Konstanz

Perceptions about sustainability and healthy food choices are closely linked, as a study at the University of Konstanz shows

Released: 23-Nov-2023 5:05 AM EST
Cognitive ability mattered in the UK’s vote for Brexit, University of Bath research shows
University of Bath

New research from the University of Bath’s School of Management finds that higher cognitive ability was strongly linked to voting to Remain in the 2016 UK referendum on European Union Membership.

18-Nov-2023 9:05 PM EST
Researchers Pinpoint Brain Area Where People Who Are Blind Recognize Faces Identified by Sound
Georgetown University Medical Center

Using a specialized device that translates images into sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists and colleagues showed that people who are blind recognized basic faces using the part of the brain known as the fusiform face area , a region that is crucial for the processing of faces in sighted people.

Newswise: In the Fight Against Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes, Just Add Soap
14-Nov-2023 2:00 PM EST
In the Fight Against Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes, Just Add Soap
University of Texas at El Paso

Pesticides 10 times more effective when combined with soap, UTEP study shows.

   
Newswise: Most Americans are oblivious to ‘forever chemicals’ and risks
Released: 16-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Most Americans are oblivious to ‘forever chemicals’ and risks
Texas A&M AgriLife

First-of-its-kind public awareness study by Texas A&M AgriLife shows knowledge of PFAS chemicals is low

   
9-Nov-2023 11:40 AM EST
Drug manufacturers use FDA, patent strategies to keep insulin prices high
PLOS

An analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and patent records revealed how manufacturers have extended periods of market exclusivity for brand-name insulin products.

   
Released: 16-Nov-2023 4:05 AM EST
Physician burnout reduced with peer support, study finds
Kaiser Permanente

A new Kaiser Permanente physician peer support program designed to reduce burnout helped improve doctors’ well-being and had a positive impact on the culture of the medical departments that took part in the program, Kaiser Permanente researchers found.

Newswise: Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show
Released: 16-Nov-2023 2:05 AM EST
Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show
Emory University

The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast — dating back to the Early Cretaceous when Australia was still connected to Antarctica — opens another window onto early avian evolution and possible migratory behavior.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 2:05 AM EST
Devil in the detail – What corporations aren’t disclosing about their C02 emissions
Griffith University

A new study estimates most corporations are not reporting the full scope of their carbon footprint with many claiming to be ‘green’ despite a lack of reporting on Scope 3 key categories.

Newswise: Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers
Released: 9-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers
University of Exeter

Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers to feed their chicks, new research shows. White-browed sparrow weavers live in family groups in which only a dominant pair breeds and their grown-up offspring, particularly females, help to feed nestlings.

Newswise: Obesity linked to neurodegeneration through insulin resistance
31-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Obesity linked to neurodegeneration through insulin resistance
PLOS

Researchers led by Mroj Alassaf at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the United States have discovered a link between obesity and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Rewarding women more like men could reduce wage gap
Cornell University

Addressing the shortage of women in STEM fields such as computer science is not enough to close the gender gap: Treating women more like men, especially on pay day, is more important than representation alone, according to Cornell research.

Newswise: Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups - study
Released: 2-Nov-2023 9:05 PM EDT
Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups - study
University of Cambridge

Chimpanzees use high ground to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups, often before making forays into enemy territory at times when there is reduced risk of confrontation, a new study suggests.

Newswise: Visualizing fungal infections deep in living host tissue reveals proline metabolism facilitates virulence
Released: 2-Nov-2023 9:05 PM EDT
Visualizing fungal infections deep in living host tissue reveals proline metabolism facilitates virulence
Stockholm University

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, SciLifeLab, Stockholm University has published in PLoS Pathogens the first successful application of 2-photon intravital microscopy (IVM) to image the dynamics of fungal infections in the kidney of a living host.

31-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Good news, bad news on dental pain care seen in new study
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Americans who have a tooth pulled or another painful dental procedure in the U.S. today are far less likely to get opioid painkillers than they were just a few years ago, a new study shows. But the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have thrown a wrench into the effort to reduce opioid use in dental care.

Released: 1-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Pet ownership may contribute to health care barriers for people with HIV
University of Florida

People living with HIV may face hard choices when balancing their own health needs with caring for a pet, a study led by a University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions researcher finds.

Newswise: Common chemotherapy drugs don’t work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery
Released: 26-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Common chemotherapy drugs don’t work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests that chemotherapy may not be reaching its full potential, in part because researchers and doctors have long misunderstood how some of the most common cancer drugs actually ward off tumors.



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