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Spark conversation with fun facts about Thanksgiving foods!

Channels: Agriculture, All Journal News, Environmental Science, Food and Water Safety, Food Science, History,

Keywords: Thanksgiving, Agriculture, Food, Sustainable, Environment, Farmers, Food Security, Research, History, soil, Soil Science, Crop Science

The five-year award will support the NINDS Human Genetics Resource Center, a collection of biological samples and corresponding demographic, clinical, and genetic data made available to qualified researchers around the world. This repository includes samples from subjects with various diseases – such as cerebrovascular disease, dystonia, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, parkinsonism, and Tourette Syndrome.

Channels: All Journal News, Epilepsy, Genetics, Neuro, Parkinson’s Disease, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: biobanking, Ninds, NIH, NIH Award, Biobank, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), national institute of neurological disorders and stroke, Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonism, Stroke, Stroke research, Genetics

In the United States, hepatitis C virus kills more people than HIV and 59 other infectious diseases combined. Maryland is one of the states hit hardest by the hepatitis C epidemic.

Channels: Infectious Diseases, Public Health,

Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Risha Irvin, David Thomas, Mark Sulkowski, Hepatits C, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis

The award honors Dmitri Zakharov's contributions to environmental transmission electron microscopy at Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials.

Channels: Engineering, Materials Science, DOE Science News,

Keywords: Microscopy Society of America, MSA, Award Announcement, Distinguished Scientist, Electron Microscopy, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Electron Microscope, Material Science and Engineering, material properties, Carbon Nanotube, Chirality, Zeolites, photoelectron spectroscopy

The world’s love for chocolate has helped decimate protected forests in western Africa as some residents have turned protected areas into illegal cocoa farms and hunting grounds.

Channels: Agriculture, All Journal News, Government/Law,

Keywords: Conservation, Cocoa, Cocoa farms, Ivory Coast, Forest, Chocolate

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found that men who are on statins, medicine used to lower blood cholesterol, may have a reduced risk of developing a more lethal form of prostate cancer.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Men's Health, Pharmaceuticals, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Disease,

Support for Sen. Elizabeth Warren has dropped by nearly 10% over the past month, according to the latest Iowa State University/Civiqs poll. This shift has helped propel Mayor Pete Buttigieg to the top of the poll, with 26% of those surveyed selecting Buttigieg as their top choice.

Channels: Government/Law, U.S. Elections News, U.S. Politics, Local - Iowa, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: Democratic Presidential Primary, Iowa Caucuses, poll results

Despite efforts over multiple decades, there are still no cell lines for marine invertebrates. For the first time, scientists have developed a breakthrough in marine invertebrate (sponge) cell culture, demonstrating exceptionally fast cell division and the ability to subculture the cells. This groundbreaking discovery forms the basis for developing marine invertebrate cell models to better understand early animal evolution, determine the role of secondary metabolites, predict the impact of climate change to coral reef community ecology and develop novel medicines.

Channels: All Journal News, Environmental Science, Marine Science, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Scientific Reports, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: marine invertebrates, Marine Sponges, rapid cell division, Marine Biotechnolog, Early Animal Evolution, Cell Modeling, secondary metabolites, Climate Change, Coral Reef Ecology, Medicines from the Sea, Subcultured Cells, Bioactive Chemical Compound, Pharmaceuticals, Marine Sciences, new drug compounds

If you develop severe leg cramps when you walk or exert yourself, the problem might be a serious condition called peripheral artery disease.

Channels: Cardiovascular Health, Heart Disease,

Keywords: Peripheral Artery Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease

The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah continues to receive top 10 rankings for its entrepreneurship program, which consists of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy. The latest ranking is from U.S. News and World Report, which listed the school’s undergraduate program No. 10 (or No. 6 among state schools) and graduate program No. 17 for 2020.

Channels: Entrepreneurship,

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Business, Startups, Innovation, UTAH, MBA, Ranking, Salt Lake City, Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Lassonde Studios, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah,