UMN commercializes new variety of fast-growing tree
On the market for fast landscaping and more; research is underway for pollution clean-up, carbon capture, biomass feedstock crop.
1-Aug-2023 9:30 AM EDT
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Octopuses prefer certain arms when hunting and adjust tactics to prey
Famous for their eight arms, octopuses leverage all of their appendages to move, jet through the water and capture prey. But their movements can look awkward and seemingly unplanned at times, more closely resembling aliens than earthly creatures.
20-Sep-2022 2:40 PM EDT
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Research brief: diet type can increase potentially harmful gas in the gut
Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at colonic hydrogen sulfide — a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs — production in people in response to animal- and plant-based...
3-May-2022 4:35 PM EDT
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Protecting local water has global benefits
A new paper in the May issue of Nature Communications demonstrates why keeping local lakes and other waterbodies clean produces cost-effective benefits locally and globally.
11-May-2021 3:30 PM EDT
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U of M trial shows hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in health care workers
University of Minnesota Medical School physician researchers studied hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to prevent COVID-19 for those with high-risk for exposure to the virus - health care workers.
22-Oct-2020 2:10 PM EDT
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UMN trial shows hydroxychloroquine has no benefit over placebo in preventing COVID-19
Today, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers published the results from the first randomized clinical trial testing hydroxychloroquine for the post-exposure prevention of COVID-19.
4-Jun-2020 3:35 PM EDT
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New UMN Study: America's Wars Take Uneven Toll
In today's wars, Americans who die or are wounded in battle are disproportionately coming from poorer parts of the country, according to a new study released this week.
30-Aug-2016 12:05 AM EDT
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Transit and Training Crucial to Connecting Unemployed with Jobs
According to a new University of Minnesota study, the mismatch between unemployed workers and job vacancies is a serious problem in the Twin Cities region and it appears to have worsened since the turn of the millennium. The biggest concentrations...
29-Jul-2016 10:05 AM EDT
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