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Novel PET imaging method could track and guide therapy for type 1 diabetes
(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) Researchers have discovered a new nuclear medicine test that could improve care of patients with type 1 diabetes. The new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method could measure beta-cell ma...
Out with the Bad Science
NPR science journalist Richard Harris talks about his book Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope and Wastes Billions. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Preventing natural hazards from becoming societal disasters
(University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center) DesignSafe is a web-based research platform that provides the computational tools needed to manage, analyze, and understand critical data for natural hazards research. In 2017, engineer...
Proposed Car Efficiency Rollback Will Not Halt Electric Vehicles
Falling battery prices and foreign demand will keep the market going-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Biggest Waves in the World, Explained
Forecasting technology and surfer experience create record rides on the planet’s biggest breakers-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Can What You Eat Affect Your Mood?
Increasingly, nutritional psychiatry says yes-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Microbes Share Your Morning Metro Commute
An analysis of the Hong Kong metro found that microbes, including some with antibiotic resistance genes, freshly disperse throughout the system each day. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New study shows smoking can affect breastfeeding habits
(University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) Researchers at UBC Okanagan have determined that new mothers exposed to cigarette smoke in their homes, stop breastfeeding sooner than women not exposed to second-hand smoke.
Boeing resets test schedule for Starliner space taxi; first crewed flight in mid-2019
An artist’s conception shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which is designed to carry astronauts and cargo to and from the International Space Station. (Boeing Illustration)
has forced Boeing to rearrange the sequence of tests for its Starl...
Harmful dyes in lakes, rivers can become colorless with new, sponge-like material
(University of Washington) A team led by the University of Washington has created an environmentally friendly way to remove color from dyes in water in a matter of seconds.