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Improving the ACA's insurance coverage provisions will improve patient care
(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines ways to improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Improving the Affordable Care Act's Insurance Cover...
Washington Aims to Decarbonize its Electricity Grid
It is the fourth state to pursue such a plan, with a couple others looking at following suit-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New report examines the safety of using dispersants in oil spill clean ups
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) A multi-disciplinary team of scientists has issued a series of findings and recommendations on the safety of using dispersal agents in oil spill clean-up efforts in a report published this month by the National...
How Much Fat Can You Lose?
The faster you are losing weight, the less fat you're likely to be losing-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
PSU researchers develop blockchain protocol to prevent counterfeit pharmaceutical sales
(Portland State University) Portland State University researcher Nirupama Bulusu wants to prevent counterfeit pharmaceuticals from flooding the market. Bulusu recently published a blockchain protocol that could do just that.
North Atlantic warming hole impacts jet stream
(Penn State) The North Atlantic warming hole (NAWH), a region of reduced warming located in the North Atlantic Ocean, significantly affects the North Atlantic jet stream in climate simulations of the future, according to a team of researchers.
Microplastics Are Blowing in the Wind
Atmospheric currents are transporting plastic pollution into remote, pristine areas, showing the global nature of the problem-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
FDA ban on menthol is likely to survive tobacco industry lawsuits
(Rutgers University) A proposed ban of menthol combustible tobacco products by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will likely be upheld in court, albeit a lengthy legal process, a Rutgers paper found.
Peeling back the darkness of M87
(University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center) Supercomputers at The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) enabled researchers to confirm the accuracy, and interpret features of, the first-of-it...
RNA transport in neurons -- Staufen2 detects its target transcripts in a complex manner
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A team of scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University of Ulm has discovered that the neuronal transport factor Staufen2 scans and binds to its target trans...