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How to Deal with Chaos in Climate and Politics
In complex systems, small changes can make big differences-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
UBC researchers develop new heart valve aimed at high-risk patients
(University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed to reduce or eliminate complications related to heart transplants. By using a newly developed technique, t...
Craft breweries increase residential property values
(University of Toledo) Researchers focused on properties sold between 2002 and 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina, within a half mile of a brewery.
Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally
(Rutgers University) Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air worldwide instead of hitching rides with people and animals, according to Rutgers and other scientists. Their 'air bridge' hypothesis could shed light on how harmfu...
What does it mean to be a man in America?
(Portland State University) What does it mean to a man in America? A new book by a Portland State University professor takes a deep dive into this question through in-depth interviews with 66 transgender men across the U.S.
Lehigh University researcher Nader Motee honored with 2019 SIAG/CST Best SICON Paper Prize
(Lehigh University) Nader Motee, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, has won a 2019 Best SICON Paper Prize, presented by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Activity Group on Control and...
Exercise adds up to big brain boosts
(Cognitive Neuroscience Society) In new work being presented this week about the effects of exercise on the brain at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in San Francisco, researchers are finding that brain changes that occur after a single worko...
Smart speaker technology harnessed for hospital medical treatments
(Society of Interventional Radiology) Smart speakers that are customarily used in your living room can be programmed to act as an aid to physicians in hospital operating rooms, according to new research presented today at the Society of Interventiona...
Ovary function is preserved in transgender men at one year of testosterone therapy
(The Endocrine Society) Transgender men preserve their fertility potential even after one year of treatment with the male hormone testosterone, according to a study that will be presented Saturday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual mee...
Treating diabetes in older adults requires simpler medication regimens, looser glycemic targets
(The Endocrine Society) Simplifying medication regimens and tailoring glycemic targets in older adults with diabetes improves adherence and avoids treatment-related complications, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocri...