Day February 23, 2021

A federally approved heart medication shows significant effectiveness in interfering with SARS-CoV-2 entry into the human cell host, according to a new study by a research team from Texas AM University and The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). The…

Climate change impacts are broad and far reaching. A new study by University of Oklahoma researchers from the Institute for Environmental Genomics explores the impacts of climate warming on microbial network complexity and stability, providing critical insights to ecosystem management…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – If depression is making it more difficult for some unemployed people to land a job, one type of therapy may help, research suggests. In a new study, 41% of unemployed or underemployed people undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy…

IMAGE: Minute-by-minute outdoor and indoor air particulate matter measurements during an August 2018 wildfire event. view more  Credit: Daniel Mendoza. Just when you thought you could head indoors to be safe from the air pollution that plagues the Salt Lake Valley,…

Researchers Learn that Pregnant Women Pass Along Protective COVID Antibodies to their Babies Antibodies that guard against COVID-19 can transfer from mothers to babies while in the womb, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers…

IMAGE: Paper mills use large amounts of water in their production processes and need new methods to improve sustainability. view more  Credit: Georgia Tech The U.S. pulp and paper industry uses large quantities of water to produce cellulose pulp from trees.…

IMAGE: An artist’s impression showing the increasing effect of ram-pressure stripping in removing gas from galaxies, sending them to an early death. view more  Credit: ICRAR, NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Large galaxies are known to strip the gas…

IMAGE: The extent of frost cracking in modern North America and during the last glacial maximum view more  Credit: Jill A. Marshall FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Cold temperatures, prevalent during glacial periods, had a significant impact on past and modern unglaciated landscapes…

IMAGE: This illustration shows the atomic level resolution of the tetracycline antibiotic bound to the EphB1 receptor. view more  Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 22, 2021 – Three decades-old antibiotics administered together can block a type of pain…

ITHACA, N.Y. – Critics claim environmental regulations hurt productivity and profits, but the reality is more nuanced, according to an analysis of environmental policies in China by a pair of Cornell economists. The analysis found that, contrary to conventional wisdom,…