- February 28, 2024
SCIENCE
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Carbon emissions from the destruction of mangrove forests predicted to increase by 50,000% by the end of the century
- By West virginia digital
- . February 28, 2024
The annual rate of carbon emissions due to the degradation of carbon stocks in mangrove forests is predicted to rise by nearly 50,000% by the
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Improving efficiency, reliability of AI medical summarization tools
- By West virginia digital
- . February 28, 2024
Medical summarization, a process that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to condense complex patient information, is currently used in health care settings for tasks such as
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Latest science shows endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastics, pesticides, and other sources pose health threats globally
- By West virginia digital
- . February 28, 2024
A report from the world’s leading scientific and medical experts on hormone-related health conditions raises new concerns about the profound threats to human health from
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Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, new study finds
- By West virginia digital
- . February 28, 2024
The tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate our appreciation of harmony, new research shows. The findings challenge centuries of Western
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First DNA study of ancient Eastern Arabians reveals malaria adaptation
- By West virginia digital
- . February 28, 2024
People living in ancient Eastern Arabia appear to have developed resistance to malaria following the appearance of agriculture in the region around five thousand years
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Teens benefit from ‘forest bathing’ — even in cities
- By West virginia digital
- . February 28, 2024
Youth mental health in urban environments is significantly better when more nature is incorporated into city design. A new study from University of Waterloo researchers
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You may be breathing in more tiny nanoparticles from your gas stove than from car exhaust
- By West virginia digital
- . February 27, 2024
Cooking on your gas stove can emit more nano-sized particles into the air than vehicles that run on gas or diesel, possibly increasing your risk
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TB vaccine shrinks liver cancer tumors in mice
- By West virginia digital
- . February 27, 2024
A UC Davis Health study found that a single dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), reduced liver tumor burden and extended
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Muscle as a heart-health predictor
- By West virginia digital
- . February 27, 2024
Body composition — often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle — is one of the standard predictors of cardiac health. Now,
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Researchers develop molecules for a new class of antibiotics that can overcome drug resistant bacteria
- By West virginia digital
- . February 27, 2024
About a decade ago, researchers in UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Guillermo Bazan’s lab began to observe a recurring challenge in their research: Some of