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New Research Shows Recovering Tropical Forests Offset Just One Quarter of Carbon Emissions from New Tropical Deforestation and Forest Degradation

A pioneering global study has found deforestation and forests lost or damaged due to human and environmental change, such as fire and logging, are fast outstripping current rates of forest regrowth.

Genetic Causes of Three Previously Unexplained Rare Diseases Identified

Using a new computational approach developed to analyse large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues including the University of Bristol, have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions:

Providing Free School Meals to All Secondary Pupils Is Feasible and Acceptable, Finds Study

Providing free school meals to all secondary pupils is feasible and acceptable, and brings many potential benefits, finds a new University of Bristol-led study of a pilot scheme in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, published today [22 March].

Earth’s First Plants Likely to Have Been Branched, Study Finds

A new discovery by scientists at the University of Bristol changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants.

HIV And Hepatitis C Virus Monitoring Needs to Increase to Achieve Global Elimination Goals

Countries must intensify efforts to track HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs, and to prioritise this group in prevention and elimination work, according to new University of Bristol-led research, published online in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

UCI Researchers Find Fewer Low-Cost Air Pollution Sensors In Disadvantaged Communities

First-of-its-kind state study examined distribution, sociodemographic factors over time

MIT's Nedivi: 'How the thalamus communicates with the cortex is a fundamental feature of how the brain interprets the world'

Researchers from MIT have made significant progress in understanding how the brain communicates using neural pathways, shedding new light on the brain's interpretation of the world.

Taking Down Stigma, One Step At A Time

MU researcher decreases stigma among probation and parole officers through short online trainings, showing even a small intervention makes a difference.

One in 10 Older Americans Has Dementia

In the first nationally representative study(link is external and opens in a new window) of cognitive impairment prevalence in more than 20 years, Columbia University researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.

Social Exclusion More Common Form Of Bullying Than Physical, Verbal Aggression

MU study finds perceptions of popularity, social status at school impact social exclusion.

To Bee Or Not To Bee

Scientists at University of Missouri and Webster University find climate change is linked to the decline of bumblebees in alpine regions of the Rocky Mountains.

Positively Charged Nanomaterials Treat Obesity Anywhere You Want

Columbia researchers discover that the cationic charged P-G3 reduces fat at targeted locations by inhibiting the unhealthy lipid storage of enlarged fat cells

Signaling ‘Stressed-Out’ Plants

For more than 30 years, Ron Mittler has studied a chemical compound called reactive oxygen species, and his ongoing work is uncovering a new view on its importance.

UCI Researchers Develop Hybrid Human-Machine Framework For Building Smarter AI

Model uses human and algorithmic predictions and confidence scores to boost accuracy

UCI, NASA JPL Researchers Detail Causes Of Glacier Retreat In West Antarctica

Ice-ocean interactions are accelerating melting into Amundsen Sea Embayment

New UCI-Led Study Finds Links Between Circadian Rhythms, Metabolism And Addiction

Findings reveal possible role for peripheral organs in substance use disorders

UCI Study Finds Why Birds Do It Better

International team designs energy-efficient robot with bird-inspired locomotion

Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Trigger Neurological, Behavioral Changes Later In Life

MU study links changes in gut bacteria to prenatal exposure to oxycodone, a commonly abused opioid during pregnancy.

UCI Team Uncovers Key Brain Mechanisms For Organizing Memories In Time

Convergence research project integrated neurobiology with data science techniques

UCI-Led Team Helps Standardize Collection, Reporting Of Wearable Activity Trackers’ Data

Recommendations provide framework for use of such devices in medical research studies