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.
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, 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].
A new discovery by scientists at the University of Bristol changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants.
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.
First-of-its-kind state study examined distribution, sociodemographic factors over time
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.
MU researcher decreases stigma among probation and parole officers through short online trainings, showing even a small intervention makes a difference.
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.
MU study finds perceptions of popularity, social status at school impact social exclusion.
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.
Columbia researchers discover that the cationic charged P-G3 reduces fat at targeted locations by inhibiting the unhealthy lipid storage of enlarged fat cells
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.
Model uses human and algorithmic predictions and confidence scores to boost accuracy
Ice-ocean interactions are accelerating melting into Amundsen Sea Embayment
Findings reveal possible role for peripheral organs in substance use disorders
International team designs energy-efficient robot with bird-inspired locomotion
MU study links changes in gut bacteria to prenatal exposure to oxycodone, a commonly abused opioid during pregnancy.
Convergence research project integrated neurobiology with data science techniques
Recommendations provide framework for use of such devices in medical research studies