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New York City’s Open Streets Program During COVID Has Unintended Consequences on Noise Complaints

The Open Streets program launched in New York City during COVID-19 may be linked to an increase in street and sidewalk noise complaints, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers.

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

University of Houston Researcher Lays Out Potential of Petroleum-Based Rock Brines as New Lithium Source

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

Traces of Long-Ago Climate Change Could Foretell Earth’s Own Climate Troubles

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

University of Houston Researcher Says the 'Kids are Not Alright'

AI Software Can Provide ‘Roadmap’ For Biological Discoveries

University of Missouri researchers update an online prediction modeling tool to help advance other researchers’ scientific discoveries involving proteins.

Scientists Use Card Game to Probe Role of Memory–and Uncertainty–in Decision-Making

When making decisions, we rely on different kinds of memory. How does the brain decide which to use? New research suggests it depends on uncertainty

Shale Reservoirs Could Be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’

Washington, D.C., New York and Boston Showed Biggest Air Quality Improvements

Uh Researchers Make Inroads in Converting Seawater to Green Hydrogen

Seawater electrolysis, the process of extracting oxygen and hydrogen out of water, was first discovered in the early 19th century.

Science Has Spoken: Tell the Truth on Facebook or Risk Your Reputation

Black and Hispanic Populations Have High Rates of Deficiency

Pioneer In Degradation Of 'Forever Chemicals' Brings Research To Mizzou

Feng “Frank” Xiao is confronting the global and decades-old health issue of mass-marketed detrimental chemical compounds that wreak havoc on human health.

Engineered Bacteria Find Tumors, then Alert the Authorities

Combining discoveries in cancer immunology with sophisticated genetic engineering, Columbia University researchers have created a sort of “bacterial suicide squad” that targets tumors, attracting the host’s own immune cells to the cancer to destroy it.

Progress on Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

Innovative Approach May Slow Down, Halt Onset, Progression

Deep Nerve Stimulation Consistently Reduces Blood Pressure

Using Newly Developed Mini Electrodes to Fight Hypertension

Smart Material Prototype Challenges Newton’s Laws Of Motion

University of Missouri researchers designed a prototype of a small, lightweight active ‘metamaterial’ that can control the direction and intensity of energy waves.

Researcher Working Toward Safer, More Energy Efficient LED Lighting Technology

Peifen Zhu is using a special compound to shift LED lighting from blue toward green hues.

Rice University on groundbreaking research: 'Our study is the first to show that, indeed, these molecules can be effective against fungi'

Light-activated nanoscale drills could be the key to getting rid of stubborn fungal infections like athlete's foot, according to new research by Rice University scientists.

UH Chemical Engineering professor discovers 'unexpected and remarkable' breakthrough for potentially improving medications

University of Houston Chemical Engineering professor and crystals expert Jeffrey Rimer has revealed a new method to regulate the growth of ammonium urate crystals, the substance responsible for causing the development of kidney stones in dolphins.

The Tip Of The Phage Biology Iceberg

Phages, or bacteria-infecting viruses, are Earth’s most abundant biological entities, according to a team of three post-docs — Mirjam Zuend, Sage Dunham and Jason Rothman — in Katrine Whiteson’s lab from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

New Mouse Model Helps Scientists Unravel The Mysteries Of Alzheimer’s Disease

Scientists at the UCI MODEL-AD group have developed a new mouse model that could help us understand Alzheimer’s disease better.