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Novel Waste Treatment Efficiently Converts Sewage to Biogas

A new method to treat sewage can efficiently convert leftover sludge to biogas, an advance that could help communities lower their waste treatment costs while helping the environment.

Mapping Rock Glaciers To Understand Their Future On Earth And Mars

Ensuring access to minimum resources and services for all while also safeguarding the stability of the Earth's environment requires drastic societal transformations, according to a new international study that included University of Arizona researchers.

New Nanoparticle-Based Sensors Can Measure Residual Herbicides in Food

Two newly developed, low-cost tests that use nanoparticles to detect chemicals can accurately measure tiny amounts of two potentially harmful herbicides in fruits, vegetables and their products.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Disease

People with rheumatoid arthritis have a greater than average risk of cardiovascular disease, but a new study suggests that drugs commonly used to reduce joint inflammation in patients also reduce that risk.

Researchers Explore How To Protect The Environment While Helping Those Living In Poverty

Ensuring access to minimum resources and services for all while also safeguarding the stability of the Earth's environment requires drastic societal transformations, according to a new international study that included University of Arizona researchers.

Tropical Cyclones Act As 'Massive Heat Pumps' That Fuel Extreme Heat

Extreme heat often follows tropical cyclones and can complicate disaster recovery even further, researchers have found.

Genetic Research Provides New Ways To Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers have identified gene variants linked to harmful fatty substances in the blood. In the future, it might prove possible to prevent cardiovascular disease by influencing the function of these genes.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Key To Improving Nursing Home Care, MU Study Finds

University of Missouri researcher finds APRNs are often overlooked, underutilized in nursing homes.

Group Exercise Boosts Physical, Mental Health For Older Adults, MU Study Finds

Evidence-based benefits include improved muscle strength, balance, flexibility, sleep, social support, confidence and decreased risk of falls.

Feline Genetics Help Pinpoint First-Ever Domestication Of Cats, MU Study Finds

Cat genes reveal how invention of agriculture bonded cats with people in ancient Mesopotamia, leading to worldwide feline migration with humans.

Overcoming Barriers To Enhance Clinical Trials

In two separate studies, MU researchers found testimonials on social media can help recruit much needed Black Americans and rural white men to participate in medical clinical trials.

Being Comfortable With Aging Can Benefit Sex Life

MU study shows positive perceptions of aging can benefit sexual satisfaction among older adults.

Participating In College Football Bowl Games May Slightly Improve Players’ Academic Outcomes, MU Study Finds

For college football teams that win six or more games in a season, their reward is the opportunity to play in a postseason bowl game on national television.

Family History Is Not Sufficient For Assessing Inherited Disease Risk

A new study from the University of Helsinki demonstrates the added value of genetic information in measuring inherited disease risk, alongside the widely used assessment of family history.

Artefacts Made Of Bird Feathers, Plant Fibres And Fur Buried With A Child In The Mesolithic Stone Age

On the basis of archaeological research, it was possible to identify human remains as a child who may have been laid on a bed of down in a Stone Age burial site discovered under a gravel road in eastern Finland. There may also have been a canid at the child’s feet.

Colombia, A Global Biodiversity Hotspot, Faces Rising Threats To Bird Species From Expanding Human Footprint

Colombia is a global hotspot for biological diversity and has almost 2,000 species of birds—more than any other country in the world.

Long-Standing Genomic Mystery About The Origins Of Introns Explained In New Study

UCSC scientists point to introners as the source of the vast majority of introns, a source of molecular complexity unique to eukaryotes

Remote-Controlled Microscopes Bring Complex Biology Education To Students Worldwide

In many communities around the world, students’ ability and enthusiasm to pursue STEM fields in their high school and college careers is limited by a lack of resources which prevent them from accessing complex, project-based curriculum like their peers

How Giant-Faced Owls Snag Voles Hidden In Snow

Great gray predators rely on sound, not sight

Tiniest Ever Ancient Seawater Pockets Revealed

UCR scientists open up new chapters in the history of ancient Earth