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Cannabis Use Both Helps and Hurts Entrepreneurial Creativity

When entrepreneurs dream up ideas for new businesses, cannabis use might help, and hinder, their creativity, according to a new study in the Journal of Business Venturing by Washington State University researchers.

UCPH Research Fights Life-Threatening Infections In Lymphoma Patients

RESEARCH Skin lymphoma can lead to severe and even deadly infections. New research from the University of Copenhagen paves the way for prevention.

Frequent Travel Could Make You 7% Happier

People dreaming of travel post-COVID-19 now have some scientific data to support their wanderlust.

Mice Naturally Engage In Physical Distancing, Study Finds

MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that stops mice from mating with others that appear to be sick.

Ancient Atmospheric Oxygen Sleuthing With Ocean Chromium

Findings show how the trace metal is chemically altered in the anoxic, modern ocean and provide the basis for investigating paleorecords of atmosphere composition shifts.

Identification of Brucella Protein Could Lead to Infection Treatment

The bacteria that cause brucellosis need to steal food from their hosts’ bodies to survive, and Washington State University researchers may have identified an accomplice: a protein in the host cell.

Breakthrough In CRISPR May Lead To More Effective And Safer Gene Editing

CRISPR CRISPR has great potential within disease control due to its ability to modify our DNA. New research can prevent situations where CRISPR edits the wrong genes.

One-Third Of Hospitalized Hawaiʻi Youth Are Obese

One in three hospitalized youth in Hawaiʻi had obesity, underscoring the need for greater attention to obesity in the inpatient setting and targeted interventions to reduce obesity among younger hospitalized patients.

Study May Advance Control Strategies for Cattle Killer

A deadly parasite in cattle may initially infect animals with multiple strains of the disease Bovine Anaplasmosis at the same time, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.

Fast-Spinning Black Holes Narrow The Search For Dark Matter Particles

Certain ultralight bosons would be expected to put the brakes on black holes, but new results show no such slowdown.

An On-Off Switch For Gene Editing

New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged.

Ocean Plastic Is Creating New Communities Of Life On The High Seas

Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean—by colonizing plastic pollution.

Explosion Of Supergiant Star Captured By UH Telescope

Using a University of Hawaiʻi telescope on Haleakalā and another on Maunakea, astronomers, for the very first time, imaged the dramatic end to a red supergiant star’s life as it was happening.

Fish Study Shows Role of Oestrogens in Sense of Smell

Steroid oestrogens play an important role as embryos develop a sense of smell, new research shows.

How Politicians Project Their Status In Virtual Meetings

During the pandemic, physical summits were replaced by Zoom meetings, and global political leaders had to quickly adjust. How did they visually convey their status in this new world of digital diplomacy?

The Sky’s The Limit: Using Airborne DNA To Monitor Insect Biodiversity

Scientists at Lund University have discovered for the first time that it is possible to detect insect DNA in the air. Using air from three sites in Sweden, insect DNA from 85 species could be identified.

Researchers Crack The Synthetic Code Of Rare Molecules Sought After In Drug Development

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in producing two molecules that are otherwise only formed by microorganisms from extremely contaminated wastewater in an abandoned mine in South Korea

Satellites To Enable Monitoring Of CO2 Emissions

Researchers have developed a model that can calculate individual countries' carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning using observations from space.

Organised Prostate Cancer Testing Is To Provide More Equal Care

With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate cancer testing, OPT.

Environmentally Sustainable Diet Linked To Health Benefits

A large population study from Lund University in Sweden has shown that more sustainable dietary habits are linked to health benefits, such as a reduced risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease and cancer