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Source of Large Rise in Emissions of Unregulated Ozone Destroying Substance Identified

New research, led by the University of Bristol and Peking University, has discovered that emissions coming from China of the ozone-destroying chemical, dichloromethane, have more than doubled over the last decade.

Are Rocket Scientists and Brain Surgeons Really Smarter Than Everyone Else?

Rocket scientists and brain surgeons are no smarter than the general population, suggests a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

Spot the Difference: Can AI Generate Plausible Christmas BMJ Titles?

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology can generate plausible, entertaining, and scientifically interesting titles for potential research articles, a University of Bristol-led study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ has found.

Treatment for Opioid Dependence Has an Important Role in Suicide Prevention

Opioid agonist treatment, commonly methadone or buprenorphine, for people dependent on heroin or other opioid drugs has an important role to play in suicide prevention, according to University of Bristol-led research published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Study Offers New Insights into When Modern Mammals Evolved

A new study has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date.

New Hope for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

A research team led by Nicolas Dumont, a researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at the Université de Montréal, has discovered a new therapeutic molecule, Resolvin-D2.

Climate Change and Children’s Mental Health: We Need to Act Now!

“The threats associated with climate change can additively, interactively and cumulatively increase the risk of psychopathologies in the young, starting at conception and continuing right through to adulthood.”

COVID-19: The Older You Are, the More Antibodies You Have

With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide, the pandemic's spread is accelerating.

Cellular Aging: A Basic Paradox Elucidated

In a study published in Nucleic Acids Research, the team of cancer researcher Francis Rodier, an Université de Montréal professor, shows for the first time that cellular senescence,

Fighting Gut Infections Helps Prevent Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

A research team at the Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal has shown that genes present in specific intestinal cells protect against the development of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Electromagnetic Levitation Whips Nanomaterials Into Shape

Electromagnetic field directs shape formed by gas phase metal molecules

Chemical ‘Nose’ Sniffs Critical Differences In DNA Structures

Detection innovation could enhance drug development and cancer research

Most Americans Resumed Travel Or Leisure Before COVID-19 Vaccines Became Available

A Texas A&M study identified various factors that played a role in the resumption of risky travel and leisure behaviors during the pandemic.

A New View Of Parkinson’s Disease

$1.4 million in funding from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences will help Texas A&M researchers shed new light on the disorder.

Tweaking Alloy Microchemistry For Flawless Metal 3D Printing

Researchers at Texas A&M have fine-tuned the process for creating defect-free metal parts using a laser bed powder fusion 3D printing technique.

Cleaner Water Through Corn

Activated carbon made from corn stover filters 98% of a pollutant from water

Eating Spinach Could Protect Against Colon Cancer, Texas A&M Study Says

Researchers believe a diet rich in spinach can significantly reduce the formation of colon tumors.

Nanofiber Filter Captures Almost 100% Of Coronavirus Aerosols

The filter could help curb airborne spread of COVID-19 virus

Weather, Ocean Currents Key To Fish Spawning In Micronesia

Larval fish are spawned in a given location and may be recruited into their next life stage—larger, older fish—in the same place or a distant location.