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Released: 22-Jan-2021 12:25 PM EST
Chimpanzee friends fight together to battle rivals
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Chimpanzees, one of the closest relatives of humans, cooperate on a group level - in combative disputes, they even cooperate with group members to whom they are not related. Those involved in fights with neighbouring groups put themselves at risk of serious injury or even death.

Released: 22-Jan-2021 9:00 AM EST
UCLA Research Suggests COVID-19-related Evictions Will put Californians’ Healthcare at Risk
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

UCLA Research Suggests COVID-19-related Evictions Will put Californians’ Healthcare at Risk The team, made up of researchers from across UCLA and Cedars-Sinai, including Frederick Zimmerman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found those who move, even if voluntarily, face reduced access to prescribed drugs and medical services

Released: 21-Jan-2021 1:30 PM EST
Debunking Senator Ted Cruz's Claims on Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Rejoining the Paris Agreement signals that the United States intends to do its part to cut global emissions to reduce future warming and, importantly, to reduce future losses from climate-worsened disasters for all Americans.

   
Released: 21-Jan-2021 12:15 PM EST
COVID-19, influenza and suicide fuel increase in deaths among ICE detainees
University of Southern California (USC)

Thirty-five people have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since April 2018, with a seven-fold increase in deaths even as the average daily population decreased by nearly a third between 2019 and 2020, a new USC study shows.

   
Released: 21-Jan-2021 11:50 AM EST
Much of Earth's nitrogen was locally sourced
Rice University

Where did Earth's nitrogen come from? Rice University scientists show one primordial source of the indispensable building block for life was close to home.

Released: 21-Jan-2021 11:00 AM EST
Meet the Dogs that Save Cats
Wildlife Conservation Society

WCS Argentina recently delivered a new litter of specially trained livestock guardian dogs that work directly with herders to reduce conflict with pumas (Puma concolor) and other native carnivores living on the Patagonian steppe.

Released: 21-Jan-2021 10:40 AM EST
Vanderbilt Child Health Poll: Tennessee Parents Concerned about Education, Children’s Mental Health as COVID-19 Presses On
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The latest Vanderbilt Child Health Poll release found that many Tennessee parents are worried about the mental health of their children during the COVID-19 pandemic, and over 80% of parents had concerns about their children attending school remotely. The Poll also revealed that schooling practices and mental health concerns have varied widely among Tennessee families of different racial and economic groups.

Released: 20-Jan-2021 12:50 PM EST
Women At Higher-Risk of Fatal, Nightime Cardiac Arrest
Cedars-Sinai

New research from the Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has found for the first time that during nighttime hours, women are more likely than men to suffer sudden death due to cardiac arrest. Findings were published in the journal Heart Rhythm.

Released: 20-Jan-2021 11:40 AM EST
Family life can make you a better boss
University of Georgia

New research from the University of Georgia, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, found that positive interactions with your child during your off hours can make you a better leader.

   
Released: 20-Jan-2021 8:10 AM EST
New COVID-19 model shows little benefit in prioritizing high-risk individuals for vaccination
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Developed by a research team led by Maurizio Porfiri, Institute Professor at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, a novel open-source platform comprises an agent-based model (ABM) of COVID-19 for the entire town of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York State.

   
19-Jan-2021 5:10 PM EST
Scientists Discover Link Between Nicotine and Breast Cancer Metastasis
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have found that nicotine promotes the spread of breast cancer cells into the lungs.

   
Released: 19-Jan-2021 11:30 AM EST
Canadian researchers create new form of cultivated meat
McMaster University

Researchers at Canada's McMaster University have developed a new form of cultivated meat using a method that promises more natural flavour and texture than other alternatives to traditional meat from animals.

14-Jan-2021 10:00 AM EST
All-purpose dinosaur opening reconstructed for first time
University of Bristol

For the first time ever, a team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, have described in detail a dinosaur’s cloacal or vent – the all-purpose opening used for defecation, urination and breeding.

Released: 19-Jan-2021 8:05 AM EST
Local COVID-19 Strain Found in Over One-Third of Los Angeles Patients
Cedars-Sinai

A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in more than one-third of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles and may be contributing to the acceleration of the recent surge of cases across Southern California, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai.

Released: 18-Jan-2021 10:05 PM EST
NUS engineers create ‘smart’ aerogel that turns air into drinking water
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Researchers from NUS Engineering have developed a new aerogel that autonomously absorbs water from the atmosphere and then releases it effortlessly without any external power source. This invention is a promising solution for sustainable, freshwater production.

Released: 18-Jan-2021 12:05 PM EST
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Researchers Say Mask Mandates Could add $1 Trillion to the U.S. GDP
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

The team, including UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Anne Rimoin and Christina Ramirez, found that near-universal adoption of nonmedical masks in public, combined with complementary public health measures, could successfully eliminate spread of the infection. and add $1 Trillion to the U.S. GDP.

14-Jan-2021 12:50 PM EST
A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other
Universite de Montreal

A Canadian-led team of astronomers discovers that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously thought possible for a gas-giant planet.

12-Jan-2021 2:30 PM EST
Many Parents Say Teens With Anxiety, Depression May Benefit from Peer Confidants at School
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Three-quarters of parents in a new national poll think peers better understand teen challenges, compared to teachers or counselors in the school.

Released: 14-Jan-2021 4:30 PM EST
Researchers Rewind the Clock to Calculate Age and Site of Supernova Blast
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Hubble astronomers have retraced the expanding gaseous debris from a nearby exploded star to estimate the location and time of the stellar detonation. Their analysis reveals that the light from the supernova blast reached Earth about 1,700 years ago.



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