The first comprehensive analysis of recent book bans in the U.S. reveals that characters and authors of color are more likely to be targeted by book bans than their white counterparts.
Work by UMD's Aneesh Rai and co-authors sheds light on when and why decision-makers do notice a lack of diversity in groups and make efforts to correct it. They find consistent evidence that the size of the group is an important factor.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) space hardware team has delivered a payload for NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-R (PTD-R) satellite.
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the State University of New York at Buffalo and Washington University at St. Louis probed how condensates behave like viscoelastic putty and age to more solid states.
A pivotal study has demystified the genetic underpinnings of schaftoside, a vital compound in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with significant potential as a COVID-19 therapeutic. The research decodes the biosynthetic pathway and uncovers gene expansions within the Grona styracifolia genome, providing critical insights for optimizing the production of this promising medicinal agent. This breakthrough could transform the cultivation and utilization of bioactive plants, paving the way for enhanced drug development against COVID-19 and other diseases.
Medicamentos que matam células senescentes de forma seletiva podem beneficiar mulheres mais velhas saudáveis, mas não se trata de um remédio "padronizado", foi o que descobriram os pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic.
The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Santosh Kumar, associate professor of development and global health economics at the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame.
وجد الباحثون في مايو كلينك أن الأدوية التي تقتل الخلايا الهرمة بشكل انتقائي قد تفيد النساء الأكبر سنًا الصحيحات ولكنها ليست علاجًا "يصلح للجميع". وبشكل خاص، قد تفيد هذه الأدوية فقط الأشخاص الذين لديهم عدد كبير من الخلايا الهرمة، وفقًا للنتائج المنشورة اليوم في دورية "Nature Medicine".