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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 22, 2024 – A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Nova Southeastern University in Florida have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark – named “Rio Lady” – with a satellite transmitter for more than four years – a record for whale sharks and one of the longest tracking endeavors for any species of shark.

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Innovative B cell therapy shows promise in delaying disease onset and reducing inflammation in ALS models, paving the way for Phase I clinical trials.

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The Endocrine Society’s Chief Policy Officer will be among the speakers at House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro’s (CT-03) press conference to highlight the dangers of 2025 federal government funding proposals that would cut funding for biomedical research and public health.

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A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture CO2 from air and directly convert it to fuel using electricity. The authors also provide a new, more sustainable, alternative.

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Because of its high accuracy, laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is the gold standard for infectious disease diagnostics. Yet PCR requires highly trained staff and costly equipment, hindering its availability, especially in low-resource settings. New research suggests a different kind of test could be more streamlined without sacrificing performance.

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Sex-specific differences in the knee joint should be considered as early as childhood to help prevent higher incidence and severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in women later in life, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers propose in a review of clinical data. Their findings, published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, investigate knee anatomy and biology, metabolic factors, and youth sports injuries that can contribute to a higher risk of OA.

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Argonne-led research working toward reducing electronic waste with biodegradable luminescent polymers with high light-emitting efficiencies.

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Israeli Prime Minister is set to arrive in Washington DC today. ...

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Os protocolos de rastreio atuais não conseguem detectar um número notável de pessoas portadoras de mutações genéticas associadas à síndrome de câncer hereditário da mama e do ovário e à síndrome de Lynch, que aumentam o risco de desenvolver certos tipos de câncer. Esta questão é principalmente acentuada entre as minorias sub-representadas.