Arizona Expands Pregnant Workers Employment Protections – The National Law Review
Arizona Expands Pregnant Workers Employment Protections The National Law Review Read Original Article: Arizona Expands Pregnant…
Month: February 2021
News in Brief 8 February 2021
UN stands ready to support relief, in aftermath of deadly India flash floods Refugee chief…
Tackling people traffickers in Africa’s Sahel – what works (and what doesn’t)
The work of the UN and its partners never stops against human traffickers in West…
Biologists uncover forests’ unexpected role in climate change
Biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more carbon dioxide than previously reported,…
Distinctness of mental disorders traced to differences in gene readouts
A new study suggests that differences in the expression of gene transcripts – readouts copied…
Synchronization of brain hemispheres changes what we hear
Most of the time, our brain receives different input from each of our ears, but…
Robots sense human touch using camera and shadows
Researchers have created a low-cost method for soft, deformable robots to detect a range of…
An Alternative Nationwide Health Information Network Has Launched to Scale and Solve National Interoperability Challenges – GlobeNewswire
An Alternative Nationwide Health Information Network Has Launched to Scale and Solve National Interoperability Challenges GlobeNewswire…
An opportunity for universal health coverage in New Mexico – KRWG
An opportunity for universal health coverage in New Mexico KRWG Read Original Article: An opportunity for…
Fast-growing parts of Africa see a surprise: Less air pollution from seasonal fires
In Africa, air pollution recently surpassed AIDS as the leading cause of premature death. But…
New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccines, WHO says
The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines…
Happiness really does come for free
Economic growth is often prescribed as a way of increasing the well-being of people in…
Silicon anode structure generates new potential for lithium-ion batteries
New research has identified a nanostructure that improves the anode in lithium-ion batteries. Instead of…
Severe undercounting of COVID-19 cases in U.S., other countries estimated via model
A new machine-learning framework uses reported test results and death rates to calculate estimates of…
Guterres welcomes US decision to re-engage with the Human Rights Council
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed a commitment from the new US administration to “reengage immediately and robustly” with the Human Rights…
‘Unknown number’ of foreign nationals have died in squalid Syrian camps, say rights experts
“An unknown number” of foreign nationals have died while being detained in squalid camps in…
Opinion: A digital option is the right investment for at-home Covid-19 testing
The Biden administration’s recent investment of $230 million to expedite rapid production of the Ellume…
STAT+: A move to crack down on human rights, environmental abuses puts European pharma on notice
A new European plan to develop legislation to hold companies accountable for human rights abuses…
Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed
A new study describes a new technology that provides both radiative cooling and solar heating,…
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New drug target for Ebola, Marburg viruses
Researchers have identified a previously unknown site on the filovirus glycoprotein to which small drug…
New timeline of deadliest California wildfire could guide lifesaving research and action
What made the Camp Fire so devastating? And what lessons can we learn to prevent…
AI researchers ask: What’s going on inside the black box?
Brain-like artificial networks are often referred to as a ‘black box’ because researchers do not…
Mixed and matched: Integrating metal-organic frameworks into polymers for CO2 separation
Polymer matrices can be combined with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to enhance their performance for CO2…
Molecular sleuthing identifies and corrects major flaws in blood-brain barrier model
A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely used for…
Brain changed by caffeine in utero
New research finds caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead…
Combined bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire spell uncertain future for forests
Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for Colorado’s beloved forests…
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STAT+: Dueling endorsements emerge for FDA commissioner: Woodcock or Sharfstein?
As the White House struggles to address the pandemic and other pressing health matters, a…
New method developed for ‘up-sizing’ mini organs used in medical research
A team of engineers and scientists has developed a method of ‘multiplying’ organoids: miniature collections…
‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism
Researchers have identified a new form of magnetism in so-called magnetic graphene, which could point…
Popular tool for measuring child feeding practices validated by RIT researcher
A Rochester Institute of Technology researcher has validated a tool measuring adherence to a popular…
Rare blast’s remains discovered in Milky Way’s center
Astronomers may have found our Galaxy’s first example of an unusual kind of stellar explosion….
Uncovering how some corals resist bleaching
Colorful coral reefs have suffered from ‘bleaching’ due to climate change, but researchers have now…
Neural roots/origins of alcoholism identified
The physical origin of alcohol addiction has been located in a network of the human…
Cells are collective thinkers
Cells, like humans, cast votes to make decisions as a group. But how do they…
Machine learning could aid mental health diagnoses
A way of using machine learning to more accurately identify patients with a mix of…
Government to reverse Lansley reforms in major NHS shake up
Key elements of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 are to be reversed in…
Halt cell recycling to treat cancer
Targeting and changing autophagy, otherwise known as cell recycling, has been linked to helping control…
What rules govern the structure of membraneless organelles?
A study explores how membraneless organelles (MLOs) or biomolecular condensates, form and organize themselves. The…
A magnetic twist to graphene
By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform…
Sophisticated lung-on-chip created
Researchers have developed a second-generation lung-on-chip model with life-size dimension alveoli in a stretchable membrane,…
Diversity of genetic changes that cause inherited kidney disease
A study has described genetic changes in patients with the most common form of hereditary…
Ditching the car for walking or biking just one day a week cuts carbon footprint
Swapping the car for walking, cycling and e-biking even just one day a week makes…
Researchers produce tiny nanoparticles and reveal their inner structure for the first time
Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques,…
Marmoset monkeys have personalities too
In humans, differences in personalities have been evident since the ancient times. Personality in animals…
Two-phase material with surprising properties
Some materials can couple electrical and mechanical properties – this can lead to astonishing effects:…
Captive-bred juvenile salmon unlikely to become migratory when released into streams
Researchers have revealed that when captive-bred juvenile red-spotted masu salmon are released into natural streams,…
Study of supergiant star Betelgeuse unveils the cause of its pulsations
Betelgeuse is normally one of the brightest, most recognizable stars of the winter sky, marking…
Richness of plant species reduces the number of viral infections in meadows
A new study indicates that agricultural activity confuses the mechanisms that regulate the occurrence of…
Food waste researcher: We must learn that brown fruit isn’t bad fruit
We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But…
Type 2 diabetes: Drugs initially increase glucose production
Although SGLT-2 inhibitors are central to the treatment of diabetes, their exact mode of action…