The Perfect “Pathogen” Storm – Deadly Bacteria Is Adapting to Plastic
Genomics study in the Caribbean and Sargasso Seas signifies the first assembly of vibrio bacteria sourced from plastic waste. Recent research has unveiled how the…
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Alarming – Rates of Teen Suicide Continue To Surge in the United States
The research posits that social media, school stress, and firearms play major roles. In the United States, suicide has emerged as the second most common…
Study Explores Cellular Benefits of Resistance Training in Older Adults
Aging involves a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, low-grade inflammation, and a protein response that occurs at the cellular level, which is responsible for many…
Surprising: Rare Human Gene Variant Exposes Fundamental Sex Differences
A study in mice reveals a surprising difference between male and female dopamine synapses supporting attention, movement, motivation, and pleasure. Almost all neuropsychiatric disorders have…
What Has America Learned Since Hurricane Katrina? Researchers Evaluate Cities’ Evacuation Plans
Study rates 50 largest U.S. cities – finds marginal evacuation planning improvements. Evacuation planners rarely considered the needs of carless and vulnerable populations before Hurricane…
Men and Women Are Not Created Equal When It Comes to Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
Richard Isaacson, M.D., leads first study to define sex differences in outcomes of tailored Alzheimer’s disease clinical interventions. After increasing age, the most significant risk…
Dinosaurs’ Last Spring: Groundbreaking Study Pinpoints Timing of Chicxulub Asteroid Impact
Groundbreaking study confirms time of year when an asteroid wiped out dinosaurs and 75 percent of life on Earth. A groundbreaking study led by researchers…
Researchers Tell Doctors: “Stop Prescribing Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19”
In 2021, in the United States alone, there have been more than 560,000 prescriptions of hydroxychloroquine for the prevention, post-exposure and treatment of COVID-19. Since…
How Did 500 Species of a Fish Evolve in a Lake? Dramatically Different Body Clocks
Scientists discover first nocturnal cichlid species from Africa’s lake Malawi that offers clues into the evolution of sleep. Animals are remarkably diverse in their sleep…
Common Antibiotic Effective in Healing Coral Disease Lesions – 95% Success Rate
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute study shows 95 percent success rate with amoxicillin. Diseases continue to be a major threat to coral reef health. For…
Toxic “Dead Zone” – Surge in Nitrogen Has Turned Sargassum Into the World’s Largest Harmful Algal Bloom
FAU Harbor Branch unique historical baseline (1983-2019) reveals dramatic changes in composition of sargassum. For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low…
COVID-19: Flushing a Public Toilet? Don’t Linger, Because Aerosolized Droplets Do
Study explores flushing power to test risk of COVID-19 transmission. Flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water…
Cutting-Edge 3D Satellite Technology Shows These Baby Great White Sharks Love to Hang Out Near New York
FAU Harbor Branch study provides first-ever glimpse into 3D movements of young white sharks using satellite technology. Uncovering detailed travel patterns and habitat use of…
Crunch! Listen to “Shell-Crushing” Sounds of a Large Marine Predator Captured by Underwater Acoustics
Scientists first to quantify consumption noises using whitespotted eagle rays. “Shell-crushing” — exactly what it sounds like — is a predatory mode used by numerous…
Stunning Discovery: Bonefish Dive 450 Feet “Deep” Into the Abyss to Spawn
A new study provides the first detailed documentation of a shallow water fish diving 450 feet deep to spawn. Uncovering this very rare spawning behavior…
Very Hungry, Very Angry Caterpillars Head-Butt to Get What They Want
Florida Atlantic University study shows how monarch butterfly caterpillars go from peaceful feeders to aggressive fighters in their quest for milkweed. Inspired by his own…
Visualization Shows How Face Shields (and Some N95 Masks) Fail to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Visualization study illustrates why face shields alone don’t work. If the United States Centers for Disease Control and…
A Tale of Two Democracies: How South Korea Prevailed Against COVID-19 While the US Failed
COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. The U.S. accounts for about 25 percent of COVID-19 cases (4.4 million)…
