Astronomers Find “Gold Standard” Star in Milky Way With the Widest Range of Elements
In our sun’s cosmic neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy is a relatively bright star, and in it, astronomers have been able to identify the…
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50% of Parents Regularly Give Kids Dietary Supplements
3 in 5 parents say it’s hard to get their child to eat a well-balanced diet because of picky eating, not eating enough fruits and…
Noninvasive Sound Technology Breaks Down Tumors, Kills Cancer Cells, and Spurs the Immune System
Tumors Partially Destroyed With Sound Don’t Come Back A new technique pioneered in rats at the University of Michigan could improve outcomes for cancer and…
New Method Allows Scientists To Synthesize Crystals in Ways Not Found in Nature
The new method of synthesizing crystals leads researchers to a brand new phase of metal, which may be useful for new technologies. Results were confirmed…
Climate Change Produces More Pollen – Driving Longer, More Intense Allergy Seasons
Rising temperatures, increased CO2 will drive trees, grasses, weeds to produce more pollen. Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as…
Gigantic Bubbles at Center of Milky Way Caused by Powerful Jet of Energy From Supermassive Black Hole
In 2020, the X-ray telescope eRosita took images of two enormous bubbles extending far above and below the center of our galaxy. Since then, astronomers…
Social Vulnerability: ZIP Codes Matter When It Comes to Severe COVID-19
Patients from more socially vulnerable areas were sicker when they got to hospitals, but did just as well by the time they left – suggesting…
Blood Clots in COVID-19 Patients Triggered by “Rogue” Antibodies
The finding brings researchers closer to finding the exact cause of inflammation and clotting in severe COVID-19 patients. Scientists have discovered that “rogue” antibodies found…
What’s Inside a Black Hole? Physicist Probes Holographic Duality With Quantum Computing To Find Out
Dude, what if everything around us was just … a hologram? The thing is, it could be—and a University of Michigan physicist is using quantum…
Huge New Study Estimates There Are 9,200 Tree Species on Earth Yet To Be Discovered
Number of Earth’s tree species estimated to be 14% higher than currently known, with some 9,200 species yet to be discovered. A new study involving…
COVID Lockdowns Saved Lives of the Old and Sick, While Sacrificing the Young
Lockdowns during early pandemic saved lives, but not a go-to strategy moving forward. The U.S. pandemic lockdown in 2020 caused a $2.3 trillion economic downturn…
Novel Approach To Target Enhancer-Addicted Cancers – Potential Treatment Approach for Over 90% of Prostate Cancers
A chromatin degrader stops transcription factors from driving cancer, which may serve as a potential treatment approach for over 90% of prostate cancers. While researchers…
The US Biofuel Mandate Helps Farmers, but Harms the Environment
If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel…
Coronavirus Waivers Ended: Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Now Could Pay Thousands of Dollars
As insurance companies start charging members for hospital-related costs again, analysis of 2020 data shows what they might owe. Americans who get seriously ill from…
Snakes Diversified Explosively After Mass Extinction Where Dinosaurs Were Wiped Out
Modern snakes evolved from ancestors that lived side by side with the dinosaurs and that likely fed mainly on insects and lizards. Then a miles-wide…
Resurrecting Quasicrystals: Self-Healing Phenomenon Makes an Exotic Material Commercially Viable
Self-healing phenomenon could reduce defects that rendered quasicrystals impractical. A class of materials that once looked as if it might revolutionize everything from solar cells…
Even After Mild COVID-19 Infection, Antibodies Protect From Reinfection for Up to Six Months
The antibodies’ ability to neutralize COVID-19 did not differ significantly over the six-month period. A Michigan Medicine study found that most patients with mild COVID-19…
Delirium Is a Common Consequence of Severe COVID-19 – Cognitive Impairment Could Be Lasting
Cognitive impairment is highly likely for patients in the ICU and could be lasting. More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are revealing…
