PNAS establishes a Statistical Review Committee
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 47, November 2023.
Immune Health Is All About Balance – An Immunologist Explains Why Both Too Strong And Too Weak An Immune Response Can Lead To Illness
For immune health, some influencers seem to think the Goldilocks philosophy of “just right” is overrated. Why settle for less immunity when you...
Why Mirages Are Like Nature’s Magic Trick and What Causes Them
It’s a tired trope in movies and cartoons: The characters are wandering in the desert, desperate for water, when up ahead, they see...
Go Ahead, Get Yourself Something Nice Over the Holidays, Too
‘Tis the season … for being stressed, that is. The holidays, joyful as they can be, can also be emotional powder kegs simmering...
Is a Shopping Addiction Real?
During the pandemic, millions of people turned to the internet to order groceries, household supplies and other goods they’d typically purchase in person....
As El Niño Heats Up Even More, What Might We Expect?
Along the Equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the El Niño climate phenomenon has been coming on strong in recent weeks. You can...
Machine learning for cardiovascular disease improves when social, environmental factors are included
Machine learning can accurately predict cardiovascular disease and guide treatment–but models that incorporate social determinants of health better capture risk and outcomes for...
The mechanics of puncture finally explained
The feeling of a needle piercing skin is familiar to most people, especially recently as COVID-19 vaccinations gain momentum. But what exactly happens...
Development of a novel technology to check body temperature with smartphone camera
image: Image of electron microscope (left) and formula (right) of bolometer device view more Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) Thermal-imaging sensors that...
New US and German collaboration aims to produce green hydrogen more efficiently
image: A new research project that aims to produce green hydrogen more efficiently brings together a multidisciplinary team comprising professors Hong Yang and Nicola...