The Frequency and Impact of Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection in Chronic Asthma Patients - Dr David L. Hahn
Chlamydia pneumoniae (or Cp for short) is a respiratory bacterium that causes treatable lung infections in humans and has been linked to the development of asthma. In a recent study, Dr David L. Hahn ...
11 Nov 20219min
Exposure to Commonly Used Pesticides May Harm Health - Professor Kathleen Susman
Conventional agricultural practices have greatly increased the yield and efficiency of modern farming, allowing us to better feed a growing population. To protect crops from pests and disease, we rely...
11 Nov 20218min
A Statistical Approach to the Reproducibility Crisis
Many fields of experimental research are now facing a daunting challenge: despite the fact that separate research teams may work on the same system, the end results of their experiments can be widely ...
8 Nov 20217min
Illuminating New Insights Into Lightning Initiation Through Interferometry -Dr Xuan - Min Shao, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Radio frequency inteferometric lightning maps are important tools for researchers exploring the electrical processes that unfold within storm clouds. Dr Xuan-Min Shao and colleagues at Los Alamos Nati...
3 Nov 202112min
Humanitarian Engineering Training Engineers To Best Serve Communities - Colorado School Of Mines
Engineering is one of the most impactful and transformative fields of teaching, research, and practice, as it shapes the world we live in and ensures the functioning of many systems that maintain huma...
3 Nov 202112min
Hookah Smoking Understanding User Perceptions And Health Risks -Professor Mary Rezk - Hanna, University Of California
Hookah smoking is the least regulated tobacco form. It is rapidly gaining in popularity to the extent that we are now facing a contemporary epidemic of tobacco abuse. Of particular concern is the leve...
3 Nov 202111min
Herbivore Helpers Using Livestock To Manage Rangelands - Dr John Walker, Texas A&M University
Domestic herbivores – such as cattle, sheep, and goats – are remarkably important to ecosystems. Their feeding behaviours aid the management of natural habitats by preventing any individual plant spec...
3 Nov 202112min
Glycomimetic Peptides As Immune System Activators In The Treatment Of Cancer And Viral Infections - Susavion Biosciences
Immune system cells express a number of receptors that bind to sugar ligands. This binding initiates the activation of T-cell lymphocytes and natural killer cells. Dr J. Kenneth Hoober, Dr Laura L. Eg...
3 Nov 202110min
