A new study digs into in-flight medical events. It offers a rare look into how airlines respond to crises and why some flights divert.| Futurity
"Asthma doesn't look the same for everyone—and sex and hormones play a part in that story."| Futurity
"This cell type appears uniquely evolved to solve a basic survival problem: knowing where you are and which way you're facing at all times..."| Futurity
Salicylic acid, a commonly used skincare and pain medication ingredient, could now also be used to treat blood cancers.| Futurity
"The results that tattoos could decrease melanoma risk surprised us. But this isn't a black and white case..."| Futurity
Scientists have developed a new way to reduce brain inflammation. It could help fight diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.| Futurity
A new lung-on-a-chip allows researchers to watch how lungs respond to threats, how inflammation spreads, and how healing begins.| Futurity
Beyond the rhetoric, what does the science tell us about acetaminophen and autism risk? An expert fills you in.| Futurity
Students schools that offered free meals to all students were less likely to have high blood pressure, suggesting that universal free meals might be a powerful tool for improving public health.| UW News
Because methane is so potent, trapping more than 80 times as much heat as carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, the livestock industry’s footprint has become a central focus for climate scientists …| California Curated
The Carolina Community Garden and Edible Campus UNC bring Tar Heels together to plant, harvest and share the bounty.| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Preparing for public health emergencies is the mission of the UNC Special Pathogens Response Center team.| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Blaisdell Medical Library is kicking off its 20th anniversary early with a special celebration this week in honor of the late Dr. F. William Blaisdell, open to UC Davis Health badge holders. Dr. Blaisdell was born August 30, 1927, and would have turned 98 on Saturday, August 30. The F. William Blaisdell, M.D., Medical Library was […]| UC Davis Library
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A molecule made by bacteria in the gut can hitch a ride to the kidneys, where it sets off a chain reaction of inflammation, scarring and fibrosis — a serious complication of diabetes and a leading cause of kidney failure — according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan.| News Bureau
There is something unforgettable about the Wedge and the way its waves crash with such raw force. Sometimes they detonate just offshore, sending water skyrocketing into the air; other times they slam thunderously against the sand, eliciting groans and whoops from bystanders.| California Curated
Frequent UC Davis users may have noticed in June 2025 that the database has a new look resulting from a migration to the new platform. This new upgraded environment is intended to improve the literature search experience. Users still have access to key features, including access to their search history, CINAHL subject headings, and reliable set of filters.| UC Davis Library
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Neurobiologists at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found the brain’s internal GPS changes each time mice navigate a familiar, static environment.| News Bureau
In California’s southeastern desert, the Salton Sea stretches across a wide, shimmering basin, a lake where there shouldn’t be one. At about 340 square miles, it’s the state’s largest lake. But it wasn’t created by natural forces. It was the result of a major engineering failure. I’ve long been fascinated with the place: its contradictions, … Continue reading The Salton Sea Was California’s Strangest Catastrophe→| California Curated
The Meselson-Stahl experiment didn’t just prove a point. It told a story about how knowledge is built: carefully, creatively, and with a precision that leaves no room for doubt. It became a model f…| California Curated
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Flightpath Biosciences, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of precision therapeutics targeting bacterial pathogens, has licensed a class of antibiotics developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The original antibiotic agent, lolamicin, effectively treated bacterial infections in animal models of disease — without wiping out beneficial microbes in the gut. The Illinois team is continuing to develop derivatives of lolami...| News Bureau
Welcome back! We're all aware of the risks associated with too much sun exposure, including sunburn and skin cancer. Several people have asked me about sunscreen ingredients and what sunscreens are safest. It's the end of July and still hot, especially in the South! We have at least another month or two of sunscreen use. Continue Reading The post The 10 best non-toxic sunscreens for kids 2025 first appeared on Evidence-based mommy.| Evidence-based mommy
Adrienne Fairhall and David Hertzog are among 120 new members and 30 international members elected “in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.| UW News
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the UC Davis Library Graduate Student Prize: Maria Cruz (Ph.D. Candidate, Public Health Sciences), Tara Pozzi (Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology), and Mikhaila Redovian and Kirsten Schuhmacher (Ph.D. Candidates, English). In its second year, the Library Graduate Student Prize is awarded to graduate student researchers who have used...| UC Davis Library
January 12 is National Pharmacist Day, which allows us to acknowledge the unique and vital contributions of pharmacists at UC Davis Health within the Medical Center and across education and training programs in the School of Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.| UC Davis Library
Today in 1942, following top-secret research on the effects of the war-poison mustard gas, physicians at Yale University made medical history as they administered the first use of intraven…| Today in Connecticut History
Fifteen faculty members at the University of Washington have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2024. They are among 36 scientists and educators from across the state...| UW News
A study led by UW researcher Diana Ceballos is most comprehensive study to date of the specific fragrance chemical mixtures found in nail salon air, and will allow researchers to further study the...| UW News
Introduction In this post we will continue our exploration of the chemistry of antibiotics with a look at drugs that interrupt wall synthesis and how bacteria develop resistance to these drugs. The…| BCA Chemistry
As seen in the previous post, local anesthetics generally work to prevent only a small area of the body from experiencing pain by inhibiting the flow of sodium ions (preventing action potential thu…| BCA Chemistry