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Mar 2026
Climate change drives dengue outbreaks through extreme weather events
Diseases historically absent from the United States have been showing up in Florida, Texas, California and other U.S. states in recent years.
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Mar 2026
Zebrafish reveal how new kidney units connect and function
MDI Bio Lab scientists discover how the fish solves a basic challenge in regenerative biology-insights in their newest publication in the journal Development could one day guide human repair.
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Mar 2026
Study identifies brain pathway crucial for proper functioning of working memory
Working memory is a cognitive function that is essential for carrying out everyday activities and temporarily retaining information.
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Mar 2026
Zero-risk food safety approach may increase waste and costs
These food safety measures and ultra-sensitive tests may drive edible food being thrown away, excessive packaging, and extra costs for consumers.
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Mar 2026
Modified lipid nanoparticles boost mRNA vaccines while reducing side effects
The most common side effects of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot are well known: soreness, mild fever and general malaise.
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Mar 2026
AlphaFold Database expands with millions of predicted protein complexes
A new collaboration between EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, and Seoul National University has made millions of AI-predicted protein complex structures openly available through the AlphaFold Database.
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Mar 2026
Dragon fruit peel extract enhances bread nutrition and reduces food waste
A research team led by Professor ZHOU Weibiao from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the NUS Faculty of Science has shown that compounds extracted from red dragon fruit peel can be incorporated into bread to increase antioxidant activity and slow starch digestion, offering a potential pathway to healthier staple foods and reduced food waste.
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Mar 2026
Automated system boosts maternal smoking cessation in pediatric care
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that a new automated tobacco treatment system integrated into routine pediatric care helped drive a 3.9% absolute increase in smoking cessation among mothers – a population-level impact that could translate to tens of thousands of parents quitting each year and protect hundreds of thousands of children from harmful secondhand smoke exposure.
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Mar 2026
Study focuses on pica prevalence and risks in many South Carolinians during pregnancy
Health promotion, education, and behavior assistant professor Leila Larson conducts her nutrition-focused maternal and child health research all over the world, and South Carolinians will soon benefit from her expertise.
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Mar 2026
Physical activity may reshape brain effects of childhood trauma
New research indicates that the long-term neurological impact of childhood trauma is not permanently etched onto the brain.
