Image Stella McCartney at her fall 2019 women’s show in Paris.CreditStephane Mahe/Reuters In a move worthy of the rivalry between the Montagues and the Capulets, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group, said on Monday that it had entered into a new marriage with Stella McCartney, the British fashion house that was…
IMAGE: Projected changes in China’s premature deaths from ozone pollution, 2015-2050. Left, effects of a ‘status quo’ strategy, where climate change and rising pollution cause premature deaths to increase in urban… view more If China takes strong measures to reduce its ozone pollution now, it could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the long run,…
First-ever study to ask people who use heroin what they want to be called finds “people first” language often best, and language suggesting misuse or dependence generally worst. In the ongoing opioid crisis, many researchers and clinicians now use “person first” terms such as “person with substance use disorder” instead of loaded labels like “addict,”…
Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of new subscription-based journal, Current Nutraceuticals. The first issue of the journal will be available online by the start of the year, 2020. Dr. Claus Jacob is the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. He serves as Professor in the School of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Saarland, Germany. For brief…
Join us July 25-26, 2019, at the Allen Institute for Exploring Frontiers: Predicting Biology, a symposium featuring the latest insights from leading modeling researchers from the fields of neuroscience, cell science and immunology, chaired by Markus Covert, Ph.D., leader of the Allen Discovery Center at Stanford University. The talks will address leveraging computation and mathematics…
A national study finds children without insurance who seek treatment for a mental health disorder in the emergency department (ED) are more likely than those with private insurance to be transferred to another hospital. The study, conducted by researchers at UC Davis Children’s Hospital and the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry, showed differences in the…
IMAGE: Red and yellow areas show sites of cell death in the mouse brain. The brain at left has no traumatic brain injury (TBI). The brain at center is post-TBI. The… view more Credit: Mark S. Shapiro, Ph.D., UT Health San Antonio An experimental treatment given to mice after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) reduced damage…
VIDEO: University of Guelph researchers have become the first to access data on more than 19 million North American cats and have discovered that most cats continue to put on weight… view more Are cats getting fatter? Until now, pet owners and veterinarians didn’t know for sure. Now University of Guelph researchers have become the first…
The style of tackling used in rugby may be associated with a lower force of impact than the style used in football, according to a preliminary study of college athletes released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference in Indianapolis July 26-28, 2019. “For athletes who participate in…
Three UC Santa Barbara junior faculty members have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Spencer Smith, in electrical and computer engineering, Phillip Christopher, in chemical engineering, and Andrea Young in physics join more than 300 others across the country in receiving the award. The PECASE is the highest honor…