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Climate-Friendly" Car Refrigerant Linked to Rising PFAS Pollution in Europe
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (236+ words) A newer "climate-friendly" refrigerant used in car air conditioning systems, may already be a significant, and possibly dominant, source of a "forever chemical" pollutant across Europe, according to a new University of Bristol-led study. Both substances break down in the…...
Statistical Tool Evaluates Personalized Interventions
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (390+ words) Mirage News A new statistical tool could help researchers and practitioners determine when personalized treatments, educational programs, or recommendations are truly worth the extra cost and complexity, according to a new study. The findings offer a rigorous tool to identify…...
Scientists discover molecular mechanism behind anesthesia-induced unconsciousness
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (348+ words) The findings, published June 19 in Nature Communications, shed light on a longstanding mystery: For 175 years, doctors have safely used inhaled anesthetics to render patients unconscious, but didn't fully understand how these drugs work. The study provides the first atomic-level view…...
Scientists Warn Trump's New OMB Grant Rules Could Politicize Federal Research Funding
4+ hour ago (527+ words) Scientists and research advocates warn that new grant rules proposed by President Donald Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could sharply politicize the awarding of billions of dollars in federal research funding, reshaping U. S. science for years to come. The…...
Non-Opioid Pain Drug Advances to Clinical Trials
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (366+ words) All Sci Sparian Biosciences, a New York-based for-profit company, has received a USD 3. 1 million NIDA UG3 grant to advance SBS-147, an oral non-opioid analgesic, into Phase I and Phase IIa clinical trials " a meaningful signal that federal funders are willing to…...
Demystifying the molecular mechanisms of general anesthesia
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (363+ words) image: Surface model of the bacterial sodium channel Nav Ms, with the anesthetic sevoflurane (colored spheres) in a binding pocket. (left) Close-up of the binding pocket. (right) view more Close-up of the binding pocket. (right) The findings, published June 19 in…...
Deadline: LSST-DA Workshop Funding Proposals
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (96+ words) Call for Proposals LINCC Frameworks Community Events: Support for Community-Run Workshops and Hack Days Deadline: Fri Jul 10 2026 Go to the full call for proposals for eligibility and proposal guidelines. NSF is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to…...
Graphical Abstract Explaining the Study's Key Results
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (70+ words) (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! Graphical abstract explaining the study's key results, including the shortened development time to adulthood for flatwing males. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of…...
VOYAGER electronic pipettes support breakthroughs in analgesia research
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (91+ words) Purdue University researchers use VOYAGER pipettes to enhance drug discovery for non-opioid chronic pain therapies, improving assay throughput and accuracy. Scientists at Purdue University in Indiana, USA, are using VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes and PIPETBOY acu 2 serological pipet controllers…...
Hundreds of science jobs cut as STFC unveils austerity plan
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (863+ words) Hundreds of jobs are set to go at some of the UK's major science facilities after a research council unveiled plans to reduce infrastructure spending by tens of millions of pounds a year. Under plans to reduce its annual spending…...