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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 18-Jun-2025 04:10 ET (18-Jun-2025 08:10 GMT/UTC)

USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness selected to lead national emergency response project

Texas A&M University
Grant and Award Announcement

Triage — when first responders assess the severity of patient injuries to determine the need for treatment and what treatment to provide — is critical to saving lives at the scene of a car crash, fire or other emergency. The updated guidelines could benefit emergency responders and patients alike once the issues are addressed. The project was awarded through a cooperative effort between the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, which is administered under the Uniformed Services University.

Funder: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Sabine Ehrt named Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Weill Cornell Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Sabine Ehrt, an internationally renowned leader in tuberculosis research, has been appointed chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Weill Cornell Medicine, effective July 1.

Even vegans who get enough total protein may fall short for some essential amino acids

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study of people with long-term vegan diets, most ate an adequate amount of total daily protein, but a significant proportion did not meet required levels of the amino acids lysine and leucine. Bi Xue Patricia Soh and colleagues at Massey University, New Zealand, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS One on April 16, 2025.

Journal: PLOS One

UTA professor explores healing power of music

University of Texas at Arlington
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rhonda Winegar remembers watching the 2014 documentary “I’ll Be Me,” which chronicled country music legend Glen Campbell’s struggles with Alzheimer’s disease.

Journal: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Nearly half of Americans would consider eating a plant-based diet to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finds new survey

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Reports and Proceedings

As Earth Day approaches on April 22, a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey shows that 46% of Americans would consider eating a plant-based diet to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food production.

Scientists create a ‘brilliantly luminous’ nanoscale chemical tool

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Imagine tiny LEGO pieces that automatically snap together to form a strong, flat sheet. Then, scientists add special chemical "hooks" to these sheets to attach glowing molecules called fluorophores. University of Missouri researchers have created these tiny, clay-based materials — called fluorescent polyionic nanoclays. They can be customized for many uses, including advancing energy and sensor technology, improving medical treatments and protecting the environment.

Journal: Chemistry of Materials

Mizzou signs agreement for first phase of new research reactor

University of Missouri-Columbia
Business Announcement

The University of Missouri’s transformative initiative to build a new, state-of-the-art research reactor — NextGen MURR — is officially underway with the signing of the first agreement, announced today. Mizzou will partner with a consortium that includes Hyundai Engineering America, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), the Hyundai Engineering Company and MPR Associates for the design and licensing of the new reactor.