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14-Nov-2024

USF researchers begin first lifespan study on the effects of digital media use among young people

University of South Florida
Business Announcement

A groundbreaking new study conducted by the University of South Florida will track young people through 2050 to learn more about the long-term impacts of smartphones, social media and other digital media on individual wellbeing.

14-Nov-2024

A new technology to isolate immunostimulatory members of the human gut microbiota: next-generation IgA-seq

University Medical Center Utrecht
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at UMC Utrecht have developed a new technology to efficiently isolate a specific subset of gut bacteria from fecal samples that are recognized by IgA antibodies. These ‘IgA-coated’ bacteria are associated with an array of diseases and this proposed new technology has the potential to uncover the mechanisms behind these correlations and eventually lead to new treatment strategies.

Journal: Microbiome

14-Nov-2024

Community protected by law on coast of Southeast Brazil is threatened by litter tourists leave on beach

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers partnering with the City of Guarujá (São Paulo state) conducted a study that found a high level of contamination on Perequê Beach, with plastics and cigarette butts predominating. The results will be useful for policymakers to implement measures that can mitigate the problem.

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

14-Nov-2024

Markets for forest products respond to technology

USDA Forest Service ‑ Southern Research Station
Reports and Proceedings

Technology is changing every facet of the forest products market. That may mean fewer jobs in the future as the industry shifts to labor-saving technology, with the steepest declines in the pulp and paper sector, according to a new report released by the USDA Forest Service’s Southern Research Station and Southern Region, as well as the Southern Group of State Foresters.

14-Nov-2024

NRL completes development of robotics capable of servicing satellites, enabling resilience for the U.S. space infrastructure

Naval Research Laboratory
Business Announcement

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully completed development of a spaceflight qualified robotics suite capable of servicing satellites in orbit, Oct. 8.

Funder: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

14-Nov-2024

Researchers use nanotechnology to boost benefits of anthocyanin

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Plant-based pigment with antioxidant and anticancer properties breaks down easily in the gastrointestinal tract and under adverse environmental conditions. To avoid the problem, researchers at the University of São Paulo inserted the compound into pectin-coated nanoparticles, enhancing its bioavailability.

Journal: Food Research International
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

14-Nov-2024

Decline in West African coastal fish stocks threatens food security and livelihoods

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Fish stocks along the West African coast have declined significantly over the past five decades, threatening food security and the livelihoods of the fishing communities that depend on them, according to a study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) in collaboration with Fundação Maio Biodiversidade (FMB).

Journal: Marine Policy