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AI could help identify which environmental chemicals pose the greatest health risks
UVA Engineering’s Geoff Geise earns NAMS’ Permeance Prize for Mid-Career Excellence
PM10 In Wildfire Smoke Is A Killer - Here Is How To Protect Yourself
Wildfire smoke has been pouring across the U.S. border from fires in Canada again, turning skies an eerie shade of orange in several states in July 2026. In the West, smoke has also been spreading into communities in Colorado and neighboring states as more wildfires burn in hot, dry conditions.
The Conversation Fri, 07/17/2026 - 14:29 Categories AtmosphericGlobal study reveals how shipping and human activity shape bacteria in port waters
Pennington Biomedical postdoctoral researcher Dr. Kaja Falkenhain receives Early Career Investigator Award from American Society...
Early inflammation signal drives oral cancer development, highlights path for immunoprevention
KRAS Vaccine: First-In-Human Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer
Scientists have reported that an experimental vaccine targeting one of the most common genetic drivers of pancreatic cancer, called mutant KRAS, is safe and generated a durable immune responses aimed at preventing the cancer.
News Account Thu, 07/16/2026 - 13:31 Categories Cancer ResearchDoctors And Cancer Patients Disagree On Medical Marijuana
If you are not currently smoking marijuana, do not start. It is a carcinogen, no different than cigarettes and alcohol. Most people recognize its effects on the brain are so broad it is about as safe as lead in drinking water. But if you already have cancer, that relative risk equation may change.
Hank Campbell Thu, 07/16/2026 - 12:55 Categories PharmacologyDefining AI
Artificial Intelligence will probably be remembered as the least well-defined technological advancement of humankind.
Tommaso Dorigo Thu, 07/16/2026 - 02:45 Categories Science Education & Policy‘Enchanted broomstick’ protein walks on two stubby legs to keep our nerve cells alive
The Enchanted Broomstick Of Kinesin-1
In the 1980s, scientists captured the precise mechanics of a protein machine. It looked strange, to researchers its tall thin structure with stubby legs invoked the enchanted broomstick that stole the show in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of Disney's 1940 Fantasia film.
News Account Wed, 07/15/2026 - 16:29 Categories Genetics & Molecular Biology