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Micronanoplastics found in artery-clogging plaque in the neck

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics — minuscule bits of plastic — compared to arteries free of plaque buildup.

Meeting: American Heart Association Vascular Discovery 2025 Scientific Sessions

UTA-backed research tackles health challenges across ages

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Raj Nooyi Endowed Research Award Fund supports studies on improving care for children with complex needs and advancing healthy aging research

Distressing levels of workplace violence in Ontario schools

University of Ottawa
Reports and Proceedings

• Incidence of students punching, biting, kicking, and throwing things at their teachers and educational assistants has increased exponentially says uOttawa study; Overcrowded classrooms, underfunding, dwindling professional health and social services create the perfect storm for increased workplace violence; Nearly half of respondents also experienced parent-initiated harassment; Women, 2SLGBTQIA+, disabled workers and racial minorities experience elevated levels of harassment and/or violence.

Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities and Research Council of Canada

Lebanon crisis driving parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education, study shows

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Political and social crisis in Lebanon has forced parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education for their children, a new study shows.

Journal: International Studies in Sociology of Education

Researchers find first evidence of potential bed bug insecticide resistance in gene mutation

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology detailed how a team of Virginia Tech researchers, led by urban entomologist Warren Booth, discovered a gene mutation that could contribute to their insecticide resistance.

Journal: Journal of Medical Entomology

Soaring insurance costs top concern for Floridians, FAU survey finds

Florida Atlantic University
Reports and Proceedings

A new FAU survey reveals that more than two-thirds of Floridians are moderately or extremely concerned about hurricanes increasing in strength and frequency, and more than half are worried about the ability to afford and maintain homeowners insurance due to climate change. Nearly two-thirds of Floridians believe that state and federal governments should be doing more to address the impacts of climate change. Most also support expanding the use of renewable energy. About 88% of all Floridians believe climate change is happening.

Researchers awarded $15 million to study cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in women

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Heart Association funds scientists at Augusta University, Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University to study the different ways in which risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases impact women

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