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11-Mar-2025

Over 1 in 3 adults in households with guns do not store all in locked locations

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Reports and Proceedings

Over a third of U.S. adults with guns in their homes say they do not store all of them in a locked location, according to the latest health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

11-Mar-2025

Microplastics could be fueling antibiotic resistance, Boston University study finds

Boston University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Boston University researchers shocked to see that bacteria’s antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic particles and point to a potential outsized impact on refugees

Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

11-Mar-2025

Microplastics increase antimicrobial resistance

American Society for Microbiology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows that microplastics facilitate antimicrobial resistance, even without the presence of antibiotics.

Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

11-Mar-2025

Empire Discovery Institute appoints Dr. Ronald Newbold as Chief Executive Officer

Empire Discovery Institute, Inc.
Business Announcement

Empire Discovery Institute (EDI), a leading non-profit drug discovery and development accelerator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ronald Newbold as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Newbold, who joined EDI in 2021 as Chief Business Officer, has served as interim CEO since August 2022 and has been instrumental in driving the organization’s growth and success.

11-Mar-2025

This nanotube has a nose for oxygen

ETH Zurich

ETH researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made of carbon nanotubes that can selectively, efficiently and reliably measure minute quantities of oxygen in gas mixtures under light. The detector could be widely used in industry, medicine and environmental monitoring

Journal: Advanced Science

11-Mar-2025

New Irresistible Materials CEO to drive commercialization and market adoption

University of Birmingham
Business Announcement

Irresistible Materials, Ltd (IM), a leader in the development of novel resist materials for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, has announced the appointment of Dinesh R. Bettadapur as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and board director.

10-Mar-2025

Most Americans don’t know about medical aid in dying options

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Most people in the United States don’t know that medical aid in dying, a legal practice that allows terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription for medication to end their life, is legal in certain states, according to Rutgers researchers.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging