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A $10 million donation funds a new center for outpatient surgery at UIC.

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Keywords: Surgery, Chicago, Health Care, Philantrophy

A new report analyzing decades of public opinion surveys reveals that the public’s trust in scientists has remained stable and high over decades.

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Keywords: Public Opinion, Science

Geneticist Faith Walker, a researcher at Northern Arizona University, tested whether other questions could be answered by her Species from Feces assay beyond just species. Her answer? Yes, quite a few more questions can be answered.

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Keywords: bats, Wildlife Ecology, Genetics, white-nose syndrome, Species from Feces, DNA, American Museum Of Natural History, Bat Ecology and Genetics Lab, Guano

New research from Dr. Luis M. Schang and his group at the Baker Institute for Animal Health has identified a new mechanism that plays a role in controlling how the herpes virus alternates between dormant and active stages of infection.

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Keywords: Herpes Virus, lytic infection, Encephalitis, corneal blindness

The U.S. opioid epidemic is still raging – it’s particularly pronounced in low-income areas and in those where people lack access to health care services, which includes cities in Michigan and across the Rust Belt. But the effectiveness of efforts to provide treatment and recovery options to those who need it most – that is, in locations with the greatest number of deaths from opioid overdose – has been unclear.

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Keywords: Opioids, Flint, Michigan, Public Health, Drugs, Addiction

Un estudio de Mayo Clinic publicado en American Journal of Health Behavior investiga las diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en cuanto a la percepción de su propia salud. El estudio descubrió que el sexo de la persona influye sobre la seguridad de poder mantener buenos hábitos de salud.

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Keywords: Mayo Clinic, bienestar, Diabetes, ejercicio, salud, hipertención

Florida International University and MITRE, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research and development in the public interest, have entered into a strategic partnership to work on the most significant challenges facing the nation. The partnership will involve joint efforts to promote innovation to benefit the government and the public; enhance economic development in South Florida; and enhance FIU student talent development and preparation in key areas driving 21st century innovation and job creation.

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Keywords: Research & Development, Florida, MITRE, FIU, talent development

Last spring’s historic flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers may have distributed toxic contaminants along wide flood routes. Researchers know little about how these materials may affect public health and safety in rural and urban areas. But a group of geologists and geological engineers from Missouri University of Science and Technology is working to find out.

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Keywords: Flooding, Climate Change, Floodwater, missouri river, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri S&T, Contamination, toxic contamination, Flood, flood damage, Research, Geology & soil, Geology, Geology and Geological Engineering

Calling all shutterbug bird lovers: The BirdSpotter Photo Contest is back—always a popular feature of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. The contest runs through March 12, with many great prizes available for biweekly winners and final Grand Prize winners. The contest is sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited.

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Keywords: Birds, photo contest, BirdSpotter, FeederWatch, Cornell, Ornithology, bird feeding