Futurity News Just 14% of young people vape futurity.org - Rachel Harrison-NYU While teen vaping rates have increased in recent years, most middle and high school students don’t vape or smoke and very few vape or smoke daily, …
Futurity News Can A.I. blood analysis predict Alzheimer’s progress? futurity.org - Shawn Hayward-McGill Artificial intelligence analysis of blood samples can predict and explain neurodegenerative disease progression, researchers report. The technique …
Futurity NewsCancer Better classify breast cancer with 34 more biomarkers futurity.org - U. Zurich A new imaging approach for breast cancer uses 35 biomarkers to identify different cell types in breast tumors and their surrounding areas. The current …
Futurity NewsHealth The right city design can cut injuries on the road futurity.org - U. Melbourne City design that combines more public transport and rail networks with smaller, low speed blocks are the best for reducing road transport injuries, …
Futurity NewsCulture Some kids in rural areas start carrying handguns as early as 12 futurity.org - U. Washington Roughly one-third of young boys and 1 in 10 girls in rural communities have carried a handgun, according to a new study. And, many of those kids …
Futurity NewsHealth Nanoparticle eats away at plaque in arteries futurity.org - Layne Cameron-Michigan State A new “Trojan Horse” nanoparticle can eat away portions of the plaques that cause heart attacks, researchers report. The discovery could be a …
Futurity NewsNorth Carolina State University Repeat floods can weaken our aging levees futurity.org - Matt Shipman-NC State Repeated flooding events have a cumulative effective on the structural integrity of earthen levees, research finds. This suggests that the increase in …
Futurity NewsHousing How Jim Crow lives on in skewed housing laws futurity.org - Jade McClain-NYU Racial discrimination is alive and well in many American neighborhoods half a century after Jim Crow—albeit in less visible, more insidious …
Futurity NewsGraphene Team turns banana peels and other trash into ‘flash graphene’ futurity.org - Jeff Falk-Rice A new process can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source into valuable graphene flakes. A banana peel, turned into graphene, could help …
Futurity NewsEducation Almost all middle school teachers say they’re super stressed futurity.org - Sheena Rice-Missouri 94% of middle school teachers experience high levels of stress, researchers report. Reducing the burden of teaching so many teachers experience is …
Futurity NewsBiodiversity What exactly makes for an endangered species? futurity.org - Liz Goodfellow-Futurity “What makes for an endangered species classification isn’t always obvious,” says John A. Vucetich, professor at Michigan Technological University. …
Futurity NewsDiabetes More than a week of keto might not be good for you futurity.org - Yale A ketogenic diet—which provides 99% of calories from fat and protein and only 1% from carbohydrates—produces health benefits in the short term, but …
Futurity NewsCulture Is prosecutor bias really behind disparities in prison? futurity.org - U. Arizona America’s prison populations are disproportionately filled with people of color, but prosecutors’ biases toward defendants’ race and class may not be …
Futurity NewsCulture Flight safety is at risk when communication breaks down futurity.org - Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State In Atlanta, where the world’s busiest airport fields thousands of flights each day, one researcher is working to improve communication and safety in …
Futurity NewsSnorkeling 1 step keeps lead out of water when swapping disinfectants futurity.org - Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL Adding orthophosphate to the water supply before switching drinking water disinfectants from free chlorine to chloramine can prevent lead …
Futurity NewsScience When did animals first begin to bark, chirp, and moo? futurity.org - Daniel Stolte-Arizona The ability to vocalize goes back hundreds of millions of years and is associated with a nocturnal lifestyle, researchers tracing the evolution of …
Futurity NewsHealth Can tiny doses of lithium treat Alzheimer’s disease? futurity.org - Jason Clement-McGill Very low doses of a certain formulation of lithium can halt signs of advanced Alzheimer’s disease and recover lost cognitive abilities, a new study …
Futurity NewsScience Tests suggest our ancestors could’ve eaten super hard food futurity.org - Talia Ogliore-WUSTL Tests with orangutan teeth suggest our early human ancestors ate more hard plant foods than previously thought. Scientists often look at microscopic …
Futurity NewsHealth Family caregivers aren’t hearing ‘do you need help?’ futurity.org - Barbara Benham-Johns Hopkins Health care workers don’t often ask family caregivers if they need support in managing older adults’ care, according to a new study. Researchers say …
Futurity NewsCulture Don’t just fake it: ‘Deep acting’ emotions pays off at work futurity.org - Alexis Blue-U. Arizona Faking positive emotions for coworkers can do more harm than good, researchers say. Making an effort to actually feel them, however, can produce …
Futurity NewsEnvironment Maps and community are key to flood management futurity.org - Brian Bell-UC Irvine Community collaboration and high-resolution maps are key to effective flood risk management, according to a new study. Researchers report a new …
Futurity NewsCulture Teen boys and girls now do equal amounts of housework futurity.org - Morgan Sherburne-Michigan While women still do nearly twice as much housework as men, the division of labor between boys and girls doing household chores is nearly equal, …
Futurity NewsChemical Engineering Our pee could become fertilizer with low drug-resistance risk futurity.org - Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan Recycled and aged human urine can serve as a fertilizer with low risks of spreading antibiotic-resistant DNA, according to new research. It’s a key …
Futurity NewsHolistic Medicine How high-protein diets could increase heart attack risk futurity.org - Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL High-protein diets may help people lose weight and build muscle, but a new study in mice suggests a down side: more plaque in the arteries. Further, …
Futurity NewsGuns 38% of mass shooters have committed domestic violence futurity.org - Caroline Brooks-Michigan State A new study that measures the extent to which perpetrators of domestic violence also commit mass shootings suggests how firearm restrictions may …
Futurity NewsCulture Why Rilke’s words still resonate (and appear in ‘Jojo Rabbit’) futurity.org - James Devitt-NYU The writings of Rainer Maria Rilke take a star turn in the the film Jojo Rabbit, which has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best …
Futurity NewsHealth Should you worry about the Wuhan coronavirus? futurity.org - Patti Verbanas-Rutgers Since December, the Wuhan coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed at least 17 people and sickened close to 600. Cases continue to …
Futurity NewsMental Health Lay counselors help kids in East Africa cope with trauma futurity.org - U. Washington Mental health therapy from trained community-based lay counselors improves trauma-related symptoms up to a year later, a clinical trial with more …
Futurity NewsEnvironment The average American household wastes $1,866 of food per year futurity.org - Chuck Gill-Penn State American households waste, on average, almost a third of the food they acquire, economists report. This food waste has an estimated aggregate value …
Futurity NewsCoffee Can snails save coffee from fungus? It’s a risky idea futurity.org - Jim Erickson-Michigan While conducting fieldwork in Puerto Rico’s central mountainous region in 2016, ecologists noticed tiny trails of bright orange snail poop on the …
