With the help of science, old particleboard furnishings could be repurposed, and new modular decor could incorporate more environmentally friendly materials. Four articles published in ACS journals reveal how.
A new downscaling method has been developed to generate high-resolution surface soil moisture (SSM) data for mountainous regions. By integrating land surface temperature (LST) and vegetation index (VI) data, this innovative technique enhances the spatial resolution of coarse satellite-based SSM products, correcting for topographic effects and providing accurate, seamless SSM maps. This advancement is poised to revolutionize hydrological studies, drought monitoring, and climate change research.
More than 300 units successfully applied for AACN's Beacon Award for Excellence in 2024, making them the first to be recognized since the program was updated and became a one-year designation.
This study highlights the rapid rise of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa, with prevalence doubling in six years among middle-aged individuals in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. The findings, published in The Lancet Global Health, suggest prior estimates were too low and stress the need for targeted health interventions.
Roberta Kato, MD, has spent the past 10 years working to find an MRI alternative to CT lung imaging in children. Now, a new 0.55 Tesla MRI machine at Children鈥檚 Hospital Los Angeles is bringing that dream much closer to reality. The FDA-approved Siemens FreeMax 0.55 Tesla MRI machine is the first in the nation at a pediatric center.
With a $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health鈥檚 National Institute of Nursing Research that is one of the largest ever for the West Virginia University School of Nursing, three faculty researchers aim to support families while increasing access to care in the rural reaches of the Mountain State by testing an integrated, nurse-led intervention for family home care management of end-stage heart failure and palliative care.
A one-hour adjustment to the clock on the wall may not sound dramatic. But our biological clock begs to differ. On Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. local time, the U.S. 鈥渟prings forward,鈥 moving the clocks ahead one hour as we enter daylight saving time. Most of us need a few days to adjust to time changes. In the meantime, we may suffer some consequences.
The more powerful they get, traditional curved lenses used in telescopes become bigger and bulkier. University of聽Utah engineers have created the first flat telescope lens that can capture color while detecting light from faraway stars.
Tufts University has been recognized again as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. During the 2024-2025 academic year, 13 students from Tufts were selected for Fulbright awards and are currently studying and researching across the globe.
Imagine a future where the grip of cocaine use disorder can be loosened, where cravings fade, and the risk of relapse diminishes. A new study published in Science Advances, led by Penn Nursing鈥檚 Heath Schmidt, PhD, brings this vision closer to reality. The research has identified a critical brain circuit that plays a pivotal role in regulating cocaine-seeking behavior.
How do wildlife researchers know when an endangered population is sick? They can detect infectious microbes in animal waste, but the presence of a microbe doesn鈥檛 always equate to impactful symptomatic infections.
Last summer, the AACN Board of Directors convened a Thought Leaders Assembly in Chicago with member deans and invited guests to discuss perceptions about nursing and nursing science. We were intentional about bringing experts from academia, practice, and policy together to raise awareness about nursing鈥檚 contribution to health.