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- Polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing antibiotic resistance https://today.tamu.edu/2023/12/21/texas-am-team-develops-polymers-that-can-kill-bacteria/ 85 comments
- Optimizing Traffic Signals to Reduce Intersection Wait Times – Texas a&M Today https://today.tamu.edu/2021/01/15/optimizing-traffic-signals-to-reduce-intersection-wait-times/ 4 comments
- Scientists have developed a new family of polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing antibiotic resistance by disrupting the membrane of these microorganisms — a major step in the fight against superbugs like E. coli and MRSA. https://today.tamu.edu/2023/12/21/texas-am-team-develops-polymers-that-can-kill-bacteria/ 25 comments science
- Former Air Force Chief Of Staff Mark A. Welsh III Named 27th President Of Texas A&M https://today.tamu.edu/2023/12/12/welsh-named-27th-president-of-texas-am/?utm_id=TAMUSocial 29 comments airforce
- 45 Endangered Sea Turtles Hatch On Texas Beach https://today.tamu.edu/2022/06/14/45-endangered-sea-turtles-hatch-on-texas-beach/ 5 comments upliftingnews
- Remote Work Doesn't Negatively Affect Productivity, Study Suggests https://today.tamu.edu/2022/05/06/remote-work-doesnt-negatively-affect-productivity-study-suggests/ 620 comments upliftingnews
- Remote Work Doesn't Negatively Affect Productivity, Study Suggests https://today.tamu.edu/2022/05/06/remote-work-doesnt-negatively-affect-productivity-study-suggests/ 8 comments technews
- Remote Work Doesn't Negatively Affect Productivity, Study Suggests https://today.tamu.edu/2022/05/06/remote-work-doesnt-negatively-affect-productivity-study-suggests/ 232 comments futurology
- Exposure to high-powered microwave and radio frequencies may cause brain injuries, new study finds https://today.tamu.edu/2022/04/22/exposure-to-high-powered-microwave-frequencies-may-cause-brain-injuries/ 59 comments science
- People working remotely had significantly higher concentrations of fine particulate matter in their homes than in their office building. Prolonged exposure to indoor air pollutants is associated with a wide range of poor health outcomes, from headaches to cardiovascular disease and lung cancer. https://today.tamu.edu/2022/02/01/the-air-quality-in-your-home-may-be-worse-than-in-your-office-building/ 745 comments science
- Enhanced Touch Screens Could Help You ‘Feel’ Objects. Researchers are advancing technology that could give touch devices the ability to mimic the feeling of physical objects. https://today.tamu.edu/2021/10/12/enhanced-touch-screens-could-help-you-feel-objects/ 5 comments science
- Iron Electrocoagulation: Zapping untreated water removes and inactivates waterborne viruses https://today.tamu.edu/2021/10/20/zapping-untreated-water-gets-rid-of-more-waterborne-viruses/ 12 comments science
- Treatment for glioblastoma in dogs has promising implications for human version of the aggressive brain cancer. Finding comes from trial that tested a STING (STimulator of INterferon Genes) drug injected directly into the glioblastoma of five dogs that had previously been diagnosed with the cancer. https://today.tamu.edu/2021/08/25/researchers-discover-treatment-that-may-be-viable-for-human-brain-cancer/ 2 comments science
- Social Identity Within The Anti-Vaccine Movement. Participants who scored high on the anti-vaccine identity measure were less trusting of scientific experts and more individualistic. There is increased opposition to childhood vaccine requirements among those who self-identify as anti-vaxxers. https://today.tamu.edu/2021/06/04/social-identity-within-the-anti-vaccine-movement/ 4 comments science
- Procedures used by clinicians to indirectly reactivate traumatic memories render a window whereby those memories can be altered, or even erased completely. Indirectly reactivating a contextual fear memory through re-exposure to the cue can make the memory vulnerable to disruption https://today.tamu.edu/2021/04/07/altering-traumatic-memories/ 4 comments science
- Researchers discover that cytisine — a smoking cessation drug commonly used in Europe — reduces the loss of dopamine neurons in females. These findings provide potential evidence for the use of the drug to treat Parkinson’s disease or stop its progression in women. https://today.tamu.edu/2021/03/04/smoking-cessation-drug-may-treat-parkinsons-in-women/ 8 comments science
- Some energy drinks have direct adverse effects on the muscle cells of the heart. A new study shows that cardiomyocytes, human heart cells grown in a laboratory, exposed to some energy drinks showed an increased beat rate and other factors affecting cardiac function. https://today.tamu.edu/2021/02/09/texas-am-researchers-discover-energy-drinks-harmful-effects-on-heart/ 4 comments science
- Americans will consume a record 1.42 billion wings and drumsticks during Super Bowl LV https://today.tamu.edu/2021/02/03/despite-pandemic-chicken-wing-demand-up-for-super-bowl-weekend/ 550 comments nfl
- A survey of approximately 5,000 Americans suggests that 31.1% of the U.S. public does not intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available to them – and the likelihood of vaccine refusal is highest among Black Americans (41%), women (71%) and conservatives (29%). https://today.tamu.edu/2021/01/04/study-black-americans-women-conservatives-more-hesitant-to-trust-covid-19-vaccine/ 15 comments science
- “Age gates” that aim to keep underage users off alcohol websites are mostly ineffective, a Texas A&M University alcohol researcher found. Exposure to alcohol advertising has been linked to underage alcohol-related behaviors and intentions to consume alcohol. https://today.tamu.edu/2020/11/06/age-gates-on-alcohol-websites-are-ineffective-texas-am-research-shows/ 10 comments science
- Humans have never before lived with the high carbon dioxide atmospheric conditions that have become the norm on Earth in the last 60 years. In 1965, Earth's carbon dioxide atmospheric concentrations exceeded 320 parts per million, a high point never reached in the past 2.5 million years https://today.tamu.edu/2019/09/25/humankind-did-not-live-with-a-high-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-until-1965/ 23 comments science
- New findings show that chemical anomalies found in sediments dating to the beginning of the Younger Dryas are the result of volcanism and not an extraterrestrial impact https://today.tamu.edu/2020/07/31/texas-am-study-cooling-of-earth-caused-by-eruptions-not-meteors/ 5 comments science
- [Earth evolution]: Researchers at Texas A&M university says cooling of earth happened due to eruptions not by meteors. https://today.tamu.edu/2020/07/31/texas-am-study-cooling-of-earth-caused-by-eruptions-not-meteors/ 3 comments science
- Texas will face driest conditions of the last 1,000 years. The report says the state will be facing hotter and drier conditions for decades to come, especially in West Texas. https://today.tamu.edu/2020/07/08/texas-am-study-texas-will-face-driest-conditions-of-the-last-1000-years/ 265 comments science
- Face Masks Critical In Preventing Spread Of COVID-19. Using a face mask reduced the number of infections by more than 78,000 in Italy from April 6-May 9 and by over 66,000 in New York City from April 17-May 9. https://today.tamu.edu/2020/06/12/texas-am-study-face-masks-critical-in-preventing-spread-of-covid-19/ 1796 comments science
- South Asia Faces Increased Threat Of Extreme Heat, Extreme Pollution. Heat extremes will increase in frequency by 75% by 2050, that is an increase from 45 days a year to 78 days in a year. The rare joint events of both extreme heat and extreme PM will increase in frequency by 175% by 2050 https://today.tamu.edu/2020/04/21/south-asia-faces-increased-threat-of-extreme-heat-extreme-pollution-study-shows/ 3 comments science
- South Asia Faces Increased Threat Of Extreme Heat, Extreme Pollution. Heat extremes will increase in frequency by 75% by 2050, that is an increase from 45 days a year to 78 days in a year. The rare joint events of both extreme heat and extreme PM will increase in frequency by 175% by 2050 https://today.tamu.edu/2020/04/21/south-asia-faces-increased-threat-of-extreme-heat-extreme-pollution-study-shows/ 3 comments science
- To prevent cross-contamination between fresh produce, researchers have created a coating that can be applied to food-contact surfaces like conveyor belts, rollers and collection buckets. In addition to being germicidal, the researchers have designed their coating to be extremely water-repellent https://today.tamu.edu/2020/04/21/new-dual-action-coating-keeps-bacteria-from-cross-contaminating-fresh-produce/ 19 comments science
- Chicken Wing Consumption To Hit 1.4 Billion For Super Bowl LIV https://today.tamu.edu/2020/01/30/chicken-wing-consumption-to-hit-1-4-billion-for-super-bowl-liv/ 148 comments nfl
- Humans have never before lived with the high carbon dioxide atmospheric conditions that have become the norm on Earth in the last 60 years. In 1965, Earth's carbon dioxide atmospheric concentrations exceeded 320 parts per million, a high point never reached in the past 2.5 million years https://today.tamu.edu/2019/09/25/humankind-did-not-live-with-a-high-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-until-1965/ 5 comments worldnews
- Humans have never before lived with the high carbon dioxide atmospheric conditions that have become the norm on Earth in the last 60 years. In 1965, Earth's carbon dioxide atmospheric concentrations exceeded 320 parts per million, a high point never reached in the past 2.5 million years https://today.tamu.edu/2019/09/25/humankind-did-not-live-with-a-high-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-until-1965/ 336 comments science
- Scientists combine nanomaterials and chitosan, a natural product found in crustacean exoskeletons, to develop a bioabsorbable wound dressing that dissolves in as little as 7 days, removing the need for removal, to control bleeding in traumatic injuries, as tested successfully in live animal models. https://today.tamu.edu/2019/05/28/texas-am-chemists-develop-nanoscale-bioabsorbable-wound-dressing/ 458 comments science
- Americans will consume 1.38 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl LIII weekend, which will stress poultry production and inflate prices. https://today.tamu.edu/2019/01/25/chicken-wing-sales-expected-to-spike-ahead-of-super-bowl-liii/ 389 comments nfl
- Current metal materials used in heat exchangers for solar power plants in supercritical CO2 energy cycles are stable only up to 550°C. A new composite from ceramic and tungsten withstands temps of over 750°C. This leap in heat absorption could increase the efficiency of generating electricity by 20% https://today.tamu.edu/2018/11/27/bringing-the-heat-to-solar-power-plants/ 4 comments science
- Study identifies new area of the brain involved in inhibiting fear, a discovery that holds potential for clinical interventions in patients with psychiatric diseases such as PTSD. https://today.tamu.edu/2018/10/30/texas-am-professor-identifies-new-brain-region-that-suppresses-fear/ 4 comments science
- A new discovery pinpoints the part of the brain that triggers fear relapse, a finding that could advance the treatment of disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder. https://today.tamu.edu/2018/02/12/brain-sciences-researcher-pinpoints-brain-circuit-that-triggers-fear-relapse/ 5 comments science
- Using computer models and other data, researchers find links to shifts in rainfall patterns that turned the grasslands of the Sahara into a desert. The findings could lead to better rainfall predictions worldwide. http://today.tamu.edu/2016/11/29/6000-years-ago-the-sahara-desert-was-tropical-so-what-happened/ 3 comments science
- SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Is This Weekend http://today.tamu.edu/2016/01/26/spacex-hyperloop-pod-competition-is-this-weekend/ 12 comments spacex
- Study finds we think better on our feet, literally: Preliminary results show 12 percent greater on-task engagement in classrooms with standing desks, which equates to an extra seven minutes per hour of engaged instruction time. http://today.tamu.edu/2015/04/24/want-kids-to-pay-attention-in-class-give-them-standing-desks/ 4 comments science
- despite Republican-controlled Congresses in the United States being more likely to feature scientists with a skeptical view, the majority of experts called as witnesses still indicate that global warming and climate change are real and caused by human activity. http://today.tamu.edu/2015/04/21/hurdles-to-climate-change-action-in-economics-and-politics-not-divided-science/ 32 comments politics