HEMPSTEAD, New York, June 26 (TNSjou) -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Hofstra Students Partner with Chemistry Faculty on Publication Ginny Greenberg Adjunct Professor Ronald P. D'Amelia and Assistant Professor Mary Rooney, both from the Department of Chemistry, along with their research assistants - health science major Michael Leone '28 and biology major Matthew Neryaev '28 - have published "Various Quantitative Analytical Techniques for Compositional Analysis of Short-Chain Alkyl (C1-C4) Phthalate Diester Mixtures." more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news: * * * Immune molecule may drive excessive drinking in alcohol use disorder Scripps Research scientists showed that blocking an immune molecule tied to inflammation reduced alcohol consumption in mice.  - The drugs that keep rheumatoid arthritis in check may one day help people stop drinking. A new Scripps Research study shows that an anti-inflammatory molecule, already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to trea more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 25 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Most Salt Lake County residents concerned about Great Salt Lake decline * Residents of Salt Lake County, Utah are highly concerned about the shrinking Great Salt Lake, according to new University of Utah-led research examining local perceptions of the lake's health, economic and environmental impacts. The survey of 515 residents found that 69% reported concern about the lake's decline, with habitat loss and risks to human health ranking as the more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 25 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska's Aleutian Islands a later-life lift * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced a massive geological uplift between 5 million and 7 million years ago. The researchers conclude that the uplift -a rising of the Earth's crust that pushed the islands upwards and t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * C'mon and join the convoy: Batteries, fuel cells would overhaul emissions from semis, other heavy vehicles U-M life cycle analysis shows hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles offer significant reductions in lifetime greenhouse gas emissions compared with diesel powertrains - Although electrified versions of vans, buses and semis cost more upfront on average than their diesel-powered counterparts, the overall calculus behind adop more PR