Community pharmacies can help people quit smoking

Community pharmacists may play a crucial role in helping people without access to tobacco cessation programs quit smoking.

Stephanie Winn-UC Davis • futurity
April 23, 2024 ~6 min

New method safely recruits immune cells to fight cancer

Researchers have developed a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer without harming healthy cells.

Hailey Wade-Virginia Tech • futurity
April 23, 2024 ~9 min


Sinking land is a problem for cities all over the world

Sinking land may affect nearly 270 million urban residents in China. Researchers say the problem is global, too.

Kelly Izlar-Virginia Tech Virginia Tech • futurity
April 23, 2024 ~4 min

Antarctic sea warming contributes to rising sea levels in North Atlantic

Human-induced environmental changes around Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise in the North Atlantic, researchers find.

Diana Udel - U. Miami • futurity
April 23, 2024 ~5 min

3 answers on the EPA plan to fight ‘forever chemicals’ in water

The EPA has imposed its first regulations limiting chemicals called PFAS, or forever chemicals, in drinking water. An expert fills you in.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
April 22, 2024 ~5 min

Making picky eaters clean their plates can backfire

Struggling with a picky eater? Experts have tips to help make sure your kids are getting the healthy food they need.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
April 22, 2024 ~10 min

How authoritarian regimes control the internet

A new study shows differences in the structure of the internet between democracies and autocratic countries.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
April 22, 2024 ~5 min

Sense of belonging can help prevent teen suicide

A feeling of belonging at school and in the community can play an important role in suicide prevention among high-risk teens, research finds.

U. Oregon • futurity
April 22, 2024 ~6 min


Nanoparticles could help patients with MS, ALS, and Parkinson’s

Researchers say it's possible for nanoparticles to go through the digestive system and deliver medicine directly to the brain tissue.

Dalin Clark-Michigan State • futurity
April 22, 2024 ~5 min

People see more of their own biases in algorithms

"Algorithms can codify and amplify human bias, but algorithms also reveal structural biases in our society."

Molly Callahan-Boston U. • futurity
April 22, 2024 ~10 min

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