Research

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Despite the political headwinds currently buffeting the offshore wind sector as a whole in the United States, work continues on how to foster the industry’s success over the long term. One example of that was the... Read More

An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays. The early results — a scientific first... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. Therapies for intellectual disorders could stall in Maryland. Red states and blue states alike are poised to lose jobs in research labs and the local businesses... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking the Trump administration from dramatically cutting National Institutes of Health payments for indirect overhead costs associated with medical research. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee... Read More

WASHINGTON — The global demand for electricity is expected to grow at an average 4% a year through 2027, the equivalent of adding the entire energy consumption of Japan — and then some — each and every year. That sobering... Read More

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France (AP) — When aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard a decade ago spearheaded a much-hyped flight around the world in a plane powered by sunlight, it raised awareness about climate change but held little promise of revolutionizing air travel. Now,... Read More

BOSTON (AP) — A court battle is set to resume Friday over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving discoveries. A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the cuts from taking... Read More

BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico (AP) — A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasoline, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10% of the world’s plastics... Read More

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to deflect accusations of being a junk science advocate Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Much of his time was spent... Read More

WASHINGTON — A report released Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission says that the nation's largest three pharmacy benefits managers have generated more than $7.3 million in profits over a five-year period by hiking the prices of specialty generic drugs... Read More

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Despite the fact the United States experiences an estimated 70,000 wildfires a year, the smoke from these blazes appears to be having little impact on the output of photovoltaic solar panels deployed across the nation, a... Read More

2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people's lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office on Monday announced its intent to issue funding to support “high impact” research and development in two priority areas. The first is sustainable propane and renewable chemicals. In this case the... Read More

WASHINGTON — It may have been raining outside, but the atmosphere was charged with positivity in the East Room on Wednesday as President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research.... Read More

WASHINGTON — The methods currently used to predict the lifecycles of electric vehicle batteries may be just fine for laboratory applications, but they’re apparently dramatically underestimating how long these batteries last when subject to normal use by real-world drivers, a... Read More

WASHINGTON — Cigarette smoking among youth and adults in the United States has reached the lowest levels ever recorded, but marked racial and ethnic disparities linger in terms of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, a report from the surgeon... Read More

WASHINGTON — One of the popular diets in recent years, the Paleo diet, centers around eating the way early humans and their ancestors ate. It is a diet of meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, and olive oil — all healthy foods,... Read More

DALLAS, Texas — Work-related stress can put you at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease, though the association between the two is not very well known, according to a study by the American Heart Association. To fill in the gap... Read More

ATLANTA — An estimated 15.8% of U.S. adults have diabetes, and slightly more than one-quarter of those cases, 4.5%, is currently undiagnosed, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The statistics, released this week by... Read More

WASHINGTON — Dreaming of a winter vacation relaxing on a beach or skiing down a snowy slope? Perhaps you prefer meeting people while exploring a new city. Beyond a break from the daily grind, a new study proposes that traveling... Read More

Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women's health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to apply for funding. The pledge announced Wednesday signals a new chapter in her individual philanthropic giving since departing from the Bill... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that can build up and lead to Alzheimer’s disease. Brain cells use a lot of nutrients which means they... Read More

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny pieces of genetic material that alter how genes work at the cellular level and... Read More

WASHINGTON — The apparent connection between uterine cancer and the hair straighteners used by many Black women is the focus of a bill introduced in the House by Reps. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., and Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J.... Read More

MADRID, Spain — Chronic use of steroids more than doubles a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented at an annual meeting of diabetes experts. Dr. Rajna Golubic, a lecturer on diabetes and endocrinology... Read More

WASHINGTON — Eating a healthy diet of whole foods and getting regular exercise are two ways to help ward off preventable health conditions, especially as we age. The link between diet and mental health is less researched than diet and... Read More

WASHINGTON — Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered a potential new target for intervention in cases of dry age-related macular degeneration. The study led by Kapil Bharti, Ph.D., and Ruchi Sharma, Ph.D., co-heads of the ocular stem... Read More

WASHINGTON — Five teams of researchers from across the country will share in up to $47.3 million in grants to develop the science to transform natural, biomass materials into energy, animal feed and other essential products.  In doing so, the... Read More

PARIS — The global demand for electricity is rising at the fastest rate in years and will soon climb to the highest levels seen in this century, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. The agency’s latest... Read More

LONDON — Global energy consumption, fueled for the most part by fossil fuels, surged to an all-time high in 2023, according to a new report from the London-based nonprofit Energy Institute. The numbers contained in the 73rd annual edition of... Read More