TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 10 -- The Astrophysical Journal, a research journal from the American Astronomical Society that says it is devoted to recent developments, discoveries and theories in astronomy and astrophysics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Dec. 10, 2021 edition: * Fast Radio Burst Morphology in the First CHIME/FRB Catalog * GASP and MaNGA Surveys Shed Light on the Enigma of the Gas Metallicity Gradients in Disk Galaxies * High-quality Strong Lens C  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led research team received $7.16 million in federal funding to study how to better control severe asthma and determine why sufferers are less likely to contract COVID-19, influenza and rhinovirus. * * * An investigation into why asthma sufferers are less likely to contract COVID-19 is one of several aims for research funded through a $7.16 million Na  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Researchers showed that air pollution is associated with adverse impacts on brain structure, and while physical activity benefits brain health in low-pollution areas, physical activity in areas with the most pollution did not confer the same benefits. * * * Researchers observed more than 8,000 participants in a recent study and found that exposure to air pollution was associated with a dec  more