MIAMI, Florida, March 30 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * GLP-1 Therapy Improves Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes After Catheter Ablation, Miller School Study Finds * University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers found liraglutide significantly reduced AFib recurrence in overweight and obese patients, suggesting a new pre-ablation treatment strategy. Catheter ablation has become a cornerstone treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials * In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today, atomic-scale defects are carefully introduced during the manufacturing process of products like steel, semiconductors, and solar cells to help improve strength, control el  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, March 30 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Coral reef science must adapt for a chance to outpace climate change Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans. * The study, published today (30 March), was led by Dr Adriana Humanes, Newcastle University and Dr Juan Ortiz, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). It highlights fundamental changes ne  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 30 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Team tracks vegetation recovery from sudden permafrost collapse * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Some Arctic regions regain their "greenness" within a decade of a sudden permafrost collapse, while others can take a century or more to recover, researchers report in a new study. The difference is directly related to each site's gross primary productivity, a measure of its photosynthetic capac  more