Nudging with carbon footprint labeling and product categorization motivates online shoppers to select plant-based foods, according to new research published by agricultural economists at Purdue University and the University of Kentucky. 

“A lot of research has been done on point-of-purchase nudges, but that has been done in a physical setting. In this study, we look at that in the growing domain of online grocery shopping,” said Bhagyashree Katare, associate professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University. “It provides actionable evidence that small interventions can increase the selection of plant-based products or healthy products.” 

University of Missouri researchers and collaborators have developed a new chemical tool that could help lower the cost of prescription medications. The tool, called AshPhos, is a ligand, or molecule, that makes it easier to create special carbon-nitrogen bonds. These bonds are the backbone of more than half of all medicines on the market today.

Florida Atlantic University has named Cameron G. Duncan, Ph.D., as the new Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent Dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. Duncan is the fourth dean in the college’s 45-year history and will take the helm on Jan. 27.

A new global review analyzes the recommendations of acupuncture and moxibustion in guidelines and expert consensus for the management of chemotherapy- and/or radiotherapy-induced nausea and/or vomiting (CINV; RINV). The study emphasizes the need for standardized treatment regimens and the development of clinical practice guidelines to guide the clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion.