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UrduUC Riverside-led study tested the effects of microgravity on intestinal epithelial cells
Month: November 2019
Choking deaths in US children drop by 75% in past 50 years
Large decline associated with choking hazard regulations
Insights into a versatile molecular death switch
The enzyme caspase-8 induces a molecular cell death programme called pyroptosis without involving its enzymatic activity, a new study by Hamid Kashkar published in Nature shows. In order to safeguard healthy and functioning tissues, cells utilize different cell death mechanisms…
Satellite broken? Smart satellites to the rescue
Aerospace engineers are developing technology to repair and refuel stranded satellites in space.
Woody plants with undesirable tendencies
Which ones behave like weeds
Splicing factor to blame in triple negative breast cancer
A splicing factor called TRA2B enhances triple negative breast cancers’ ability to grow and metastasize.
Caring for family is what motivates people worldwide
International study including 27 countries shows people prioritize loved ones over everything else
Autism and ADHD share genes
Researchers from the national psychiatric project iPSYCH have found that autism and ADHD share changes in the same genes; the new knowledge relates directly to the biological causes of the two child psychiatric disorders
Ternary acceptor and donor materials increase photon harvesting in organic solar cells
Adding a semiconducting polymer donor or non-fullerene acceptor component to binary organic solar cells enhances spectral response for better photon harvesting and high-power conversion efficiency
Newborn immune system detects harmful skin bacteria
Findings could lead to new strategies for fighting chronic skin disease
Doctors should avoid co-prescribing benzodiazepines to opioid dependent patients
Doctors should avoid co-prescribing benzodiazepines to opioid dependent patients who are being treated with methadone or buprenorphine, also known as opioid agonist treatment (OAT), due to a three-fold increase in risk of overdose death, according to a study led by…
Research in Birmingham could improve outcomes for people at risk of dangerous blood clots
New University of Birmingham research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) could improve treatments for a potentially deadly condition that affects tens of thousands of people in the UK each year. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot…
Aerobic exercise and heart-healthy diet may slow development of memory problems
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society research summary
Schools, parents and grandparents hold key to unlocking China’s obesity problem
Educating parents and grandparents – as well as improving physical activity and the food provided at school – could hold the key to solving China’s obesity pandemic, according to one of the largest trials of childhood obesity prevention in the…
From firearms to fish — following patterns to discover causality
For the first time, researchers applied symbolic recurrence analysis to real datasets, proving this technique can give insight into complex real-life systems
Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions, study finds
Bioaccumulation contributes to levels that approach toxic thresholds in pumas
Industrial bread dough kneaders could use physics-based redesign
There’s a specific amount of kneading involved to create high-quality bread dough, and researchers in Germany are using physics and simulations to zero in on predicting it
Earthquakes, chickens, and bugs, oh my!
New big data algorithms improve earthquake detection; monitor livestock health and agricultural pests
Saving bats from wind turbine death
German scientists survey stakeholders about their attitudes toward methods to mitigate bat fatalities from wind turbines used in generating renewable energy
Two collaborative research centers
University of Cologne wins new and follow-up funding
Florida Museum’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis elected 2019 AAAS fellows
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society. Fellows are elected on the basis…
Skiers had lower incidence of depression and vascular dementia — but not Alzheimer’s
Half as many diagnosed with depression, a delayed manifestation of Parkinson’s, a reduced risk of developing vascular dementia – but not Alzheimer’s. These connections were discovered by researchers when they compared 200 000 people who had participated in a long-distance…
Thousands of medieval manuscripts now online in full color through digitization project
Scholars and aficionados can search, download and study 160,000 pages of high-resolution, full-color manuscripts dating to the ninth century, thanks to library partnerships, in a project funded by a Council on Library and Information Resources grant
Swiss army knife for genome research
Multifunctional tool CRUP makes enhancer prediction quick and easy
Imaging study provides new biological insights on functional neurological disorder
BOSTON – Individuals with functional neurological disorder (FND) have symptoms not explained by traditional neurological conditions, including limb weakness, tremor, gait abnormalities, seizures and sensory deficits. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Psychological…
Successful alcohol, drug recovery hampered by discrimination
BOSTON – Even after resolving a problem with alcohol and other drugs, adults in recovery report experiencing both minor or “micro” forms of discrimination such as personal slights, and major or “macro” discrimination such as violation of their personal rights.…
Study pinpoints possible cause of noise-related blood vessel damage, heart disease
Each 5 decibel increase in environmental noise is associated with a 34% increase in risk for a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular disease event.
More medical students are telling their schools about disabilities, and getting a response
Increased disability diversity and accommodation among future physicians could improve patient care, researchers say
Building a better flu shot
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Each year millions of Americans become sick with the flu, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized and tens of thousands die. Getting the flu shot can reduce the chances of infection. But, at best, the vaccine is…
McMaster researcher warns plastic pollution in Great Lakes growing concern to ecosystem
Research from a leading international expert on the health of the Great Lakes suggests that the growing intensity and scale of pollution from plastics poses serious risks to human health and will continue to have profound consequences on the ecosystem.…
Pilot plant in Vietnam: Water for 10,000 people
Official opening of Seo Ho plant — KIT develops sustainable water supply technologies for threshold and developing countries
Hydrogen from natural gas without CO2 emissions
KIT and Wintershall Dea launch collaboration on climate-friendly industrial-scale methane pyrolysis
Key to rubustness of plants discovered
In every weather situation, plants need to be robust and flexible at the same time. These structural properties come from its cell wall: It’s responsible to keep the plant in shape, to compensate its osmotic pressure and to protect it…
Psychological well-being at 52 years could impact on cognitive functioning at 69 years
Miharu Nakanishi, Chief Researcher of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, and her colleagues finds that psychological well-being at 52 years were prospectively associated with cognitive function at 69 years
Analysis of US life expectancy
Bottom Line: Examining life expectancy in the United States over nearly 60 years and identifying factors that contributed to recent increases in mortality were the focus of this expansive report. Researchers used data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Object-related choking deaths decrease among kids
Bottom Line: Deaths from choking on objects among children and teens decreased from 1968 to 2017 in this analysis that spans 50 years when efforts to prevent these deaths included a federal law, other regulations, choking hazard warning labels and…
Changes in pupils after asymptomatic high-acceleration head impacts indicate changes in brain function
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (NOVEMBER 26, 2019). Researchers from the University of Michigan found significant pupillary changes in high-school football athletes after they had sustained a high-acceleration head impact. The changes were detected using a noninvasive, hand-held, quantitative pupillometry device, which potentially…
Regulator of plant immunity tagged
A new actor in the immune system of plants has been identified. KAUST scientists have identified the protein MAP4K4 is needed to mount proper defenses against environmental pathogens. The discovery helps explain the tight control of immune signaling in plants…
Smart reactions through online design of catalytic pockets
Many chemical processes depend on catalysts to facilitate reactions that would otherwise proceed very slowly, or not at all. An innovative procedure for visually representing the structure of catalysts via computer-assisted design, developed at KAUST, is helping researchers build better…
Kessler Foundation receives NIH sub-award to test new treatment for hand paralysis
Stroke rehabilitation researchers test new electrical stimulation therapy for improving for hand function after stroke, as part of multi-site study headed by the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University
EU project strengthens collaboration in the upper Rhine region
For knowledge and technology transfer across the borders
A novel pathway to target colorectal cancer
Investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina report in Gastroenterology that PGE2, a signaling molecule involved in inflammation, promotes colorectal cancer progression
Recrutement of a lateral root developmental pathway into root nodule formation of legumes
Peas and other legumes develop spherical or cylindrical structures — called nodules — in their roots to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useable nutrient for the legume plant. Root nodule symbiosis enables…
Lehigh University nuclear fusion plasma control expert pursuing global energy goal
Two recently awarded DOE grants fund the work of Eugenio Schuster, who is leading research teams at existing tokamaks that will help advance international efforts focused on ITER.
Study: Increase in calls to US poison control for natural psychoactive substances
Researchers encourage states legalizing marijuana to implement poison prevention strategies
Life, liberty — and access to microbes?
Poverty increases the risk for numerous diseases by limiting people’s access to healthy food, environments and stress-free conditions. In a new essay published November 26 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology , Suzanne Ishaq and colleagues at the University of…
UK science engineering company ready to take Purdue heating technology to the market
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A novel heating technology based on materials commonly used in the aerospace industry soon may be helping doctors, forensic scientists and automobile manufacturers. Alconbury Weston Limited, a science-engineering company based in the United Kingdom, has licensed…
Fourteen Penn State faculty recognized with lifetime honor
Fourteen Penn State faculty members in areas ranging from physics and engineering to entomology and plant science have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. A lifetime honor…
Research: Despite what you might think, sexting isn’t just about sex
A new analysis from the Texas Tech University Department of Psychological Sciences shows three different, equally prevalent purposes behind sexually based messages
Additives result in higher toxins for vape users, Portland State study finds
The vaping industry is filled with unknowns. Those unknowns are leading to more questions as the number of users dealing with injuries, or in some cases, death, continues to rise. Portland State University Chemistry Professor Rob Strongin led a research…