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UrduHackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently opened a new Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center and welcomed MS Certified Specialist David Duncan, M.D., as director of the center.
Month: December 2019
Smart intersections could cut autonomous car congestion
A new study by Cornell researchers developed a first-of-its-kind model to control traffic and intersections in order to increase autonomous car capacity on urban streets of the future, reduce congestion and minimize accidents.
Preventing and Recognizing Blood Clots
When you hear the condition “blood clot,” your mind may not immediately think of your child being at risk. But Guy Young, MD, Director of the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, says he’s seen a recent…
NSF awards UIC $1.5M for new data science institute
A multi-disciplinary team of University of Illinois at Chicago researchers received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to form a new data science institute.
Scientists Show How Tiny, Mutated Neuron Antennae Impair Brain Connectivity
Even before we’re born, we need axons to grow in tracts throughout gray matter and connect properly as our brains develop. UNC School of Medicine researchers have now found a key reason why connectivity goes awry and leads to rare but debilitating neurodevelopmental conditions.
Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium to be Held Jan. 16-17, 2020
The 8th annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) will host thought leaders and noted speakers from around the globe to discuss ground-breaking research in the field of cardiac recovery.
Zimmerli Art Museum Offers New Tools for Visitors with Sensory-Related Disorders
The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is the first art museum in New Jersey to offer specialized tools to help visitors in the autism spectrum enjoy their visit without stressful sensory overload.
Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis
Researchers led by the University of Manchester used neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the development of a catalyst that converts biomass into liquid fuel with remarkably high efficiency and provides new possibilities for manufacturing renewable energy-related materials.
UC Santa Cruz launches new graduate program in natural language processing
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has established a new master’s (M.S.) degree program in Natural Language Processing (NLP), offered from the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara. This innovative professional degree program will give students a strong background in the advanced computational technologies used to process and analyze the natural language that humans speak and write.
What makes startup accelerator programs succesful
Findings reveal the hallmarks of accelerators that lead to better results for startups
Meteorites lend clues to origins of earliest history of solar system
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and a collaborator from the University of Münster reviewed recent work that shows how meteorites exhibit a fundamental isotopic dichotomy between non-carbonaceous (NC) and carbonaceous (CC – rocks or sediments containing carbon or its compounds) groups, which most likely represent material from the inner and outer solar system.
Underwater pile driving noise causes alarm responses in squid
Exposure to underwater pile driving noise, which can be associated with the construction of docks, piers, and offshore wind farms, causes squid to exhibit strong alarm behaviors, according to a study by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers published Dec. 16, 2019, in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin.
New program will help students grow IP skills
A key component in the advancement of innovation is protecting intellectual property. WSU Ventures recently initiated a new program to place Wichita State University students at the forefront of this field.
Elizabeth Fox, M.D., named senior vice president of clinical trials research
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced today that Elizabeth Fox, M.D., has been named senior vice president of clinical trials research.
Some Online Shoppers Willing to Try New Systems, But Wary of Workplace Delivery
While most people enjoy giving and receiving gifts throughout the season, there’s increasing concern over the rise in congestion, emissions, and energy consumption associated with an influx of deliveries.
A new survey conducted by a research team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute indicates that some online shoppers are open to receiving packages in another way, if it would help offset this growing problem.
Novel drug purified and developed from Amazon rainforest tree sap being studied for treatment of chronic diarrhea
A drug purified and developed from the sap of a tree in the Amazon rainforest is now being studied for the treatment of chronic idiopathic diarrhea in non-HIV patients at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) as part of a two-year pilot study.
New CADA dean’s goal to make UIC ‘front of mind’ for the arts and design world
Rebecca Rugg brings her experience as a leader in contemporary American theater to the University of Illinois at Chicago as the recently appointed dean of the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts.
Free energy efficiency assessments offered
Case Western Reserve University will soon offer free energy-efficiency assessments to qualifying manufacturing companies and water treatment plants in an industrial belt spanning parts of three states—including Northeast Ohio, some of the lower peninsula of Michigan and Western Pennsylvania.
The energy assessments could save up to 15-20% on energy costs at the average industrial plant, said Chris Yuan, director of the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Assessment Center at Case Western Reserve.
More information about the center, including details on how to apply for a free assessment, can be found through its online portal.
EHP names new editor-in-chief
Joel Kaufman, M.D., M.P.H., has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), a journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. Kaufman will assume the new role on Feb. 1, 2020, upon retirement of the current editor, Sally Darney, Ph.D.
Penn Researchers Uncover Defective Sperm Epigenome that Leads to Male Infertility
Researchers at Penn Medicine created a new mouse model that allows investigators to closely track the defects in sperm from the early stages of sperm development through fertilization and on. The model can lead to a better understanding of not only infertility in men—and ways to potentially reverse it.
Heat or eat? How one energy conservation strategy may hurt vulnerable populations
Any economic and conservation benefits associated with time-of-use electricity billing could be achieved at the expense of some of the most vulnerable citizens in our society: people with disabilities and the elderly, new research suggests.
Primary Care Declines in America
National analysis reveals alarming decline in primary care use. Primary care is associated with better health outcomes than episodic, inconsistent care.
Nilotinib Appears Safe In Parkinson’s Trial; Drug Thought to Allow Dopamine Replenishment
A clinical trial investigating the repurposed cancer drug nilotinib in people with Parkinson’s disease finds that it is reasonably safe and well tolerated. Researchers also report finding an increase in dopamine, the chemical lost as a result of neuronal destruction, and a decrease in neurotoxic proteins in the brain among study participants. Finally, they say nilotinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, potentially halts motor and non-motor decline.
New way to make biomedical devices from silk yields better products with tunable qualities
Researchers have developed a more efficient fabrication method for silk that allows them mold the material like plastic into solid forms for a wide range of applications, including medical devices. The properties of the end products can be “tuned”, and modified with bioactive molecules, such as antibiotics and enzymes.
Opioid Overdose Risk Factors for Teens, College-Aged Youth Same as Adults
Older teens may have similar risk factors for prescription opioid overdose as adults, a new study suggests.
Young adults experiencing homelessness are not seeking medical care after rape
Nearly three-fourths of young adults experiencing homelessness who are raped do not seek post-sexual assault medical care, missing an opportunity to greatly reduce their risk of contracting HIV, according to a survey led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The magic number to encourage giving
Nonprofits and those leading charitable causes can secure more donations by offering a unique number of options (very low or very high), which leads potential donors to have a positive view of a fundraising initiative. Field research showed people don’t notice a medium number of donation options.
Berkeley Lab’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2019
From the health benefits of cool roofs to an experiment to search for dark matter, Berkeley Lab researchers did a lot of science!
STScI Astronomers Kathryn Flanagan and Colin Norman Elected AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Council has elected Kathryn Flanagan and Colin Norman of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, and 441 other AAAS members as Fellows of the AAAS.
Engineers developing machine-learning tools to quickly, cheaply design better solar cells
Iowa State engineers are working with collaborators to develop machine learning theories and software tools that can quickly and cheaply design better solar cells. Those theories and tools could also be applied to the rapid design of all kinds of new technologies.
Dominique Baker receives AERA and Spencer Foundation Grants
DALLAS (SMU) – Dominique J. Baker, assistant professor of education policy at SMU’s Simmons School of Education & Human Development, has been awarded an American Educational Research Association (AERA) research grant and a Spencer Foundation small research grant. The AERA…
Leptons help in tracking new physics
Electrons with ‘colleagues’ – other leptons – are one of many products of collisions observed in the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. According to theorists, some of these particles may be created in processes that extend beyond standard…
New way to make biomedical devices from silk yields better products with tunable qualities
Using methods common to plastics manufacturing, properties of silk-based devices can be tuned for strength, flexibility, molecular function and biodegradability
From cancer medication to antibiotic
Modified cancer drug effective against multi-resistant bacteria
Immunotherapy: A promising alternative
Sophie Lucas, a researcher at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) de Duve Institute, studies the immune responses that cancer patients can develop against their own tumour. ‘In the long run,’ Prof. Lucas says, ‘the goal is to try to manipulate…
Strength of conviction won’t help to persuade when people disagree
If you disagree with someone, it might not make any difference how certain they say they are, as during disagreement your brain’s sensitivity to the strength of people’s beliefs is reduced, finds a study led by UCL and City, University…
Bristol discovery reveals tractionless motion is possible
In an article published in Physical Review Letters , Bristol scientists have answered the fundamental question: “Is it possible to move without exerting force on the environment?”, by describing the tractionless self-propulsion of active matter. Understanding how cells move autonomously…
Math equation predicts and detects liver cancer
UC San Diego researchers pinpoint moment when healthy liver cells become cancerous
The fate of the ocean
Biological oceanographer breaks down the linkages between human impacts on the ocean and their effects on human systems
The function of new microRNAs are identified in Salmonella and Shigella infections
Discovering them merited their discoverers a Nobel Prize in the 1990s. MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules that do not code for proteins, however, they take care of an essential function: they act as regulators in gene expression, and so they…
Celebrated ancient Egyptian woman physician likely never existed, says researcher
Merit Ptah is often called the first woman doctor, CU Anschutz researcher calls it a case of mistaken identity
Artificial intelligence may help scientists make spray-on solar cells
Artificial Intelligence may be just the thing to accelerate spray-on solar cell technology, which could revolutionize how consumers use energy. A research team at the University of Central Florida used Machine Learning, aka Artificial Intelligence to optimize the materials used…
The effect of taking antidepressants during pregnancy
Early exposure to antidepressants changes sensory processing in the brain
Women need professional emotional support during high-risk pregnancies, study finds
Urging women to think positive is only helpful when providing coping guidance and support
How do silt and sand differ when going with the flow?
Rice-led scientists show grain size, not speed of water, sets silt and sand transport
Material demand in China’s provinces
A study of the demand for materials in China’s economy, based on province-level and sector-specific input and output data, finds that some provinces have a material footprint equivalent to medium-sized high-income countries and that provinces vary greatly in the material…
Methane emissions from natural gas well blowout
Researchers report methane emissions from a natural gas well blowout using measurements from a satellite-based instrument. Satellite-based instruments that regularly scan the entire globe provide a means to detect and quantify methane emissions, which are challenging to measure. Sudhanshu Pandey…
Oxytocin, bone mass, and body fat
Experiments in which the receptor for the peptide hormone oxytocin was knocked out selectively in bone-forming and bone-resorbing cells of mice revealed that the hormone not only helps promote bone synthesis but also curbs bone loss during pregnancy and lactation–conditions…
Orca predation and salmon body size
A study examines how orca whales influence phenotypic traits of Chinook salmon. Large marine predators influence food webs and prey populations. However, the degree to which recovered predator populations affect the phenotypic traits of their prey is unclear. To examine…
Social media and career profiling
A study of Twitter text from 128,279 users representing 3,513 occupations finds that people in similar occupations exhibit similar personality profiles, as assessed from linguistic information, which suggests that personality profiles developed from social media fingerprints may help people find…