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UrduPullman, Wash. – When people learn that a charitable contribution they earmarked for a specific project was used for another cause, they feel betrayed – and often punish the charity, new research from Washington State University indicates. Those donors were…
Month: December 2019
Perinatal exposure to flame retardant alters epigenome, predisposing metabolic disease
UMass Amherst scientist expanding chemical exposure research to include humans
Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will…
New methods could help researchers watch neurons compute
Since the 1950s at least, researchers have speculated that the brain is a kind of computer in which neurons make up complex circuits that perform untold numbers of calculations every second. Decades later, neuroscientists know that these brain circuits exist,…
Mitochondria are the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for cellular stress
Finding by Salk researchers helps explain how some cancers resist chemotherapy
Rectal microbes influence effectiveness of HIV vaccine
Microbes living in the rectum could make a difference to the effectiveness of experimental HIV vaccines, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis. The work is published Dec. 11 in the journal mSphere . Evidence from human and…
Rare find: human teeth used as jewellery in Turkey 8,500 years ago
At a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which had been used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet. Researchers have never documented this practice before in the prehistoric Near East, and the rarity…
Colliding molecules and antiparticles
A new theoretical study of the interaction between positrons and simple tetrahedral and octahedral molecules agrees with experimental work and could have useful implications for PET scanning techniques.
Problem drinkers have higher ‘benzo’ use, UCSF-Kaiser Permanente study shows
Alcohol with Xanax, Valium, Ativan increases risks for overdose, accidents, falls
Leaving home is beneficial for male squirrels but not for females, study shows
New research shows that male squirrels who move outside of the population they were born to live longer and have more offspring.
Researchers create synthetic nanopores made from DNA
In 2015, the first commercial nanopore DNA sequencing device was introduced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Based on a synthetically engineered transmembrane protein, nanopore sequencing allows long DNA strands to be channelled through the central lumen of the pore where changes…
Genetic counseling: Clinical practice and ethical considerations from CSHL Press
Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announced the release of Genetic Counseling: Clinical Practice and Ethical Considerations , available on its website in Hardcover and Paperback formats. Genetic counselors advise patients and families affected by or…
City College leads new photonics breakthrough
A new approach to trapping light in artificial photonic materials by a City College of New York-led team could lead to a tremendous boost in the transfer speed of data online. Research into topological photonic metamaterials headed by City College…
Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island’s Moai
Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals
Researchers reconstruct spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A team of Brown University researchers has used a brain-computer interface to reconstruct English words from neural signals recorded in the brains of nonhuman primates. The research, published in the journal Nature Communications Biology ,…
Meaningful change in culture urged to save neurology, reduce gender gap
(SACRAMENTO) — Allison Brashear, Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, is working to save the future workforce of neurology and to reduce the gender gap in the medical specialty. More trained neurologists are needed to meet the demand…
New industry partnership to accelerate research on flu vaccines for the elderly
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — With support from a three-year $2.1 million agreement with Insight Therapeutics, a private company that focuses on the health care of older adults, a team of Brown University public health researchers will look to identify…
Wyss Academy for Nature founded at the University of Bern
Rapid biodiversity losses, accelerated climate change, and a growing demand for land resources – these developments and their consequences are closely interrelated. Where this is concerned, the following question is becoming increasingly pressing: How can the necessary nature conservation be…
New assay assesses multiple cellular pathways at once
A novel technological approach developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine expands from two to six the number of molecular pathways that can be studied simultaneously in a cell sample with the dual luciferase assay, a type of testing…
Taking shape: Scientists propose new structure for shell of HIV-1 virus
A newly proposed model for the shape of the HIV-1 viral shell may change how we understand the disease
Entrectinib effective, well-tolerated against ROS1 and NTRK lung cancers, especially with brain metastases
Pooled analysis of three phase 1 and 2 clinical trials published online ahead of print in the journal Lancet Oncology show that the drug entrectinib is effective and well-tolerated against advanced ROS1 and NTRK fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC).…
Better studying superconductivity in single-layer graphene
An existing technique is better suited to describing superconductivity in pure, single-layer graphene than current methods
A test of a customized implant for hip replacement
Scientists developed a mathematical model of an ‘endoprosthesis-skeleton’ system; special attention was paid to the geometry and internal structure of hip bones
Emergency department study reveals patterns of patients at increased risk for suicide
NIH-funded research examined suicide and overdose risk in the year after an emergency department visit
IU School of Medicine team learns how to predict triple negative breast cancer recurrence
Discovery marks progress in IU Precision Health Initiative Grand Challenge
Breast cancer patients with government insurance at higher risk of death
Medicare and Medicaid patients with breast cancer also had an increased likelihood of stopping their clinical trial treatment early, same study found
NIH renews funding for the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group
Network leads clinical trials that address antibacterial resistance threats
Tracking titin in real time
Using new high-resolution imaging techniques, MDC researchers and colleagues have tracked titin, the body’s largest protein, in real time throughout its entire lifecycle. The method and results could provide new insight into muscle development as well as treating damaged muscles…
Simultaneous emission of orthogonal handedness in circular polarization
Control of the polarization of light is a key feature for displays, optical data storage, optical quantum information, and chirality sensing. In particular, the direct emission of circularly polarized (CP) light has attracted great interest because of the enhanced performance…
Standard pathology tests outperform molecular subtyping in bladder cancer
While trying to develop a comparatively easy, inexpensive way to give physicians and their patients with bladder cancer a better idea of likely outcome and best treatment options, scientists found that sophisticated new subtyping techniques designed to do this provide…
Freestanding microwire-array enables flexible solar window
TSCs are emerging devices that combine the advantages of visible transparency and light-to-electricity conversion. One of the valuable prospective applications of such devices is their integration into buildings, vehicles, or portable electronics. Therefore, colour-perception and flexibility are important as well…
Paving the way to healing complex trauma
A major study led by researchers at La Trobe University in Australia has identified key themes that will be used to inform strategies to support Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents in the first years of their children’s lives.…
Breast-conserving treatment without surgery not supported at this time
Results of NRG Oncology study BR005
Scientists and innovators present the Circular Carbon Economy at COP25
12/12/2019 – COP25 MADRID, International scientists and innovators present the concept and components of the Circular Carbon Economy, including nature-based elements, technological underpinnings and its potential as a solution to the climate challenge. Organized by the Ministry of Energy of…
Finding a non-invasive way to predict effectiveness of cancer therapy
Nuclear medicine technique can measure target engagement of therapeutic antibodies
Patient-reported outcomes predict aromatase inhibitor adherence
If you want to predict which breast cancer patients will most likely stop taking aromatase inhibitors, check out their own responses to the health questions patients commonly answer in cancer clinical trials, according to research findings to be presented Friday,…
Study probing visual memory, amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery
In decades of studying how neural circuits in the brain’s visual cortex adapt to experience, MIT Professor Mark Bear’s lab has followed the science wherever it has led, yielding the discovery of cellular mechanisms serving visual recognition memory, in which…
Norwegian researcher wins IEEE Control Systems Society BODE award
First Norwegian and only the second woman to win the award
Finding a killer electron hot spot in Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts
A collaboration between researchers in Japan, the USA, and Russia has found a hot spot in Earth’s radiation belt where killer electrons, which can cause serious anomalies in satellites, form. The finding, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters ,…
Salmon lose diversity in managed rivers, reducing resilience to environmental change
Natural resilience is more important than ever in the face of unprecedented climate change
The first nanotube applications award honors the scientist revolutionizing batteries
TUBALL Awards are the first to acknowledge R&D projects using SWCNTs across the whole range of their commercial applications.
High-tech method for uniquely targeted gene therapy developed
Neuroscientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new technology that engineers the shell of a virus to deliver gene therapy to the exact cell type in the body that needs to be treated. The researchers believe that the…
Success in metabolically engineering marine algae to synthesize valuable antioxidant astaxanthin
A research group led by Professor HASUNUMA Tomohisa of Kobe University’s Engineering Biology Research Center have succeeded in synthesizing the natural pigment astaxanthin using the fast-growing marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC7002. This process required light, water and CO 2 to…
Invest in private companies: They display more reliable accounts than public ones’
A new study finds that, when comparing companies with similar organizational structures, public companies’ incentive to over report earnings in order to boost short-term results outweighs market discipline
New book on metastasis: mechanism to therapy from CSHLPress
Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced the release of Metastasis: Mechanism to Therapy , available on its website in Hardcover format. Nearly all types of cancer have the ability to metastasize, or spread from…
Research calls for new measures to treat mental illness and opioid use
Opioid use among psychiatric hospital patients needs to be addressed through an integrated approach to managing mental illness, pain and substance use, a study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has found. The study found that 7.5 per cent…
How a protein in your brain could protect against Alzheimer’s disease
New research sets the stage for new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease
Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will…
New methods could help researchers watch neurons compute
Since the 1950s at least, researchers have speculated that the brain is a kind of computer in which neurons make up complex circuits that perform untold numbers of calculations every second. Decades later, neuroscientists know that these brain circuits exist,…
Mitochondria are the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for cellular stress
Finding by Salk researchers helps explain how some cancers resist chemotherapy