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UrduAround the world, women and girls suffer a greater burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) compared to men. Now, through a series of focus groups and interviews, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have probed exactly why women in…
Month: December 2019
Significant potential demonstrated by digital agricultural advice
2019 Economics Nobel Laureate co-publishes paper demonstrating the potential for digital agricultural advice to ‘sustainably’ raise ‘agricultural productivity’ at low cost for 2 billion smallholder farming families
Vanda Pharmaceuticals president receives award for work to prevent FDA dog tests
WASHINGTON–President and CEO of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, MD, is the inaugural recipient of The Trailblazer Award, given by the Physicians Committee–a nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members–for his unwavering commitment to prevent and replace animal tests and…
Hydration may affect cognitive function in some older adults
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Not getting enough water is enough to make you feel sluggish and give you a headache, but a new Penn State study suggests it may also relate to cognitive performance. The researchers investigated whether hydration levels…
Chemists’ calculations may advance cancer prediction
Rice University scientists’ approach to cell dynamics builds new view of lifetime risk
Institute of Railway Research to receive Queen’s Anniversary Prize
The announcement was made at a special reception held at St James’s Palace
Deadly ‘superbugs’ destroyed by molecular drills
Rice, Texas A&M-led research shows motors kill bacteria, revive some antibacterial drugs
The limits of ocean heavyweights: Prey curb whales’ gigantic size
Feeding strategy strongly influences their size cap, but all whales depend on rich ocean resources to be big
Statement advising caution on interpretation of recent paper on cancer risk & hyperthyroidism issued
by the Society for Endocrinology and British Thyroid Association
How can you help your organization’s expatriates succeed?
SIOP publishes white paper that explores how to promote your overseas workers’ productivity and well-being.
The mathematics of prey detection in spider orb-webs
Spider webs are one of nature’s most fascinating manifestations. Many spiders extrude proteinaceous silk to weave sticky webs that ensnare unsuspecting prey who venture into their threads. Despite their elasticity, these webs possess incredible tensile strength. In recent years, scientists…
Media advisory: SMFM 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting
Feb. 3-8, 2020, Grapevine, Texas
Biology: Genetic ‘clock’ predicts lifespan in vertebrates
A model that uses genetic markers to accurately estimate the lifespans of different vertebrate species is presented in a study in Scientific Reports this week. The ‘lifespan clock’ screens 42 selected genes for CpG sites, short pieces of DNA whose…
Short-lived light sources discovered in the sky
A project lead by an international team of researchers use publicly available data with images of the sky dating as far back as to the 1950s to try to detect and analyse objects that have disappeared over time. In the…
Study pinpoints new drug targets to treat Nipah virus
Nipah virus, which is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs, has a high mortality rate and there are no licensed drugs against it. Now, researchers have used information on the structure of the Nipah virus to identified 150 possible…
New drugs more likely to be approved if backed up by genetics
New analysis confirms human genomic data could predict success in clinical trials
For controlling tsetse flies, fabric color matters
Tsetse flies infest an estimated 10 million square kilometers of sub-Saharan Africa and their bites transmit trypanosome parasites that cause disease in humans and in animals. This week in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases , researchers report that they have engineered…
Insight into the neglected tropical disease sleeping sickness
Lancaster University researchers have shed light on how the parasite which causes sleeping sickness multiples inside its host. Human African Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, only occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 60 million people in 36 countries are at…
Largest study of its kind reveals that many psychiatric disorders arise from common genes
BOSTON – Many distinct psychiatric diseases share a common genetic structure, according to new research by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, an international team of investigators. Psychiatric disorders affect more than 25 percent of…
The danger behind certain biologics
The surprising role of an immune cell that explains some of the drugs’ side effects and could lead to better treatments for persistent infections and cancer.
Here’s what police know about digital evidence
In today’s criminal justice system, a Play Station and iPhone are just as important pieces of evidence as eyewitness accounts. Yet, there isn’t a strong understanding as to how police officers identify digital evidence – everything from a laptop to…
Transformative change can save humans and nature
The survival of Earth’s life is not a battle of humans versus nature. In this week’s Science , an independent group of international experts, including one from Michigan State University (MSU), deliver a sweeping assessment of nature, concluding victory needs…
Study finds differences in energy use by immune cells in ME/CFS
NIH-funded research suggests changes in the immune system in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Tracking lab-grown tissue with light
New proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration
10-year results of NRG Oncology/NSABP B-42 trial
Extended letrozole therapy improves disease-free survival (DFS) in postmenopausal women with HR+ breast cancer
Interstellar comet 2I — Borisov swings past sun
When astronomers see something in the universe that at first glance seems like one-of-a-kind, it’s bound to stir up a lot of excitement and attention. Enter comet 2I/Borisov. This mysterious visitor from the depths of space is the first identified…
Newfound Martian aurora actually the most common; sheds light on Mars’ changing climate
A type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually the most common form of aurora occurring on the Red Planet, according to new results from the mission. The aurora is known as a proton…
NASA’s MAVEN maps winds in the martian upper atmosphere
Researchers have created the first map of wind circulation in the upper atmosphere of a planet besides Earth, using data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft that were collected during the last two years. The new map of Mars winds helps scientists…
NASA’s NICER delivers best-ever pulsar measurements, 1st surface map
Astrophysicists are redrawing the textbook image of pulsars, the dense, whirling remains of exploded stars, thanks to NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an X-ray telescope aboard the International Space Station. Using NICER data, scientists have obtained the first…
Ultrasound blasts potent glioblastoma drug into brain tumor
Treatment successfully delivers drug across the blood-brain barrier directly to brain tumor in mice
Scandinavians’ little linguistic hat trick
Translated literally, some Scandinavian sentences can sound like Yoda from Star Wars; but it’s a handy trick
Achieving optimal collaboration when goals conflict
In joint physical tasks, knowing more about a partner’s actions affects collaboration strategies
People willing to risk near-certain death for an HIV cure
New in Ethics & Human Research
Demonstration of ultrafast and energy-efficient all-optical switching with graphene and plasmonic waveguides
Progress toward photonic integrated circuits for ultrafast information processing
Zika vaccine protects both mom and fetus, but mom needs a higher dose when pregnant
GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed, for the first time, that a single, higher dose of vaccination to a pregnant mouse safely protects both her and her fetus from the Zika virus.…
Virus multiplication in 3D
For viruses to multiply, they usually need the support of the cells they infect. In many cases, only in their host’s nucleus can they find the machines, enzymes and building blocks with which they can multiply their genetic material before…
Computerised CBT could reduce waiting lists for treatment of depression in adolescents
Computerised CBT could help reduce waiting lists in the treatment of depression in adolescents
Carolina parakeet extinction was driven by human causes, DNA sequencing reveals
The lack of signals of population decline found on its genome points to a human-mediated, abrupt extinction
Project aims to make mining more efficient, safer
Efficiency and safety are two aspects paramount to an effective mining operation that industry constantly seeks to improve. Virginia Tech researchers are leading a multidisciplinary team in a three-year, $900,000 project to improve the efficiency of dust scrubbers in underground…
New research aims to improve oral delivery of insulin
DETROIT – Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin — a hormone that regulates blood sugar– or the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. According to the Diabetes Research Institute…
Northern Ireland’s recovering pine marten population benefits red squirrels
But the urban red squirrel poses a problem
Is ivermectin safe during pregnancy?
A systematic review and meta-analysis led by ISGlobal concludes that there is not sufficient evidence to support the safety of ivermectin administration among pregnant women
Baby boys born small for gestational age have increased risk of infertility in adulthood
Baby boys who are born small for their gestational age are at increased risk of having fertility problems in adulthood, according to research published today (Friday) in Human Reproduction [1], one of the world’s leading reproductive medicine journals. Researchers in…
Breast cancer patients to be evaluated for genetic testing
According to a statement on behalf of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) published Dec. 13 in the organization’s official journal, Genetics in Medicine , there is insufficient evidence to recommend universal genetic testing for BRCA1/2 alone…
Gardens can be havens for soil animals in towns and cities
Soil animal days 2019: Fewer ants but more millipedes, woodlice still on top
A tortoise never forgets: Scientists show tortoises are elephants of the reptile world
Described as “living rocks”, giant land tortoises are lumbering beasts with a reputation for being sluggish in both speed and brainpower. But new research carried out by scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) suggests we have…
Breakthrough in Zika virus vaccine
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have made significant advances in developing a novel vaccine against Zika virus, which could potentially lead to global elimination of the disease. The virology team, led by Professor Eric Gowans and Dr Branka Grubor-Bauk…
IQ test for artificial intelligence systems
Washington State University researchers are creating the first-ever “IQ test” for artificial intelligence (AI) systems that would score systems on how well they learn and adapt to new, unknown environments. Diane Cook, Regents Professor and Huie-Rogers Chair Professor, and Larry…
Chen WeiQiu’s team realized the tailoring of topological states via boundary selection
In the paper, a C6v-symmetric structure is thoroughly studied in which the valley Hall effect plays an important role when the Dirac cone at the corner point of the Brillouin region is opened, accompanied by a new band gap, by…
Daylight saving time does not misalign human cycles
Professor José María Martín-Olalla, from the University of Seville, has published a new report where the impact of seasonal clock-changing in daily life is analyzed from time use surveys in United States, Spain, Italy, France and Great Britain. These countries…