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UrduESO observations indicate the Neptune-like exoplanet is evaporating
Month: December 2019
Degrowth is the key to tackling climate change — but it won’t be easy
Atlas Award-winning study in Elsevier’s Futures journal highlights barriers we will need to overcome
New, non-hormonal target identified for advanced prostate cancer
Drug tested in lab studies halts cancer cells that are impervious to hormone therapy
Incumbent CEOs working with new CFOs earn 10% more money
Newly hired CFOs may face pressure to manage earnings to bump CEO pay
Subsiding air parcels are among the causes of hot spells
KIT climatologists consider subsiding air masses from high altitude to be responsible for extreme hot spells rather than hot air transported from the south
Taking advantage of the benefits of plant breeding
Academies of sciences and German Research Foundation call for new European genetic engineering legislation
A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics
Recent research settles a long-standing debate
Unprecedented evolutions emerging in Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias research
NIA experts to share multi-pronged approaches and accomplishments in advancing discoveries
E-cigarette user found to have rare form of lung scarring typically found in metal workers
European Respiratory Society warns against vaping for smoking cessation
Diabetes before or during pregnancy linked to early heart disease in children
Prevention and treatment in women of childbearing age could help reduce risk in the next generation
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space Station
The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the International Space Station is smaller than a shoebox but represents a big step for its builders
NRL, NASA combine to produce sun imagery with unprecedented clarity
WASHINGTON — Early returns from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s camera on NASA’s latest mission to study the Sun’s corona revealed on Dec. 4 a star more complex than ever imagined. NRL’s Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, or WISPR,…
Rural women at higher risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications
Study uncovers disparities in dangerous birth experiences between women living in rural and urban communities
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks
Controlling attention with brain waves
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves
Researchers uncover early adherence step in intestinal transit of Shigella
Discovery of altered gene expression in early steps in infection challenges current understanding of shigellosis
Reprogramming inner ear to regrow hair cells promising target for hearing loss treatments
Scientists identify new pathway that may enable the inner ear to be reprogrammed to grow lost hair cells, which could help develop treatments to restore hearing
Children with food allergies seen faster under new paediatric model
Children with food allergies are seen 10 months sooner and have fewer allergic reactions when treated by a paediatrician in their own community, a new study shows. The trial, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in…
3D model of human liver for better diagnosis
Dresden researchers create liver model for improved diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Record-size sex chromosome found in two bird species
Researchers in Sweden and the UK have discovered the largest known avian sex chromosome. The giant chromosome was created when four chromosomes fused together into one, and has been found in two species of lark. “This was an unexpected discovery,…
Online therapy helped cardiovascular disease patients with depression
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a treatment for depression among people with cardiovascular disease. The results, recently published in JMIR Mental Health , show that cardiovascular disease patients who underwent internet-based therapy for their depression became less depressed and…
Gulf of Mexico coral reefs to protect from storm surge in the future — But will they?
LSU researcher Kristine DeLong uses 120,000-year-old fossils to predict how Gulf of Mexico coral reefs will respond to climate change toward the end of this century.
Beta blocker use identified as hospitalization risk factor in ‘stiff heart’ heart failure
Nearly six million Americans have heart failure, a leading driver of health care costs in the United States. The “stiff heart” heart failure variant accounts for about half of all cases and the vast majority of such patients take beta-blocker…
How plants harness ‘bad’ molecules for good ends
Identifying the complex molecular interactions that regulate root growth could lead to more productive crops
Less rice, more nutritious crops will enhance India’s food supply
Columbia Data Science Institute research finds that diversifying India’s crops could provide better nutrition for 200 million undernourished people
Health care in baboons
Sexually transmitted diseases are widespread among animals and humans. Humans, however, know a multitude of protective and hygienic measures to protect themselves from infection. An international research team led by scientists at the German Primate Center (DPZ) – Leibniz Institute…
A big step toward curbing graft-vs.-host disease after bone marrow transplant
Abatacept, currently used for arthritis, gains FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for acute GVHD prevention
Controlling attention with brain waves
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves
Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in development
Investigators designed a capsule that can be swallowed once a month, reside in the stomach and release a drug to prevent pregnancy
Liquid crystal polymer learns to move and grab objects
Researchers trained material the same way as Pavlov trained dogs
Researchers uncover early adherence step in intestinal transit of Shigella
Discovery of altered gene expression in early steps in infection challenges current understanding of shigellosis
Deployable human-scale immersive virtual environments?
Immersive virtual environments let us vividly experience and interact with virtual spaces and information, so researchers are working on a deployable version and the ability to get it set up and calibrated easily
Atom music lets listeners experience atomic world through sound
By correlating bright lines within the atomic spectra to audible tones, individual atom notes can be identified to create atom songs, allowing us to ‘see’ their music
Children with food allergies seen faster under new paediatric model
Children with food allergies are seen 10 months sooner and have fewer allergic reactions when treated by a paediatrician in their own community, a new study shows. The trial, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in…
3D model of human liver for better diagnosis
Dresden researchers create liver model for improved diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Record-size sex chromosome found in two bird species
Researchers in Sweden and the UK have discovered the largest known avian sex chromosome. The giant chromosome was created when four chromosomes fused together into one, and has been found in two species of lark. “This was an unexpected discovery,…
How to boost sales of fair trade and sustainable goods
News from the Journal of Marketing
Online therapy helped cardiovascular disease patients with depression
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a treatment for depression among people with cardiovascular disease. The results, recently published in JMIR Mental Health , show that cardiovascular disease patients who underwent internet-based therapy for their depression became less depressed and…
Gulf of Mexico coral reefs to protect from storm surge in the future — But will they?
LSU researcher Kristine DeLong uses 120,000-year-old fossils to predict how Gulf of Mexico coral reefs will respond to climate change toward the end of this century.
Bone and muscle health can ‘make or break’ care as we age
Experts at a prestigious medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) National Institute on Aging (NIA) hope their work–reported this week in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society…
Beta blocker use identified as hospitalization risk factor in ‘stiff heart’ heart failure
Nearly six million Americans have heart failure, a leading driver of health care costs in the United States. The “stiff heart” heart failure variant accounts for about half of all cases and the vast majority of such patients take beta-blocker…
Your zip software can calculate the complex physical quantity called entropy
A standard compression algorithm could revolutionize physical and biological computations, Tel Aviv University researchers say
Taking advantage of the benefits of plant breeding
Academies of sciences and German Research Foundation call for new European genetic engineering legislation
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks
Scientists create ‘epigenetic couch potato’ mouse
Why is it that some people love to exercise, and others hate it? Most people would assume it’s all due to genetics, but a new Baylor College of Medicine led study in mice shows for the first time that a…
Environmental intelligence to better understand the changing Arctic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As the Arctic ice sheet melts and the permafrost thaws, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories continue to carefully monitor conditions there. They have been working on the North Slope of Alaska for more than 20 years, managing…
Freeze frame: Scientists capture atomic-scale snapshots of artificial proteins
Berkeley Lab scientists adapt microscopy technique to build and image peptoid nanosheets with unprecedented atomic precision
Brain diseases with molecular diversity
New insights into abnormal proteins in Parkinson’s disease and MSA
Bullying others increases the risk of developing mental health problems and vice versa
December 4, 2019 — A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests there is a two-way relationship between bullying perpetration and mental health problems among youth in the U.S. Researchers report that bullying perpetration increased the…
Signs of life: New field guide aids astronomers’ search
ITHACA, N.Y. – A Cornell University senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide. Zifan Lin has developed high-resolution spectral models and scenarios for two exoplanets that…