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Month: December 2019
Building a better breast with eye-tracking technology
New study may help to improve the results of cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery
A window into evolution
Modelling the development of C4 photosynthesis
Development of a new low-cost gallium nitride (GaN) crystal manufacturing device
A breakthrough in the development of power devices
Imaging technique gives catalytic 2D material engineering a better view
The properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides are attracting a great deal of interest, and one of the reasons is their catalytic activity. In particular, better catalysts are needed to exploit the potential of water electrolysis – splitting water into…
Eating in sync with biological clock could replace problematic diabetes treatment
An early-morning, carb-filled meal improves glycemic control among diabetics, Tel Aviv University researchers say
Hiring antibodies as nanotechnology builders
What if we could use antibodies as functional tools for nanotechnology applications? A group of researchers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata started from this simple question and the results of their research are now published in Nature Communications…
Finnish rivers transport carbon to the Baltic Sea at an increasing rate
The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the past few decades. This was found in a collaborative study by the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the Finnish Environment Institute. The…
Laws help reduce pollution and do not affect competitiveness, study finds
The United Nations Climate Change (COP25) World Climate Summit, which starts today in Madrid, is the latest initiative by world governments to seek agreement on legal frameworks to help protect the planet. However, there are still many critical voices that…
A Freiburg research team deciphers how stem cells decide their identity
A research team headed by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Arnold and Jelena Tosic from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg has now succeeded in deciphering basic molecular control mechanisms by which stem cells decide which embryonic cell types…
Compound eyes: The visual apparatus of today’s horseshoe crabs goes back 400 million years
The eyes of the extinct sea scorpion Jaekelopterus rhenaniae have the same structure as the eyes of modern horseshoe crabs ( Limulidae ). The compound eyes of the giant predator exhibited lens cylinders and concentrically organized sensory cells enclosing the…
Female fish can breed a new species if they aren’t choosy about who is Mr. Right
Fish will mate with a species outside their own if the male’s colouring is attractive enough or if the female can’t see him properly, according to new research. Such ‘mistakes’ in mate choice can lead to the evolution of new…
Bending an organic semiconductor can boost electrical flow
Rutgers-led research could benefit next-generation electronics
New study looks at motorized scooter injuries
CHICAGO – More than half of people who received X-rays or CT scans after electric scooter accidents were found to have injuries, most commonly to the upper extremities, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of…
Imaging reveals pathways behind depression
CHICAGO – MRI illuminates abnormalities in the brains of people with depression, potentially opening the door to new and improved treatments for the disorder, according to two studies presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…
Focused ultrasound may open door to Alzheimer’s treatment
CHICAGO – Focused ultrasound is a safe and effective way to target and open areas of the blood-brain barrier, potentially allowing for new treatment approaches to Alzheimer’s disease, according to initial study results presented at the annual meeting of the…
Concussion alters how information is transmitted within the brain
CHICAGO – Damage from concussion alters the way information is transmitted between the two halves of the brain, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Research has shown…
AI helps find signs of heart disease on lung cancer screens
CHICAGO – Artificial intelligence (AI) provides an automated and accurate tool to measure a common marker of heart disease in patients getting chest CT scans for lung cancer screening, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of…
New approach to treating cystic fibrosis could lower risk of lung transplants and death
A new approach to treating people with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been shown to reduce inflammation, which has the potential to reduce the need for lung transplants and lower the risk of death. The study, led by researchers at RCSI…
How does language emerge?
New study provides insights into the first steps
Focused ultrasound may open door to Alzheimer’s treatment
CHICAGO – Focused ultrasound is a safe and effective way to target and open areas of the blood-brain barrier, potentially allowing for new treatment approaches to Alzheimer’s disease, according to initial study results presented at the annual meeting of the…
Bio-inspired hydrogel can rapidly switch to rigid plastic
A new material that stiffens 1,800-fold when exposed to heat could protect motorcyclists and racecar drivers during accidents. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a hydrogel that does the opposite of what polymer-based materials, like plastic bottles, normally do: their material…
Metalens grows up
Researchers develop a mass-producible, centimeter-scale metalens for VR, imaging
How to improve water quality in Europe
Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for action
Announcing new GSA Division Award for career achievement in petroleum geology
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Curtis-Hedberg Petroleum Career Achievement Award has been established by the Energy Geology Division of The Geological Society of America (GSA) and will be awarded in 2020 at the GSA Annual Meeting in Montréal, Canada. The award…
Mason scientist develops game to arm users against climate change ‘fake news’
New game builds resilience against misinformation; ‘inoculates’ users against fake news on climate change; gamifies critical thinking
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70% more…
What’s driving erosion worldwide?
Soil erosion is a global problem that threatens food security and the functioning of ecosystems. It has an adverse effect on water and air and, of course, on the soil itself. It also produces a number of harmful knock-on effects;…
Co-combustion of wood and oil-shale reduces carbon emissions
Utilization of fossil fuels, which represents an increasing environmental risk, can be made more environmentally friendly by adding wood – as concluded based on the preliminary results of the year-long study carried out by thermal engineers of Tallinn University of…
Transition to exhaustion: clues for cancer immunotherapy
Defining which T cells are truly exhausted
How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs
Researchers have identified a mechanism for HIV-1 spreading that involves viral particles being loaded from one type of cell onto an immune cell network
Got a migraine? Relief may already be on your medicine shelf
A research review in The American Journal of Medicine shows that aspirin can be considered a possible clinical option to other, more costly treatment and preventive options for migraines
Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel
Researchers find new way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable fuel source. The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is steadily increasing, and many scientists believe that it is causing impacts in our environment. Recently, scientists have sought…
Study sheds light on the peculiar ‘normal’ phase of high-temperature superconductors
It reveals an abrupt transition in cuprates where particles give up their individuality; the results flip a popular theory on its head
Young tree swallows carry environmental stress into adulthood
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have found that colder temperatures during tree swallows’ development stage has an effect on swallows later in life. For the past seven years, Maren Vitousek, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and her…
How the strep bacterium hides from the immune system
A bacterial pathogen that causes strep throat and other illnesses cloaks itself in fragments of red blood cells to evade detection by the host immune system, according to a study publishing December 3 in the journal Cell Reports . The…
Gas giant composition not determined by host star
Unraveling this surprising discrepancy could reveal new details about the planet formation process
Medicine against bone disease found in the leaves of saussurea
Bacterial bone infections are quite resistant to antibiotics and require new therapeutic approaches
Towards high quality ZnO quantum dots prospective for biomedical applications
Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) is currently one of the most commonly used semiconductor metal oxide nanomaterials due to its unique catalytic and electro-optical characteristics. The inherent and distinctive physicochemical properties of ZnO nanostructures are dependent on a variety of factors…
Star-quake vibrations lead to new estimate for Milky Way age
Data gathered by NASA’s now defunct Kepler telescope provides a solution to an astronomical mystery
As a way to fight climate change, not all soils are created equal
Recognizing diversity of soil organic matter can help science and agriculture move forward with carbon sequestration
Prescribing for self, family, and friends widespread among young Irish doctors, poll shows
Includes controlled drugs in some cases, despite clear guidance from professional regulator
Concerns over regulation of oral powders or gels sold as medical devices in Europe
These ‘MedDevs’ can be marketed with very limited clinical data and poor quality product information
A quarter of cancer patients experience avoidable delay to diagnosis
One in four cancer patients experienced a delay to their diagnosis that could have been avoided, according to a new study by Cancer Research UK published today (Wednesday). The study, published in Cancer Epidemiology *, looked at data the national…
25-fold surge in vitamin D supplement prescriptions for kids in UK primary care
Increasingly higher doses and no prior diagnostic blood test in large number of cases
Neuro interface adds tactile dimension to screen images
Thereby allowing monkeys to control a cursor with their brain
Prostate cancer screening study boosted by Movember & Alberta Cancer Foundation campaigns
Clinical study of ClarityDX Prostate recruits 200 men from launch
In sickness and in health: Study looks at how married couples face chronic conditions
Depression symptoms rise over time when facing multiple conditions that need different types of self-care, especially among husbands whose conditions differ from their wives’
Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer’s
BOSTON – In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate in the tissue and blood vessels of the brain, likely due to a faulty clearance mechanism. In experiments conducted in mice, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found…
Is disability a risk factor for miscarriage?
New Rochelle, NY, December 3, 2019–A new study compared the proportion of women with any cognitive, physical, or independent living disability who experienced a miscarriage during the previous 5-year period to women without disabilities. Regardless of the type of disability,…