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UrduFamilies with high carbon footprints consume two to three times more sweets and alcohol than those with low footprints Study by experts in Sheffield and Kyoto, Japan, found meat consumption explained less than 10 per cent of difference in carbon…
Year: 2019
Immune mystery solved in mice points to better protection from rotavirus in humans
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered how a brief disruption to a molecular pathway in the guts of mice before they are born can compromise adult immunity to a common and often deadly intestinal virus. The researchers found…
Obesity in pregnant moms linked to lag in their sons’ development and IQ
A mother’s obesity in pregnancy can affect her child’s development years down the road, according to researchers who found impaired motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers were severely overweight while expecting them.…
UTHealth’s Cynthia Ju awarded NIH grants for liver injury research
Tiny solutions are being sought for big liver problems by a scientist at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Armed with two grants totaling $3.6 million from the National Institutes of Health…
Advances in the characterization of high dynamic range or HDR images
A set of techniques used in image processing that allow better viewing between the lighter and darker areas of an image
Hepatitis C-positive donors a viable option to expand heart donor pool
Patients who were transplanted with hearts from hepatitis C-positive donors had comparable outcomes after one year to patients who received hearts from donors that didn’t have the disease, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in JAMA Cardiology…
Men think they’re better liars
Men are twice as likely as women to consider themselves to be good at lying and at getting away with it, new research has found. People who excel at lying are good talkers and tell more lies than others, usually…
Permanent predator-prey oscillations
Research elucidates fundamental ecological concept of predator-prey interactions
New research uncovers improvements in vaccines against meningitis
New research from experts at the University of Nottingham could lead to an improved vaccine to protect against the bacterium, Neisseria meningitides that causes sepsis and meningitis. The findings, published today in the journal ‘ Frontiers in Microbiology ‘, could…
Understanding the adolescent brain
Study shows brains of adolescents struggling with mental illness are structurally different than healthy peers.
Freestanding emergency departments may increase out-of-pocket spending for patients
Study analyzed freestanding emergency departments in four states, including Arizona
Bern and Fribourg researchers identify neurons responsible for rapid eye movements/REM during sleep
REM – Rapid Eye Movement – is not only the name of a successful American rock band, but also and not least a characteristic eye movement in paradoxical sleep, so in the stage with high dream activity. This sleep phase…
Bark beetles control pathogenic fungi
Bark beetles control Ants and honeybees share nests of hundreds or thousands of individuals in a very small space. Hence the risk is high that infectious diseases may spread rapidly. In order to reduce this risk, the animals have developed…
Popular gyms undermining health with tanning beds, UConn researcher says
The end of 2019 brings with it holiday gatherings, school vacations, and the annual tradition of New Year’s resolutions – with some of the most common resolutions being to exercise more and lose weight. Popular gym chains across the country…
Back new PACK training tackles common diseases in developing countries
An educational outreach training package has shown to be effective for improving management of respiratory diseases in Brazil, raising hopes it could be rolled out to treat other common, severe diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Researchers from the University…
Book looks at how landscape design helps solve water issues
Landscape design research can help solve environmental problems related to water systems
Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
UMass Amherst researcher says prevention needs to start in the primary care setting
Study links longer exposure to obesity and earlier development of obesity to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Cumulative exposure to obesity could be at least as important as actually being obese in terms of risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), concludes new research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of…
Advances in the characterization of high dynamic range or HDR images
A set of techniques used in image processing that allow better viewing between the lighter and darker areas of an image
How plant metabolites affect the ecosystem
German Research Foundation (DFG) funds new research unit
Longevity protein SIRT6 also protects against fatty liver and fatty liver disease
SIRT6 regulates many biological processes such as aging, obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation and metabolism. In a new study Bar-Ilan University researchers reveal that the protein also plays a crucial role in burning and regulating liver fat
Space-time metasurface makes light reflect only in one direction
Light propagation is usually reciprocal meaning that the trajectory of light travelling in one direction is identical from that in the opposite direction. Breaking reciprocity can make light propagate only in one direction. Optical components that support such unidirectional flow…
Could every country have a Green New Deal? Stanford report charts paths for 143 countries
Ten years after the publication of their first plan for powering the world with wind, water, and solar, researchers offer an updated vision of the steps that 143 countries around the world can take to attain 100% clean, renewable energy…
Artificial intelligence tracks down leukemia
Largest metastudy to date on acute myeloid leukemia
Sandia establishes collaborative research facility for low-temperature plasmas
Researchers take pictures at trillionths of a second
Berlin’s bright sky isn’t a bat’s thing
People can hardly imagine a city without night-time street lighting. But how do nocturnal animals such as bats respond to the illuminated urban landscape? In a recent study, scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), together…
Corpus luteum cells of cats successfully cultivated and comprehensively characterized
Another milestone in the elucidation of the phenomenon of long-lived corpus lutea in lynxes
Developing drugs that activate defences against tumours
Bielefeld University to coordinate European research network
Luxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyers
Researchers surveyed luxury consumers about how they felt after they made pricey purchases
What will you do with your body after you die? (video)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2019 — After you die, your body has quite a few options — from being turned into a diamond to helping solve a murder. This week, let us break down the possibilities so you can rest easy:…
Hepatitis C-positive donors a viable option to expand heart donor pool
Patients who were transplanted with hearts from hepatitis C-positive donors had comparable outcomes after one year to patients who received hearts from donors that didn’t have the disease, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in JAMA Cardiology…
Study suggests obesity associated with greater greenhouse gas emissions
SILVER SPRING, Md.–A new analysis suggests that the increasing average body size of people on Earth, in addition to the growing world population may further challenge attempts to reduce man-made carbon dioxide emissions, according to a paper published online in…
One-off genetic score can detect stroke risk from birth
A group of investigators from Australia, Germany, and the UK have shown that genetic data obtained from a single blood draw or saliva sample can be used to identify individuals at a 3-fold increased risk of developing ischaemic stroke, a…
Revealing the structure of axons
Recent studies have shown that under the axonal membrane, rings composed of actin filaments give the structure its flexibility. But those studies had not been able to define the precise architecture of these rings. By combining two microscopy techniques, optical…
The ‘airbag’ that protects cells against stress
The results, published in Nature Communications, identify a molecular structure that acts as a type of ‘airbag’ in response to mechanical stress
A step closer to understanding evolution — mitochondrial division conserved across species
New study shows exactly how the manner in which mitochondria divide has remained the same since evolution began
Discovering a new fundamental underwater force
A miscalculated Fluids Lab demonstration leads to a new understanding of how particles accumulate in lakes and oceans
CRISPR-Cas9 datasets analysis leads to largest genetic screen resource for cancer research
Study will help narrow down the list of targets for the next generation of cancer treatments
Researchers studying vaginal birth injuries and recovery
If a new mother sustains an injury to her levator ani muscle–the main muscle supporting the pelvic floor–during vaginal childbirth, that woman is at risk of developing a pelvic floor disorder. Such an injury can have a substantial impact on…
Sutter to receive funding for Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinic
Rebecca Sutter, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, is set to receive $75,000 from Potomac Health Foundation. With these funds, the MAP Clinic will be expanded and open a Mason and Partners Clinic co-located with…
Genes as early warning systems: Stroke research
Estimates based on genomic data predict stroke risk with an accuracy similar to, or greater than those based on clinical risk factors. This result implies that persons at high risk might benefit from more rigorous preventive measures. Strokes are the…
Hitting HIT: Heparin therapy
Heparin is widely used as an anticoagulant, but evokes in some patients a potentially life-threatening condition called HIT. Clinical scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now shown that inhibition of a single enzyme may markedly reduce this risk. Heparin…
Falcons see prey at speed of Formula 1 car
Extremely acute vision and the ability to rapidly process different visual impressions – these two factors are crucial when a peregrine falcon bears down on its prey at a speed that easily matches that of a Formula 1 racing car:…
Artificial intelligence as behavioral analyst
Computer algorithms disassemble prey capture behavior of zebrafish into its components
Body cells spy out bacteria
The aryl-hydrocarbon receptor detects when bacteria increase so much in number that they become a danger to the body
Does Medicaid managed care impact obstetrical care and birth outcomes?
New Rochelle, NY, December 20, 2019–A new study shows that among a set of disadvantaged women, Medicaid managed care reduces the women’s access to high-quality hospital services during pregnancy and delivery and was associated with worse birth outcomes, worse prenatal…
Strong change of course for muscle research
New subtype of muscle stem cells that can be used in the development of gene therapies
AI system for Minecraft: MIPT team wins MineRL international contest
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have dominated the MineRL contest. They proposed a new method for reinforcement learning with demonstrations, which enables rapidly and efficiently solving hierarchical problems in the Minecraft game environment, namely, searching for…
Chronobiology: ‘We’ll be in later’
Students attending a high school in Germany can decide whether to begin the schoolday at the normal early time or an hour later. According to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich chronobiologists, the measure has had a positive effect on both their…
Using a chip to find better cancer fighting drugs
Researchers develop a tumor model on a device the size of a coin