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UrduResearchers from the University of Tsukuba show that angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is dependent on T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling and that dasatinib, a multi-kinase inhibitor that targets the TCR pathway, may improve treatment outcomes
Month: February 2020
Professor Frank Steglich receives the Fritz London Memorial Prize
Professor Frank Steglich, Director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, is awarded the Fritz London Memorial Prize.
New platform for engineering ribosomes to ‘cook new cuisines’
Biological toolkit could help enable new manufacturing approaches to sustainable materials and targeted therapies
Why is there any matter in the universe at all? New Sussex study sheds light
Scientists one step closer to understanding the mystery of matter in the universe
Immunology: Tonsils as a testbed
Biomedical researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have isolated immune cells from human tonsils obtained following routine surgery, and used them to analyze aspects of the immune response and test the effects of anti-inflammatory agents at the cellular level. Human…
High sugar diet may impair metabolic health & maternal care after pregnancy
Rats on a high sugar diet during pregnancy have altered levels of sex steroid hormones (e.g. progesterone) and dopamine in their brains, which may lead to behavioural changes that can affect care of offspring and motivation, as well as increasing…
Tracking communication networks and the diffusion of information
At the APS March Meeting in Denver, scientists will present their research on the ways people use networks to share information — beginning with communication
How ACA associated with out-of-pocket spending by patients with traumatic injuries
What The Study Did: This observational study with nearly 6,300 patients who visited the emergency department or who were hospitalized for a traumatic injury examined how implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with out-of-pocket…
AJR: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) imaging features overlap with SARS and MERS
COVID-19’s imaging features are variable and nonspecific, but the imaging findings reported thus far do show “significant overlap” with those of severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome
Stress-relief substrate helps OLED stretch two-dimensionally?
Highly functional and free-form displays are critical components to complete the technological prowess of wearable electronics, robotics, and human-machine interfaces. A KAIST team created stretchable OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) that are compliant and maintain their performance under high-strain deformation. Their…
Advancing gene therapies: PIP pip hurray!
A new compound with the potential to turn genes on and off could lead to new cancer and hereditary disease treatment strategies
Two sides of a coin: Our own immune cells damage the integrity of the blood-brain barrier
The blood-brain barrier is a layer of cells that covers the blood vessels in the brain and regulates the entry of molecules from the blood into the brain. Increases in blood-brain barrier “permeability,” or the extent to which molecules leak…
Discovering what makes durian stink
First evidence of rare amino acid in plants
Male-killing bugs hold key to butterflies’ curious color changes
It is a spectacular butterfly breed with an intriguing back story … now scientists have revealed how male-killing bacteria are helping to create a dazzling hybrid of the African Monarch
Unintended pregnancy rates higher among women with disabilities, study says
Societal views of pregnancy, parenting may create barriers to reproductive education, health services
Oncotarget | SLC25A32 sustains cancer cell proliferation by regulating flavin adenine nucleotide (FAD) metabolism
Oncotarget Volume 11 Issue 8 reported that while it is known that cancer cells require one-carbon and FAD-dependent mitochondrial metabolism to sustain cell proliferation, the role of SLC25A32 in cancer cell growth remains unexplored
Cancer mechanics: How physical cues influence cell migration, metastasis, and treatment
Scientists will present their latest work on how the physical environment can affect the behavior and movement of cancer cells at the APS March Meeting in Denver
Hunter-gatherers facilitated a cultural revolution through small social networks
Hunter-gatherer ancestors, from around 300,000 years ago, facilitated a cultural revolution by developing ideas in small social networks, and regularly drawing on knowledge from neighbouring camps, suggests a new study by UCL and University of Zurich. The study, published in…
How pest management strategies affect the bottom line
The economics of pest control
Sugar gets the red light from consumers in new study
Researchers have found that sugar content is the most important factor for people when making healthy food choices – overriding fat and salt. A team from the University of Nottingham’s Division of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics carried out a choice-based…
Male-killing bacteria linked to butterfly color changes
Like many poisonous animals, the African monarch butterfly’s orange, white and black pattern warns predators that it is toxic. Warning patterns like this are usually consistent across individuals to help predators learn to avoid them. However, a recent study, published…
Taking a bite out of food waste: Scientists repurpose waste bread to feed microbes
Researchers have developed a secret sauce for using waste bread as a medium to grow bacteria, yeasts, and other microorganisms for fermented food production.
Scientists discover three genes associated with fatal lung disease
Researchers discover why some people are more likely to develop a devastating lung disease than others
Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in 75 million-year-old baby duck-billed dinosaur
This study is lead by Dr. Alida Bailleul (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr. Mary Schweitzer (North Carolina State University, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Lund University and Museum of the Rockies). Microscopic…
Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer
Peer reviewed — Systematic review — Humans
DNA discovery can lead to new types of cancer drugs
Cells can both survive and multiply under more stress than previously thought, shows research from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. This was found by inhibiting the essential gene DNA polymerase alpha, or POLA1, which initiates DNA replication during…
Conspiracy beliefs could increase fringe political engagement, shows new study
Washington, DC – Conspiracies abound in society and can have real world impacts when it leads some people to act, whether that means becoming more engaged politically, or less engaged. Previous research linking conspiracy beliefs and political actions provide mixed…
An iron-clad asteroid
Mineralogists from Jena and Japan make a surprising discovery on soil samples of the asteroid “Itokawa”.
A dam right across the North Sea
A defense against climate change, but primarily a warning
Kids eat more calories in post-game snacks than they burn during the game
Researchers: Interventions help cut-down on unhealthy game treats
Michael Hall named 2020 Sjöberg Prize recipient
Becomes 3rd winner of National Foundation for Cancer Research’s Szent-Györgyi Prize to subsequently receive Swedish Academy of Sciences honor
Two scientists at Wake Forest Baptist awarded $1.5 million for cancer research
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Feb. 28, 2020 – Two scientists from Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, have received a total of $1.5 million in research funding from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to study new…
New tool aims to assist military logistics in evacuating noncombatants
Researchers from the U.S. Army and North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to expedite military operations aimed at evacuating noncombatants, disaster response or humanitarian relief. “What sets this tool apart from other models…
DIASyM cluster aims to exploit potential of mass spectrometry for systems medicine
New medical and health research cluster at the Mainz University Medical Center
Ultrafast probing reveals intricate dynamics of quantum coherence
Ultrafast, multidimensional spectroscopy unlocks macroscopic-scale effects of quantum electronic correlations.
Deep-sea coral gardens discovered in the submarine canyons off south Western Australia
Bremer Canyon Marine Park is already known as a biodiversity hotspot for marine species such as whales and dolphins, however, a recent expedition focused on the deep sea has now revealed rich and diverse ecosystems inhabiting the cold waters deep…
Reconfigurable chiral microlaser by spontaneous symmetry breaking
Coherent light sources are one of the most crucial foundations in both scientific disciplines and advanced applications. As a prominent platform, ultrahigh-Q whispering-gallery mode (WGM) microcavities have witnessed significant developments of novel light sources. However, the intrinsic chiral symmetry of…
Cat food mystery foils diet study
A study that set out to measure how much wildlife domestic cats eat to supplement the food they are given by their owners was unsuccessful due to an unexpectedly high variability in cat food ingredients. This accidental discovery suggests that…
Scientists came up with nanoconcrete for casting under negative temperature conditions
Engineers from Far Eastern Federal University Military training center (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia) together with colleagues from RUDN University have developed concrete mixture with nano additives for monolithic construction up to ten stories high. The concrete casting is possible within a…
The enemy within: How a killer hijacked one of nature’s oldest relationships
Researchers have discovered how a notorious pathogen may have hijacked one of nature’s most enduring mutual relationships. The work sheds new light on a long-standing enigma about why plants possess genes that appear to be detrimental to their well-being. It’s…
Even damaged livers can handle life-saving medication
Patients with drug-induced liver damaged may still be able to safely take medications for chronic conditions
Tracking down the mystery of matter
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have measured a property of the neutron more precisely than ever before. In the process they found out that the elementary particle has a significantly smaller electric dipole moment than was previously assumed.…
Fast cars and chocolate bars: Bringing physics to the public
Science communicators will discuss ways to engage the public through popular culture at the APS March Meeting in Denver
Clinical factors during pregnancy related to congenital cytomegalovirus infection
A group led by researchers from Kobe University has illuminated clinical factors that are related to the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in newborns. They revealed for the first time in the world that fever or cold-like symptoms (including…
GPS for chromosomes: Reorganization of the genome during development
The spatial arrangement of genetic material within the cell nucleus plays an important role in the development of an organism. A research team from the University of Basel, in collaboration with scientists from Harvard University, has developed a method to…
Professor Xavier Font awarded prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
Professor Xavier Font, Director of the Research Centre for Sustainability and Wellbeing in the Visitor Economy and Professor of Sustainability Marketing at the University of Surrey, has been awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
Nowzari developing controllers to facilitate emergent behavior in swarms
Cameron Nowzari, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to design and deploy a full-scale robotic swarm system of Lighter Than Air (LTA) agents capable of exhibiting various emergent behaviors without colliding with one another. The experimental focus of…
Asteroid impact enriches certain elements in seawater
Researchers at University of Tsukuba find that chalcophile elements such as copper, silver, and lead, were likely supplied to the ocean by processes related to the end-Cretaceous asteroid impact
Highlighting product greenness may put consumers off buying
New research suggests that companies looking to promote their latest environmentally friendly product should downplay its green credentials if they want consumers to buy it. By highlighting green attributes through advertising, in some situations firms risk generating associations with weak…
Rare disease in children: the key role of a protein revealed
Canadian scientists take one step closer towards a better understanding of Batten disease