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UrduTokyo, Japan – Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, part of The University of Tokyo, and Yokohama City University have introduced novel color-changing organic crystals that spontaneously return to their original shape and hue after being stressed, a property…
Month: May 2020
Looking for dark matter with the universe’s coldest material
Scientists have been able to observe the universe and determine that about 80% of the its mass appears to be “dark matter,” which exerts a gravitational pull but does not interact with light, and thus can’t be seen with telescopes.…
Jajodia & Sun developing joint laboratory with Dartmouth researchers
Sushil Jajodia, Director, Center for Secure Information Systems, and Kun Sun, Associate Professor, Information Sciences and Technology, are collaborating with researchers at Dartmouth College to develop a suite of algorithms to automatically extract knowledge bases from technical documents. This work…
Ascoli studying neuronal morphology & connectivity
Giorgio Ascoli, Faculty/Professor, Bioengineering, and his collaborators are working to expand on a project that may shed light on the role of specific neuron types and their interactions in impairments of memory formation and retrieval. In previous research, Ascoli and…
Researchers study transit, bike & e-scooter share during pandemic in Portland, Nashville
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has changed the way most of the world moves through daily life, with many businesses having to temporarily close and students of all levels forced to transition to online courses. Even so, grocery stores, medical…
Hidden symmetry found in chemical kinetic equations
Rice University discovery has implications for drug design, genetics, more
Boosting levels of good fats with an experimental drug that acts on two newly characterized genes
Salk researchers discover way to increase levels of fats that fight inflammation and diabetes, in mice
Rubies on sapphire: Recipe for making crystals in flux
Crystals can be made artificially but a lot of energy is used to melt the ingredients together, and this can make them expensive. This problem can be overcome by using appropriate solvents. Called the flux method, crystals are grown in…
Defects in the ‘Swiss-army knife’ of gene expression may contribute to neuronal diseases like Alzheimer’s
The growth, death, and diseases of complex organisms rely on the flow of information — from genes in DNA, through their transcription into RNA, and then translation of that transcript into proteins, which in turn build much of the living…
Interference cancellation with high precision, high speed and low computational complexity
Toward applications in next-generation wireless communications
Nanostimulators boost stem cells for muscle repair
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In regenerative medicine, an ideal treatment for patients whose muscles are damaged from lack of oxygen would be to invigorate them with an injection of their own stem cells. In a new study published in the journal…
Stopping deforestation: lessons from Colombia
A study of deforestation in Colombia by researchers from The University of Queensland has revealed some valuable insights which could be used to help slow deforestation in areas around the globe. PhD student Pablo Negret led an effort to compare…
Half of UK rice breaches limits on arsenic for children, warn scientists
Scientists have called for labelling to warn the public about levels of arsenic in rice, after their research found half of rice varieties studied exceeded maximum limits on the deadly toxin.
UniSA research uncovers treatment combo that sees smokers six times more likely to quit
New research led by University of South Australia has found that smokers who receive the medication varenicline tartrate combined with Quitline counselling following a period of hospitalisation due to a tobacco-related illness are six times more likely to quit smoking…
EPFL researchers put proximity tracing app to the test
Over the past two weeks, EPFL computer scientists have been testing and refining the smartphone-based system developed by the international Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing project (DP3T), with the help of the Swiss Army. Their goal: to optimize the app’s ability…
DNA damage and faulty repair jointly cause mutations
Whole genome sequencing gives new insights into cancer genomics
How franchisors can use contract ambiguity to their advantage
News from the Journal of Marketing
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects cells of the intestine
Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, and Maastricht University in the Netherlands have found that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, can infect cells of the intestine and multiply there. Using state-of-the-art cell…
Improved neural probe can pose precise questions without losing parts of the answers
A technique for studying individual circuits in the brains of mice has been hampered because the light needed to stimulate neural activity briefly overwhelms the electrodes “listening” for the response. Now, improved shielding within the neural probe enables those lost…
Twisting 2D materials uncovers their superpowers
Researchers have developed a completely new method for twisting atomically thin materials, paving the way for applications of ‘twistronics’ based on tunable 2D materials
Cytokine storms and T cell counts may offer clues on how to treat COVID-19
Inflammatory immune response can cause T cells to become depleted, affecting patient outcomes in coronavirus cases and leaving them prone to secondary infection
CO2 emissions from dry inland waters globally underestimated
Study fills the gap between regional and global data
Emergence of deadly honey bee disease revealed
Honey bee colonies from across the UK are increasingly suffering from a viral disease, a new study has shown. Publishing their findings in the journal Nature Communications , the team led by Professor Giles Budge of Newcastle University, UK, found…
In search of the lighting material of the future
At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, researchers have gained insights into a promising material for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The substance enables high light yields and would be inexpensive to produce on a large scale – that means it is…
Real-time observation of enzymatic processes on DNA
DNA strand breaks can lead to cell death or to mutations and thus contribute in the long term to cancer development or the ageing process. Fortunately, cells possess molecular tools to repair such DNA strand breaks very efficiently. One of…
Exploiting a chink in the armor of bacteria could result in new drug therapies
Scientists have identified a key process in the way bacteria protect themselves from attack – and it heralds a new strategy in the hunt for antibiotics. The researchers from the University of Leeds have pieced together how bacteria build their…
Organoid models reveal how the COVID-19 virus infects human intestinal cells
A new analysis of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, reveals that the pathogen can infect and replicate in cells that line the inside of the human intestines. The results show that the intestines are a target organ for the…
Structural visualizations illuminate remdesivir’s mechanism of action
In a new study, researchers report the structure of remdesivir – an antiviral drug that has shown promise against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in lab studies and early clinical trials – bound to both a molecule of RNA and to the…
New toolkit provides rapid implementation guide for adopting telemedicine during COVID-19
Stepwise approach enabled telemedicine program to get up and running in three days
Cancer patients face high mortality from COVID-19
Largest study of cancer patients with COVID-19 provides guidance on how to protect this vulnerable population
Chinese scientists uncover structural basis for SARS-CoV-2 inhibition by Remdesivir
A team of Chinese scientists have reported the high-resolution cryo-EM structure of Remdesivir-bound RNA replicase complex from SARS-CoV-2, the infective virus of COVID-19. The research, published online in Science on May 1, was conducted by Prof. XU Huaqiang and Prof.…
Pressing ‘pause’ on nature’s crystal symmetry
Discovery by Drexel researchers could improve targeted medicine delivery
Free use of Kudos Pro to help researchers keep communicating during pandemic disruption
For immediate release – Oxford, UK – May 1st, 2020 – Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact, has today announced that it is opening up its leading research communications platform – Kudos Pro – to the global academic…
Researchers identify unique glucose-sensing neurons that regulate blood sugar
Low blood sugar levels, known as hypoglycemia, can be a life-threatening situation, especially for people with type 1 diabetes who rely on intensive insulin therapy to prevent blood sugar from going too high. Solutions to this problem may come from…
Parkinson’s dyskinesia mechanism explained
Involuntary movements caused by dopamine replacement therapy can be alleviated through suppression of RasGRP1, study finds
RNA chemist recognized with $11M ‘proven trackrecord’ award
Matthew Disney, PhD, develops RNA-targeting medicines for brain diseases, cancer and COVID-19
Army researchers see path to quantum computing at room temperature
Army researchers predict quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality after about a decade. For years, solid-state quantum technology that operates at room temperature seemed remote. While the application of…
New study examines which galaxies are best for intelligent life
Galaxies such as our own Milky Way are more likely to harbor intelligent, technologically advanced civilizations, paper argues
UBC researchers establish new timeline for ancient magnetic field on Mars
Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier–and much later–in the planet’s history than scientists have previously known. A planet’s global magnetic field arises from what scientists call a dynamo: a flow of molten metal within the planet’s core that…
Study finds natural fires help native bees, improve food security
Native bees are increasingly important to food growers
Inventor of Hepatitis C cure receives prestigious University of Edinburgh prize
A medicinal chemist who found a cure for the viral disease hepatitis C has received a prestigious award from the University of Edinburgh. Dr Michael J Sofia, who devised the drug sofosbuvir, is the winner of this year’s Cameron Prize…
Infectious disease modeling study casts doubt on impact of Justinianic plague
Work shows value of new examinations of old narratives of this pandemic
NIH invests in rapid innovation and development for COVID-19 testing
UMass Medical School, UMass Lowell center to perform key role
University of Minnesota Medical School professor named to National Academy of Sciences
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- May 1, 2020 – Marc Jenkins, PhD, director of the Center for Immunology and Regents’ and Distinguished McKnight Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, has been elected to the…
Long-lasting, low toxicity antimicrobial peptide fights ‘superbug’ lung infections
PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2020 – Through serendipity, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health considerably reduced the toxicity of a potential antibiotic against the most feared drug-resistant bacteria, while also improving its stability in fighting infections.…
Sustainable structural material for plastic substitute
Plastic is a kind of widely used artificial material. The invention of plastic gives us a lightweight, strong and inexpensive material to use but also bring us the plastic apocalypse. Many of the unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the…
Researchers develop ‘piggyback’ method to improve drug delivery of RNA therapeutics
Their platform has shown to downregulate critical genes in cancer cells, and could be used for other genetic diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis patients on medicare seeing increased costs for specialty medications
After a sharp drop in out-of-pocket costs between 2010 and 2011, Medicare patients who use specialty biologic medications for rheumatoid arthritis have seen higher out-of-pocket spending for those same drugs because of gradual price increases, a new study in the…
Understanding the initial immune response after dengue virus infection
SILVER SPRING, Md. – A study led by scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research sheds new light on the body’s initial response to dengue virus (DENV) infection, describing the molecular diversity and specificity of the antibody response.…
SFU professor’s invention approved by FDA to help wean COVID-19 patients from ventilators
Simon Fraser University professor Andy Hoffer hopes the SFU spinoff company he founded, Lungpacer Medical Inc., will help save the lives of COVID-19 patients using mechanical ventilators–and get them off more quickly, so that more ventilators can be available for…