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Month: July 2020
Study Highlights Mental Health Risks Facing Healthcare Workers During Pandemic
A new study finds U.S. healthcare workers are struggling with a suite of mental-health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
American University Survey: Young Black Americans Are Key 2020 Swing Voters
American University’s Black Swing Voter Project released results of a new survey of Black Americans in six battleground states.
Jefferson Lab ES&H Deputy Director Receives Health Physics Society Honor
Bob May’s career-long aspiration has been to keep people from all walks of life and in different work environments safe from radiation in the workplace. Now, the deputy director of Environment, Safety and Health at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has been honored for his dedication to the field by being named a fellow of the Health Physics Society.
Lung Cancer Patients and COVID: Panel for July 30, 2020, 3PM EDT
To understand the specific needs of lung cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, panelists will discuss a recent survey created by GO2 Foundation and other patient advocacy groups.
Study Suggests New Approach to Improve Radiation Therapy Resistance in Glioblastoma
Laboratory research paves the way for a clinical trial to see if an FDA-approved drug used to prevent organ transplant rejection can work against glioblastoma, a type of aggressive brain tumor.
Having Clients From Many Industries Hurts Auditing Firm Effectiveness
When an accounting firm has a diversified client portfolio, the quality of the firm’s audits suffers – and the more industry sectors it audits, the worse those audits are.
COVID-19 dogs could be sniffing out cases in months
University of Adelaide researchers are working with international partners to train sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19 infection.
‘Fool’s gold’ may be valuable after all
University of Minnesota researchers have electrically transformed the abundant and low-cost non-magnetic material iron sulfide, also known as “fool’s gold,” into a magnetic material that could be the first step in creating valuable new materials for more energy-efficient computer memory devices.
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine protects non-human primates
A leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center creates the groundwork for a newly launched COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
IN AUGUST: ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS CELEBRATES SEVENTH ANNUAL KIDS EAT RIGHT MONTH™
August is Kids Eat Right Month™, when the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation focus on the importance of healthful eating and active lifestyles for children and their families.
Partnerships with bankrupt companies could be double-edged sword for investors
New research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business found that when a company is in bankruptcy, its advertising and research and development investments can cut both ways. They increase the odds of surviving for some bankrupt companies and decrease the odds for others.
Physician practices with more female doctors have smallest gender pay gaps
• A study shows female physicians have more equitable income when they work in practices with more doctors who are women.
• The analysis shows a 12 percent relative difference in income for practices with equal numbers of female and male physicians, compared with a 20 percent income difference in practices dominated by men.
• The findings offer important evidence that workplace diversity can help reduce earnings gaps, other inequities.
Botox Injections May Lessen Depression
By analyzing the FDA database of adverse drug effects, UC San Diego researchers discovered that people who received Botox injections — not just in the forehead — reported depression significantly less often than patients undergoing different treatments for the same conditions.
Loss of adaptive immunity helps deep sea anglerfish fuse with their mates
The discovery of altered adaptive immunity in anglerfish helps explain how the creatures are able to temporarily or permanently fuse with their mates without experiencing immune rejection. For most vertebrates, the loss of the adaptive immune arm – orchestrator of…
How global responses to COVID-19 threaten global food security
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced nations worldwide to implement unprecedented social measures to stem the rapid spread of the virus. In a Policy Forum, David Laborde and colleagues discuss how the economic fallout from these efforts and impacts on…
Despite decline, distribution of air pollution highlights socioeconomic disparities
While the level of fine particulate air pollution has declined considerably over the last several decades, a new study finds that its distribution has remained largely unchanged. According to the results, the most and least polluted U.S. neighborhoods in 1981…
A new, physics-based model predicts imminent large solar flares
Severe space weather could be forecast with greater accuracy and reliability than ever before, according to a new study, which presents a physics-based method for predicting imminent large solar flares. Solar flares – massive explosions of electromagnetic radiation, plasma and…
American Cancer Society updates guideline for cervical cancer screening
Simplified recommendations reflect new developments in cervical cancer prevention
Alzheimer’s risk factors may be measurable in adolescents and young adults
CHICAGO, July 30, 2020 — Risk factors for Alzheimer’s dementia may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2020. These risk factors, many of which are…
Are cover crops negatively impacting row crops?
Winter cover crops benefit soil health and can suppress weeds in subsequent row crops but may also lead to lower yields. Some farmers and agronomists speculate that allelopathic chemicals released by cover crops may be the cause for some of…
Presenting a SARS-CoV-2 mouse model to study viral responses and vaccine candidates
Researchers who generated a strain of SARS-CoV-2 that can infect mice used it to produce a new mouse model of infection that may help facilitate testing of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Notably, they used their mouse model to test and…
Using protons to tune interlayer forces in van-der-Waals materials
Interlayer coupling in FGT successfully increased by insertion of protons
Gut microbiome translates stress into sickle cell crises
July 30, 2020–(BRONX, NY)–A new study shows how chronic psychological stress leads to painful vessel-clogging episodes–the most common complication of sickle-cell disease (SCD) and a frequent cause of hospitalizations. The findings, made in mice, show that the gut microbiome plays…
AJR study associates coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with large vessel occlusion strokes
After stratification for race and ethnicity, the risk of large vessel stroke among patients with COVID-19 was 2.4 times as high as that among patients without COVID-19
Researchers discover a new and unique class of carbohydrate receptors
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface-exposed carbohydrates that surround and protect bacteria and are involved in biofilm formation, cell-to-cell interactions, immune evasion, and pathogenesis. The structures and compositions of EPS synthesized by different bacteria are highly diverse and therefore a molecular fingerprint.…
New method lets scientists peer deeper into ocean
Researchers have advanced a new way to see into the ocean’s depths, establishing an approach to detect algae and measure key properties using light. A paper published in Applied Optics reports using a laser-based tool, lidar, to collect these measurements…
Copper-catalyzed enantioselective trifluoromethylation of benzylic radicals developed
Scientists from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed the first copper-catalyzed enantioselective trifluoromethylation of benzylic radicals via a copper-catalyzed radical relay strategy. The incorporation of trifluoromethyl (CF 3 ) groups into…
Hengduan Mountain alpine flora history shown to be longest on Earth
The alpine biome harbors distinctive communities adapted to stressful environmental conditions. For plants, the world’s most species-rich temperate alpine biota occurs in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), Himalaya, and the Hengduan Mountains (THH). Threatened by global warming, alpine species are vulnerable.…
North Atlantic climate far more predictable following major scientific breakthrough
A team of scientists, led by UK Met Office, has achieved a scientific breakthrough allowing the longer-term prediction of North Atlantic pressure patterns, the key driving force behind winter weather in Europe and eastern North America. CMCC scientists Panos Athanasiadis…
Tip sheet for joint statistical meetings Aug. 2 – 6, 2020
Statistics and data science research highlights
Most Women Treated in New York City for Gynecologic Cancers Are Not at Increased Risk of Death From COVID-19
Women receiving standard treatment in New York City for ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers are not at increased risk of being hospitalized for or dying from COVID-19 due to their cancer, a new study shows.
Keep safe and cool in the pool: novel chip sensor makes swimming pools safer
A new microchip that enables continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools will vastly improve water safety and hygiene for more than 2.7 million Australians as new research shows it can deliver consistent and accurate pool chemistry for reliable pool management.
NSF Grant Backs funcX — A Smart, Automated Delegator for Computational Research
Computational scientific research is no longer one-size-fits-all. The massive datasets created by today’s cutting-edge instruments and experiments — telescopes, particle accelerators, sensor networks and molecular simulations — aren’t best processed and analyzed by a single type of machine.
Report Sees ‘Tough Challenges’ to Building Up Transportation Ridership in New York City
Subway usage has dropped from 5.5 million on an average weekday to less than 500,000 a day, according to the report.
NASA follows potential tropical cyclone 9 into eastern Caribbean
NASA’s Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 after it moved into the Eastern Caribbean Sea and continued bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Virtual lecture series finale connects interns to ongoing COVID-19 research
Students attending the last 2020 Office of Science Summer Internship Virtual Lecture Series seminar learned about how national laboratories are coming together to fight COVID-19.
Was there life on Mars? New podcast explores instruments aboard Mars rover
Could Jezero Crater hold the keys to unlocking an ancient and hidden past when life might have existed on the Martian surface?
In HEPA we trust: making the indoors safer during COVID
As schools prepare to reopen and more people are heading back to their offices and shared work spaces, Syracuse University Professor Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang offers a three-step plan to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and help prevent the spread of COVID indoors.
Report provides new framework for understanding climate risks, impacts to US agriculture
Agricultural production is highly sensitive to weather and climate, which affect when farmers and land managers plant seeds or harvest crops. These conditions also factor into decision-making, when people decide to make capital investments or plant trees in an agroforestry system.
Social distancing varies by income in US
Wealthier communities went from being the most mobile before the COVID-19 pandemic to the least mobile, while poorer areas have gone from the least mobile to the most mobile, according to a study by the University of California, Davis.
Influx of Electric Vehicles Accelerates Need for Grid Planning
A new PNNL report says the western U.S. bulk power system can reliably support projected growth of up to 24 million electric vehicles through 2028, but challenges will arise as EV adoption grows beyond that threshold. This study is the most comprehensive of its kind, integrating multiple variables not evaluated before, such as growth in commercial delivery fleets and long-haul trucks, as well as large-scale and long-term EV charging scenarios and strategies.
Britta Will, Ph.D., Wins Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Cancer Research
Britta Will, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and of cell biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has won a 2020 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. Dr. Will is one of seven New York City area-based scientists to receive the prestigious award, which provides $600,000 over three years for innovative basic science cancer research.
Experts available to comment on 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Indiana University experts are available to comment on the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season in light of Hurricane Hanna’s recent landfall in Texas, the first Atlantic hurricane to make a July landfall in that state since Hurricane Dolly in 2008.
Are Your Gums Saying Something About Your Dementia Risk?
Gum disease, especially the kind that is irreversible and causes tooth loss, may be associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia 20 years later, according to a study published in the July 29, 2020, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Should You Really Be Behind the Wheel After Concussion?
Even after all of their symptoms are gone, people who have had a concussion take longer to regain complex reaction times, the kind you need in most real-life driving situations on the road, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s Sports Concussion Virtual Conference from July 31 to August 1, 2020.
Nondestructive positron beams probe damage, support safety advances in radiation environments
A multi-institution team has used positron beams to probe the nature of radiation effects, providing new insight into how damage is produced in iron films.
Stacey Crane of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth receives grant to improve symptom reporting for kids with cancer
Stacey Crane, PhD, RN, will use a new grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to pilot test a web-based interface designed to make it easier for kids with cancer and their parents to report symptoms in real time with the ultimate goal of improving kids’ outcomes. Crane is an assistant professor in the Department of Research at Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
S&T Releases Solicitation to Address Emerging Covid-19 Response Needs and Mitigation
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS S&T is seeking groundbreaking solutions to address current and future operational needs.
“America’s Medical School” Dean Arthur L. Kellermann Announces Departure
Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, the dean of the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine — “America’s Medical School” — at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, has announced he will leave for a new position at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.