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UrduCOLUMBIA, SC – September 1, 2020 – The University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Engineering and Computing will transform the manufacturing and simulation processes used in aircraft production through a $5.7 million NASA grant. The research team’s atom to…
Month: September 2020
Can sunlight convert emissions into useful materials?
USC Viterbi chemical engineers are developing an environmentally friendly way to upcycle carbon dioxide emissions into polymers and other materials, with some help from a high school student researcher
More than $5M to improve solar storm forecasts
U-M researchers play lead roles in national effort funded by NSF, NASA
Scientists identify promising new ALS drug candidates
Novel Selenium-based compounds shown to have therapeutic potential
UH Mānoa researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
Astronomers have known for two decades that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, but the physics of this expansion remains a mystery. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa have made a novel prediction–the…
Words matter: Revealing ‘how’ restaurateurs land investors online
Study identifies effective linguistic styles for restaurant crowdfunding
Europe’s largest Solar Telescope GREGOR unveils magnetic details of the Sun
The Sun is our star and has a profound influence on our planet, life, and civilization. By studying the magnetism on the Sun, we can understand its influence on Earth and minimize damage of satellites and technological infrastructure. The GREGOR…
Be generous, live longer
Resource sharing affects mortality worldwide
New index helps forecast US supply chain risks
Lehigh University College of Business launches index that surveys supply chain managers nationwide
Narcolepsy drug did not increase risk of fetal malformation
Modafinil is used to treat conditions such as narcolepsy. Reports have associated the drug with an increased risk of malformation in babies born to mothers who had taken it while pregnant. Now, a large registry study involving over two million…
Scientists shed new light on pollen tube growth in plants
New findings reveal the unexpected role of an enzyme called KATANIN in guiding the growth of pollen tubes in flowering plants
Small fish populations accumulate harmful mutations that shorten lifespan
A genetics study in wild turquoise killifish shows that small populations accumulate mutations that shorten lives, helping scientists better understand how lifespan can evolve among populations
Scientists discover earliest fossil evidence of an insect lichen mimic
The discovery that a Jurassic moth lacewing mimicked a co-occurring fossil lichen to promote survival predates modern lichen-insect associations by 165 million years
Scent-sensing cells have a better way to fight influenza
Olfactory neurons can fight and clear influenza B without being killed
New Research Provides Solution for the ‘Dust Bowl Paradox’
Almost 100 years ago, there was a strange, slow-motion takeover of the Great Plains. During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, as a historic heatwave and drought swept the middle of the United States, there was a dramatic shift in…
Surgical backlog in Ontario from COVID-19 will take 84 weeks to clear
The estimated time to clear surgeries postponed in Ontario because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is 84 weeks, with a target of 717 surgeries per week, according to a new modelling study in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association…
Scientists discover key regulator of neuron function and survival
Preclinical study in Cell Reports points to possible treatment for epileptic seizures
Mobile e-shredding may pose risks for workers: bu study
First-ever study of electronic waste shredding trucks shows the need for better safety guidelines
BASF and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill enter research partnership
Scientific collaboration between industry and academia to address global challenges
A naturally-occurring metabolite ups lifespan and compresses late-life morbidity in mice
Alpha-ketaglutarate dramatically improves several measures of healthspan in double-blind study
Pregnant women with COVID-19 may more likely need intensive care and give birth early
Being older, overweight, and having other medical conditions increase their risk of having more serious disease
More than half of people struggled to manage their weight during COVID-19 lockdown, suggests UK survey
More than half of adults have found it difficult to manage their weight during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the results of an online survey involving over 800 UK adults, being presented at The European and International Congress on Obesity…
Men with larger waists more likely to die of prostate cancer
A study of more than 200,000 UK men, being presented at this year’s European and International Conference on Obesity (ECOICO), held online this year from September 1-4, reveals that there is a link between central adiposity (concentration of body fat…
Kessler Foundation and Movendo partner to improve recovery after brain injury and stroke
Kessler Foundation integrates Movendo Technology’s robotic platform hunova in rehabilitation research studies aimed at restoring balance in individuals with disabilities caused by neurological illness and injury and aging
Standing the test of time with a perfect partner
The key to efficiently harvesting energy from sunlight could be to find the right combinations of light-capturing materials. Researchers at KAUST have discovered that a form of iron oxide makes an excellent co-catalyst for a promising photocatalytic material called gallium…
Opportunities for research on treatment of substance use disorders context of COVID-19
What The Viewpoint Says: The different ways treatment and research on psychiatric disorders have shifted because of COVID-19 are assessed in this Viewpoint, which suggests what changes should remain after the pandemic. Authors: Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., of the National…
Community outbreak investigation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission among bus riders in Eastern China
What The Study Did: This observational study examined the potential for airborne spread of COVID-19 through investigation of an outbreak among bus riders in Eastern China. Authors: Feng Ling, M.D., of the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention…
Effective cancer immunotherapy further linked to regulating a cell ‘suicide’ gene
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to evidence that a gene responsible for turning off a cell’s natural “suicide” signals may also be the culprit in making breast cancer and melanoma cells resistant to therapies that use the immune system…
Estrogen replacement may protect against Alzheimer’s disease in women
Biological sex influences the effect of amyloid beta on alterations to tau protein characteristic to Alzheimer’s disease
Differing diets of bonobo groups may offer insights into how culture is created
New study focuses on neighboring bands of one of our closest relatives
How to get the upper body of a burrowing frog
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You might think the buffest frogs would be high jumpers, but if you want shredded pecs, you should train like a burrowing frog. Though famously round, these diggers are the unsung bodybuilders of the frog world. We…
Maria Pazi named European Science Journalist of the Year at ECSJ2020
Maria Pazi from Russia named European Science Journalist of the Year – 2020. The runners up are Micho Tatalovic (UK/Croatia) and Stan van Pelt (Netherlands). The announcement was made in Trieste during the closing ceremony of the European Conference of…
European Federation for Science Journalism announces Climate Grant winners
The European Federation for Science Journalism has announced the three winners of a Climate Grant organized in partnership with BNP Paribas Foundation and the CFJ Paris. The announcement was made during the closing ceremony of the European Conference of Science…
Weight shaming appears to be declining more in the USA than in the UK
Survey suggests nearly 1 in 3 UK adults blame people with obesity for their condition and don’t believe obesity is a medical problem
Mastodons took frequent trips north when climate changed
New ancient DNA study finds that Northern mastodon populations were less genetically diverse and more vulnerable to extinction
The September 2020 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus Examines Thoracolumbar Anterior Spine Surgery
Announcement of contents of the Neurosurgical Focus September issue