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UrduWork allows genomic monitoring for epidemic strains of Vibrio cholerae bacteria
Month: October 2020
Ultrasensitive microwave detector developed
A joint international research team from POSTECH of South Korea, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S., Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology in Spain, and the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan…
Why writing by hand makes kids smarter
Writing by hand creates much more activity in the sensorimotor parts of the brain, researchers found.
Clinician survey reveals significant variation in ultrasound-guided PIV insertion
Findings highlight urgent need to protect patients through standardized and consistent UGPIV practices
Clarigent Health launches Clairity to support mental health risk reduction
Clairity supports clinical decisions and care with AI analysis of patient speech, treatment progress trends, and risk radar across patient groups
BlueCube Bio wins MN Cup grand prize
$80,000 seed money will help transform cryopreservation outcomes
COVID-19 antibodies in donated plasma decline within first months after symptom onset
Longitudinal study of COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors sheds light on ideal timing to donate
AGA releases largest report on safety and effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation
Ninety percent of patients tracked in the AGA FMT National Registry were cured of C. difficile infection with few serious side effects.
Timing the life of antimatter particles may lead to better cancer treatment
Japanese team aims to detect oxygen concentration in tumors using upgraded medical imaging scan
Alien species to increase by 36% worldwide by 2050
The number of alien (non-native) species, particularly insects, arthropods and birds, is expected to increase globally by 36% by the middle of this century, compared to 2005, finds new research by an international team involving UCL. Published in Global Change…
Climate: Iodic acid influences cloud formation at the North Pole
The Arctic is warming two or three times faster than the rest of the planet. This amplified warming is due to several factors, but the relative importance of each one remains still unclear. “We do know, however, that clouds could…
ESO telescope spots galaxies trapped in the web of a supermassive black hole
With the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found six galaxies lying around a supermassive black hole when the Universe was less than a billion years old. This is the first time such a close grouping has…
Foreign election interference focuses on cultivating distrust, reducing consensus
Study outlines how Russian meddling is based on Cold War strategies
The development of climate security discourse in Japan
Why are there no discourse in Japan on climate security? Is Japan failing to notice significant risks of climate change?
Ecological power storage battery made of vanillin
Researchers at TU Graz have found a way to convert the aromatic substance vanillin into a redox-active electrolyte material for liquid batteries. The technology is an important step towards ecologically sustainable energy storage. “It is ground-breaking in the field of…
COVID-19 infects majority of bad dreams — study
Study applies artificial intelligence to analyze content of nightmares using crowdsourced data from more than 800 people during pandemic lockdown in Finland
The most sensitive optical receivers yet for space communications
Communications in space demand the most sensitive receivers possible for maximum reach, while also requiring high bit-rate operations. A novel concept for laser-beam based communications, using an almost noiseless optical preamplifier in the receiver, was recently demonstrated by researchers at…
Dementia caregivers’ stress leads to sleep deprivation
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived.
Novel treatment method
East Carolina University associate professor receives patent for treating Restless Legs Syndrome
Hubble observes spectacular supernova time-lapse
The NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has tracked the fading light of a supernova in the spiral galaxy NGC 2525, located 70 million light years away. Supernovae like this one can be used as cosmic tape measures, allowing astronomers to calculate…
Internet gaming youth not more prone to psychiatric disorders
Some passionate gamers may even be less anxious than their non-gaming peers.
800 million children still exposed to lead
UNICEF study documents a persistent, dangerous problem
LED-based UV irradiation safely prevents the loss of bone and muscle mass in mice
A research team at Nagoya University in Japan has revealed that narrow-range ultraviolet (UV) irradiation using light emitting diodes (LEDs) safely increases serum vitamin D levels in aging mice and thereby prevents the loss of their bone and muscle mass.…
How Steak-umm became a social media phenomenon during the pandemic
A new analysis by North Carolina State University and Arizona State University outlines how a brand of frozen meat products took social media by storm – and what other brands can learn from the phenomenon. “A lot of brands have…
High risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19
Systematic review of the worldwide published data on “Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients”.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: How education can succeed in times of crises
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina presents English version of its fifth ad-hoc-statement on the coronavirus pandemic
‘Social cells’ related to social behavior identified in the brain
A research team led by Professor TAKUMI Toru of Kobe University’s Graduate School of Medicine (also a Senior Visiting Scientist at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) have identified ‘social cells’ in the brain that are related to social behavior.…
Coupling antibiotics with stem cells to fight off bone infections
Researchers from Kanazawa University discover that stem cells loaded with antibiotics may represent a novel therapy for implant-related bone infections
Noble metal clusters can enhance performance of catalysts and save resources
Lower-cost production thanks to optimized distribution of atoms – publication in Nature Catalysis
Transatlantic collaboration in digital music teaching
Joint project of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Texas State University receives EUR 73,000 in national funding
Earthquake forecasting clues unearthed in strange precariously balanced rocks
Precariously balanced rocks (PBRs) are formations found throughout the world where a slender boulder is balanced precariously on a pedestal boulder. They form as blocks preserved on cliffs, or when softer rocks erode and leave the harder rocks behind. They…
Carbon-carbon covalent bonds far more flexible than presumed
A Hokkaido University research group has successfully demonstrated that carbon-carbon (C-C) covalent bonds expand and contract flexibly in response to light and heat. This unexpected flexibility of C-C bonds could confer new properties to organic compounds. Rigid and robust, C-C…
Scientists map genes controlling immune system ‘brakes’
The findings help point toward drug targets for new immune therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune disease
MAP Congress 2020: Molecular Analysis for Precision oncology
October 2020 9-10
Stem cells can help repair spinal cord after injury
Spinal cord injury often leads to permanent functional impairment. In a new study published in the journal Science researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show that it is possible to stimulate stem cells in the mouse spinal cord to form…
Promising COVID-19 rapid test technology enters phase 1 of NIH challenge
Highly competitive NIH RADx program selects Rover Diagnostics and biomedical engineer Sam Sia to refine and validate their low-cost, ultrafast RT PCR test
Nurture trumps nature in determining severity of PTSD symptoms
Researchers at Yale and elsewhere previously identified a host of genetic risk factors that help explain why some veterans are especially susceptible to the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new Yale-led study published Oct. 1 in the…
Fecal transplantation can restore the gut microbiota of C-section babies
Birth by Cesarean section is detrimental to normal gut microbiota development. Researchers demonstrated that the intestinal microbiota development can be restored by postnatal, orally-delivered transplantation of maternal fecal microbiota.
Study: Women want more info on reproductive care restrictions from religious hospitals
Religious hospital policies that restrict reproductive health care are poorly understood by patients, according to new bioethics research from UChicago Medicine.
Study: Unnecessary stress testing performed prior to knee and hip replacement surgeries
A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine shows the overall rate of preoperative stress testing for hip and knee replacements is and has been decreasing consistently since 2006. Still, researchers found, 30,000 out of every 100,000 stress…
Pain relief caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection may help explain COVID-19 spread
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can relieve pain, according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers. The finding may explain why nearly half of people who get COVID-19 experience few or no symptoms, even though…
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat
Astrophysicists put general relativity to a new test with black hole images
Invasion by non-native insects expected to increase 36 percent worldwide by 2050
Europe in line for greatest biological invasion, followed by Asia and the Americas
Sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity could bolster thermal imaging
Better detection of microwave radiation will improve thermal imaging, electronic warfare, radio communications
UB awarded grant to help pharmacies build community health worker programs
Innovative program could lower costs for patients while helping them better access pharmacy services
Obesity selects Journal Symposium Honorees
SILVER SPRING, Md.– The editors of Obesity have announced that four honorees will feature papers at the 8th annual Obesity Journal Symposium at the 38th Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society (TOS) at ObesityWeek® Interactive. The online, interactive event will…
Research may curb economic losses to power plants after earthquakes
Texas A&M researchers have shown that electrical transformer bushing systems reinforced with steel are more resistant to damage.
Pattern in whale songs predicts migration
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It’s also among the loudest. “Sound is a vital mode of communication in the ocean environment, especially over long distances,” said William Oestreich, a graduate student in biology at Stanford University’s…
Why do people respond differently to the same drug?
A sweeping study of proteins that modulate cell signaling could lead to a better understanding of myriad diseases–and of what makes us all different.
FDA grants Fast Track designation to Calibr’s ‘switchable’ CAR-T cell cancer therapy
Phase 1 clinical trial is now enrolling patients with blood cancers.