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Month: October 2020
Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few. The type and direction of the force on…
Repurposed anti-malarial compounds kill diarrheal parasite, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no cure, a multi-institution collaboration of researchers found in a new…
People with Parkinson’s disease have a higher risk of dying from COVID-19
A new study of approximately 80,000 patients shows that people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a 30% higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than people without the neurodegenerative condition. The new analysis conducted by researchers with University of Iowa Health…
Fans arrive like butterflies: Pearl Jam concerts drive tourism, hotel demand
You could say Seattle came alive with more than an even flow of tourism dollars from a pair of highly-anticipated Pearl Jam concerts, according to rockin’ new research by West Virginia University economists. Dubbed the “Home Shows,” two Pearl Jam…
Marketing study investigates impact of Viagra TV ads on birth rates
Many marketing studies have examined the impact of direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals on sales and market shares. But in a new study, a researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas wanted to know whether drug advertising might have some…
DNA changes in healthy bladder provide clues on how cancer arises
New mutational signature associated with smoking found
Ice Age manatees may have called Texas home
Manatees don’t live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a “summer vacation” from Florida and Mexico and returning to warmer waters for the winter. Research led by The University…
Our health: New focus on the synergy effect of nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are valuable and useful in many products, but according to a new study, they can also damage our cells. Researchers are concerned about the effect of lifelong exposure to the human organism.
USask water scientist honored with prestigious international lifetime achievement award
SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan (USask) hydrologist Jay Famiglietti has been awarded the 2020 Hydrologic Sciences Award by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for outstanding contributions to the science of water over his career. Famiglietti, executive director of USask’s Global…
Penn Medicine researchers discover a rare genetic form of dementia
PHILADELPHIA — A new, rare genetic form of dementia has been discovered by a team of Penn Medicine researchers. This discovery also sheds light on a new pathway that leads to protein build up in the brain — which causes…
Scientists repeat century-old study to reveal evidence of evolutionary rescue in the wild
A tiny flatworm found commonly on the coasts of western Europe and North America is living proof that species may be able to evolve and adapt to rapid climate change. Research by the University of Plymouth examined the extent to…
University of Ottawa study finds self-harm may be socially contagious among adolescents
A new study led by University of Ottawa epidemiologist Dr. Ian Colman suggests non-suicidal self-injury–behaviours like cutting oneself without the intent to die–may be contagious among teenagers, who are more likely to harm themselves when they know someone who has.…
Tobacco regulatory science researcher earns $1.3 million grant to study role of menthol
OKLAHOMA CITY — In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration banned numerous cigarette flavors, from chocolate to cherry to cinnamon, in an effort to decrease their attractiveness to young people. But it did not ban menthol flavoring. Now, the FDA…
OU college of medicine plans mobile classroom to promote diversity in health professions
OKLAHOMA CITY — A large RV, customized as a health education classroom on wheels, is among the new projects the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine plans with a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.…
University of Maine to host 2021 National NSF EPSCoR Conference in Portland, Maine
The theme of the November event will be ‘translating stakeholder needs into impactful research outcomes’
Researchers will develop green technology to recycle refrigerants that drive climate change
LAWRENCE — Refrigerants inside the air conditioner that cools your house or apartment are extremely powerful greenhouse gases. Used widely in domestic and commercial cooling systems, commonplace refrigerants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) such as R-410A have a global-warming potential roughly 2,000…
New research sheds light on the reluctance of farmers to adopt new technologies
Research from the University of Kent’s School of Economics sheds new light on a long-standing obstacle to improving agricultural productivity in developing countries: the reluctance of small-scale farmers to adopt modern technologies because of the risks associated with them. The…
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection preserves Hebrew wood type
Rare collection includes wood types used to print ‘The Forward’
NSF award helps professors develop a data science course for non-computing majors
Hands-on course aims to teach students data science applications without becoming a coder
Tool helps clear biases from computer vision
Researchers at Princeton University have developed a tool that flags potential biases in sets of images used to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The work is part of a larger effort to remedy and prevent the biases that have crept…
Long-term care after Medicaid expansion
What The Study Did: This observational study looked at the association between Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and long-term home health care and nursing home use among newly eligible low-income adults and older adults…
Cerebrospinal fluid leak after nasal swab testing for COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers describe what to their knowledge is the first case of a cerebrospinal fluid leak after nasal testing for COVID-19. Authors: Jarrett Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, is…
ISSCR launches Digital Meeting Series on Organoids
Applying Organoids: The 3D Frontier kicks off 7 October, 2020
Sticking together
Cells’ stickiness sets up patterns in developing organism – Study published in Science
Black hole shadow puts general relativity to the test
This news is embargoed until Oct. 1, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ET and should follow the announcement of the EHT collaboration, which will also be posted via EurekAlert!. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what might the first horizon-scale…
How cells build organisms
Key control mechanism allows cells to form tissues and anatomical structures in the developing embryo
Vaccine opposition online uniting around ‘civil liberties’ argument
Growing ‘freedom of choice’ position and increase in state-level Facebook pages could impact vaccine-related legislation, researchers say
Bright light bars big-eyed birds from human-altered landscapes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research shows the glaring light in human-altered landscapes, such as livestock pastures and crop fields, can act as a barrier to big-eyed birds, potentially contributing to their decline. Florida Museum of Natural History researchers found strong…
Study reveals element in blood is part of human–and hibernating squirrel–stress response
The element iodide’s ability to dampen the harm of stress-induced inflammation points to potential uses in treating traumatic injuries and COVID-19
Venom glands similar to those of snakes are found for first time in amphibians
Brazilian researchers discover that caecilians, limbless amphibians resembling worms or snakes that emerged some 150 million years before the latter, can probably inject venom into their prey while biting
Conservation planning in Amazon should prioritize aquatic biodiversity, study concludes
Simulations using field data suggest focusing on the protection of species that live in rivers and lakes can be more efficient than the approach most used now, which focuses on terrestrial biodiversity.
Chemical innovation stabilizes best-performing perovskite formulation
Perovskites are a class of materials made up of organic materials bound to a metal. Their fascinating structure and properties have propelled perovskites into the forefront of materials’ research, where they are studied for use in a wide range of…
Researchers reveal which benign breast disease is most likely to develop into cancer
Benign breast diseases (BBD), which are non-cancerous disorders of the breast, such as lumps, are known to increase the chances of subsequent breast cancer. Now a team of Spanish researchers have found that the way BBD is detected as part…
Risk of heart disease in breast cancer patients can be predicted from routine scans
Automated analysis of breast cancer patients’ routine scans can predict which women have a greater than one in four risk of going on to develop cardiovascular disease, according to research presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference. Women who…
Symptoms, outcomes of sailors in isolation after COVID-19 outbreak on USS Theodore Roosevelt
What The Study Did: The U.S. Army Public Health COVID-19 Task Force describes the results of an independent investigation of the shore-based USS Theodore Roosevelt outbreak response and 736 sailors in isolation status. Authors: Gadiel R. Alvarado, D.O., of the…
Variation among states in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
What The Study Did: Researchers examined variation among states in how common high blood pressure disorders of pregnancy (including pregnancy-induced hypertension or pre-eclampsia) and eclampsia were among 3.6 million women who had a live birth in 2017. Authors: Alexander J.…
Researchers hear more crickets and katydids ‘singing in the suburbs’
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The songs that crickets and katydids sing at night to attract mates can help in monitoring and mapping their populations, according to Penn State researchers, whose study of Orthoptera species in central Pennsylvania also shed light…
Researchers call for loss of smell to be recognized globally as a symptom of COVID-19
Four out of five people experiencing the recent loss of smell and/or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies–and of those who tested positive, 40 percent did not have cough or fever, reports a new study in PLOS Medicine by Prof.…
PATH receives grant to combat soil-transmitted helminth infections
SEATTLE–PATH announced today they received a grant from Japan’s Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund to develop a new oral treatment option for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. PATH’s Vaccine and Pharmaceutical Formulation team, part of the Medical Devices and Health…
Pathogens in the mouth induce oral cancer
Pathogens found in tissues that surround the teeth contribute to a highly aggressive type of oral cancer, according to a study published 1st October in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Yvonne Kapila of the University of California, San Francisco,…
How scientific leaders can enact anti-racist action in their labs
Researchers lay out 10 guidelines to help scientists who are new to anti-racist work
$9.1 million NCI grant renewal will support cancer retrovirus research
Grant represents longest-running NIH program project grant at the Ohio State University
Ice discharge in the North Pacific set off series of climate events during last ice age
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Repeated catastrophic ice discharges from western North America into the North Pacific contributed to, and perhaps triggered, hemispheric-scale changes in the Earth’s climate during the last ice age, new research published online today in Science reveals. The…
NASA finds Hurricane Marie rapidly intensifying
NASA infrared imagery revealed that Hurricane Marie is rapidly growing stronger and more powerful. Infrared imagery revealed that powerful thunderstorms circled the eye of the hurricane as it moved through the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects…
Flexible and biodegradable electronic blood vessels
Researchers in China and Switzerland have developed electronic blood vessels that can be actively tuned to address subtle changes in the body after implantation. The blood vessels–made of a metal-polymer conductor membrane that’s flexible and biodegradable–mimic natural blood vessels, were…
Amazon study shows big conservation gains possible for imperilled freshwater ecosystems
A new study by an international team of environmental scientists in the Brazilian Amazon shows that redesigned conservation projects could deliver big gains for critical freshwater ecosystems – raising hopes for the futures of thousands of species.
New research explores how multinational firms can manage corruption
Findings from Lehigh University College of Business professor provides unique insights on ways multinational firms can manage corruption
Expert opinion: COVID-19 vaccine rollout unlikely before fall 2021
But many experts surveyed also believe vaccine development will take place at an accelerated rate
Decreasing treatment delays for head and neck cancer patients in South Carolina
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers identify obstacles that prevent patients from receiving radiation treatment in a timely manner