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UrduNUI Galway study, published in the international journal Scientific Reports, confirms that spiders carry harmful bacteria and that they can be transmitted when a spider uses its fangs to bite
Month: December 2020
Dealing with COVID-19 and emerging stronger from it
The psychology professor and director of the SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute is well placed to explain why and how this matters – he has contributed significantly to public discourse on COVID-19 throughout this year and he is the author of…
Skoltech scientists run a ‘speed test’ to boost production of carbon nanotubes
Skoltech researchers have investigated the procedure for catalyst delivery used in the most common method of carbon nanotube production, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), offering what they call a “simple and elegant” way to boost productivity and pave the way for…
SMART researchers develop customised targeting of bacteria using lysins
The discovery can help cure bacterial infections without inducing resistance or causing harm to good bacteria
Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought
Rutgers study could help better treat calcium malabsorption due to bariatric surgery and aging
Telomere shortening protects against cancer
As time goes by, the tips of your chromosomes–called telomeres–become shorter. This process has long been viewed as an unwanted side-effect of aging, but a recent study shows it is in fact good for you. “Telomeres protect the genetic material,”…
RUDN University mathematician suggested new approach to cooperative game
A mathematician from RUDN University developed a matrix representation of set functions. This approach is vivid and easy to check, and it makes the calculations easier. Among other things, the new development can be applied to cooperative game theory. The…
The (un)social network: The emergence of digital thought clones and what to do about them
Digital thought clones that prey on and manipulate real-time online behavior can be tackled with tough legislation, say experts
Medical students taken on virtual ward visits
Students at Queen Mary University of London have been virtually transported into a surgical ward to follow their lecturer on his ward rounds.
Long-term data shows racial & ethnic disparities in effectiveness of anti-smoking measures
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Tobacco control efforts have reduced cigarette smoking for many, but those efforts have disproportionately helped white smokers, while other racial and ethnic groups are still struggling, an Oregon State University researcher’s analysis found. The study, published recently…
Kick-off of the CRIMSON project for a next-generation microscope
Coordinated by Politecnico di Milano, the project is funded by European Commission with a budget exceeding 5M€
Cancer cases are rising in adolescents and young adults
HERSHEY, Pa. — Cancer cases in adolescents and young adults have risen by 30% during the last four decades, with kidney cancer rising at the greatest rate, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The team said further…
Geoscientists use zircon to trace origin of Earth’s continents
Geoscientists have long known that some parts of the continents formed in the Earth’s deep past, but the speed in which land rose above global seas — and the exact shapes that land masses formed — have so far eluded…
Researchers study influence of cultural factors on gesture design
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Imagine changing the TV channel with a wave of your hand or turning on the car radio with a twist of your wrist. Freehand gesture-based interfaces in interactive systems are becoming more common, but what if…
Treating brain diseases now possible
Neurological diseases of the brain such as dementia, autism and schizophrenia are now a growing social problem. Nevertheless, studies on their definitive cause are still insufficient. Recently, a POSTECH research team has identified the mechanism in which such neurological diseases…
Ongoing anticoagulant treatment does not seem to protect against severe COVID-19
DOAC (direct oral anticoagulant) pills are used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation by preventing blood clots. Even though blood clots are thought to contribute to complications from the new coronavirus infection, users of this class of drug do not…
Preventing Physician Burnout Calls for a “Career-long” Approach
A new model for preventing physician burnout was published today in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The proposed model, authored by a team of psychology and medical professionals from Palo Alto University and Stanford University School of Medicine, calls for a career-long approach to fostering a physician’s well-being, one that is introduced early in undergraduate medical training and extends throughout professional training and continuing medical education.
December 2020 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: “Preparedness and Guidelines for Neurosurgical Practice During Pandemic”
Introduces topic and lists content for the December issue of Neurosurgical Focus.
Automatic deep-learning, artificial-intelligence clinical tool that can measure the volume of cerebral ventricles on MRIs in children
Researchers from multiple institutions in North America have developed a fully automated, deep-learning (DL), artificial-intelligence clinical tool that can measure the volume of cerebral ventricles on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) in children within about 25 minutes.