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Month: February 2021
Exposure to diverse career paths can help fill labor market ‘skills gap’
Aptitude test can steer women, underrepresented groups toward high-demand STEM careers
Pesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator
An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees — valuable pollinators for many food crops, a new University of Guelph study has revealed. This first-ever study of pesticide impacts on…
From microsaws to nanodrills: laser pulses act as subtle machining tools
Industrial-grade materials processing on the sub-micron scale is enabled by spatially structured ultrashort laser pulses
Vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay
Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality. But research on it is lacking. A Hiroshima University professor calls on fellow scientists to study its potential role
Quantum quirk yields giant magnetic effect, where none should exist
Study opens window into the landscape of extreme topological matter
New open-source platform accelerates research into the treatment of heart arrhythmia’s
An open-source platform, OpenEP co-developed by researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London has been made available to advance research on atrial fibrillation, a condition characterised by an irregular and often fast heartbeat.…
Social media use driven by search for reward, akin to animals seeking food
Our use of social media, specifically our efforts to maximize “likes,” follows a pattern of “reward learning,” concludes a new study by an international team of scientists. Its findings, which appear in the journal Nature Communications , reveal parallels with…
Picture books can boost physical activity for youth with autism
University of Missouri researcher says the exercise guides can also be used by low-income families to promote a healthy lifestyle
Improving water quality could help conserve insectivorous birds — study
Scarcity of insect prey in disturbed lakes and streams drives decline of birds
Considering disorder and cooperative effects in photon escape rates from atomic gases
Investigating more complex models of photon escape rates from cold atomic gases could help researchers learn more about light-matter interactions
Blood tests offer early indicator of severe COVID-19, study says
When patients with COVID-19 arrive in emergency rooms, there are relatively few ways for doctors to predict which ones are more likely to become critically ill and require intensive care and which ones are more likely to enjoy a quick…
Novel catalysts improve efficiency of urea synthesis at ambient conditions
Converting both nitrogen (N 2 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into value-added urea molecules via C-N coupling reaction is a promising method to solve the problem of excessive CO 2 emissions. Compared with huge energy consumption industrial processes,…
Army-funded researcher receives award for mathematical theory
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — A U.S. Army-funded researcher who developed a mathematical theory for complex systems such as networks, power grids and the human brain, received a prestigious scientific award. A new approach for solving dynamic problems will allow…
Flickering the neural activities with LED lights
A bird’s eye view of the brain activity offers new insights into the brain-behavior relationship of the individuals who together form a social entity
Study finds link between racial, socioeconomic factors and atrial fibrillation treatment
Findings show Black, Latinx, and lower income patients receive less rhythm control
Atherosclerosis can accelerate the development of clonal hematopoiesis, study finds
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers add to the literature about a surprising association
Oahu marine protected areas offer limited protection of coral reef herbivorous fishes
Marine protected areas (MPAs) around O?ahu do not adequately protect populations of herbivorous reef fishes that eat algae on coral reefs. That is the primary conclusion of a study published in Coral Reefs by researchers from the University of Hawai?i…
Retroviruses are re-writing the koala genome and causing cancer
The koala retrovirus (KoRV) is a virus which, like other retroviruses such as HIV, inserts itself into the DNA of an infected cell. At some point in the past 50,000 years, KoRV has infected the egg or sperm cells of…
Using artificial intelligence to hunt for breast cancer
The new “E-Morph” test method does not require animal testing
New study highlights importance of context to physical theories
A Swansea University scientist’s research into the geometrical characteristics of a physical theories is highlighted in a new paper.
Cerium sidelines silver to make drug precursor
Rice University lab’s process simplifies fluoroketone synthesis
KIMM develops all-round grippers for contact-free society
All-round grippers capable of working with various objects. Robotic manipulation of everyday tools boosts non-face-to-face services
Not all “good” cholesterol is healthy
The work shows that people with large HDL particles have an increased risk of myocardial infarction, while only small HDL particles are actually associated with decreased risk
Targeted spraying to prevent malaria in low-transmission setting halves cost of current practice
A study by Wits University scientists and partners has proved that a targeted malaria transmission prevention intervention is not inferior to the ‘blanket’ approach
Early PDA closure may improve outcomes in preterm infants
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital cardiologists evaluate the benefits of PDA closure prior to four weeks of age
University of Minnesota to host webinar – Is COVID-19 changing research ethics?
Nation’s experts will debate how to conduct fast research, save lives, and advance equity
Prioritizing the oldest for COVID-19 vaccines saves more lives, potential years of life
Findings challenge idea that older people with shorter life expectancies should rank lower in coronavirus immunization efforts
The key to proper muscle growth
When a muscle grows, because its owner is still growing too or has started exercising regularly, some of the stem cells in this muscle develop into new muscle cells. The same thing happens when an injured muscle starts to heal.…
Using neutron scattering to better understand milk composition
By using a more complex model for neutron scattering data, researchers can better understand the composition of materials such as milk
Measuring the tRNA world
Researchers have developed a method to quantify transfer RNAs
How photoblueing disturbs microscopy
The latest developments in fluorescence microscopy make it possible to image individual molecules in cells or molecular complexes with a spatial resolution of up to 20 nanometres. However, under certain circumstances, an effect occurs that falsifies the results: the laser…
UTA researcher explores effects of trauma at the cellular, tissue levels of the brain
Blast trauma and the human brain
Sensing robot healthcare helpers being developed at SFU
The current pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots currently being developed at SFU could be beneficial in the future
A missing protein promotes genetic instability in patients with Mulibrey syndrome
Researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), in collaboration with the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC) have studied the mechanisms behind the higher tendency of people with Mulibrey syndrome to develop tumours. Their…
Maternal instincts lead to social life of bees
The social life of bees: once solitary, behaviour plays a role in gene selection for socialness
Investigating dense plasmas with positron waves
Astrophysical and lab-created plasmas under the influence of magnetic fields are the source of intense study; new research seeks to understand the dynamics of position waves travelling through these clouds of highly ionized gas
New catalyst makes styrene manufacturing cheaper, greener
Chemical engineering researchers have developed a new catalyst that significantly increases yield in styrene manufacturing, while simultaneously reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. “Styrene is a synthetic chemical that is used to make a variety of plastics, resins and…
New insights into an ancient protein complex
Cells rely on membranes to protect themselves from the outside world. But these membranes can’t be fully closed because nutrients and other molecules have to be able to pass through. To achieve this, cell membranes have many types of channels…
New tools find COVID patients at highest risk of mechanical ventilation and death
A pair of novel calculators could help hospitals predict patient outcomes and better allocate scarce resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.
When young people start smoking
What The Study Did: Researchers in this observational study assess at what age young people ages 12 to 17 start using cigarettes. Authors: Adriana Pérez, Ph.D., of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in Austin, is the corresponding…
Nanoparticles help untangle Alzheimer’s disease amyloid beta plaques
New research shows that the protein that causes Alzheimer’s disease’s hallmark brain plaques clings to certain bowl-shaped nanoparticles, allowing researchers to better understand the disease and potentially providing a targeted therapeutic
New research finds exercise may help slow memory loss for people living with Alzheimer’s dementia
PHOENIX, Arizona, February 26, 2021- Promising new research shows aerobic exercise may help slow memory loss for older adults living with Alzheimer’s dementia. ASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Professor Fang Yu led a pilot randomized control trial…
Research reveals how bacteria defeat drugs that fight cystic fibrosis
MISSOULA – University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other drugs used to combat infections afflicting people with cystic fibrosis. The research was published Feb. 23 in the…
How housing discrimination affects environmental inequality
URBANA, Ill. – Economists and urban planners generally agree that local pollution sources disproportionally impact racial minorities in the U.S. The reasons for this are largely unclear, but a University of Illinois study provides new insights into the issue. “Our…
Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification
Based on a manual recently discovered in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, University of Copenhagen Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt has been able to help reconstruct the embalming process used to prepare ancient Egyptians for the afterlife. It is the oldest surviving manual…
Light-emitting tattoo engineered for the first time
Scientists at UCL and the IIT -Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) have created a temporary tattoo with light-emitting technology used in TV and smartphone screens, paving the way for a new type of “smart tattoo”.
Genes identified that increase the risk of obesity but also protect against disease
People living with obesity tend to have unhealthy glucose and lipid levels in their blood, as well as high blood pressure. As a result, they are more at risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. But scientists have observed that up…
Advanced practice nurses reduce hospitalizations from nursing home residents
MU study examines effectiveness of $35 million program designed to improve quality of care in nursing homes
Fujitsu and University of Toronto develop technology to optimize radiation treatment plans
The technology dramatically streamlines the creation of radiation treatment plans for Gamma Knife radiosurgery for brain tumors and other diseases