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UrduWith eight months to go before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), an international survey experiment has found evidence of “overwhelming” support across seven major countries for governments to “do more” to protect the environment. The survey directly asks the…
Month: March 2021
March SLAS Discovery explores COVID-19 drug therapies six months later
Oak Brook, IL – The March edition of SLAS Discovery features the cover article, “Therapeutic and Vaccine Options for COVID-19: Status After 6 Months of the Disease Outbreak” by Christian Ogaugwu (Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria ), Dawid Maciorowski,…
Why COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods fall short and 3 ways to improve them
BINGHAMTON, NY – Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team including Binghamton University professor Nicole Hassoun suggests three ways to more fairly…
Top diversity and equity leaders in psychiatry offer guidelines for academic medicine
New article and commentary from American Journal of Psychiatry
Scoot Over! Study Reveals E-Scooter Use in Washington D.C.
Researchers Build First Model to Track Travel Patterns that Captures Built Environment Variables More Precisely
Boston College physicist Brian Zhou receives NSF CAREER Award
Funding will support spatially imaging the flow of photocurrents inside quantum materials
Virtually unlimited solar cell experiments
Researchers at Osaka University use machine learning to design and virtually test molecules for organic solar cells, which can lead to higher efficiency functional materials for renewable energy applications
Covid-19: How to do lockdown? Russian scientists may have an answer
Researchers modified the existing SIR class pandemic prediction model.
Bottling the world’s coldest plasma
Laser-cooled plasma-in-a-bottle could answer questions about the sun, fusion power
Half a trillion corals: world-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks
For the first time, scientists have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean–and evaluated their risk of extinction. While the answer to “how many coral species are there?” is ‘Googleable’, until now scientists didn’t know how many…
Will we enjoy work more once routine tasks are automated? – Not necessarily, a study shows
Will we enjoy our work more once routine tasks are automated? – Not necessarily, suggests a recent study Research conducted at Åbo Akademi University suggests that when routine work tasks are being replaced with intelligent technologies, the result may be…
New research will enhance corona safety during cruises
Managing passenger flows during pandemics – reducing the risk of contracting infectious diseases during seaborne transportation
Antibodies deplete cancer cells in mice and human cell lines; reach previously inaccessible targets
Three studies – one each in Science, Science Translational Medicine, and Science Immunology – reveal the promise of newly engineered bispecific antibodies, including by demonstrating their power against previously inaccessible tumor cell targets for the first time, in two cases.…
New treatment unlocks potential for baking raspberries
Raspberry muffins are in our future. Washington State University scientists have figured out a way to treat raspberries before they’re frozen so that they maintain their structure when thawed. The tart little berries are very delicate and freezing damages their…
How ‘great’ was the great oxygenation event?
A look at enzyme evolution suggests life figured out how to use oxygen long before the main event
Wrasses dazzle: how fairy wrasses got their flamboyant colours
Coral reef fish diverged in ‘evolutionary arms race’ during last ice age
Protein kinases significantly contribute to the immunodeficiency in HIV patients
Researchers determine the reason for the ineffectiveness of current drug therapies in restoring the immune system of some HIV patients
A new hub for developing medicines of the future at the University of Gothenburg
In recent years, techniques have been developed to treat diseases with what are known as oligonucleotide drugs, based on short DNA or RNA molecules. The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine at the University of Gothenburg has now been…
Visiting water bodies worth £700bn to economies, study finds
Europeans spend more than £700 billion (€800bn) a year on recreational visits to water bodies – but perceived poor water quality costs almost £90 billion (€100bn) in lost visits, a new study has found. The new research – led by…
UBCO economist says private security systems bar others from protection
Economically speaking, these systems only benefit a certain segment of society
Acute breakdown of the glial network in epilepsy
Tohoku University scientists and their colleagues in Germany have revealed that a first-time exposure to only a brief period of brain hyperactivity resulted in an acute breakdown of the inter-cellular network of glial cells. Pharmacological intervention of the glial plasticity…
The jaws of life – how hypoxia exposure affects jaw cartilage growth
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) observe underdeveloped jaw cartilage in newborn rats exposed to periods of low oxygen Tokyo, Japan – Breathing in adequate amounts of oxygen is critical for human life. However, certain disorders can cause…
Science takes guesswork out of cheese production and reduces waste
Researchers are helping take the guesswork out of cheese manufacturing by using science to better predict and control the ripening process.
RUDN University professor suggested how to calculate the implant materials permeability
An associate professor from RUDN University found out the effect of the number and size of pores on the permeability of bone implants by biological fluids. The results of the study could help choose the optimal physical parameters of implants.…
Examining the impact of climate change on Siberia’s stores of permafrost
Northumbria University is to play a leading role in a major study to assess the long-term impact of global warming on Siberia’s thawing permafrost
Benign bone tumors are common in kids — historical X-rays lend new insights
March 1, 2021 – Benign bone tumors may be present in nearly 20 percent of healthy children , based on a review of historical radiographs in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery . The journal is published in the…
Childhood exposure to diversity is best chance for community cohesion in immigration
New research from the University of Kent reveals social cohesion with immigration is best ensured through childhood exposure to diversity in local neighbourhoods, leading to acceptance of other groups. The research, which is published in Oxford Economic Papers , builds…
A new theory for how memories are stored in the brain
Research from the University of Kent has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for understanding brain and memory function. This discovery may be the beginning of a new understanding of brain function and in…
4D bioengineering materials bend, curve like natural tissue
Study published in Advanced Science
Understanding the spatial and temporal dimensions of landscape dynamics
Heidelberg geoinformation scientists develop new computer-based method to analyse topographic changes
Tundra vegetation shows similar patterns along microclimates from Arctic to sub-Antarctic
Researchers are in the search for generalisable rules and patterns in nature. Biogeographer Julia Kemppinen together with her colleagues tested if plant functional traits show similar patterns along microclimatic gradients across far-apart regions from the high-Arctic Svalbard to the sub-Antarctic…
New study challenges ‘established’ mechanism about selectivity of cellular ion channels
The study demonstrates the passage of sodium ions through a potassium ion channel, indicating that they are not as selective as previously thought
Transmission risk of COVID-19 from sewage spills into rivers can now be quickly quantified
Scientists have identified that the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through faecal contaminated river water. A team of researchers, including water quality, epidemiology, remote sensing and modelling experts, led by Dr Jamie Shutler at the University of Exeter, have developed…
Global warming poses threat to food chains
Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, new research shows. Scientists measured the transfer of energy from single-celled algae (phytoplankton) to small animals that eat them (zooplankton). The study – by…
Velcro-like cellular proteins key to tissue strength
Where do bodily tissues get their strength? New University of Colorado Boulder research provides important new clues to this long-standing mystery, identifying how specialized proteins called cadherins join forces to make cells stick–and stay stuck–together. The findings, published this week…
Scientists describe ‘hidden biodiversity crisis’ as variation within species is lost
Many of the benefits people receive from nature depend on diversity within species, but this intraspecific variation is poorly understood and declining rapidly
New study identifies mountain snowpack most “at-risk” from climate change
Scripps scientists theorize why snowpack in coastal regions, the Arctic, and the Western U.S. may be among the most at-risk for premature melt from rising temperatures
Deciphering the genetics behind eating disorders
By studying the genomes of more than 20,000 individuals, an international team is shedding light on the genetic links between eating disorders, mental illnesses and body weight regulation.
How a plant regulates its growth
Molecular mechanisms of polar growth in plants
New MHRP pre-clinical SHIV remission study shows progress in delaying viral load rebound
SILVER SPRING, Md. – A recent preclinical study by U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) researchers showed that an experimental therapy combining a TLR7 agonist and two broadly neutralizing antibodies delayed viral rebound in SHIV-infected macaques after antiretroviral therapy (ART)…
Mechanistic understanding of oxygen-redox processes in lithium-rich battery cathodes
Informing practical strategies towards higher energy density batteries
Socioeconomic status plays a major role in cognitive outcomes
Childhood cancer and its treatment can result in cognitive struggles. St. Jude scientists are studying the risk factors.
Study examines what makes people susceptible to fake health news
Source credibility, how info is presented have little influence; tagging unverified content makes difference
Genetic study uncovers hidden pieces of?eye disease?puzzle?
Scientists have taken a significant step forward in their search for the origin of a progressive eye condition which causes sight loss and can lead to corneal transplant. A new study into keratoconus by an international team of researchers, including…
Medical school curriculum takes aim at social determinants of health
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 1, 2021 – There is a growing recognition in health care that social factors such as racial bias, access to care and housing and food insecurity, have a significant impact on people’s health. Compounding and amplifying…
Addressing a complex world of pain in a single gene difference
A single letter difference in a single gene, inherited from both parents, spells a lifetime of anemia and pain for 20 million people, mostly of African ancestry, worldwide. Sickle cell disease (SCD) causes red blood cells to assume a sickle…
Vilcek Foundation allocates $150,000 for 2022 prizes honoring immigrant scientists
The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 to early-career immigrant researchers in biomedical science in 2022
Swapping alpha cells for beta cells to treat diabetes
Antibodies that convert glucagon-producing cells into insulin-producing ones cure mouse models of the disease
The selection of leaders of political parties through primary elections penalizes women
Researchers at the UPF Department of Political and Social Sciences, published in the journal Party Politics , concludes that the odds of women candidates winning in primary processes fall relative to other selection methods
Plants set a “bedtime” alarm to ensure their survival, new study shows.
Plants have a metabolic signal that adjusts their circadian clock in the evening to ensure they store enough energy to survive the night, a new study reveals. The research – involving scientists from the University of York – suggests this…