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UrduAs Oscars viewership has plummeted, positive news for the film industry can be gleaned from the increasing fragmentation of movie audiences, a trend that is paving the way for filmmakers who might have struggled to produce motion pictures that were previously deemed as less commercially viable.
Month: May 2021
Older Adults with Cerebral Palsy Need More, Receive Less Physical Therapy for Painful Conditions
Older adults with cerebral palsy are more likely to experience debilitating pains of musculoskeletal conditions, but researchers found they receive significantly less physical therapy for those ailments. The lead author says the results, while staggering, support their hypothesis that people with CP receive inequitable health care.
Researchers Create New CRISPR Tools to Help Contain Mosquito Disease Transmission
Scientists have developed a toolkit that helps pave the way to a gene drive designed to stop Culex mosquitoes from spreading disease. Culex mosquitoes spread devastating afflictions stemming from West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus and the pathogen causing avian malaria.
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA: CIHR to Launch New Framework that will Harness Canadian Research Excellence to Promote Global Health Equity
Monday, May 31st, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (ET)
New tool activates deep brain neurons by combining ultrasound, genetics
A team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new brain stimulation technique using focused ultrasound that is able to turn specific types of neurons in the brain on and off and precisely control motor activity without surgical device implantation.
Same Difference: Two Halves of The Hippocampus Have Different Gene Activity
DALLAS – May 28, 2021 – A study of gene activity in the brain’s hippocampus, led by UT Southwestern researchers, has identified marked differences between the region’s anterior and posterior portions. The findings, published today in Neuron, could shed light on a variety of brain disorders that involve the hippocampus and may eventually help lead to new, targeted treatments.
Know the Risks of Dry Drowning and Secondary Drowning: You May Save a Life
Many people will be out on the water this Memorial Day weekend. Knowing the risks of drowning just might help save a life.
COVID-19 kept our parks busy, but not everyone ventured outside
Public use of parks and reserves increased only slightly during last year’s COVID-19 national lockdown despite gyms and sports facilities shutting down, a University of Queensland study found.
First Responders for Mental Health Challenges
Mental Health First Aid training program empowers CSU faculty to become mental health allies for students.
Pioneering single-dose radiotherapy for breast cancer treatment
A breast cancer therapy that requires just one shot of radiotherapy is as effective as traditional radiotherapy, and avoids potential damage to nearby organs, according to a paper by UCL experts.
Researchers Discover Drug that Blocks Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Mice
A small molecule STING agonist was highly protective against the virus that causes COVID-19 and likely other coronaviruses
Oakley® to be official eyewear provider for UCI’s esports athletes
Irvine, Calif., May 28, 2021 — The University of California, Irvine’s esports program has announced a partnership with Oakley, a leader in sport performance and optical innovation. During the yearlong partnership, Oakley will provide UCI esports student athletes with eyewear equipped with Prizm™ Gaming Lens Technology.
Dra. Cheryl Willlman nombrada directora ejecutiva de los programas oncológicos de Mayo Clinic y directora del Centro Oncológico Integral de Mayo Clinic
La Dra. Cheryl Willman fue nombrada directora ejecutiva de los programas oncológicos de Mayo Clinic y directora del Centro Oncológico Integral de Mayo Clinic.
Dark Energy Survey releases most precise look at the universe’s evolution
The Dark Energy Survey collaboration has created the largest ever maps of the distribution and shapes of galaxies, tracing both ordinary and dark matter in the universe out to a distance of over 7 billion light years. The results are based on the first three years of data from the survey.
Task force gives guidance on classifying neonatal seizures – An ILAE podcast
ILAE has published guidelines on classifying seizures and epilepsies, but those classifications don’t account for seizures in newborn babies. Two ILAE task forces spent several years on a position paper that modifies the seizure and epilepsy classifications for neonatal seizures.
Japan’s hands-off formula in disciplining schoolchildren works. Is it worth a try elsewhere?
A study examining Japanese schools’ hands-off approach when children fight showed it could create opportunities for autonomy and encourage ownership of solutions, suggesting a new strategy in handling kids squabbles in other countries.
Cornell College students accepted into top health programs
The staff and faculty with Cornell College’s Dimensions Program for Health Professions are all smiles as they continue to hear the good news that many students have been accepted into top-tier graduate programs.
Why it’s important to treat your child’s allergies if they have asthma
Springtime can be difficult on children who have to deal with allergies on top of their asthma.
Providing more low-value care doesn’t lead to higher patient experience ratings
Many healthcare providers and policy makers fear that increased pressure to please patients — and ensure high satisfaction ratings as a result — could lead to overuse of low-value care that doesn’t provide any clinical benefit while unnecessarily ratcheting up medical bills. But new research from the University of Chicago and Harvard Medical School may alleviate some of those concerns.
Waking just one hour earlier cuts depression risk by double digits
Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person’s risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published May 26 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
May: Stroke Awareness Month
May is Stroke Awareness Month, a time to increase awareness about the signs and symptoms of stroke and the need to seek medical treatment as quickly as possible when a stroke occurs.
Cholesterol-carrying protein found to help suppress immune response in pancreatic tumor microenvironment
The protein ApoE has known roles in cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s — new research implicates it in pancreatic cancer.
‘Good’ Bacteria Show Promise for Clinical Treatment of Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates that a consortium of bacteria designed to complement missing or underrepresented functions in the imbalanced microbiome of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, prevented and treated chronic immune-mediated colitis in humanized mouse models.
Horror films as a reimagined space for healing
A new article examines how the depiction of a “final girl’s” struggle after survival in a horror film – how she has been vilified and dismissed, but ultimately proven right – might offer trauma survivors the chance to see a bit of themselves on the big screen.
GREEN BRONX MACHINE’S LET’S LEARN WITH MISTER RITZ TO PREMIERE ON BRONXNET ON JUNE 1
Green Bronx Machine announced today a new partnership with BronxNet, a public affairs television station addressing the concerns, interests and cultures of the people of the Bronx, to bring episodes of Let’s Learn with Mister Ritz to its viewers starting on Tuesday, June 1.
DNA-based material with tunable properties
While DNA is often idealised as the molecule of life, it is also a highly sophisticated polymer that can be used for next-generation materials. Beyond the fact that it can store information, further fascinating aspects of DNA are its geometric and topological properties, such as knotting and super-coiling. Indeed, very much like a twisted telephone cord, DNA is often found coiled up inside bacteria and other cells and even knotted in viruses.
World Vape Day: BAT’s review highlights 10 years of scientific evidence on vaping
Multiple scientific studies show switching completely to vaping with high-quality products has reduced health risks compared to smoking, contrary to many consumer beliefs Study data indicates that vaping products can provide an alternative for smokers who would not otherwise quit…
Moving one step closer to personalized anesthesia
EPFL researchers have developed a device that can continuously measure the blood concentration of propofol – one of the main compounds used in anesthetics – in patients as they are being operated on.
Watch me move it, move it: Gliding structure in Mycoplasma mobile revealed
Researchers detect internal motor structure of Mycoplasma mobile using high-speed atomic force microscopy
Natural gas pipeline density higher overall in more vulnerable US counties
An analysis led by North Carolina State University researchers found counties with more socially vulnerable populations had a higher density of natural gas pipelines overall. The findings suggest counties that are more socially vulnerable are also at greater risk of…
Better choice of contraceptives can prevent breast cancer
An EPFL study into the distinct biological effects of different progestins on the breast shows that contraceptive-related breast cancer can be prevented by more informed choices about the composition of contraceptives.
New drug combo found effective against high-risk leukaemia
New drug combination found to be effective against high-risk leukaemia
A new light-sheet microscopy unit enables an extended field of view and reduced photodamage
Contributing to embryogenesis and pathogenesis through long-term in vivo molecular imaging
A helping hand for working robots
A reimagined robot hand combines strength with resilience, sidestepping the problems that accompany existing designs.
The properties of non-racemic dihydrofurans have been studied at Samara Polytech
This will make it possible to create bioactive compounds
Plant flowering in low-nitrogen soils: A mechanism revealed
Scientists from Japan, Europe and the USA have described a pathway leading to the accelerated flowering of plants in low-nitrogen soils. These findings could eventually lead to increases in agricultural production. Nitrogen is one of the three macronutrients required by…
New insights into switchable MOF structures
Metal-organic framework compounds (MOFs) consist of inorganic and organic groups and are characterised by a large number of pores into which other molecules can be incorporated. MOFs are therefore interesting for many applications, for example for the storage of gases,…
Reef-building corals and the microscopic algae within their cells evolve together
Genetics of coral-algal partnerships may have conservation implications
FAPESP will discuss an integrative approach to clinical long-term effects of COVID-19
Renowned scientists sharing their research and clinical practice will take part at the webinar. They will tackle the patients’ evolving clinical conditions and the challenges of dealing with the subacute phase.
Study of Fe2+ ions contributes to further understanding of magnetoelectric coupling
A paper by Kazan Federal University saw light in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
DFG to fund eleven new collaborative research centers
Topics range from constructing explainability to the tropopause region and human categorisation / €138 million in funding for an initial period of four years
Research: Countries in violation of Baltic Sea Convention, polluting marine environment
The countries around the Baltic Sea do not respect their binding international agreement to reduce agricultural pollution of the marine environment.
Chimaeroid from Early Cretaceous reassessed in light of new data
A paper went out in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Pathological aspects of leprosy
Leprosy remains one of the biggest public health problems in many countries. It is a complex disease in several aspects, including clinical, histopathological, and molecular. This book is written to help different professionals (medical students, physicians, pathologists, researchers, and others)…
Safe laboratory-made molecules for global vaccination success
Chemists succeed in artificially manufacturing important building blocks for mRNA vaccines
40 top scientists to WHO: requirements for ventilation systems must be reinforced
The group of experts includes Professor and Academician of Tallinn University of Technology Jarek Kurnitski, who said that improving ventilation can be regarded more broadly as a paradigm shift equal in scale to the transformation in the standards of drinking…
Open, expressive family life may reduce social deprivation effects among adopted children
WHAT: An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of…
Peptide nanoparticles marked for in vitro visualization
A joint research by Kazan Federal University and Chinese Academy Sciences has been published in Chemical Engineering Journal.
Proton’s travel route in polymers could lead the way to clean fuels
Researchers explore proton transport in thin film polymers containing various concentrations of an organic acid group found in biomaterials
Detecting skin disorders based on tissue stiffness with a soft sensing device
By putting a piece of soft, strain-sensing sheet on the skin may be able to detect skin disorders non-invasively and in real-time very soon. A research team co-led by a scientist from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has designed…