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Month: June 2021
Make COVID jab free for everyone in India to boost uptake and curb death toll
And expedite approval of foreign vaccines, urge experts
Alternatives to plastic straws: Which materials are suitable?
Communication No 016/2021 from the BfR of 27 May 2021
Mini bone marrow model predicts response to blood disorder treatment
Scientists have described a miniature 3D bone marrow model that can both predict the response of patients to a new therapy for blood platelet disorders and facilitate studies to better understand these disorders
Solar energy-driven sustainable process for synthesis of ethylene glycol from methanol
The photochemistry of the future will spring up human industry without smoke, and bring a brighter civilization based on the utilization of solar energy instead of fossil energy. Photochemistry has been used in controlling many reaction processes, especially for the…
Making batteries live longer with ultrathin lithium
Researchers from Korea utilized LiNO3 pre-planted lithium particles to design a stable, long-lasting lithium metal battery
It’s never too early to begin healthy eating habits
New randomized trial shows promoting healthy guidelines result
Curtin study finds WA’s natural ‘museums of biodiversity’ at risk
Up to three quarters of the biodiversity living on Western Australia’s iconic ironstone mountains in the State’s Mid West (known as Banded Iron Formations) could be difficult or impossible to return quickly to its previous state after the landscape has…
REsolution: Opening the gates for new medicines
The new REsolution consortium is a public-private research partnership, supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), with nine partners from academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Starting on June 1, 2021 and with a duration of 2 years, the project aims…
CorePower Magnetics announces completion of exclusive licenses
CorePower Magnetics also names CEO to drive next generation magnetics technology commercialization
Deep impact of superficial skin inking: Acoustic analysis of underlying tissue
Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal . In this article the authors Craig S. Carlson and Michiel Postema, from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland discuss deep impact of superficial skin…
Researchers develop proof-of-concept treatment that elevates adult and fetal hemoglobin
CHOP study shows vector developed to treat blood disorders could simultaneously reactivate fetal hemoglobin, suppress mutant adult hemoglobin, and supply functional adult hemoglobin
Study reveals diverse magnetic fields in solar-type star-forming cores
Magnetic fields are ubiquitous throughout our Milky Way Galaxy and play a crucial role in all dynamics of interstellar medium. However, questions like how Solar-type stars form out of magnetized molecular clouds, whether the role of magnetic fields changes at…
Antibodies produced in the lung can prevent respiratory infections from becoming severe
Understanding how antibodies and antibody-secreting cells can fight against lung infection will provide new directions for improving vaccines to prevent severe respiratory infection and for designing treatments that cure respiratory infections
New algorithm could help enable next-generation deep brain stimulation devices
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — By delivering small electrical pulses directly to the brain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can ease tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease or help relieve chronic pain. The technique works well for many patients, but researchers would…
Bar-Ilan University researchers increase life expectancy in mice by an average of 30%
The mechanism through which the protein SIRT6 acts as a ‘fountain of youth’ allows old mice to conduct the same level of vigorous activity as their young counterparts, without becoming frail
Modulating rapamycin target protein promotes autophagy, lowering toxic Huntingtin protein
Experiments with small molecule have implications for research on aging.
More salmonella infections in Europe: Hygiene rules help prepare poultry safely
Special care when handling raw meat and thorough cooking can prevent illnesses
The evolutionary fates of supergenes unmasked
While the term “supergene” may bring to mind the genetic hocus-pocus of Peter Parker’s transformation into Spiderman, supergenes are actually fairly common phenomena in the realm of biology. A supergene refers to a genomic region containing multiple genes or genetic…
Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disease severity
Observational studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding. A study published in PLOS Medicine by Guillaume Butler-Laporte and Tomoko Nakanishi at McGill University in Quebec,…
WVU designated as one of only eight ECHO Superhub sites in the US
With the designation, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute program can now lend resources and expertise to health providers beyond West Virginia
Study: Parler provided echo chamber for vaccine misinformation, conspiracy theories
Analysis shows posters followed themes; can help guide future health communications
Mumpreneur success still requires conventional masculine behaviour
A new study led by Kent Business School, University of Kent, finds that whilst the mumpreneur identity may enable women to participate in the business world and be recognised as ‘proper’ entrepreneurs, this success is dependent on alignment with the…
Scientists demonstrate a better, more eco-friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is used to disinfect minor cuts at home and for oxidative reactions in industrial manufacturing. Now, the pandemic has further fueled demand for this chemical and its antiseptic properties. While affordable at the…
Study pinpoints key causes of ocean circulation change
Researchers have identified the key factors that influence a vital pattern of ocean currents. The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) carries warm water from the tropics northward. Many scientists think that this heat transport makes areas including north-west Europe and…
Junk food game helps people eat less and lose weight
Using a brain-training app helps people eat less junk food and lose weight, new research suggests. The Food Trainer (FoodT app) trains people to tap on images of healthy foods – but to stop when they see unhealthy snacks, creating…
Turbulence in interstellar gas clouds reveals multi-fractal structures
In interstellar dust clouds, turbulence must first dissipate before a star can form through gravity. A German-French research team has now discovered that the kinetic energy of the turbulence comes to rest in a space that is very small on…
How do plants hedge their bets?
In some environments there is no way for a seed to know for sure when the best time to germinate is. In spring, cues like light, temperature and water may suggest to seeds that conditions are optimal for germination, but…
‘A new era of computing’
John Martinis is awarded the John Stewart Bell Prize for research on fundamental issues in quantum mechanics and their applications
If countries implement Paris pledges with cuts to aerosols, millions of lives can be saved
A strategic approach to reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution can reap major health and temperature benefits, according to new UC San Diego research
Diet plays critical role in NASH progressing to liver cancer in mouse model
When fed diet high in fat and cholesterol, mice that overate became obese, diabetic and developed NASH, which progressed to kidney and cardiovascular disease and liver cancer
Analysis reveals global ‘hot spots’ where new coronaviruses may emerge
Forest fragmentation, agricultural expansion and concentrated livestock production in China and Southeast Asia are bringing humans into closer contact with bats known to carry zoonotic diseases
ALS development could be triggered by loss of network connections in the spinal cord
ALS is a very severe neurodegenerative disease in which nerve cells in the spinal cord controlling muscles and movement slowly die. There is no effective treatment and the average life expectancy after being diagnosed with ALS is usually short. Because…
An academic role model
Earth science faculty member will apply her early career award to opening up geoscience to others
Why deep freezing iron-based materials makes them both magnetic and superconducting
Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK have uncovered a new mechanism for enabling magnetism and superconductivity to co-exist in the same material.
A new model enables the recreation of the family tree of complex networks
In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a research team of the Institute of Complex Systems of the University of Barcelona (UBICS) analysed the time evolution of real complex networks and developed a…
Improved detection of atrial fibrillation could prevent disabling strokes
Results from clinical trial expected to significantly change how clinicians monitor for atrial fibrillation in Alberta stroke patients
Trust among corvids
Siberian jays are group living birds within the corvid family that employ a wide repertoire of calls to warn each other of predators. Sporadically, however, birds use one of these calls to trick their neighbouring conspecifics and gain access to…
Head injury and concussion in toddlers: Early detection of symptoms is vital
A research team led by scientists at Université de Montréal has developed a unique observational tool for assessing children up to 5 years of age who have had a concussion. The work is explained in a study published in the…
New device helps restore penile length and sexual function after prostate cancer surgery
June 1, 2021 – A new type of penile traction therapy (PTT) device can increase penile length and preserve erectile function in men who have undergone prostate cancer surgery (prostatectomy) , reports a clinical trial in The Journal of Urology®…
How the major Swedish forest fire of 2014 affected the ecosystem
Swedish researchers from institutions including Uppsala University have spent four years gathering data from the areas affected by the major forest fire of 2014. In their study of how the ecosystem as a whole has been altered, they could see…
International study of weight stigma reveals similar, pervasive experiences
Findings also show negative implications of weight stigma for healthcare
A new direction of topological research is ready for take off
In a joint effort, ct.qmat scientists from Dresden, Rostock, and Würzburg have accomplished non-Hermitian topological states of matter in topolectric circuits. The latter acronym refers to topological and electrical, giving a name to the realization of synthetic topological matter in…
The narrative of becoming a leader is rooted in culture
The growth stories of Finnish leaders repeat the same elements as the leadership stories in the beloved Finnish literary masterpieces The Unknown Soldier and Under the North Star
How space weather affects energy infrastructure
UTA researcher aims to mitigate solar flare effects on electrical grids
New method to improve durability of nano-electronic components, further semiconductor manufacturing
University of South Florida researchers recently developed a novel approach to mitigating electromigration in nanoscale electronic interconnects that are ubiquitous in state-of-the-art integrated circuits. This was achieved by coating copper metal interconnects with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), an atomically-thin insulating…
Men make more extreme choices and decisions, find scientists
Revealed: Men and women do think and act differently
Air quality improved during India lockdown, study shows
Research by scientists from University of Southampton (UK) and the Central University of Jharkhand (India) and has shown the first COVID-19 lockdown in India led to an improvement in air quality and a reduction in land surface temperature in major…
‘Electronic nose’ accurately sniffs out hard-to-detect cancers
Penn-developed odor test spotted cancer with up to 95 percent accuracy
Seeking sustainable solutions for the global challenge of safe drinking water
Pitt’s Leanne Gilbertson will use a $500K CAREER award to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal to ensure access to clean water