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UrduNew research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals that neurons in the visual cortex — the part of the brain that processes visual stimuli — change their responses to the same stimulus over time.
Month: August 2021
Every 46 Minutes a Child is Treated in a U.S. Emergency Department for an Injury from a Furniture or TV Tip-Over
Furniture and TV tip-overs are an important source of injury, especially for children younger than 6 years old. A recent study led by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that an estimated 560,200 children younger than 18 years old were treated in U.S. emergency departments for furniture or TV tip-over injuries from 1990 through 2019. In 2019, there were 11,521 injured children, which is an average of one child every 46 minutes.
Investors and scientists converge at 2021 DisrupTECH tech-transfer event
Cutting-edge technologies including more comfortable radiation therapy, ultrasonic aerospace testing, and advancements in hydrogen fuel cells were among 13 presentations to investors made by Laboratory scientists as part of the 2021 DisrupTECH event.
COVID-19 in children with cancer: Severe disease and disrupted treatment
Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the International Society of Paediatric Oncology report results from the Global Registry of COVID-19 and Childhood Cancer.
UTEP, UT Austin, UT System Join U.S. Space Force Partnership
The University of Texas at El Paso and The University of Texas at Austin signed agreements with the U. S. Space Force to provide advanced research and workforce development for the newest branch of the U.S. Armed Services. The University of Texas System signed an umbrella Memorandum of Understanding with the Space Force as part of the comprehensive agreement.
Glaucoma Research Foundation Earns Highest Rating from Charity Navigator for Fifth Consecutive Year
The 4-star rating is Charity Navigator’s highest rating, indicating that Glaucoma Research Foundation exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in its cause.
A new model for group decision-making shows how ‘followers’ can influence the outcome
From small committees to national elections, group decision-making can be complicated — and it may not always settle on the best choice.
Ultrafast electron microscopy leads to pivotal discovery
Argonne researchers used ultrafast electron microscopy to study a nanoscale phenomenon that occurs in less than a few hundred quadrillionths of a second. Insights from the study could aid in the development of new sensors and quantum devices.
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Dips, But Remains Potent Disease Deterrent
COVID-19 vaccines remain effective, but their potency has diminished in recent months, according to a nationwide study at eight sites, including Salt Lake City, Utah.
Clutter’s real effect on mental health, productivity in the office
Office clutter, such as extra papers, supplies or trash, can be a frustrating nuisance. Joseph Ferrari, a social-community psychologist at DePaul University, said it also can have a very real negative effect on mental health and productivity.
How extreme cold can crack lithium-ion battery materials, degrading performance
Storing the rechargeable batteries at sub-freezing temperatures can crack the battery cathode and separate it from other parts of the battery, a new study shows.
Inflammatory Proteins Help Better Diagnose Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Testing for some inflammatory proteins associated with the nervous and immune systems will help diagnose the earlier onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a Rutgers study.
Cultural backlash: Is LGBTQ progress an attack on Christianity?
New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains why some Christians view recent LGBTQ progress as a threat and offers possible interventions to reduce such all-or-nothing beliefs.
Experts available to discuss 20th anniversary of 9/11
As the United States approaches the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001, DePaul University faculty and experts are available to give commentary and insight. Their expertise is wide-ranging, including foreign relations, diplomacy, history and religion.
American Society of Anesthesiologists Hosts ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021
CHICAGO – Higher socioeconomic status does not lead to equal mortality rates for minority children undergoing surgery compared to white children. Cancer patients may live longer if they are given an anti-nausea drug before surgery. Laboring women with symptomatic COVID-19 are more likely to have cesarean sections than those who are asymptomatic. These studies are among the significant research being presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Oct. 8-12, in San Diego.
Ending prices with “.99” can backfire on sellers
Setting a price just below a round number ($39.99 instead of $40) may lead consumers into thinking a product is less expensive than it really is – but it can sometimes backfire on sellers, a new study shows.
New Initiative to Help Unravel Cosmic Mysteries with Big Data
An expansive, multi-year collaboration will create new software to analyze the datasets from the upcoming Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
Thorium-228 supply ripe for research into medical applications
ORNL produces Th-228 for the Department of Energy’s Isotope Program in large quantities as a byproduct of the process to produce actinium-227. Researchers hope studies looking at different medical applications for the isotope will grow customer demand for it.
FSU expert available to discuss wildfire modeling
By: Bill Wellock | Published: August 26, 2021 | 10:49 am | SHARE: Every summer, communities across the country are threatened by wildfires. To help firefighters and land managers mitigate the destructiveness of fires, one of the tools they use is modeling software that predicts what a fire is likely to do next.Bryan Quaife, an assistant professor in the Florida State University Department of Scientific Computing and a faculty associate in the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute at FSU, studies fire modeling and fire dynamics.
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology names 2022 award winners
The winners were nominated by colleagues and other leaders in their fields for making significant contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology and the training of emerging scientists.
UCLA researchers to present on latest research and clinical advancements at American Urological Association Annual Meeting
Physicians and scientists from UCLA will be joining thousands of urology experts on Sept. 10 to Sept. 13 for the virtual American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting.
Dust collected from campus buildings will help track COVID-19
Researchers are collecting dust from 50 buildings on The Ohio State University campus this fall to monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 and track the virus’s variants. Their analyses and experiments are designed to help the university understand where COVID-19 pockets might exist as the campus opens to near-pre-pandemic levels this fall.
Maternal obesity during pregnancy linked to higher risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring
Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy may have a heightened risk of developing colorectal cancer later in life, according to new research led by public health experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Department of Energy Announces $17.5 Million for Particle Accelerators for Science & Society and Workforce Training
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $17.5 million in funding for advanced research projects in particle accelerator science and technology as well as university-based traineeships that will build a diverse, skilled pipeline of American scientists and engineers in the fields of high energy physics accelerators and instrumentation.
Claim that the first COVID-19 vaccine that was approved by the FDA is somehow different than than the “Pfizer vaccine” currently available is misleading
In the podcast and video show “War Room” hosted by Steve Bannon, Dr. Robert Malone claimed that the “mainstream media is lying” and suggested that the vaccine that was approved by the FDA is somehow different than the “Pfizer vaccine” currently available under emergency use authorization.
History of human antibiotic use written in the oral bacteria of wild brown bears
An international team of researchers used historical museum collections to study the effects of human-made antibiotics over the entire history of their application.
Symptomatic COVID patients are more contagious
Individuals with COVID-19 are most likely to spread the virus to close contacts two days before the onset of symptoms to three days after symptoms appear, and the risk of transmission is highest when patients had mild or moderate disease severity, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia.
Massive Study Links Nearly 600 Genomic Regions to Self-Regulating Behaviors
Researchers identified 579 locations in the human genome associated with a predisposition to self-regulation-related behaviors, such as addiction. With data from 1.5 million people of European descent, the effort is one of the largest genome-wide association studies to date.
Rutgers Emergency Department Doctor Cautions Public on the Dangers of Viral Milk Crate Challenge
Professor Lewis Nelson, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, is available to discuss the dangers of participating in the viral social media trend, the milk crate challenge. “The risks and costs involved…
Despite concerns, pandemic did not increase suicidal thoughts in veterans
Many public health experts feared the COVID-19 pandemic would cause an increase in suicidal behavior among U.S. military veterans, a group that already has high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder and which experienced a 30% surge in suicides between 2010 and 2018.
Secondhand Smoke Impairs Heart Tissue Cells and Vascular Smooth Muscle Constriction
Rockville, Md. (August 26, 2021)—Chronic exposure to an “environmentally relevant concentration” of secondhand smoke (SHS) impairs mesenteric arterial myocyte electrophysiology (muscle cells within heart tissue) and myogenic tone (constriction of vascular smooth muscle), according to a new study conducted in…
Tropical forests in Africa’s mountains store more carbon than previously thought – but are disappearing fast
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being cleared.
Pictograms are first written accounts of earthquakes in pre-Hispanic Mexico
The Codex Telleriano Remensis, created in the 16th century in Mexico, depicts earthquakes in pictograms that are the first written evidence of earthquakes in the Americas in pre-Hispanic times, according to a pair of researchers who have systematically studied the country’s historical earthquakes.
UK HealthCare Launches Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
UK HealthCare recently launched a new Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor Clinical and Research Program to improve treatment for children diagnosed with or at high risk for developing rare neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). This program is a joint effort between the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the Kentucky Children’s Hospital and is one of only a handful of centers specializing in this field in the world.
‘Young, Gifted, and Black’: Nationally traveling exhibition reopens UIC’s Gallery 400
The exhibition runs from Sept. 2 through Dec. 11 with multiple events featuring ‘Young, Gifted, and Black’ artists
Increase in registration of dementia as a cause of death
Over the past 20 years an increasing number of deaths have been registered with dementia as the underlying cause of death.
Albany Law School Professor Available to Speak on International Law Issues of Afghanistan Withdrawal
Dr. Alexandra R. Harrington – founder and Executive Director of the Center for Global Governance and Emerging Law and Research Director of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law – is available to speak about the continuing withdrawal of…
Some Hummingbird Females Look Like Males to Evade Harassment
New research on the glittering White-necked Jacobin hummingbird reveals nearly 20% of the species’ adult females have male-like plumage. This strategy is all about dodging bullies and getting better access to food.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 face higher risk of pre-eclampsia, study shows
A review of the scientific literature published by Brazilian researchers shows that pregnant women infected by the novel coronavirus run a higher risk of developing pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by persistent high blood pressure, usually in the second half of pregnancy or shortly after delivery.
Dams ineffective for cold-water conservation
Dams poorly mimic the temperature patterns California streams require to support the state’s native salmon and trout — more than three-quarters of which risk extinction.
Center Awarded New Jersey Department of Education Program Grant
The Rutgers School of Public Health’s New Jersey Safe Schools Program has received a New Jersey Department of Education Training Program Grant, NJ Safe Schools Cohort of New Work-Based Learning Teachers, which will aid in the development and delivery of supervisory-level secondary education professional certification training focusing on work-based learning experiences to New Jersey secondary school teachers and administrators.
New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life
A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate the search for life outside our Solar System.
New cell phone and smart watch models can interfere with pacemakers and defibrillators
After reports of smart phone and watch interference with implanted medical devices, investigators affiliated with the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the US Food and Drug Administration conducted a study
Fighting Hunger With A New Kind of AI Founded by HU professor
The ThoughtAI system offers real-time market information, supply chain transparency, and accessibility to smallholder farmers across remote communities through its remote Crop Test Center infrastructures. Suitable for both online and offline markets, Zowasel can now ensure traceability and sustainability data directly from grassroot providers.
New Appointment in Penn Nursing’s Center for Global Women’s Health
– Monique Howard, EdD, MPH, has been appointed the inaugural Senior Director of Women’s Health Initiatives. This new position will work to heighten visibility and strengthen both research and programming that originates out of the Center for Global Women’s Health (CGWH).
Artificial intelligence to help predict Arctic sea ice loss
A new AI (artificial intelligence) tool is set to enable scientists to more accurately forecast Arctic sea ice conditions months into the future.
الصمغ الطبي يوقف النزف في ثوانٍ، مستوحى من محار البرنقيل
طوّر باحثو مايو كلينك وزملاؤهم في معهد ماساتشوستس للتكنولوجيا (MIT) معجونًا سريع الالتصاق يمكنه إيقاف نزيف الأعضاء بشكل مستقل دون تخثر. التفاصيل منشورة في مجلة الهندسة الطبية الحيوية لنيتشر.
Paper reviews gut microbiome (bacterial and fungal communities) health for fighting depression during COVID-19 pandemic
In their paper, published Aug. 24 in the Frontiers of Nutrition, Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum and colleagues from CWRU, UH Cleveland Medical Center, BIOHM Health, and Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, examined current literature about the microbiome and gut-brain axis to advance a potential complementary approach to address depression and depressive disorders that have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clair Global partners with Harrisburg University on concert sound, certificate program
Clair Global to co-develop production, system integration certificate program at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
University of Kentucky Study: Healthy Dietary Intake Associated With Lower Brain Iron, Better Cognition in Older Adults
Research conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients is associated with lower brain iron concentration and better cognitive performance in older adults.