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UrduLong commute times and household crowding may be good predictors for a higher number of transmissible coronavirus cases in metropolitan settings, according to Cornell urban planning, architectural and public health researchers, in a study published in the journal Buildings and Cities.
Month: September 2021
Sunlight Can Break Down Marine Plastic into Tens of Thousands of Chemical Compounds, Study Finds
Sunlight was once thought to only fragment plastics in the marine environment into smaller particles that chemically resemble the original material and persist forever. However, scientists more recently have learned that sunlight also chemically transforms plastic into a suite of polymer-, dissolved-, and gas-phased products.
High-energy shape memory polymer could someday help robots flex their muscles
Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have developed a shape memory polymer that stores almost six times more energy than previous versions.
Stretching the capacity of flexible energy storage (video)
Researchers in ACS’ Nano Letters report a flexible supercapacitor with electrodes made of wrinkled titanium carbide — a type of MXene nanomaterial — that maintained its ability to store and release electronic charges after repetitive stretching.
Innovative Solutions Wanted Amidst Rapidly Rising Housing Costs
Ivory Innovations has opened nominations for the 4th Annual Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
In News12 The Bronx Blog, Green Bronx Machine’s Stephen Ritz Weighs in on Back-to-School
As New York City public schools prepare to welcome back students next week, Green Bronx Machine founder, urban farmer and educator Stephen Ritz recently shared his thoughts about the return to the classroom in these unprecedented times in a new blog published on New 12 The Bronx’s web site.
Efficiency Leap in Separating Para-xylene Using New Carbon Membranes
.Researchers at Georgia Tech have uncovered new insights into the fabrication of carbon membranes that have the potential to drive significant cost savings once the solution for xylene isolation separation is scaled for industrial use.
Uniformed Services University Signs Agreement with Indian Health Service
Medical, nursing, and graduate students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) can now add Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities to the list of sites where they can do their clinical rotations, thanks to a newly formed agreement between the university and the IHS.
Transatlantic slave trade introduced novel pathogenic viruses in the Americas
The transatlantic slave trade may have introduced new pathogenic viruses from Africa to North America that affected Indigenous communities, shows an analysis of ancient DNA published in eLife.
Human antibiotic use affects wild bears
Bears that are killed often end up in museum collections. New technology allows us to see how the genes in these bears have changed over the years, and the same applies to their bacteria.
“Emergency action on climate and nature crisis cannot wait for the pandemic”, says unprecedented joint editorial from health journals
Today medical, nursing and public health journals across the world have simultaneously published an editorial calling for world leaders to take emergency action to transform societies and limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health.
As more US adults intend to have covid vaccine, national study also finds more people feel it’s not needed
A peer-reviewed analysis of US national survey data of 75,000 adults shows, from early January to late March, a near “18 percentage point” increase of adults who have either had the COVID-19 vaccine jab or are willing to do have it.
Seven personality and behaviour traits identified in cats
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a new comprehensive questionnaire for surveying feline personality and behaviour.
Increased CO2 in the atmosphere makes dung beetles smaller
Climate change is a truth of the 21st century that is difficult to avoid.
New Receivers Achieve First Light, Set Record for Observational Capabilities at ALMA
A new set of receivers installed on antennas at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have achieved first light. With it, they set a new record for the longest wavelengths visible with the radio array.
Lung function appears to be unaffected after COVID-19 infection in young adults
COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults, according to new research presented at the ‘virtual’ European Respiratory Society International Congress today (Tuesday).
Chemotherapy drug puts young children with cancer at high risk of hearing loss
A chemotherapy drug known to cause hearing loss in children is more likely to do so the earlier in life children receive it, new UBC research has found.
Climate crisis could double frequency of extreme regional summer droughts in Europe
The ongoing climate crisis has already had drastic global impacts.
Morristown Medical Center Surgeons 1st in U.S. to Use Minimally Invasive Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) With Advanced Imaging for Flexible Scoliosis Correction
Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center fellowship-trained scoliosis surgeon Jason E. Lowenstein, MD, leads the only surgical team in New Jersey to use a new, FDA-approved tethering system for minimally invasive scoliosis surgery that provides for flexible spinal deformity correction and faster healing. The team is also the first in the nation to use a new type of portable CT scanner
to guide the procedure and actually “see” inside the spinal canal during the surgery using
Stryker’s SpineMap 3D in conjunction with the tether.
Offering help when it’s needed most
In the months that follow, after the recovery crews have packed up and gone home, hopelessness and isolation set in for many disaster victims. These are the times when mental health support is needed most, according to a WVU researcher.
Some coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming
Some coral communities are becoming more heat tolerant as ocean temperatures rise, offering hope for corals in a changing climate.
Valley Fever more common in Utah than previously thought, researchers find
A new research study reveals that Valley Fever, a fungal disease most commonly found in Arizona and California, may be more common in Utah than previously thought.
UniSA digs deep to prevent construction worker suicides
Every year 190 Australians working in the construction industry take their own lives – that’s one worker every second day. They’re confronting statistics, but for an industry that’s often fraught with risk and uncertainty, it’s a reality that the sector is determined to change.
Study Shows Contact with Police May Be Detrimental to Health, Well-Being of Black Youth
According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, exposure to police — even in instances in which the officers are providing assistance — may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth, especially males, and can be associated with poor mental health, substance use, risky sexual behaviors and impaired safety.
Providing Better Health Care to Women Who Have Been Incarcerated
Rutgers Women’s Health Institute addresses the unique health concerns of women reentering society after incarceration through a new state commission
Argonne and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association cooperate to develop battery recycling standards
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Argonne scientists receive Department of Energy funding for microelectronics research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded nearly $54 million to 10 new microelectronics research projects. Scientists Supratik Guha and Valerie Taylor at DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory will lead two of these projects.
UC San Diego Health Earns High Quality Marks, Saves Medicare Money
UC San Diego Health improved care for more than 32,000 Medicare beneficiaries in San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial Counties, and saved Medicare close to $7 million by utilizing population health technologies to exceed quality and cost goals in 2020.
Award-Winning Paper from Hackensack University Medical Center Researchers, Concludes Aspirin is Effective Treatment for Blood Clots Following Total Knee Replacement
Study finds: “Aspirin is effective in preventing propagation of infrapopliteal deep venous thrombosis following total knee arthroplasty” honored as Knee Society 2021 John N. Insall Award Winner
Lasting Immunity and Protection from New Single-Shot, Room-Temperature Stable COVID-19 Vaccine
Gene-based, single-dose AAVCOVID vaccine shown to offer disease protection in challenge study, and to elicit year-long immune response, according to new paper in Cell Host & Microbe.
Bacteria could learn to predict the future
Using computer simulations and a simple theoretical model, a new paper shows how bacteria could adapt to a fluctuating environment by learning its statistical regularities — for example, which nutrients tend to be correlated — and do so faster than evolutionary trial-and-error would normally allow.
UA Little Rock receives grant to commemorate history of Arkansas civil rights leader William Townsend
The Center for Arkansas History and Culture at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a grant to explore the cultural and political sphere of Dr. William Townsend, an Arkansas civil rights leader and the first African American licensed to practice optometry in the state.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Panel Issues Recommendations on Improving Treatment of Menopausal Women in the Workplace
Recommendations and offer advice for working women and their employers.
UA Little Rock Researcher Explores Community College Stigma in High School Seniors
Most high school seniors consider factors like cost, majors, and distance from home when deciding where to go to college. Bradley Griffith, a graduating Doctor of Education student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and director of fitness at John A. Logan College in Carterville, Illinois, thinks there is another very real, but invisible factor at play that affects where seniors go to college – community college stigma.
Coyotes studied as stand-ins for endangered ferrets
By testing easier-to-study coyotes, researchers from the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, in collaboration with the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, have identified a range of lethal diseases threatening black-footed ferrets – one of the most endangered animals in North America.
Spotlight on Malnutrition Month 2021: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Addresses Condition that Affects Many Hospitalized Seniors
During September, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Spotlight on Malnutrition Month 2021 will highlight initiatives that enable registered dietitian nutritionists and other health care providers help alleviate a condition that affects many seniors, especially those in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
مزيج العلاج بالأجسام المضادة أحادية النسيلة يقلل من الدخول إلى المستشفى بين مرضى فيروس كورونا المستجد (كوفيد-19) مرتفعي الخطورة
ولاية مينيسوتا- في دراسة رصدية، أبلغ باحثو مايو كلينك أن مزيج عقار كاسيريفيماب وإيميفيماب- علاجان بالأجسام المضادة أحادية النسيلة بموجب إذن الاستعمال الطارئ من قِبل إدارة الغذاء والدواء الأمريكية- يقي المرضى مرتفعي الخطورة من الدخول إلى المستشفى عند الإصابة المعتدلة إلى المتوسطة بفيروس كورونا المستجد (كوفيد-19).
单克隆抗体组合治疗可减少COVID-19高风险患者的住院
在一项观察性研究中，妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic)的研究人员发现，将casirivimab和imdevimab这两种经美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）紧急使用授权的单克隆抗体治疗结合使用，可让高风险患者在轻度或中度感染COVID-19（2019冠状病毒病）时免于住院治疗。目前该研究结果已发表在《柳叶刀》（Lancet）的子刊《临床医学电子杂志》（EClinicalMedicine）上。
Tratamento combinado de anticorpos monoclonais reduz hospitalização em pacientes de alto risco com COVID-19
Em um estudo observacional, pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic relatam que a combinação de casirivimabe e imdevimabe quando infectados com COVID-19 leve ou moderada. Essas conclusões foram publicadas na revista médica EClinicalMedicine da The Lancet.
Tratamiento con combinación de anticuerpos monoclonales disminuye hospitalizaciones en pacientes de alto riesgo que contraen COVID-19
Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic informan en un estudio observacional que la combinación de casirivimab e imdevimab evita la necesidad de hospitalizar a los pacientes de alto riesgo cuando sufren una infección leve a moderada de la COVID-19.
The Vilcek Foundation awards $250,000 in prizes to immigrant scientists
Vishva M. Dixit, Markita del Carpio Landry, Hani Goodarzi, and Harris Wang receive 2022 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science
FIELDING FOCUS | Covid-19 Conversation: Navigating Variants, Vaccines & Boosters
In this session, panelists Dr. Robert Kim-Farley (professor, departments of Epidemiology & Community Health Sciences) and Dr. Anne Rimoin (professor, Department of Epidemiology & director, Center for Global and Immigrant Health) will discuss the latest news on the pandemic in a conversation moderated by Dr. Ron Brookmeyer, dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health & distinguished professor, Department of Biostatistics.
Study identifies potential target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity
Researchers studying the enzyme DHPS have determined that blocking its activity in mouse macrophages leads to a reduction in proteins that drive inflammation during obesity, leading to improved glycemic control.
Soap study shows the value of global connections during the pandemic
Researchers at the University of Leeds deepened their understanding of a synthetic detergent without ever setting foot in the lab where their experiments took place.
Blood Cancers: Hidden Diseases with Many Treatments
When most people think about cancer, they tend to think of lumps and bumps, something visible they can see and touch. But with blood cancers, there are no immediate visible signs, just the effects of the cancer in the blood system. John Conti, M.D., explains more.
Setting a Scientific Foundation for Critical Materials
Critical materials are essential for many key technologies, including batteries and wind turbines. The Department of Energy is working to reduce the need for them, recycle them, and expand domestic sources of them.
Jacobs Foundation awards UCI $11 million to improve digital technologies for children
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 7, 2021 – In its latest commitment to advancing learning, the Jacobs Foundation has awarded a five-year, nearly $11 million grant to the University of California, Irvine for the creation of a collaborative network to help tailor digital technologies for children. Connecting the EdTech Research EcoSystem will bring together global leaders in computer science, psychology, neuroscience, education and educational technology in pursuit of this goal.
Remembering 9/11: A Legacy of Homeland Security
PNNL commemorates 9/11 and reflects on the 20 years of science and technology produced since to protect against threats and make America safer.
Optical Techniques Offer Fast, Efficient COVID-19 Detection
Without the prospect of herd immunity on the immediate horizon, speedy detection for COVID-19 remains imperative for helping to curb the pandemic. Point-of-care testing that can provide immediate results is an urgent need. Researchers investigated the opportunities and challenges in developing rapid COVID-19 sensing techniques and discuss the prospects of optical biosensors for point-of-care COVID-19 testing in the journal Applied Physics Reviews.
Eliminating cash could benefit average U.S. families
Soon, $50 and $100 bills may be a thing of the past.