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UrduStep counts—a measure of physical activity—were markedly lower early in the COVID-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic and remained lower, on average, in the two years following the onset of the global pandemic.
Month: August 2022
UCSF-Led Research Team Reveals Mechanisms at Work in Progression of Pancreatic Cysts to Cancer
A UC San Francisco-led team of international researchers has outlined the comprehensive immune landscape and microbiome of pancreatic cysts as they progress from benign cysts to pancreatic cancer. Their findings, publishing August 31 in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, could reveal the mechanism of neoplastic progression and provide targets for immunotherapy to inhibit progression or treat invasive disease.
August Research Highlights
A Roundup of the Latest Medical Discoveries and Faculty News at Cedars-Sinai
Ed Clark Appointed CSU Chief Information Officer
The California State University (CSU) has appointed Ed Clark, Ed.D., to serve as Chief Information Officer. Dr. Clark currently serves as the Vice President for Innovation and Technology Services, CIO and Chief Digital Officer at the University of St. Thomas, the largest private college in Minnesota.
Scientists discover compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria
University researchers have found a naturally occurring compound, known as hydroquinine, has bacterial killing activity against several microorganisms.
妙佑医疗中心专家称吞咽问题有时不仅仅是意外
吞咽时如果食物或饮料意外地进入错误部位，就会产生不适感，许多人都有过这种经历。但吞咽问题有时会成为慢性问题，并可能是某种应该予以治疗的疾病的征兆。妙佑伦敦医疗中心的胃肠科医生James East医学博士解释了为什么会发生吞咽困难以及如何解决这个问题。
New algorithm uncovers the secrets of cell factories
Drug molecules and biofuels can be made to order by living cell factories, where biological enzymes do the job.
خبير من مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية يتحدث عن مشكلات البلع ومتى تكون أكثر من مجرد حادث
يعاني الكثير من الناس من الانزعاج بسبب انتقال الطعام أو المشروبات دون قصد إلى المكان الخطأ عند البلع، لكن مشاكل البلع تصبح أحيانًا مزمنة وقد تكون علامة لحالة صحية يجب علاجها. يبيّن جيمس إيست، دكتور الطب، طبيب الجهاز الهضمي في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، سبب صعوبة البلع لدى الأشخاص وكيفية علاج هذه المشكلة.
Pakistan flooding: Public health, malnutrition and vulnerable communities are key concerns
Deadly flooding in Pakistan has already claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, caused an estimated $10 billion in damage and created a 62-mile wide inland lake. The Univesity of Delaware boasts several experts from its Disaster Research Center…
Dealing with angry customers on social media? De-escalate the high arousal with active listening and empathy
Researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dartmouth College, Babson College, and LUISS University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that shows how to de-escalate customer anger on social media sites by using language that signals active listening and empathy.
New way found to turn number seven plastic into valuable products
A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste.
Especialista da Mayo Clinic Healthcare explica quando os problemas para engolir são mais que um acidente
Muitas pessoas já experimentaram o desconforto de ter alimentos ou bebidas descendo acidentalmente pelo lugar errado ao engolir. Entretanto, problemas para engolir muitas vezes se tornam crônicos e podem ser um sinal de alguma doença que precisa ser tratada.
Tracking Jets in Hot Quark Soup Reveals a Mechanism of ‘Quenching’
Colliding atomic nuclei at very high energies “melts” the boundaries of individual protons and neutrons, setting quarks and gluons to form a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). Quarks or gluons in the colliding ions sometimes scatter off one another and then split, forming parallel sprays of particles called jets. Tracking how jets lose energy, called “quenching,” allows scientists to learn about the QGP and the nuclear strong force. New results find that some quarks lose energy even before they split to form a jet.
Sharing on social media makes us overconfident in our knowledge
Sharing news articles with friends and followers on social media can prompt people to think they know more about the articles’ topics than they actually do, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
End sexist scheduling of major sporting events to boost gender equality, urge experts
Despite progress in gender equality in sport, ‘structural sexism’ is alive and well in the scheduling of major mixed-sex sporting fixtures, with women’s match finals invariably considered the ‘warm-up event’ for men’s, argue experts in an editorial published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Steroid meds linked to structural and volume changes in brain white and grey matter
The use of prescribed steroids, including in inhalers, is linked to changes in the structure and volume of white and grey matter in the brain, suggests the findings of the largest study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
Department of Energy Announces $5 Million for Research to Develop New Models for Bio-Preparedness
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $5 million in funding for research to advance the development of tools that effectively use real-world data—disparate data that is often difficult to readily integrate—into new models (e.g., epidemiology or therapeutic development) in support of bio-preparedness and response studies.
Ecologists use the latest dental scanning technology to study young coral
Inspired by a trip to the dentist, Dr Kate Quigley presents a new method for monitoring coral size and growth that reduces surveying time by 99%.
Call for Abstracts on Alternative Proteins, Next-Generation Topics for IAFNS Dec. 13-15 Science Innovation Showcase
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Researchers reveal the role of the CHAMP1 gene in neuronal development
Intellectual disability affects roughly 2-3% of the world’s population. Scientists understand the genes related to intellectual disability, but how the mutations of these genes cause this developmental disorder remains largely unknown.
Gun Ownership in New Jersey: Who Owns Them and How Safely Do They Store Them?
The Rutgers New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center has gathered data to determine how common gun ownership has become in New Jersey and how gun owners store and use their weapons.
Center for Radiation Chemistry Research takes a forgotten science into the future
The science of radiation chemistry flourished from the 1940s through the 1960s as the United States weighed the benefits of several different reactor technologies to power an energy-hungry planet.
Now, as a new generation of nuclear reactor designers develop advanced molten salt reactor concepts as an alternative for providing reliable, sustainable, carbon-free power, the need for radiation chemistry has never been greater.
High folic acid associated with higher rates of COVID-19 infections and mortality
A new study that looked at health data from the UK found people with a folic acid prescription were 1.5 times as likely to get COVID-19 and were more than 2.6 times as likely to die from COVID-19 compared to the control group.
Intl Relations Expert @Akorobk says Gorbachev seen by West as a Reformer, but Viewed by Many as an Idealist who Destroyed the Soviet Union.
Dr. Andrei Korobkov, an Internal Relations expert at Middle Tennessee State University, whose scholarship focuses on the post-Communist transition, acknowledges that “The death of Mikhail Gorbachev has led to numerous statements by the media, academics, and political figures past and present.”…
Novel study investigates cell therapy to treat swallowing disorders
Researchers have launched a groundbreaking study utilizing autologous muscle derived progenitor cells to increase tongue strength for patients struggling with difficulty swallowing, many of whom are cancer survivors.
SAFER Ukraine provides a blueprint for responding to global health crises
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created a dire situation for children with cancer and blood disorders. In response, the St. Jude Global initiative of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital banded together with international partners and formed SAFER Ukraine. An account appears in The Lancet Haematology.
The power to change is a key driver for sustainable pension saving
Individuals who actively choose to save for retirement via so-called sustainable funds are not only driven by values of equality, justice and the environment.
Scholar: Gorbachev’s legacy strikingly different in the West and Russia
While Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at 91, may be principally remembered as a courageous reformer in the West, some Russian people will view the former Soviet leader far less respectfully, according to University of Miami lecturer and Soviet expert Marcia Beck.
Push, pull or swirl: The many movements of cilia
A research team from Washington University in St. Lous has developed a model to explain how cilia beat.
Global Food Systems Institute to take land-grant mission worldwide
Creation of the UF/IFAS institute will expand the scope of the existing Food Systems Institute.
GW Expert Available Comment on Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev
WASHINGTON (Aug. 31, 2022)— On Tuesday, Russian state news agencies reported that Mikhail Gorbachev died after a severe and prolonged illness. Gorbachev was 91 years old and was the last president of the Soviet Union before its dissolution. In the…
Paciente de Mayo Clinic agradecido por prueba genética que llevó a detección temprana e inesperada de cáncer de colon
Alejandro Mirazo de 56 años nunca imaginó que los resultados de una prueba genética revelarían una vinculación hereditaria con el cáncer, ni que este descubrimiento podría salvarle la vida.
GW Expert Tracking Labor Market Trends Ahead of August Jobs Report
All eyes are on the August jobs report that’s coming out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, as the U.S. labor market continues to appear strong. Dr. Christopher Kayes, a professor of management at the George Washington University…
Signs of Saturation Emerge from Particle Collisions at RHIC
Nuclear physicists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have new evidence that particles called gluons reach a steady “saturated” state inside the speeding ions.
GW Expert on President Biden’s Thursday Primetime Speech
President Biden will deliver an address to the American people from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall tomorrow night. The White House says the speech will focus on “the continued battle for the Soul of the Nation,” a topic that Biden has…
With ‘batwing’ mastopexy, more women can undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy
Nipple-sparing techniques can provide better outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy – but due to complication risks, these approaches are often not offered to women with sagging or larger breasts. For this group of patients, a ‘batwing’ incision may provide a safer option to nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM), reports a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
It’s been 30 years since Hurricane Andrew made U.S. landfall. Are hurricanes getting more deadly? UWM expert Clark Evans can weigh in.
Clark Evans can discuss how hurricane activity in the U.S. is changing and how it’s affecting the modeling used to predict their trajectories. His lab at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee uses numerical models to better understand and improve prediction of…
Microneedling improves appearance of surgical scars – especially if performed early
Performed early after surgery, a procedure called microneedling can improve the final appearance of surgical scars – with best results if done within six to seven weeks, reports a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Children Suffering Adversity More Likely to Thrive When Parents Are Emotionally Supported
Emotional support for parents may bolster family resilience and help young children flourish despite adversity, according to a Rutgers study.
Humble leaders can help make groups more effective
Leaders of teacher groups who were thought of as humble helped improve professionalism and collaboration among team members, new research has shown.
Grant establishes UAH as hub for statewide university high-performance computing
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, will become the Alabama hub for statewide high-performance computing (HPC) under a nearly $1 million two-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.
NRAO’s Gurton Receives Astronomical Society of the Pacific Award
NRAO’s Suzanne (Suzy) Gurton received the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s prestigious Klumpke-Roberts Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy.
Juicy research unearths new genome within the tomato family
The first full genome in the tomatillo tribe adds to the rich story of the tomato family.
Enhancing the effect of protein-based COVID-19 vaccines
Adding an ingredient called an adjuvant can help vaccines elicit a more robust immune response. In a study in ACS Infectious Diseases, researchers report a substance that boosted the immune response to an experimental COVID-19 shot in mice by 25 times, compared to injection with the vaccine alone.
ASTRO issues clinical guideline on radiation therapy for IDH-mutant glioma
A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant grade 2 and grade 3 diffuse glioma. Evidence-based recommendations outline the multidisciplinary planning and delivery techniques to manage this subset of central nervous system (CNS) tumors.
Molecular Musical Chairs
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is safe and effective – but it’s not for everyone. Michelle Ozbun, PhD, and her team at UNM Cancer Center published a research article earlier this year in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in which they describe how a drug called protamine sulfate blocks HPV infection. Like a game of musical chairs among molecules, the drug molecules bind to heparan sulfate cell receptors, preventing HPV virus particles from doing so.
Queen’s academics launch new international guidelines on reparations in post-conflict societies
Researchers from the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Essex, in partnership with REDRESS, have launched new international guidelines, the ‘Belfast Guidelines on Reparations in Post-Conflict Societies’.
Multinational Health Panel Challenges Recent Change in How Drug Benefit Is Measured in Germany
Value in Health announced the publication of a new report that cautioned the universal applicability of a recent change by German health technology assessment organization, IQWiG regarding the process of assessing the added benefit of drug interventions.
Excessive blue light from our gadgets may accelerate the aging process
Excessive exposure to blue light, for example through TVs, laptops, and phones, may have an aging effect on our body, suggests a new study. It shows that the levels of specific metabolites – chemicals that are essential for cells to work correctly – are altered in the cells of fruit flies exposed to blue light.