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UrduResearchers at Tufts University took the imaginary scenes from Spider-Man seriously and created the first web-slinging technology in which a fluid material can shoot from a needle, immediately solidify as a string, and adhere to and lift objects.
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‘Frankenstein’ Comes Alive: Horror Literature Expert Studies the Enduring Impact of Mary Shelley’s Monster
In the past 200 years since its debut, the novel “Frankenstein” has been taught worldwide, adapted through every art form and cemented in pop culture. David Sandner, professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics, is an expert in science fiction,…
Dr. Mark Bicket Named ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar
Described as an “internationally recognized academic figure in the field of pain medicine,” Dr. Mark Bicket is a Presidential Scholar Award recipient.
The new fashion: clothes that help combat rising temperatures
A team of international researchers has developed a natural fabric that urban residents could wear to counter rising temperatures in cities worldwide, caused by buildings, asphalt, and concrete.
Excitement about new QSA studies propel quantum research into a higher energy orbit
QSA is breaking new ground in particle physics and promoting interdisciplinary teamwork to address critical scientific challenges.
CSUF Political Science Faculty Offer Expertise on Major Issues of the 2024 Elections
Political science faculty members and elections experts can speak to key issues of the 2024 elections including the economy, Supreme Court appointments, taxes, and racial and gender inequality. The university is also hosting ballot-related discussions through Election Day. Politics, Administration…
URGENT NEW APPROACHES NEEDED TO END HIV/AIDS CRISIS AMONG LATINOS
In a new paper published on October 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine, experts are urging all sectors of the health care community to urgently evolve their approaches to meet the continuing HIV/AIDS crisis among Latinos. This call-to-action comes at a time when the decades-long effort to end the epidemic in the U.S. is showing overall
progress.
SE NECESITAN URGENTEMENTE NUEVOS ENFOQUES PARA ERRADICAR LA CRISIS DEL VIH/SIDA EN LA POBLACIÓN LATINA
En un nuevo artículo de investigación publicado {hoy/esta semana} en la revista médica New England Journal of Medicine, los expertos en el tema recomiendan encarecidamente que todos los sectores de la comunidad de atención de la salud actualicen sus enfoques para poder enfrentar la crisis permanente del VIH/SIDA en la población latina. Este llamado a la acción surge en un momento en el que se refleja un progreso general en el esfuerzo realizado por varias décadas para erradicar la epidemia en los Estados Unidos.
St. Jude ranks in top 10 of U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals for Cancer
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was recognized as one of the top 10 pediatric cancer hospitals for the 17th straight year by U.S. News & World Report. Every year since 2008, the publication has evaluated about 100 hospitals with pediatric oncology programs and ranked the top 50 as part of its annual list of Best Children’s Hospitals.
Teresa Bowman, Ph.D., Named Chair of Developmental & Molecular Biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Stem cell researcher Teresa Bowman, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the department of developmental & molecular biology (DMB) at Albert Einstein College of Medicine after a comprehensive national search. Dr. Bowman will begin her new role on December 1, following the longtime leadership of Richard Stanley, Ph.D.
تنبيه من الخبراء: نصائح للوقاية من سقوط الأطفال
تحدث العديد من حالات سقوط الأطفال في المنزل أو في الملعب، لكن الوقاية ممكنة. يؤكد توم هلادا، الممرض المسجل ومنسق صدمات الأطفال في مايو كلينك بروتشستر، مينيسوتا، أن بعض هذه الإصابات يمكن تجنبها.
Do People with MS Have an Increased Risk of Cancer?
A new study has found some cancers to be slightly more frequent in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in people without MS. The study is published in the October 9, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Types of cancers found to have a small increased risk include bladder, brain and cervical cancers. The study does not prove that MS increases a person’s risk of cancer. It only shows an association.
Penn Nursing Receives $3.3 Million NIH Grant to Support Families with Gay and Bisexual Sons
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) has been awarded a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and evaluate a new intervention designed to improve communication between parents and their gay or bisexual adolescent sons.
COVID-19 recommendations for Fall 2024
Fall is here and with it, comes cold and flu season. With schools back in session and people gathering inside more, COVID will also be a player in this year’s circulating respiratory viruses.
Corewell Health’s infectious disease experts Dr. Russ Lampen and Dr. Nick Gilpin teamed up to answer the most frequently asked questions when it comes to this year’s COVID vaccine.
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In studying the mating rituals of fruit flies, scientists may have learned something about how brains evolve
Researchers have identified how the architecture of brain circuits helps different species flexibly adapt to new mating signals across evolutionary timeframes.
New research on octopus-inspired technology successfully maneuvers underwater objects
Using mechanisms inspired by nature to create new technological innovations is a signature of one Virginia Tech research team. The group led by Associate Professor Michael Bartlett has created an octopus-inspired adhesive, inspired by the shape of octopus suckers, that can quickly grab and controllably release challenging underwater objects.
NASA’s Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus
Uranus, the planet second most distant from our Sun, has been described as mysterious, strange, and fairly unknown to those of us here on Earth. However, in astronomy, these terms are pretty relative. Compared to the remote, dark stretches of the early universe or oddball exoplanets dozens of light-years from our solar system, researchers actually know a lot about Uranus.
NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball
Using Hubble, astronomers have discovered that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) is not as stable as it might look. Hubble measurements of the GRS’s size, shape, brightness, color, and vorticity showed it can change dimensions—looking like a slightly skinnier or fatter red oval over 90 days.
Ordered defects may be key for solution-deposited semiconductors
A new solution deposition process for semiconductors yields high-performing transistors by introducing more defects, counterintuitively. Researchers used these devices to construct high-speed logic circuits and an operational high-resolution inorganic LED display.
Rutgers Intern Finds Meaning in Art Museum’s Accessibility Efforts
Rutgers University–New Brunswick senior Gabrielle Carmella is a unique student with a unique internship opportunity. The 21-year-old, who attends the Mason Gross School of the Arts and is pursuing a fine arts degree with a concentration in photography and printmaking with a minor in women’s and gender studies, has spent her summer interning at the Zimmerli Art Museum and will continue through December.
Scientists Accelerate Uranium Beam with Record Power
Researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams reached a new milestone in isotope studies, accelerating a high-power beam of uranium ions to a record 10.4 kilowatts of continuous beam power to a target. The beam enabled scientists to produce and identify three new isotopes, gallium-88, arsenic-93, and selenium-96.
Why people think they’re right, even when they are wrong
f you smugly believe you’re right in a disagreement with a friend or colleague, a new study suggests why you may actually be wrong. Researchers found that people naturally assume they have all the information they need to make a decision or support their position, even when they do not.
Faculty experts available to discuss Hurricane Milton, evacuation impacts and other policies
Officials have ordered millions of people to evacuate as Hurricane Milton moves toward Florida. Landfall is expected sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday morning. Faculty experts are available to discuss topics like evacuation decisions and storm impacts. Evacuations and Aid…
New technique could unlock potential of quantum materials
A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has devised a unique method to observe changes in materials at the atomic level. The technique opens new avenues for understanding and developing advanced materials for quantum computing and electronics.
Underwater caves yield new clues about Sicily’s first residents
Archaeological surveys led by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island.
UMSOM Launches New Rural Health Initiative to Address Physician Shortage on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
With a commitment to addressing rural health disparities and the challenges faced by Maryland’s rural Eastern Shore residents, the University of Maryland School of Medicine has launched the Rural Health Equity and Access Longitudinal Elective (R-HEALE).
Effects of exposure to alcohol in early pregnancy can be detected in the placenta
A study carried out on rodents has shown that exposure to high levels of alcohol in early pregnancy has detectable epigenetic effects in the placenta.
Breast Cancer Awareness: Filmmaker Uses Art in Healing
After her stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis, independent filmmaker Kailee McGee decided not to leave her director’s chair. Instead, she leaned in and produced an award-winning short film about her experience.
UTSW study explores link between high school IQ and alcohol use
A person’s IQ during high school is predictive of alcohol consumption later in life, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in Alcohol and Alcoholism. Participants with higher IQ levels were significantly more likely to be moderate or heavy drinkers, as opposed to abstaining.
Alerta do especialista: Prevenção de quedas infantis
Muitas quedas infantis acontecem em casa ou no parquinho. Tom Halada, enfermeiro registrado da Mayo Clinic e coordenador de trauma pediátrico em Rochester, Minnesota, explica que algumas dessas lesões podem ser evitadas.
New Model Identifies Best Candidates for Epilepsy Surgery
A simple scoring system from Rutgers Health experts and others predicts outcomes of minimally invasive procedures, potentially expanding treatment options.
Department of Energy Announces $49 Million for Research on Foundational Laboratory Fusion
As the Department of Energy (DOE) continues to accelerate a clean-energy future that includes fusion technology, a total of $49 million in funding for 19 projects was announced today in the Foundational Fusion Materials, Nuclear Science, and Technology programs.
BLACK HOLE DESTROYS STAR, GOES AFTER ANOTHER, NASA FINDS
A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear.
Alerta del experto: Prevención de caídas infantiles
Muchas caídas infantiles ocurren en casa o en el parque infantil. Tom Halada, enfermero registrado de Mayo Clinic y coordinador de trauma pediátrico en Rochester, Minnesota, explica que algunas de estas lesiones pueden prevenirse.
Get Relief: How to Manage Fall Allergies
The spring months are usually when people with allergies suffer the most, but fall’s cooler weather doesn’t necessarily mean everyone can take a breath of relief. Allergy season is starting earlier and lasting longer and fall allergy sufferers are impacted. Dr. Susan Schuval, Chief of the…
Dual immunotherapy plus chemotherapy benefits specific subset of patients with lung cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring specific mutations in the STK11 and/or KEAP1 tumor suppressor genes were more likely to benefit from adding the immunotherapy tremelimumab to a combination of durvalumab plus chemotherapy to overcome treatment resistance typically seen in this patient population.
Scientists create first map of DNA modification in the developing human brain
A UCLA-led study has created a map of DNA modification in two regions of the brain critical to learning, memory and emotional regulation. The map offers a benchmark for ensuring stem cell-based models accurately replicate human brain development.
HHMI Investigator David Baker Awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Computational protein design and protein structure prediction have earned three scientists the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. David Baker, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of Google DeepMind were announced as this year’s recipients by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today.
3 from WashU receive prestigious NIH Director’s awards
Three researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have received highly competitive and prestigious NIH Director’s awards, totaling $10 million in “High Risk, High Reward” medical research funding to be used over the next five years.
Plant Science Research collaboration will explore key mosses critical to storing carbon
Plant scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology have been awarded a four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) grant to advance their understanding of sphagnum moss, a crucial component of peatlands and a vital player in global ecosystems.
CUR Releases 2024 STR Program Participants
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) congratulates the following 63 teams accepted to be a part of the 2024-25 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program. The STR Program is a competitive application-based professional development opportunity for teams consisting of a campus representative and one to three undergraduate students.
George Washington University selects Symplectic Elements to power Annual Faculty Reviews
George Washington University has selected Symplectic Elements from Digital Science’s flagship suite of products to manage its faculty information and annual reviews process cycle.
Study: Rise in English Learner Students in “New Destination” States Helps, Does Not Hurt, Academic Outcomes for Existing Students
English learner students represent the fastest growing student group in the United States over the past two decades, with numbers of EL students in public schools soaring in “new destination” states across the South and Midwest.
New AI models of plasma heating lead to important corrections in computer code used for fusion research
New artificial intelligence models for plasma heating can do more than was previously thought possible, not only increasing the prediction speed 10 million times while preserving accuracy but also correctly predicting plasma heating in cases where the original numerical code failed.
Israel-Hamas war one year later – BGSU expert available for analysis, insight
With the Israel-Hamas war offically marking one year, there is still much uncertaintly on next steps in the conflict and if there will be a resolution at all. As your newsroom covers this international topic, Bowling Green State University has…
UTHealth Houston awarded $2.5 million grant to improve outcomes for stroke patients with large blood vessel blockages
Improving clinical outcomes in stroke patients by closing a gap between successful re-opening of a blocked vessel through endovascular surgery and a reduction of disability is the focus of a $2.5 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers.
Improving Access to Cell and Gene Therapy in Pediatrics
Nearly 30 years ago, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles supported one of the first clinical trials for a pioneering stem cell gene therapy for children with a life-threatening form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Called ADA-SCID—a type of “bubble boy disease” caused by mutations in the adenosine deaminase (ADA) gene—this rare disorder leaves babies with virtually no immune system.
International Collaboration Addresses Rising Cancer Rates in South America
NCCN announces a renewed collaboration with LACOG to publish new NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Prostate Cancer: Brazil Edition. Additional Brazilian adaptations of NCCN Guidelines for other cancer types are planned for the future.
ACS president comments on award of 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
On behalf of the American Chemical Society (ACS), President Mary K. Carroll congratulates today’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: David Baker, of the University of Washington; Demis Hassabis, of Google DeepMind; and John M. Jumper, of Google DeepMind.
Too much of two good things: The curvilinear effects of self-efficacy and market validation in new ventures
Abstract Interacting with customers to validate new product offerings is a crucial step in entrepreneurship, yet it requires resources that are limited in new ventures. The issue of when and how entrepreneurs allocate limited resources to acquire market information is new…