Transferring knowledge of food allergies, not fear, to children is crucial
Author: sarah Jonas
Noninvasive, self-adhesive sensor predicted worsening heart failure in veterans
Circulation: Heart Failure Journal Report
SwRI delivers ultraviolet instrument for ESA’s Jupiter mission
Scientists will use UVS to study the structure, composition of the atmospheres of Jupiter and its moons
Researchers develop framework that improves Firefox security
Computer scientists develop a technique to protect browsers from buggy third-party libraries
By gum! Scientists find new 110-million-year-old treasure
A remarkable new treasure has been found by scientists from the University of Portsmouth – the first fossil plant gum on record. The beautiful, amber-like material has been discovered in 110 million year old fossilised leaves. University of Portsmouth PhD…
Opioids for chronic non-cancer pain doubled in quarter century
Lack of studies outside of the US a crucial evidence gap
New sandboxing approach in web browser increases security
A powerful new approach to securing web browsers, using a tool called WebAssembly, is getting its first real-world application in the Firefox browser. Developed by a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, the University of California…
Novartis and DNDi to jointly develop a new oral drug to treat visceral leishmaniasis
LXE408 is a first-in-class compound, discovered at Novartis with financial support from the Wellcome Trust Novartis is responsible for completing Phase I clinical trials and has committed to maximizing access in endemic countries, once approved DNDi will lead Phase II…
Researchers improve safety of lead-based perovskite solar cells
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have developed a technique to sequester the lead used to make perovskite solar cells, a highly efficient emerging photovoltaic technology. The light-absorbing layer in a perovskite solar…
Psychiatry: Five clearly defined patterns
Psychiatrists led by Nikolaos Koutsouleris from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have used a computer-based approach to assign psychotic patients diagnosed as bipolar or schizophrenic to five different subgroups. The method could lead to better therapies for psychoses. Diagnostic methods capable…
The discovery of ancient Salmonella
Oldest reconstructed bacterial genomes link agriculture and herding with emergence of new disease
Can 360 video experiences benefit affect?
New Rochelle, NY, February 25, 2020–A new study has shown that experiencing personalized experiences in a virtual reality setting can improve affect among university students. The study, which also showed that the use of personalized 360 video experiences is feasible…
Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis
Human populations survived the Toba volcanic super-eruption 74,000 years ago
New archaeological work supports the hypothesis that human populations were present in India by 80,000 years ago and that they survived one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last two million years
Small farmers sink or swim in globalization’s tsunami
Whether small-time farmers across the world get swept away by globalization or ride a wave of new opportunities depends largely on how much control they can get, according to a new study that takes a new, big-picture look. From soybean…
Adaptation: Competition and predation may not be the driving force scientists thought
Study of local adaptation provides important insights into evolutionary forces
New study shows significant increase in weight after breast cancer
Earlier weight gain prevention and management needed
NIH clinical trial of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 begins
Study enrolling hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in Nebraska
New metabolic engineering strategy for effective sugar utilization by microbes improves bioproduction of polymer raw materials
A research group, consisting of doctoral student FUJIWARA Ryosuke, Associate Professor TANAKA Tsutomu (both of Kobe University’s Graduate School of Engineering) and Research Scientist NODA Shuhei (RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science), has succeeded in improving the yield of target…
USPSTF statement on screening for cognitive impairment in older adults
Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about screening for cognitive impairment in adults 65 or older. The USPSTF routinely makes recommendations about the effectiveness of preventive care services…
Chronic inflammation in pregnancy linked to childhood neurodevelopmental delays
Large study in Biological Psychiatry strengthens evidence and suggests a potential therapeutic target in pregnancy to give children a healthier start in life
Discovery of bacterial ancestor yields new insight on calcium channels
A new ion channel identified in bacteria fills a missing link in the evolutionary history of ion channels in mammals
Abbreviated MRI outperforms 3D mammograms at finding cancer in dense breasts
ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group study published in JAMA builds evidence for use of abbreviated MRI in women with dense breasts
Regular walnut consumption linked to health and longevity in women, according to new study
FOLSOM, Calif., February 25, 2020 — According to a new epidemiological study , women in their late 50s and early 60s who consumed at least two servings of walnuts per week had a greater likelihood of healthy aging compared to…
Seeds in Tibet face impacts from climate change
Warming and increased precipitation tests the resilience of soil seed banks against harm done by climate change
‘Hawk’ supercomputer inaugurated at University of Stuttgart
High-Performance Computing Center of the University of Stuttgart receives new supercomputer
Sustainable light sources: LEDs from bacterial production
The basis for this vision is being laid at the Institute of Biochemistry at Graz University of Technology , where Gustav Oberdorfer and his team are designing proteins with the help of simulation software. “For this project, we’re analysing fluorescent…
Scientists develop algorithm for researching evolution of species with WGD
Scientists created an algorithm for studying the evolutionary history of species with whole-genome duplications, chiefly yeast and plants
From China to the South Pole: Joining forces to solve the neutrino mass puzzle
Study by Mainz physicists indicates that the next generation of neutrino experiments may well find the answer to one of the most pressing issues in neutrino physics
KIER realizes advancing into next-generation building fuel cell market
Commercialization of 5kW high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system by establishing lab company
Brain Scan-Blood Test Panel Promises Improved Diagnosis of Brain Trauma Following Battlefield Blast Exposure
New brain scans and blood tests move researchers towards more sensitive diagnosis of battlefield brain trauma and evaluation of new drugs
Predicting persistent cold pool events
In a multi-institutional field campaign with NOAA and other laboratories, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are working to better identify and forecast the occurrence of cold pool events.
Cook County’s short-lived ‘soda’ tax worked, says new study
A study of beverage sales in Cook County, Illinois, shows that for four months in 2017 — when the county implemented a penny-per-ounce tax on both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened drinks — purchases of the taxed beverages decreased by 21%, even after an adjustment for cross-border shopping.
Quadrupling turbines, U.S. can meet 2030 wind-energy goals
The United States could generate 20% of its electricity from wind within 10 years, without requiring any additional land, according to Cornell University research published in Nature Scientific Reports.
InSight detects gravity waves, devilish dust on Mars
More than a year after NASA’s Mars InSight lander touched down in a pebble-filled crater on the Martian equator, the rusty red planet is now serving up its meteorological secrets: gravity waves, surface swirling “dust devils,” and the steady, low rumble of infrasound, Cornell and other researchers have found.
“CRISPR: A Screener’s Guide” Headlines the March Edition of SLAS Discovery
The March edition of SLAS Discovery features the cover article, “CRISPR: A Screener’s Guide,” by Carlos le Sage, Ph.D., Steffen Lawo, Ph.D., and Benedict C.S. Cross, Ph.D., (Horizon Discovery, United Kingdom). In their review, the authors discuss how CRISPR-Cas9 systems are being used widely throughout the drug discovery process and the development of new precision medicines.
Too Much of a Good Thing May Lead to Too Much of a Liver As Well
UC San Diego researchers suggest that prolonged exposure to a pair of antioxidant proteins may contribute to enlargement of the liver and fatty liver diseases.
Design of the W7-X fusion device enables it to overcome obstacles, scientists find
Advanced design of the world’s largest and most powerful stellarator demonstrates the ability to moderate heat loss from the plasma that fuels fusion reactions.
The seismicity of Mars
On 26 November 2018, the NASA InSight lander successfully set down on Mars in the Elysium Planitia region.
Solar storms could scramble whales’ navigational sense
When our sun belches out a hot stream of charged particles in Earth’s general direction, it doesn’t just mess up communications satellites.
How the urban environment affects the diet of its citizens
Previous studies have revealed the influence of unhealthy food environments on the population’s eating behaviour.
Many older adults face new disabilities after hospital stays for serious illnesses
Older adults often face new disabilities after a hospital stay for a serious illness.
Gemini South Telescope Captures Exquisite Planetary Nebula
The latest image from the international Gemini Observatory showcases the striking planetary nebula CVMP 1. This object is the result of the death throes of a giant star and is a glorious but relatively short-lived astronomical spectacle. As the progenitor star of this planetary nebula slowly cools, this celestial hourglass will run out of time and will slowly fade from view over many thousands of years.
New in the Hastings Center Report: A call to confront mistrust in the US health care system
“For those who have faced exploitation and discrimination at the hands of physicians, the medical profession, and medical institutions, trust is a tall order and, in many cases, would be naïve,” writes Laura Specker Sullivan in “Trust, Risk, and Race in American Medicine.”
Fears of coronavirus outbreaks have caused the Dow to plunge 1,000 points, but experts say investors shouldn’t be concerned
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Trusting strangers: Details matter to millennials using Uber, Airbnb
Modern marketplaces like Uber and Airbnb necessitate trust among complete strangers, and new research from the University of Notre Dame examines that trust and the ways in which it differs among platforms.
MTU Crew Goes BIG for NASA’s Lunar Projects
NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge funds eight university teams to work on lunar payloads and study the Moon’s darkest reaches. A student team at Michigan Technological University takes their rover technology to the “dark side”. Not for evil — the polar craters…
UIC receives NSF grant to increase number of minorities in Ph.D. STEM programs
The grant will help create a new multi-disciplinary educational program of self-advocacy at UIC
PA School Nurses on the Frontlines of the Opioid Epidemic
At the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), researchers conducted an online survey of 362 Pennsylvania school nurses (elementary, middle, and high school) to better understand how they have a supply, administer, and perceive storing naloxone in their schools. The results illustrate that though many nurses have a supply of naloxone in their school, important barriers to access and use of this life-saving medication still exist.
How cancer cells stiff-arm normal environmental cues to consume energy
Using human lung cancer cells, UT Southwestern researchers have uncovered how cells in general modulate their energy consumption based on their surroundings and, furthermore, how cancer cells override those cues to maximize energy use.