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UrduResearch led by University of Göttingen questions whether palm-oil biodiesel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Author: sarah Jonas
Bacteria loop-the-loop
Research team with participation from the University of Göttingen analyses flagellar locomotion
Researchers solve old biodiversity mystery
For many years, researchers have disagreed as to why some global areas have an extremely large species richness, while others have almost no species. In other words, what explains the uneven distribution of biodiversity on earth? Some researchers have claimed…
Baldness gene discovery reveals origin of hairy alpine plants
Scientists have solved a puzzle that has long baffled botanists – why some plants on high mountainsides are hairy while their low-lying cousins are bald. Alpine species of snapdragon have evolved to disable a gene that prevents those living at…
Abnormal growth of bacterial cells could be linked to anti-microbial resistance
Scientists from the University of Surrey have identified mutations in a gene in an Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) model that could help explain a form of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) known as ‘persistence’. Publishing their findings in the eminent…
Socially assistive robot helps children with autism learn
USC researchers developed personalized learning robots for children with autism and studied whether the robots could autonomously gauge the child’s engagement in long-term, in-home therapeutic interventions
Early worm lost lower limbs for tube-dwelling lifestyle
Scientists have discovered the earliest known example of an animal evolving to lose body parts it no longer needed. Mystery has long surrounded the evolution of Facivermis, a worm-like creature that lived approximately 518 million years ago in the Cambrian…
Antarctic ice walls protect the climate
Inland Antarctic ice contains volumes of water that can raise global sea levels by several metres. A new study published in the journal Nature shows that glacier ice walls are vital for the climate, as they prevent rising ocean temperatures…
Low fruit and vegetable intakes and higher body fat linked to anxiety disorders
Gender, poverty, chronic pain, relationship status and number of chronic health conditions also linked
Institute of Railway Research officially receives the Queen’s anniversary prize
A TEAM of researchers and engineers at the University of Huddersfield whose mission is to future-proof the rail network by making innovations in track, rolling stock and safety have been awarded one of the most coveted honours in Higher Education,…
Team deciphers how myotonic dystrophy generates lethal heart dysfunctions
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Roughly 80% of people with myotonic dystrophy – a common form of muscular dystrophy – experience dangerous heart ailments, and heart rhythm defects are the second-leading cause of death in those with the condition. In a new…
Roadmap to a win-win against invasive weeds
Combining big data with citizen science provide answers to problems with terrestrial invasive species.
Celiac disease might be cured by restoring immune tolerance to gliadin
Celiac disease affects 0.3-2.4% of people in most countries world-wide, and approx. 2% in Finland. Celiac patients suffer from a variety of symptoms, typically intestinal complaints, such as diarrhea, but are often symptom-free. Immunologist Tobias Freitag co-developed and tested nanoparticles…
Under reporting of data on the outcomes among older adults in cancer clinical trials
Study provides templates for improving assessment of senior cancer patients
Researchers solve old biodiversity mystery
For many years, researchers have disagreed as to why some global areas have an extremely large species richness, while others have almost no species. In other words, what explains the uneven distribution of biodiversity on earth? Some researchers have claimed…
UC Santa Cruz leads collaboration to speed wound healing with a novel smart bandage
With up to $16 million in funding from DARPA, UC Santa Cruz engineers will work with doctors and scientists at UC Davis and Tufts University to develop bioelectronic intelligent control of wound regeneration
Bacteria loop-the-loop
Research team with participation from the University of Göttingen analyses flagellar locomotion
Discovery of expanding pectin nanofilaments that manipulate plant cell shapes
Scientists have discovered new filamentous structures within plant cell walls that influence cell growth and help build complex three-dimensional cell shapes. Combining two types of high-performance microscopes, the researchers identified pectin nanofilaments aligned in columns along the edge of the…
Eco-friendly biodiesel from palm oil?
Research led by University of Göttingen questions whether palm-oil biodiesel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Handheld 3D printers developed to treat musculoskeletal injuries
Biomedical engineers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed. The bioprinter, developed by Dr. Ali Tamayol, associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine…
Risk of recurrent fractures lowered by new care routines
Older people’s risk of recurrent fractures decreases by 18 percent if the care they receive is more structured and preventive, through fracture liaison services. This is shown by a study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Sweden and the Nordic…
Learning difficulties due to poor connectivity, not specific brain regions
Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Instead poor connectivity between ‘hubs’ within the brain is much more strongly related to children’s difficulties. Between 14-30%…
Shaping the future of machine learning for active matter
Now researchers are presenting guidelines for how active matter, such as cells and microorganisms, can best be studied using machine learning techniques. The guidelines can help others navigate the new field, which can significantly improve research in active matter. Machine…
New method converts carbon dioxide to methane at low temperatures
A new method developed by a team of Waseda University scientists led by Professor Yasushi Sekine may contribute to reducing the use of fossil fuels and help prevent global warming in the long-run. The conversion of carbon dioxide to valuable…
Extinction resistance, not speciation, shaped ecologically diverse modern marine fauna
Ecologically diverse clades came to dominate the modern oceans because they were better buffered against the successive mass extinctions events which reshaped marine animals over evolutionary time – not because of their higher rates of speciation, according to a new…
How the brain separates words from song
The perception of speech and music – two of the most uniquely human uses of sound – is enabled by specialized neural systems in different brain hemispheres adapted to respond differently to specific features in the acoustic structure of the…
Tyson Raper named Cotton Researcher of the Year
Honored at National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference
Combined therapy may improve clinical responses for endometrial, colorectal and gastric tumors
Enzyme inhibitor with anti-PD1 checkpoint blockade boosted efficacy over either treatment alone
SNIPRs take aim at disease-related mutations
A typo appearing in the draft of a novel is no great calamity. Nature, however, is often less forgiving of errors. A change in just one letter of the genetic code can have catastrophic consequences for human health. Such genomic…
Study reveals how green space can reduce violent crime
Researchers seek to enhance public safety by harnessing nature
Opioid use disorder medications improve health outcomes after endocarditis hospitalization
Study shows importance of treating underlying cause of hospitalization to decrease future hospital stays
Cells carrying Parkinson’s mutation could lead to new model for studying disease
MADISON — Parkinson’s disease researchers have used gene-editing tools to introduce the disorder’s most common genetic mutation into marmoset monkey stem cells and to successfully tamp down cellular chemistry that often goes awry in Parkinson’s patients. The edited cells are…
Quantum researchers able to split one photon into three
Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo report the first occurrence of directly splitting one photon into three. The occurrence, the first of its kind, used the spontaneous parametric down-conversion method (SPDC) in quantum…
Five million euros for the ‘de.NBI’ bioinformatics network
Further funding for the project based in Bielefeld five years after its start
Fine particle air pollution linked with poor kidney health
Washington, DC (February 27, 2020) — People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution faced higher risks of developing kidney disease in a recent study. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN . It’s known that…
Study sheds light on how a drug being tested in COVID-19 patients works
A team of academic and industry researchers is reporting new findings about how exactly an investigational antiviral drug stops coronaviruses. Their paper was published the same day that the National Institutes of Health announced that the drug in question, remdesivir,…
Study: The opioid crisis may be far worse than we thought
New research appearing in the journal Addiction shows that the number of deaths attributed to opioid-related overdoses could be 28 percent higher than reported due to incomplete death records. This discrepancy is more pronounced in several states, including Alabama, Mississippi,…
Illinois study shows universally positive effect of cover crops on soil microbiome
URBANA, Ill. – Only a fraction of conventional row crop farmers grow cover crops after harvest, but a new global analysis from the University of Illinois shows the practice can boost soil microbial abundance by 27%. The result adds to…
Mom’s gut microbes affect newborn’s metabolism, mouse models suggest
Using mouse models, scientists have discovered a mother’s gut microbiota may shape the metabolism of her offspring, by providing environmental cues during pregnancy that fine tune energy homeostasis in the newborn’s microbiome. These findings suggest targeting the maternal microbiota –…
Newly discovered driver of plant cell growth contradicts current theories
The shape and growth of plant cells may not rely on increased fluidic pressure, or turgor, inside the cell as previously believed. Rather, a new study shows the swelling of tiny pectin filaments within the cell wall propels these morphological…
New JACEP Open analyses explore coronavirus risk factors and public health concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Emergency physician-led teams are on the frontlines of coronavirus treatment, prevention and response. JACEP Open , a new official open access journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), explores coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns in two new analyses. The…
Impact, risks, and cost of stress in the construction industry to be investigated
Work-related stress encountered by construction workers and the impact it has on performance, the risk of accidents, and costs to employers will be investigated thanks to a £25,000 research grant. The funds have been awarded to a team from the…
Improving Medicine with Physics
Scientists will present new medical technologies for cancer, hypertension, brain injury, and other conditions at the 2020 APS March Meeting in Denver
Two NE tree species can be used in new sustainable building material
UMass Amherst study tested strength of mass timber panels created from eastern white pine and eastern hemlock
Physics Meets Brain Science in Denver
Presentations at the 2020 APS March Meeting will cover the effects of mammalian brain size on connectivity networks, where the cerebellum gets its folds, and how the brain responds to music
Naked mole rats migrate above ground with no help from the moon
A full moon conjures an image of a person transforming into a werewolf — a mythical story of moonlight explaining the unexplainable. While werewolves may only exist in the movies, unusual animal and human behaviors noticed under a full moon…
Sugar-poor diets wreak havoc on bumblebee queens’ health
Study: Flower losses due to shrinking habitats and climate change hurt prime pollinators
Distrust of past experience may underlie obsessive-compulsive symptoms
New findings could help patients and treatment providers understand seemingly irrational behaviors
Zoology: Biofluorescence may be widespread among amphibians
Biofluorescence, where organisms emit a fluorescent glow after absorbing light energy, may be widespread in amphibians including salamanders and frogs, according to a study in Scientific Reports . Biofluorescence had previously been observed in only one salamander and three frog…
Next-gen suborbital space research and education conference to be held March 2-4
NASA Administrator Bridenstine to keynote conference