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UrduThe Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees has launched a fundraising campaign to secure donations in support of the future Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center, named by Mary Ellen Harris and the Golden Dome Foundation, which officially broke ground in October 2019.
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Anonymous no more: combining genetics with genealogy to identify the dead in unmarked graves
A method developed by a team of geneticists, archaeologists and demographers may make it possible to identify thousands of individuals whose remains lie in unmarked graves.
How do my food choices affect the environment?
Every action counts – no food is impact-free.
New Tool for an Old Disease: Use of PET and CT Scans May Help Develop Shorter TB Treatment
Experts believe that tuberculosis, or TB, has been a scourge for humans for some 15,000 years, with the first medical documentation of the disease coming out of India around 1000 B.C.E. Today, the World Health Organization reports that TB is still the leading cause of death worldwide from a single infectious agent, responsible for some 1.5 million fatalities annually. Primary treatment for TB for the past 50 years has remained unchanged and still requires patients to take multiple drugs daily for at least six months. Successful treatment with these anti-TB drugs — taken orally or injected into the bloodstream — depends on the medications “finding their way” into pockets of TB bacteria buried deep within the lungs.
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute welcomes new trustees Karen Haynes and Donald Kearns
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute today announced that Karen Haynes, Ph.D., president emerita at California State University San Marcos, and Donald Kearns, M.D., president emeritus at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, have been appointed to the Institute’s Board of Trustees.
Antibodies: the body’s own antidepressants
Antibodies can be a blessing or a curse to the brain – it all depends on their concentration
Algal darkening of Greenland ice sheet
A study examines how algae found in glaciers darken ice sheets. Processes that darken the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) accelerate surface melt, but the potential for microalgae to drive such darkening is unclear. To determine how specialized glacier algae are…
Swarming robots avoid collisions, traffic jams
New algorithm could help control self-driving cars, automated warehouses
Simple blood test could help reduce heart disease deaths
Scientists at Newcastle University have revealed how a simple blood test could be used to help identify cardiovascular ageing and the risk of heart disease. For the first time, experts led by Professor Konstantinos Stellos report that higher levels of…
NASA, New Zealand partner to collect climate data from commercial aircraft
NASA is partnering with the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Space Agency, Air New Zealand and the University of Auckland to install next-generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry receivers on passenger aircraft to collect…
Researchers adapt cognitive assessment for people with intellectual disability
WHAT: The NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery–an assessment of cognitive functioning for adults and children participating in neuroscience research–can be adapted to people with intellectual disabilities by modifying some test components and making accommodations for the test-takers’ disabilities, according to researchers…
A simple retrofit transforms electron microscopes into high-speed atom-scale cameras
Patented ‘beam chopper’ provides cost-effective way to investigate super-fast processes important for tomorrow’s technology
McGill researchers end decade-long search for mechanical pain sensor
Discovery brings hope for novel pain treatment
Oldest reconstructed bacterial genomes link farming, herding with emergence of new disease
Scientists present the first ancient DNA that links the spread of farming culture in ancient Eurasia to the emergence of human-adapted pathogens
Cardiologists: Big data advances research, but shouldn’t do so at the cost of privacy
We know we shouldn’t, but most of us have clicked “agree” in a hurry to download an app or sign up for a streaming service without reading the user agreement in detail. And it might seem pretty safe to add…
Mirrored chip could enable handheld dark-field microscopes
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms
‘Make two out of one’ — division of artificial cells
Max Planck scientists uncover a novel and generic mechanism for the division of artificial cells into two daughter cells
Animal lacking a mitochondrial genome
Researchers report a jellyfish-like animal that lacks a mitochondrial genome and aerobic respiration. Aerobic respiration is a hallmark of eukaryotes but has been lost in several single-celled eukaryotic lineages adapted to low-oxygen environments. Whether certain animals also rely exclusively on…
Campaign contributions by oil and gas companies
A study investigates the relationship between campaign contributions and legislators’ voting records on the environment in the United States. Oil and gas companies contributed more than $84 million to US congressional candidates in 2018. Whether companies contribute to campaigns to…
Hospital admission & neurological consultations associated with improved TIA care quality
INDIANAPOLIS — Admission to the hospital and being seen by a neurologist are factors associated with better quality care for people with a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as mini-stroke, according to new research led by scientists from the…
Rice scientists simplify access to drug building block
László Kürti and team develop one-step process to make crucial precursor
Short film of a magnetic nano-vortex
For the first time, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have recorded a “3D film” of magnetic processes on the nanometer scale. This reveals a variety of dynamics inside the material, including the motion of swirling boundaries between different…
Stress may drive people to give as well as receive emotional support
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Stress has a justifiably bad reputation for making people feel crummy. But new research suggests that despite its negative side effects, it may also lead to a surprising social benefit. In a study, a team of…
Forest ‘duff’ must be considered in controlled burning to avoid damaging trees
Many decades of forest fire prevention and suppression has resulted in a thick buildup of organic matter on the forest floor in many regions of the United States, according to a Penn State researcher, whose new study suggests that the…
Sequestered toxins and diet shift in snakes
A study explores how some species of venomous snakes sequester prey-derived toxins following an evolutionary shift in diet. The Japanese colubrid snake Rhabdophis tigrinus, which typically feeds on frogs and poisonous toads, accumulates potent toxins called bufadienolides in its neck…
Pattern analysis in forensic identification
A study assesses the reliability of a forensic identification technique. Photographic pattern analysis, in which features on a perpetrator’s face, hands, or clothing, obtained from crime scene photographs, are matched to those of a suspect, has been widely used in…
Local nitrogen pollution and coral bleaching
When coupled with even relatively mild heat stress, nitrogen pollution can increase the severity of coral bleaching, according to a study. Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change affect links between corals and beneficial algae living within their tissues, destroying…
Light-driven locomotion of liquid crystal gels
Researchers report a liquid crystal gel capable of generating underwater movement in response to light. The locomotion of soft-bodied aquatic organisms, such as sea slugs and snails, has inspired efforts to develop soft-bodied robots that can operate underwater. Difficulties in…
Life expectancy and lifespan equality
A study in which researchers used data from the Human Mortality Database for 49 countries and regions between 1900 and 2017 found that an increase in lifespan equality, an indicator of similar ages at death within a population, often coincided…
Insecticides and visual motion detection
Researchers report effects of insecticides on insect visual processing. Neonicotinoids are a widely-used class of insecticides implicated in declines of nontarget insect species, such as bees. The recently-developed sulfoximine insecticides act on the same target as the neonicotinoids, but can…
Antibodies: the body’s own antidepressants
Antibodies can be a blessing or a curse to the brain — it all depends on their concentration
TMS shows promise in treating stroke, dementia and migraines
MAYWOOD, IL. – Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has shown significant efficacy in treating major depressive and obsessive compulsive disorders. A newly published literature review by Antonio H. Iglesias, MD, a Loyola Medicine neurologist and assistant professor at the Loyola University…
Why Edgar Allan Poe probably did not kill himself
A computational analysis of language used by the writer Edgar Allan Poe has revealed that his mysterious death was unlikely to have been suicide. The author, poet, editor, and literary critic died in 1849 after spending several days in hospital…
Social determinant screening not enough to capture patients at risk of utility shut-off
EHR-based screening only captures 16% of those experiencing difficulty paying utility bills
Electron microscopy allows scientists to understand the molecular trigger of allergic reactions
A research team has been able to describe the overall structure of the antibody type IgE, which is the key molecule in allergic diseases; this is a scientific breakthrough which provides important insights into basic mechanisms of allergic reactions
APS tip sheet: The neutron’s electric dipole moment
Techniques for studying the neutron’s electrical charges have reached a new level of sensitivity
APS tip sheet: Listening to bursting bubbles
Sound signatures from violent fluid events, like bubbles bursting, can be used to measure forces at work during these events
The dangers facing fireflies
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Worldwide declines in insect populations have sparked considerable concern among researchers and members of the general public alike. To date, however, significant research gaps exist, and…
Why monkeys choose to drink alone
Why do some people almost always drop $10 in the Salvation Army bucket and others routinely walk by? One answer may be found in an intricate and rhythmic neuronal dance between two specific brain regions, finds a new Yale University…
Study: Patients commonly prescribed opioids and antibiotics for dental conditions at EDs
CHICAGO — A study in the March issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that antibiotics and opioids are frequently prescribed during emergency department visits for dental conditions, further…
Neural cells speed up function in 3D bioprinted skeletal muscle constructs
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, Feb. 24 — Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have improved upon the 3D bioprinting technique they developed to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy for replacing diseased or damaged muscle tissue, moving another step…
ACR releases reproductive health guideline for patients with rheumatic diseases
ATLANTA – Today, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) published the 2020 Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases . This is the first, evidence-based, clinical practice guideline related to the management of reproductive health…
Women older than 75 may not reap death benefit from continued mammography screening
Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine . The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. This information is…
Wildfire cycles and climate change
Wildfire, a natural phenomenon, existed on the Earth over 400 Ma. However, the mechanisms underlying wildfire-climate interactions are not clear. Wildfire forcing has long been underestimated or overlooked in climate change studies. A study led by AN Zhisheng from the…
Soft robot fingers gently grasp deep-sea jellyfish
Marine biologists have adopted “soft robotic linguine fingers” as tools to conduct their undersea research. In a study appearing February 24 in the journal Current Biology , scientists found that jellyfish held by ultra-soft robotic fingers expressed significantly fewer stress-related…
Solar storms may leave gray whales blind and stranded
A new study reported in the journal Current Biology on February 24 offers some of the first evidence that gray whales might depend on a magnetic sense to find their way through the ocean. This evidence comes from the discovery…
Self-reported student mistreatment in US medical schools
Bottom Line: An analysis of annual surveys from graduating students at all U.S. allopathic medical schools suggests self-reported medical student mistreatment remains common and varies by sex, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation. This observational study included 27,504 unique student surveys, representing 72.1%…
Marijuana use among older adults in US
Bottom Line: Cannabis use apparently continues to increase among older adults in the U.S. based on findings reported in this research letter. Researchers analyzed national survey data from 2015-2018 for nearly 15,000 adults 65 and older to estimate how common…
New tool aids patients in selecting a transplant center
Minneapolis, Minn. – February 24, 2020 – A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it easier for organ transplant candidates to choose which transplant center is right…
Directing nanoparticles straight to tumors
HZDR researchers trace cancer cells with tailor-made materials