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UrduTime spent playing video games is often seen as time stolen from physical activities. Research has shown that exercise has many physical and cognitive benefits. But what if exercise could benefit video game performance as well? A new study led…
Author: sarah Jonas
Research brief: Mothers on antiepileptic medication can safely breastfeed
Breastfeeding is associated with benefits for children and their mothers. However, when mothers take medications there is a potential for adverse side effects in the infant. In a recently published study in JAMA Neurology , a University of Minnesota-led research…
‘Spring forward’ to daylight saving time brings surge in fatal car crashes
Deadly accidents spike 6% in week after time change
Bats inspire detectors to help prevent oil and gas pipe leaks
Engineers have developed a new scanning technique inspired by the natural world that can detect corroding metals in oil and gas pipelines
High and low exercise intensity found to influence brain function differently
Study suggests that exercise could play a role as a therapeutic strategy in neurological and psychiatric disorders
Role-playing game increases empathy for immigrants, study shows
Games created shared experiences and built trust, even among groups that seldom interact in person, research indicates
Why a single molecule called CD166 could unlock new cancer therapies
IU Simon Cancer Center researchers receive $3 million in NIH grants
Want to change your personality? It may not be easy to do alone
Most people have an aspect of their personality they’d like to change, but without help it may be difficult to do so, according to a study led by a University of Arizona researcher and published in the Journal of Research…
Immune response in brain, spinal cord could offer clues to treating neurological diseases
University of Alberta researcher discovers that immune cells in the brain and central nervous system interfere with those in the blood when a nerve is damaged
‘Remainers’ and ‘Leavers’ more united than divided, study finds
Talk of deep-rooted division in society following the fall-out of the Brexit referendum in the UK may be overblown, according to a new study. Contrary to popular belief, ‘Leavers’ and ‘Remainers’ agree on much more than they disagree on, say…
Shriners affiliation, fertility research, and microbiome paper
The Jackson Laboratory announces research affiliation with Shriners Hospital, publishes fertility paper in Genes & Development, and publishes microbiome paper in Cell
Giving some pregnant women progesterone could prevent 8,450 miscarriages a year — experts
Researchers at the University of Birmingham and Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research say giving progesterone to women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage could lead to 8,450 more babies being born each year. The team have…
Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants
The discovery of orobanchol synthase
Brain’s ‘GPS system’ toggles between present and possible future paths in real time
Study of rats navigating a maze provides new insights into neurobiology of decision-making and imagination
Nanotechnology: Putting a nanomachine to work
A team of chemists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich has successfully coupled the directed motion of a light-activated molecular motor to a different chemical unit – thus taking an important step toward the realization of synthetic nanomachines. Molecular motors are…
McGill researchers lay foundation for next generation aortic grafts
Study finds that how age impairs the proper functioning of aortas
Coalition to study impact of sea-level rise, climate change on bays and estuaries
CAMBRIDGE, MD (January 30, 2020)– The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a coalition of scientists from around the country to study the impact…
Bacteria engineered to protect bees from pests and pathogens
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin report in the journal Science that they have developed a new strategy to protect honey bees from a deadly trend known as colony collapse: genetically engineered strains of bacteria. An increasing number…
Obesity Medicine Association announces key updates to its 2020 Adult Obesity Algorithm
Identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditions, updates help clinicians better address chronic disease of obesity
HIV outcomes improved by state-purchased insurance plans, study finds
Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV in states that did not expand Medicaid are improving outcomes and have the potential to save millions in healthcare costs, a new study suggests. The researchers…
Research zeroing in on electronic nose for monitoring air quality, diagnosing disease
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Research at Oregon State University has pushed science closer to developing an electronic nose for monitoring air quality, detecting safety threats and diagnosing diseases by measuring gases in a patient’s breath. Recently published research led by Cory…
The SPR honors Dr. Lindsay Burrage with Young Investigator Award
The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce Lindsay C. Burrage, MD, PhD, as the recipient of the SPR’s 2020 Young Investigator Award. As the awardee, Dr. Burrage will give a presentation entitled “From Rare Disease Gene Discovery…
Computer servers now able to retrieve data much faster
Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have found a novel approach that significantly improves the storage efficiency and output speed of computer systems. Current data storage systems use only one storage server to process information, making them slow to…
New study identifies Neanderthal ancestry in African populations and describes its origin
Princeton researchers led by Joshua Akey discovered that all modern humans carry some Neanderthal ancestry in their DNA – including Africans, which was not previously known
Fossil foraminifer in marine sediment reveals sea surface water temperature 800,000 years ago
Rapid change in ocean temperature in the periods with no anthropogenic influences
UW’s new WE-REACH center to accelerate development of biomedical discoveries
With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Washington has created a new integrated center to match biomedical discoveries with the resources needed to bring innovative products to the public and improve health.…
Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA
Rice University model quantifies basic processes of transcription
Springer Nature and the Materials Research Society (MRS) enter publishing alliance
All journals and books in the MRS portfolio will be published in partnership with Springer Nature from January 2021
Ketamine use is underreported — likely due to unknown exposure — among EDM partygoers
Prevalence of ketamine use nearly triples when considering both self-reported use and detection in hair samples
Vision may be the real cause of children’s problems
Math, motor skills in children also affected
New research establishes how first exposure to flu virus sets on our immunity for life
Were you born in an H1N1 year or an H3N2 year? The first type of influenza virus we are exposed to in early childhood dictates our ability to fight the flu for the rest of our lives, according to a…
New research shows sustainability can be a selling point for new ingredients
The first UK consumer study on the use of Bambara Groundnut as an ingredient in products has shown that sharing information on its sustainable features increased consumers’ positive emotional connection to food. Researchers from the University of Nottingham’s School of…
Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade
North Carolina State University engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests the heat energy from the human body to monitor health. The device surpasses all other flexible harvesters that use body heat as the sole energy source. In a…
New target identified for repairing the heart after heart attack
An immune cell is shown for the first time to be involved in creating the scar that repairs the heart after damage
Autonomous vehicles could benefit health if cars are electric and shared
What impact will self-driving cars have on public health? The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institute supported by “la Caixa”, has taken part in a study that analysed the potential risks and benefits of autonomous vehicles for public…
Movement study could be significant in helping understand brain rehabilitation
The human brain’s ability to recall a single movement is significantly affected by the characteristics of previous actions it was learned with, a new study has shown. Research led by the University of Plymouth explored how distinct prior actions affected…
Patterns in the brain shed new light on how we function
The patterns created by neurons in the brain can be used to shine a light on how the brain functions, and take us a step closer to creating intelligent robots, scientists claim. Publishing their research today in PLoS Computational Biology…
Stellar student researchers
Two teams of Pitt students get ready to send experiments to international space station
Brain drowns in its own fluid after a stroke
Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. New research, which was conducted in mice and appears in the journal Science , shows for the first time that the glymphatic system…
Trees struggle when forests become too small
Fragmented forests a problem for spreading seeds, supporting diversity
Improvements in care could save the lives of more acute bowel obstruction patients
A study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death has discovered “significant opportunities” to improve patient care for those with acute bowel obstruction Around 6.4 per cent of patients admitted each year die within 90 days The…
What makes fear decrease
Going on a journey alone. Sitting in a plane for hours at a height of twelve kilometres above the Atlantic Ocean. With turbulence and all the inconveniences that are part of a long-haul flight. This is the situation Michaela B.…
Likelihood of e-book purchases increase 31% by combining previews and reviews
Research reveals consumers don’t simply rely on other peoples’ opinions in reviews but leverage a combination of reviews and previews when purchasing e-books. The purchase likelihood escalates 31% when consumers are exposed to both e-book previews and reviews. Purchase likelihood…
The SPR honors Dr. Lindsay Burrage with Young Investigator Award
The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce Lindsay C. Burrage, MD, PhD, as the recipient of the SPR’s 2020 Young Investigator Award. As the awardee, Dr. Burrage will give a presentation entitled “From Rare Disease Gene Discovery…
ASU scientists boost gene-editing tools to new heights in human stem cells
Proof-of-concept shows genes implicated in Alzheimer’s disease can be accurately edited, with 90 percent efficiency in human stem cells
Imaging study of key viral structure shows how HIV drugs work at atomic level
Salk Institute findings will help inform the development of new and improved treatments for HIV
Families give high marks to parenting supports ‘for refugees, by refugees,’ study finds
Boston College researchers developed parenting program in partnership with Bhutanese and Somali communities
Salk scientists link rapid brain growth in autism to DNA damage
During development, cells generated from people with autism have frequent breaks in the DNA of certain genes
Near caves and mines, corrugated pipes may interfere with bat echolocation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — When entrances to caves and mines — essential roosting places for bats — are blocked to prevent people from going inside, the gates often include a pipe to allow bats to access their roosts. However,…