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UrduNASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Sarai using infrared light to determine the strength of the storm. Sarai has triggered warnings for Fiji and Tonga in the Southern Pacific Ocean, On Dec. 27, there are regional warnings…
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NASA finds an elongated Phanfone now a tropical storm
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Phanfone as it continues moving through the South China Sea. Visible imagery showed that the storm is less organized and elongated as the storm weakened from a typhoon to a tropical…
Severity of autism symptoms varies greatly among identical twins
Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies
On nitroglycerin, cardiovascular homeostasis and…bam, migraine!
Besides the recognized migraine attack-provoking effect of nitroglycerin, a study reports an abnormal cardiovascular regulation to this compound in migraine patients
New insights into the earliest events of seed germination
Thiol redox switches regulate how plant seeds use their stored energy reserves / Study published in “PNAS”
Using deep learning to predict disease-associated mutations
HKU scientists develop a deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations of the metal-binding sites
MRI predict intelligence levels in children?
A group of researchers from the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE) took 4th place in the international MRI-based adolescent intelligence prediction competition. For the first time ever, the Skoltech scientists used ensemble methods based on…
Children born preterm are more likely to be placed outside the home
Children born prematurely, i.e. before week 37, are more likely to be placed outside the home as a supportive child welfare measure than their full-term counterparts, according to a population study conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare…
Progressive Gender Beliefs in Teen Boys May Be Protective Against Violence
Teenage boys who witness their peers abusing women and girls are much more likely to bully and fight with others, as well as behave abusively toward their dates, compared to teenage boys who don’t witness such behaviors, according to a new study.
Benjamin Monreal: Then and Now
Benjamin Monreal is the Agnar Pytte Associate Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics at Case Western Reserve University.
New direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications are highly effective in curing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But these drugs carry a risk of interactions with antiretroviral therapy (ART) used to control HIV. An update on management of drug in
New direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications are highly effective in curing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But these drugs carry a risk of interactions with antiretroviral therapy (ART) used to control HIV. An update on management of drug interactions in patients coinfected with HIV/HCV is presented in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC). The official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, JANAC is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
New direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications are highly effective in curing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But these drugs carry a risk of interactions with antiretroviral therapy (ART) used to control HIV. An update on management of drug in
New direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications are highly effective in curing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But these drugs carry a risk of interactions with antiretroviral therapy (ART) used to control HIV. An update on management of drug interactions in patients coinfected with HIV/HCV is presented in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC). The official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, JANAC is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
‘Nipple By Number’ Device Helps Plastic Surgeons Perform 3D Nipple Tattoos
Three-dimensional tattoos offer a new alternative for creating a natural-looking nipple after breast reconstruction. For most women, accessing this option means finding a tattoo artist with the skill to create these detailed tattoos. Now a new device called Nipple By Number® enables plastic surgeons to perform realistic-looking 3D nipple tattoos as an in-office procedure, reports a paper in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
New Study Reports Uplifting Technique for Bald Men’s Faces
Whether they choose the look, or genetics chooses it for them, some guys are embracing baldness. However, without a hairline, bald men who desire a facelift have a difficult time hiding their scars, which has always presented a challenge to plastic surgeons.
Combating the effects of gloomy weather
SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, is a type of depression that is related to changes in seasons. There are methods, like light therapy, that can help.
Yale Cancer Center launches Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity
Yale Cancer Center (YCC) announces the launch of the Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity (CEHE). Building on YCC’s longstanding commitment to high-quality, expert, and patient-centered cancer care, screening, and prevention across the state of Connecticut, the new Center is dedicated to ensuring cancer health equity and improving outcomes with an emphasis on traditionally underserved neighborhoods.
Proton Therapy Lowers Risk of Side Effects in Cancer Patients Compared to Traditional Radiation
Proton therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations for cancer patients when compared with traditional radiation, while cure rates between the two groups are almost identical
Brain Tumor Organoids May be Key to Time-sensitive Treatments for Glioblastomas
Lab-grown brain organoids developed from a patient’s own glioblastoma, the most aggressive and common form of brain cancer, may hold the answers on how to best treat it. A new study in Cell from researchers at Penn Medicine showed how glioblastoma organoids could serve as effective models to rapidly test personalized treatment strategies.
Intermittent Fasting: Live ‘Fast,’ Live longer?
Johns Hopkins Medicine neuroscientist Mark Mattson, Ph.D.,has a new article intended to help clarify the science and clinical applications of intermittent fasting in ways that may help physicians guide patients who want to try it. Original post https://alertarticles.info
Seeing the new Star Wars? Be careful what you wish for
How much you enjoy the new Star Wars movie will depend a lot on your expectations going in, a new study suggests.
Hematopoietic stem cell marker: A key player in the ontogeny of hematopoiesis
A group of researchers at Osaka University revealed that ESAM (Endothelial cell-selective adhesion molecule), a surface marker for hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and vascular endothelial cells (ECs), played an important role in the ontogeny of hematopoiesis in mice, particularly in…
Development of ultrathin durable membrane for efficient oil and water separation
Researchers led by Professor MATSUYAMA Hideto and Professor YOSHIOKA Tomohisa at Kobe University’s Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology have succeeded in developing an ultrathin membrane with a fouling-resistant silica surface treatment for high performance separation of oil from…
Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly
In this age of “big data,” artificial intelligence (AI) has become a valuable ally for scientists. Machine learning algorithms, for instance, are helping biologists make sense of the dizzying number of molecular signals that control how genes function. But as…
Gender norms affect attitudes towards gay men and lesbian women globally
Washington, DC – Gay men and lesbian women have often been the targets of prejudice and even violence in society. To better understand what shapes these attitudes and prejudices, Maria Laura Bettinsoli, Alexandra Suppes, and Jamie Napier (all New York…
FEFU scientists participate in development of ceramic materials that are IR-transparent
Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) teamed up with colleagues from Institute of Chemistry (FEB RAS), Institute for Single Crystals (Ukraine), and Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (Chinese Academy of Sciences) to develop Y2O3?MgO nanocomposite ceramics with uniform distribution of…
The brain can combine natural and artificial vision to help treat common form of blindness
Macular degeneration (AMD) causes blindness in millions of people in the Western world. It is the most common cause of severe vision loss in the Western world among those aged 50 and over, and its prevalence increases with age. Though…
Report links recommended physical activity levels to lower risk of seven cancers
More activity linked to lower risk for several cancer types
2019 EurekAlert! Trending Release List the most international ever
The EurekAlert! 2019 Trending Release List is the most geographically diverse to date, with more than half of the top 10 from outside the United States. For the first time, news releases from Japan, Russia, and Norway occupied spots on…
Project to reflect on the sustainable food system we want by 2030
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is bringing together players in the Basque food system to reflect on research and innovation as part of the European Fit4Food2030 project
High BMI may improve cancer survival
Study shows link to immunotherapy
Imaging to examine brain architecture association with mood, attentional symptoms
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at whether certain patterns of connectivity between specific regions of the brain in children at age 7 (measured by magnetic resonance imaging) were associated with later development of symptoms related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and…
Paving the way for spintronic RAMs: A deeper look into a powerful spin phenomenon
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech) explore a new material combination that sets the stage for magnetic random access memories, which rely on spin–an intrinsic property of electrons– and could outperform current storage devices. Their breakthrough published in a…
In vivo imaging of CREB dynamics: Coupling sensory experience to activity
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a first-of-its-kind approach for studying the experience driven activity of transcription factors in vivo
Russia’s physical culture scene
10 facts about the physical activity of working Russians
NASA-NOAA satellite finds development of Tropical Cyclone Sarai
Imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite showed that a tropical low-pressure area has consolidated and organized in the Southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. Tropical Storm Sarai has formed to the west of Fiji. Fiji is an archipelago, consisting of more…
NASA satellite tracks tropical storm Phanfone into the South China Sea
Tropical Storm Phanfone brought typhoon-force winds and heavy rains across sections of the Philippines on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Phanfone is known as Ursula in the Philippines. Now the storm has moved into the South China Sea and NASA’s…
Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation
Study found protons led to two-thirds reduction in unplanned hospitalizations
Transcendental Meditation prevents abnormal enlargement of the heart, reduces chronic heart failure
A randomized controlled study recently published in Ethnicity & Disease in their Autumn 2019 Hypertension issue found that the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique helps to prevent abnormal enlargement of the heart compared to health education (HE) controls. Also known as…
Inputs to the motor cortex make dexterous movements possible in mice
In a sleepy haze, reaching out and grabbing the coffee cup in front of you seems to happen on autopilot. But your caffeine-deprived brain is working hard. It’s collecting sensory information and other kinds of feedback – clues about where…
Scientists reveal function of histone variant H2A.Z in DNA replication selection
The research published in Nature on Dec. 25th, 2019, led by Dr. LI Guohong and Dr. ZHU Mingzhao from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated that the histone variant H2A.Z facilitates the licensing and…
In leap for quantum computing, silicon quantum bits establish a long-distance relationship
Princeton scientists demonstrate that two silicon quantum bits can communicate across relatively long distances in a turning point for the technology
Brain-like functions emerging in a metallic nanowire network
Emerging fluctuation-based functionalities are expected to open a way to novel memory device technology
Intermittent fasting: live ‘fast,’ live longer?
For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed commitment to personal health. Newly enthusiastic fitness buffs pack into gyms and grocery stores are filled with shoppers eager to try out new diets.…
Researchers identify that mosquitoes can sense toxins through their legs
Researchers at LSTM have identified a completely new mechanism by which mosquitoes that carry malaria are becoming resistant to insecticide. After studying both Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii, two major malaria vectors in West Africa, they found that a particular…
Archaeologists found the burial of Scythian Amazon with a head dress on Don
Valerii Guliaev, the head of Don expedition, announced the first results of the examination on the 6th of December at the session of Academic Council of IA RAS. “Such head dresses have been found a bit more than two dozen…
Researchers map malaria parasites proliferate in human blood cells
Malaria parasites transform healthy red blood cells into rigid versions of themselves that clump together, hindering the transportation of oxygen. The infectious disease affects more than 200 million people across the world and causes nearly half a million deaths every…
East Asia VLBI Network observations of the TeV Gamma-Ray Burst 190114C
Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB), generated in distant galaxies, is the most energetic astronomical event in the Universe. The physical origins of GRBs are still not well understood. From two widely-used theoretical models, a GRB is thought to be originated from the…
How can groups apologize sincerely? It’s going to cost them
A research team led by Professor OHTSUBO Yohsuke of Kobe University’s Graduate School of Humanities has been investigating how group apologies are perceived. Their results revealed that apologies that are costly for the apologizing organization are deemed to be more…
Acupuncture’s impact on the body, mind and spirit
Stuart Lightbody’s The 361 Classical Acupuncture Points
A better testing method for patients with Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests through symptoms such as tremor, slow movements, limb rigidity and gait and balance problems. As such, nearly all diagnostic testing revolves around how a patient moves and requires the patient to walk…