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UrduBottom Line: Estimating how common diabetes (both diagnosed and undiagnosed) was among U.S. adults by racial and ethnic groups was the objective of this observational study. A group of 7,575 adults 20 and older who participated in the National Health…
Author: sarah Jonas
Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
UMass Amherst researcher says prevention needs to start in the primary care setting
Rise in serious harm to children caused by powerful painkillers, says study
Drugs including fentanyl and methadone increase a child’s risk of needing medical treatment
Strong change of course for muscle research
New subtype of muscle stem cells that can be used in the development of gene therapies
SLAS Discovery releases first issue of 2020
Featured article, ‘The National Cancer Institute’s Plated Compound Sets Can Be a Valuable Resource for Academic Researchers,’ now available
Sphingotec’s biomarker penKid® predicts septic acute kidney injury
At time of admission to emergency
It’s a small (coal-polluted) world, after all
A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry underscores that the release of pollutants in one region can have implications beyond its borders; emphasizing the dire need for global collaboration on environmental issues. The study suggests that coal-burning activities in…
New study shows how patients’ health values can impact vital pelvic floor treatment
The value women put on health has direct effect on treatment outcomes
Leaders of Texas innovation join forces to improve research to commercialization in the state
Innovating Texas: Research to Commercialization organizes texas’ top scientists, business leaders and venture capitalists to explore how to turn research into new technologies, products and companies at TAMEST Annual Conference
From 3D to 2D and back: Reversible conversion of lipid spheres into ultra-thin sheets
An astonishing number of recent technological advances and novel engineering applications go hand in hand with progress in the field of materials science. The design and manipulation of materials at the nanoscale (that is, on the order of billionths of…
Ecological impacts of palm stearin spill to the coastal ecosystem
HKU marine ecologists reveal ecological impacts of the accidental palm stearin spill to the coastal ecosystem of Hong Kong
HKU plant scientists identify new strategy to enhance rice grain yield
Rice provides a daily subsistence for about three billion people worldwide and its output must keep pace with a growing global population. In light of this, the identification of genes that enhance grain yield and composition is much desired. Findings…
Nightside barrier gently brakes ‘bursty’ plasma bubbles
Physicists extend Rice Convection Model with details of magnetospheric buoyancy waves
High carbon footprint households identified by sweets, alcohol, not high meat consumption
Families with higher carbon footprints are likely to consume more confectionary, alcohol, and restaurant food, according to a new study by Japanese and European researchers published in One Earth . Considering the spectrum of traditional to urban lifestyles across Japan,…
AI system for Minecraft: MIPT team wins MineRL international contest
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have dominated the MineRL contest. They proposed a new method for reinforcement learning with demonstrations, which enables rapidly and efficiently solving hierarchical problems in the Minecraft game environment, namely, searching for…
Researchers produce first laser ultrasound images of humans
Technique may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places
Untangling APOE ε 4’s association to tau tangles
McGill study identifies new role of major genetic risk factor in Alzheimer’s disease
Telomere research at Marshall published in Nature Communications
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Findings from a recent research project, conducted by a Marshall University scientist and assistant professor in the Marshall University College of Science, with researchers in Texas, was recently published in the December issue of the prestigious online…
Counting photons is now routine enough to need standards
Since the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) built its first superconducting devices for counting photons (the smallest units of light) in the 1990s, these once-rare detectors have become popular research tools all over the world. Now, NIST has…
NIST study suggests universal method for measuring light power
Always on the lookout for better ways to measure all kinds of things, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published a detailed study suggesting an “elegant” improved definition for the standard unit of light power,…
Overspill of fat shown to cause Type 2 Diabetes
For the first time, scientists have been able to observe people developing Type 2 diabetes – and confirmed that fat over-spills from the liver into the pancreas, triggering the chronic condition. The research, led by Professor Roy Taylor at Newcastle…
CDC grant to focus on effects of nano-coal dust on lung disease in coal miners
Penn State researchers in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering received a $400,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to research coal dust in…
A photo taken with a mobile phone to detect frauds in rice labelling
A simple photograph taken with a mobile phone is able to detect irregularities in the labelling of rice, according to an investigation conducted by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Scintillon Institute of San Diego (USA). This has…
Brain biomarkers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease are located
From the detection of functional brain changes that occur during Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a research team from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) has located a set of biomarkers that could predict which patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) have…
Less abundant species of animals and plants are organized in ghettos to survive
An international research team in which Spanish experts participate has shown that sparse species are associated spatially in 90 % of the animal and plant communities studied. “Animal and plant communities are organised in a similar way to cities, ghettos…
Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
UMass Amherst researcher says prevention needs to start in the primary care setting
New research uncovers improvements in vaccines against meningitis
New research from experts at the University of Nottingham could lead to an improved vaccine to protect against the bacterium, Neisseria meningitides that causes sepsis and meningitis. The findings, published today in the journal ‘ Frontiers in Microbiology ‘, could…
Permanent predator-prey oscillations
Research elucidates fundamental ecological concept of predator-prey interactions
Men think they’re better liars
Men are twice as likely as women to consider themselves to be good at lying and at getting away with it, new research has found. People who excel at lying are good talkers and tell more lies than others, usually…
Using a material’s ‘memory’ to encode unique physical properties
A new study shows that, as materials age, they ‘remember’ prior stresses and external forces, which scientists and engineers can then use to create new materials with unique properties.
First step taken to find causes of muscle wasting disease
Researchers have gained new insight into the mechanisms involved in how skeletal muscles lose their mass and strength as people age, called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is common in older people and is an important contributor to frailty. It affects balance, the…
High carbon footprint families identified by sweets and restaurant food, not higher meat consumption
Families with high carbon footprints consume two to three times more sweets and alcohol than those with low footprints Study by experts in Sheffield and Kyoto, Japan, found meat consumption explained less than 10 per cent of difference in carbon…
Immune mystery solved in mice points to better protection from rotavirus in humans
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered how a brief disruption to a molecular pathway in the guts of mice before they are born can compromise adult immunity to a common and often deadly intestinal virus. The researchers found…
Book looks at how landscape design helps solve water issues
Landscape design research can help solve environmental problems related to water systems
Back new PACK training tackles common diseases in developing countries
An educational outreach training package has shown to be effective for improving management of respiratory diseases in Brazil, raising hopes it could be rolled out to treat other common, severe diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Researchers from the University…
High-resolution geophysical survey confirms the deep Beyond EPICA ice-core drilling site
In the context of the European Union project Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice Core: 1.5 Myr of greenhouse gas – climate feedback (Beyond EPICA), experts from 12 institutions in ten European countries coordinated by Prof. Carlo Barbante from the Ca’…
Targeted screening could prevent one in six prostate cancer deaths
Nearly one in six deaths from prostate cancer could be prevented if targeted screening was introduced for men at a higher genetic risk of the disease, according to a new UCL-led computer modelling study
SHAPEIT4: An algorithm for large-scale genomic analysis
Researchers from UNIL, UNIGE and SIB provide the researchers’ community with an extremely powerful computer tool to facilitate the interpretation of the genome’s big data
Understanding the adolescent brain
Study shows brains of adolescents struggling with mental illness are structurally different than healthy peers.
Freestanding emergency departments may increase out-of-pocket spending for patients
Study analyzed freestanding emergency departments in four states, including Arizona
Bern and Fribourg researchers identify neurons responsible for rapid eye movements/REM during sleep
REM – Rapid Eye Movement – is not only the name of a successful American rock band, but also and not least a characteristic eye movement in paradoxical sleep, so in the stage with high dream activity. This sleep phase…
Bark beetles control pathogenic fungi
Bark beetles control Ants and honeybees share nests of hundreds or thousands of individuals in a very small space. Hence the risk is high that infectious diseases may spread rapidly. In order to reduce this risk, the animals have developed…
Popular gyms undermining health with tanning beds, UConn researcher says
The end of 2019 brings with it holiday gatherings, school vacations, and the annual tradition of New Year’s resolutions – with some of the most common resolutions being to exercise more and lose weight. Popular gym chains across the country…
Obesity in pregnant moms linked to lag in their sons’ development and IQ
A mother’s obesity in pregnancy can affect her child’s development years down the road, according to researchers who found impaired motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers were severely overweight while expecting them.…
UTHealth’s Cynthia Ju awarded NIH grants for liver injury research
Tiny solutions are being sought for big liver problems by a scientist at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Armed with two grants totaling $3.6 million from the National Institutes of Health…
What will you do with your body after you die? (video)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2019 — After you die, your body has quite a few options — from being turned into a diamond to helping solve a murder. This week, let us break down the possibilities so you can rest easy:…
Luxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyers
Researchers surveyed luxury consumers about how they felt after they made pricey purchases
Developing drugs that activate defences against tumours
Bielefeld University to coordinate European research network
How plant metabolites affect the ecosystem
German Research Foundation (DFG) funds new research unit
Longevity protein SIRT6 also protects against fatty liver and fatty liver disease
SIRT6 regulates many biological processes such as aging, obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation and metabolism. In a new study Bar-Ilan University researchers reveal that the protein also plays a crucial role in burning and regulating liver fat