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UrduHonoring a feat that was once considered impossible, Science has named the Event Horizon Telescope’s image of a supermassive black hole as its 2019 Breakthrough of the Year. The image reveals one of the darkest and most elusive phenomena in…
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How microbes reflect the health of coral reefs
A comparison of protected and impacted reefs in Cuba and Florida Keys
Study: yes, even wild tigers struggle with work/life balance
Scientists track tigress in Russian Far East and learn there is lots of running around, wolfing down big meals, and then back home to watch the kids
Improved comfort and safety for future firefighters and rescue workers with smart clothing
Researchers and companies jointly developed a wearable technology solution for firefighters. It allows real-time monitoring of heat stress, thus improving the occupational health and safety in challenging temperatures. In many professions, temperature causes major challenges to thermal comfort and occupational…
Forecast to help shellfish growers weather toxicity
Deep learning algorithms can help the shellfish industry avoid disruptions caused by harmful algal blooms
Researchers directly measure ‘Cheerios effect’ forces for the first time
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — There’s an interesting fluid dynamics phenomenon that happens every morning in millions of cereal bowls. When there are just a few bits of cereal left floating on top of the milk, they tend to cluster…
NIH-developed Zika vaccine improves fetal outcomes in animal model
WHAT: An experimental Zika vaccine lowered levels of virus in pregnant monkeys and improved fetal outcomes in a rhesus macaque model of congenital Zika virus infection, according to a new study in Science Translational Medicine . The research was conducted…
Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium Awards announced
New NIAID grants build on established clinical trials program
Conservation’s hidden costs take bite out of benefits
Returning croplands to forests is a sustainability gold standard to mitigate climate change impacts and promote conservation. That is, new research shows, unless you’re a poor farmer. “Those sweeping conservation efforts in returning cropland to vegetated land might have done…
The meaning of emotion: Cultural and biological evolution impact how humans feel feelings
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History compared 2474 spoken languages, finding that emotion semantics have been shaped by both cultural and biological evolution
Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials
Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales
New journal title Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2019–The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) is pleased to announce that it has acquired JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery and has selected Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. as the new publisher of the…
How can healthcare achieve real technology driven transformation?
New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2019–Real transformation in healthcare through the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, telecommunications, and other advanced technologies could provide significant improvements in healthcare quality, productivity, and access. The current status and future challenges and opportunities…
Hepatitis D: The mystery of the virus’ life cycle revealed
Professor Patrick Labonté’s team at the INRS reveals the key role of a cellular process in the development of the Hepatitis D virus
Mechanical force as a new way of starting chemical reactions
Researchers have shown mechanical force can start chemical reactions, making them cheaper, more broadly applicable, and more environmentally friendly than conventional methods. Chemical reactions are most conventionally prompted by heating up the reaction mixtures. Within the last ten years, there…
Scientists link common immune cell to failure of checkpoint inhibitors in lung cancer
The study published in JCI Insight suggests how to better predict which patients will respond to immunotherapy
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NCI-MATCH: Promising signal for nivolumab beyond colorectal cancer
18 different cancer types studied, mostly rare and none colorectal, with DNA repair defects. The 36% response rate across a range of cancers compares well with a previous 31% response in colon cancer.
Dutch research institutions and Elsevier reach framework agreement
Amsterdam, December 19, 2019 – The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), The Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU), The Dutch Research Council (NWO), and the global information and analytics business Elsevier , have reached a framework agreement.…
Mathematical models provide a snapshot of the human gut microbial community
Microbial communities can be found everywhere – from lakes to the soil on the ground, they are omnipresent yet invisible to the naked eye. Within those environments there exist dynamic communities which fluctuate in response to environmental changes. One such…
Addressing committed emissions in both US and China requires carbon capture and storage
Stabilizing global temperatures will require deep reductions in carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions worldwide. Recent integrated assessments of global climate change show that CO 2 emissions must approach net-zero by mid-century to avoid exceeding the 1.5°C climate target. However,…
The Internet of Things by satellite will become increasingly accessible
Thanks to the implementation of advanced random access schemes using efficient, low complexity algorithms
ASH announces 2020 scholar award recipients
(WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 19, 2019) – The American Society of Hematology (ASH) today announced the 39 recipients of its 2020 Scholar Awards. One of ASH’s most prestigious research award programs, the ASH Scholar Awards financially support fellows to junior faculty…
A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked as a crayfish
LAWRENCE — Earlier this year, a remarkable new fossil specimen was unearthed in the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China by area fossil hunters – possibly a huge ancient spider species, as yet unknown to science. The locals sold the…
Amazon forest regrowth much slower than previously thought
The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought, a new study shows
Breakthrough innovation enabling cheaper solar energy production is one step closer to the market
Material, synthesised by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania scientists, which self-assemble to form a molecular-thick electrode layer, presents a facile way of realising highly efficient perovskite single-junction and tandem solar cells
Glutamine may decrease obesity-linked inflammation
Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce inflammation of fat tissue and reduce fat mass, according to a new study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Oxford in the U.K. The researchers also show how glutamine levels…
Evaluating clinical evidence of acupuncture, acupressure for improving cancer pain?
What The Study Did: This study (called a systematic review and meta-analysis) combined results from 14 randomized clinical trials to evaluate evidence of an association between acupuncture and acupressure for reducing pain in patients with cancer. Previous studies have had…
Following scientific literature review, Imperial Brands calls for legalisation of snus in EU
Following a new literature review* of the harm reduction potential of snus, Imperial Brands – owners of leading snus brand Skruf – has urged the European Union (EU) to re-examine its position on the product. Published in the prestigious Harm…
Comparing future risks associated with gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery
Study appears in JAMA Network Open
FEFU scientists have developed vitamin drink consisting of whey, juice and seagrass
Scientists of the Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) have developed a drink rich in vitamins and minerals that based on whey, pectin from seagrass Zostera, and fruit juice or nectar. The…
Asteroid collisions trigger cascading formation of subfamilies, study concludes
Scientists have always thought about fission clusters as entirely distinct from collisional families. Now a study conducted by researchers affiliated with UNESP has shown that fission clusters may originate from collisional families in some cases
Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals
Melatonin sets the internal clock. Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) in an international team have analyzed data on the impact of light pollution on melatonin formation in humans and vertebrates. They found that even the…
Empowering European structural biology
The EU grants 10 million euro to the iNEXT-Discovery consortium, in which EMBL is a major partner, unlocking key technologies for structural biology researchers
Number of people in need of renal replacement therapy is rising
The ERA-EDTA Registry collects data on renal replacement therapy (RRT) from the national and regional renal registries in Europe and from countries bordering the Mediterranean. For the 2017 Annual Report, data sets from 53 national or regional renal registries in…
Type 1 Diabetes: New starting point to delay autoimmune response
Regulatory T cells (Tregs)* prevent excessive immune reactions in healthy people. In the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes, this protection is not sufficiently effective. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and LMU Munich have now deciphered a mechanism that impairs…
Research validates new control tactic for herbicide-resistant weeds in US soybean crops
WESTMINSTER, Colorado – December 19, 2019 – Australian growers have made significant inroads against herbicide-resistance weeds in recent years by focusing on harvest-time weed seed controls. One of the most popular strategies is the use of an impact mill that…
Scientists uncover world’s oldest forest
Fossils of trees dating back 386 million years found on the bottom of a New York quarry
Fossil soils reveal emergence of modern forest ecology earlier than previously thought
While sifting through fossil soils in the Catskill region near Cairo, New York, researchers uncovered the extensive root system of 386-million-year old primitive trees. The fossils, located about 25 miles from the site previously believed to have the world’s oldest…
Acid reflux affects nearly a third of US adults weekly
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 19, 2019) — Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive disorder that causes hearburn and other uncomfortable symptoms, may affect nearly a third of U.S. adults each week, and most of those who take certain popular medications for…
Study finds less-aggressive chemotherapy after initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer to be more beneficial
PHOENIX — A Mayo Clinic study involving 5,540 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer finds that maintenance chemotherapy after initial treatment is more beneficial for patients whose disease is under control, compared with more aggressive treatment. A maintenance strategy with a…
Predatory lacewings do not care whether their prey detoxifies plant defenses or not
Lacewing larvae are able to detoxify plant toxins too, but in a different manner as their prey: Caterpillars of the diamondback moth
Fireballs: mail from space
Is anything going to hit Earth? A neat approach to make quicker and more exact analyses of fireball observations
Bacteria spread by ticks affected by humidity and mutual competition
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, the University of Zurich and the University of Exeter have carried out modelling on how environmental factors affect the occurrence of human-pathogenic bacteria found in the sheep tick ( Ixodes ricinus ), a tick…
The majority consider themselves more environmentally friendly than others
Research from the University of Gothenburg shows that we tend to overestimate our personal environmental engagement. In a study with participants from Sweden, the United States, England, and India, most participants were convinced that they acted more environmentally friendly than…
Artificial ‘inclusion bodies’ created for controlled drug release
Precision medicine is becoming increasingly important, achieving to create more efficient personalised therapies for each patient and innovative pharmacological developments. In the oncology field, for example, researchers are developing different approaches aimed at directed and controlled drug release systems, thereby…
Understanding the mechanisms of seemingly chaotic synchronization in trees
Synchronization of Chaos: Understanding the mechanisms of period-3 synchronization in plant populations located 20 kilometers apart
Scientists discover first antiferromagnetic topological quantum material
Quantum materials are worldwide in the focus of research activities within diverse sci-entific disciplines. This material class appears to be increasingly complex and rich in physical phenomena such as magnetism, superconductivity or topology, and is there-fore extremely promising for technological…
On-chip light source produces versatile range of wavelengths
Silicon-based device may enable variety of photonic applications
Research finds positive community action can help coral reef health
Research reveals lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needs