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UrduGenetic clues which could explain why some people have more severe side effects from long-term methamphetamine use than others
Author: sarah Jonas
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.…
Ultrashort x-ray technique will probe conditions found at the heart of planets
Combining powerful lasers and bright x-rays, Imperial and STFC researchers have demonstrated a technique that will allow new extreme experiments. The new technique would be able to use a single x-ray flash to capture information about extremely dense and hot…
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…
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…
Adulthood with autism
MU researcher highlights the value of self-determination for young adults with autism
AFAR & the Irene Diamond Fund provide $840,000 to 2019 postdoctoral fellows studying aging
Seven postdoctoral fellows receive awards of $120,000 for 2 years
Easy prey: The largest bears in the world use small streams to fatten up on salmon
CORVALLIS, Ore. – It’s a familiar scene to anyone who’s watched footage of brown bears catching sockeye salmon in Alaska: They’re standing knee-deep in a rushing river, usually near a waterfall, and grabbing passing fish with their paws or jaws.…
New ‘tooth-on-a-chip’ could lead to more personalized dentistry
Miniature dental device gives up-close, real-time view into how teeth respond to dental materials
Dangerous bone marrow, organ transplant complication explained
Scientists find mechanism behind reduced blood cell production, increased infection risk
AI’s future potential hinges on consensus: NAM report
The role of artificial intelligence, or machine learning, will be pivotal as the industry wrestles with a gargantuan amount of data that could improve — or muddle — health and cost priorities, according to a National Academy of Medicine Special…
NASA’s Fermi Mission links nearby pulsar’s gamma-ray ‘halo’ to antimatter puzzle
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a faint but sprawling glow of high-energy light around a nearby pulsar. If visible to the human eye, this gamma-ray “halo” would appear about 40 times bigger in the sky than a full…
Scientists discover medicinal cannabis substitute for treating Parkinson’s disease
The drug, HU-308, lessens involuntary movements called dyskinesias, a side effect from years of treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Discovered the first intrinsic magnetic topological insulator
An international team of scientists led by researchers from CFM, DIPC, and UPV/EHU, has been able to predict and observe the first topological insulator with intrinsic magnetic properties
Many pregnant women with HIV prescribed treatment that does not meet federal guidelines
NIH-funded researchers call for more studies on antiretroviral drug prescriptions during pregnancy
Reducing mouse allergens may improve lung growth in asthmatic children
Cutting allergen exposure could lead to healthier childhoods
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…
Is there a link between lifetime lead exposure and dementia?
Toronto, ON — To the medical community’s surprise, several studies from the US, Canada, and Europe suggest a promising downward trend in the incidence and prevalence of dementia. Important risk factors for dementia, such as mid-life obesity and mid-life diabetes,…
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
Fossil expands ancient fish family tree
Second African lungfish found far south
Towards new lithium-ion batteries that are safer and more efficient
Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised technology and mobile devices, and their use today is standard in mobile phones and laptop computers
When good plants go bad
Some native plants can behave as invasive species
‘Inconsistent and misleading’ password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks
Password meters are frequently made available to help users secure their personal data against the threats posed by cyber criminals. However, the ‘inconsistent and misleading’ advice offered on some of the world’s most popular websites could actually be doing more…
Augmenting attention treatment therapies for difficult-to-treat anxiety in children and adolescents
First study to show that anxiety could be decreased in youth who did not respond to earlier cognitive-behavior therapy
Improving efficiency, effectiveness of security X-ray technology
Researchers propose a spiral array of X-ray detectors to quickly identify contraband without the need for additional screening.
Fibroblasts involved in healing spur tumor growth in cancer
Vital to healing wounds, fibroblasts have a ‘misguided’ response to cancer cells, according to Tel Aviv University researchers
Mowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and reduces pests
The researchers combined data across North America and Europe using a meta-analysis, a way of aggregating results from multiple studies to increase statistical strength. They found strong evidence that increased mowing intensity of urban lawns – which included parks, roundabouts…
Words to express emotion vary greatly in their meanings across languages
Almost all humans feel the emotion of love, but does that mean the Turkish word sevgi or the Hungarian word szrelem, which both translate to love in English, convey the same feeling? Not necessarily, according to a new study. By…
SUTD and collaborators developed novel methodology to predict spinal fractures in patients
This enables more accurate patient-specific analysis in a non-invasive manner, providing timely opportunities for early treatment
Host sensor AhR commits quorum sensing espionage to fight infection
Through molecular espionage, a particular receptor (known as AhR) allows its host’s immune response to stay one step ahead of infection; it achieves this by listening in on the inter-cellular transmissions that bacterial pathogens use to collectively coordinate an invasion.…
‘Substantially human,’ a good starting point for determining boundaries of what’s human
Recent and rapid developments in the biosciences continually blur the lines between human beings and other living organisms, while straining the legal definitions of what is or is not human. In a Policy Forum, Bartha Maria Knoppers and Henry Greely…
Science’s 2019 breakthrough of the year: The first image of a black hole
Honoring 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…
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…
The Internet of Things by satellite will become increasingly accessible
Thanks to the implementation of advanced random access schemes using efficient, low complexity algorithms
Skin and mucous membrane lesions as complication of pneumonia
Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop bacterial pneumonia. A research group at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich has recently developed a new diagnostic blood test, which reliably diagnoses bacteria as the…
UVA, Novo Nordisk enter into type 2 diabetes research collaboration
University of Virginia (UVA) Center for Diabetes Technology and Novo Nordisk today announced that they have entered into a five-year research collaboration where UVA and Novo Nordisk will work together on the development of virtual environments focused on modelling of…
Racial/ethnic differences in mortality for dialysis patients in US territories and states
Highlight In an analysis of patients treated with dialysis in the 5 U.S. territories and the 50 U.S. states between 1995 and 2012, the mortality rates were similar for Whites or Blacks, and higher for Hispanics and Asians in the…
Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults
Patients under 26 years had a shift to earlier stage; faster time to adjuvant chemotherapy
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,…
Honey, I shrunk Michelangelo’s David
There he is, standing upon his pedestal: David by Michelangelo. A world-?famous statue that nearly every child can recognise. But this David is just 1 millimeter tall, pedestal included, and is made not of marble like the 5.17-?meter original, but…
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…
2019 seasonal influenza assessment
Currently dominating viruses point at possible heavy impact on the elderly and healthcare systems
Forecast to help shellfish growers weather toxicity
Deep learning algorithms can help the shellfish industry avoid disruptions caused by harmful algal blooms
ESO observations reveal black holes’ breakfast at the cosmic dawn
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have observed reservoirs of cool gas around some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. These gas halos are the perfect food for supermassive black holes at the centre of these galaxies, which are…