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UrduA new Cornell study, “A Cell-Free DNA Metagenomic Sequencing Assay that Integrates the Host Injury Response to Infection,” published Aug. 26 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Delivering Immunotherapy Directly to Brain Tumors
A new study published this week gives insight into how cancer immunotherapies might one day be delivered directly to the brain in order to treat brain tumors.
UIC Urban Forum to explore the growth, potential impact and future of autonomous vehicles
The University of Illinois at Chicago’s 2019 Urban Forum, titled “Are we there yet? The myths and realities of autonomous vehicles,” will examine the questions and uncertainties surrounding not only the societal and legislative impact of autonomous vehicles, but also the technological advances needed for these vehicles to proliferate.
As Football Season Gets Underway UNLV Gaming Law Expert Weighs in on the Current Landscape of Legal Sports Betting
September’s arrival coincides with the beginning of a major pastime in the lives of Americans: football. ‘Tis the season for fans to not only cheer for and cry over their favorite teams, but to make wagers on them, too. The…
Supercomputers Pave the Way for New Machine Learning Approach
Researchers have developed a machine learning approach called transfer learning that lets them model novel materials by learning from data collected about millions of other compounds. The new approach can be applied to new molecules in milliseconds, enabling research into a far greater number of compounds over much longer timescales.
Atomically Packed Boundaries Resist Cracking
Scientists devised specialized X-ray mapping techniques. They determined that boundaries associated with regions where atoms are closely packed together most readily resist cracking. This analysis revealed that when a crack encounters such a boundary, it’s deflected to a less direct path and crack growth is slowed.
Addiction specialist on federal marijuana/OK opioid news
This week has been a momentous one in pharmaceuticals news. Even as a judge in Oklahoma held drug makers responsible to the tune of $527 million for decades of opioid addiction and the thousands of overdose deaths in the state,…
Thoracic Oncologist: Vaping is addictive, toxic and young people are more at risk
Since June, almost 200 cases of lung illnesses or injuries linked to vaping have been reported to the federal government. This week, officials stated that there has been one vaping-related death reported. Dr. Eric Bernicker, thoracic oncologist with Houston Methodist, is…
Manipular genéticamente el nivel de una proteína en células de cáncer de colon mejora eficacia de la quimioterapia, descubre estudio de Mayo Clinic
Los resultados del cáncer colorrectal pueden mejorar cuando se altera genéticamente una proteína que regula la inmunidad de las células cancerosas con el fin de volverlas más vulnerables a la quimioterapia, dice un nuevo estudio de Mayo Clinic.
EPA to ease methane regs for industry, ‘single largest culprit’ of emissions spike
The Trump administration is expected to announce today that it plans to roll back regulations on methane emissions, making it easier for energy companies to release methane — a potent greenhouse gas — into the atmosphere. Robert Howarth is professor…
Study discovers abnormal expression of genes in psychopathy
The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows.
Stay alert at the pool, beach, or lake
Failing to keep an eye out at the pool, lake or ocean can be deadly as drownings can happen in seconds. If you plan to head out to the water this Labor Day weekend, there are some safety steps you can take to prevent tragedy.
Diverse linguistic environment boosts brain sensitivity to new learning, UCI study finds
Numerous studies have noted the brain benefits that come from being bilingual – among them increased executive-level cognitive function and a four- to five-year delay in the risk of developing dementia symptoms.
With #HurricaneDorian’s approach comes the threat of power loss, which can disrupt transportation and put lives at risk. @JohnsHopkins engineer Umesh Korde suggests that harnessing energy from ocean waves can help restore power more quickly.
As Hurricane Dorian threatens to strike Florida, officials are beginning to prepare for its potential impact on electricity, building infrastructure, transportation and more. Umesh Korde, a research professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at The Johns Hopkins…
Avoid the freshman 15
As college students return to school, it can be easy to fall into the trap of unhealthy eating. The University of Alabama at Birmingham‘s Anna Threadcraft, RDN, is available to provide quick and easy tips to help you prevent the…
Entanglement sent over 50 km of optical fiber
The quantum internet promises absolutely tap-proof communication and powerful distributed sensor networks for new science and technology.
Burgundy wine grapes tell climate story, show warming accelerated in past 30 years
A newly published series of dates of grape harvest covering the past 664 years is the latest line of evidence confirming how unusual the climate of the past 30 years has been.
First human ancestors breastfed for longer than contemporary relatives
By analysing the fossilised teeth of some of our most ancient ancestors, a team of scientists led by the universities of Bristol (UK) and Lyon (France) have discovered that the first humans significantly breastfed their infants for longer periods than their contemporary relatives.
Hints of a volcanically active exomoon
Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Today, there are indications that an active moon outside our solar system
Global warming may diminish plant genetic variety in Central Europe
Plant genetic varieties in Central Europe could collapse due to temperature extremes and drought brought on by climate change.
The Chemistry of Art: Scientists Explore Aged Paint in Microscopic Detail to Inform Preservation Efforts
To learn more about the chemical processes in oil paints that can damage aging artwork, a team led by researchers at the National Gallery of Art and the National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted a range of studies that included 3D X-ray imaging of a paint sample at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source.
Human developmental clock mimicked in a dish
Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have created a new way to study early human developmental timing through a stem cell-based “clock in a dish.”
Seniors feel isolated when brakes put on driving privileges
Whether it’s going to the local grocery store or to a friend’s home, driving a car plays a major role among seniors seeking to maintain their independence.
Study provides insight into spatial repellents as method to reduce infection of vector-borne diseases, encourages additional research
According to researchers at the University of Notre Dame, data from a clinical trial in Indonesia designed to evaluate the impact of a spatial repellent on reducing malaria infections showed promising results.
Mayo Clinic研究建议乳糜泻患者亲属进行该疾病筛查
Mayo Clinic的一项研究发现，乳糜泻患者的父母、兄弟姐妹和子女具有患此疾病的高风险。该研究建议此疾病患者所有一级亲属均进行筛查，而不仅是已表现出症状的亲属。
GIVING SMART VEHICLES THEIR SENSE OF DIRECTION
Before self-driving vehicles become a permanent fixture on our roads they need to overcome two challenges—figuring out where they are and their range of motion (localization) and modeling their surroundings to avoid running into stuff (mapping).
In the world of robotics, it’s called SLAM—simultaneous localization and mapping. Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed novel SLAM algorithms that offer the best solution to date for giving these vehicles a sense of direction.
Nerves Could be Key to Pancreatic Cancer Spread
A couple of molecules that nerve cells use to grow during development could help explain why the most common pancreatic cancers are so difficult to contain and for patients to survive
The “Inflammation” of Opioid Use
New research correlates inflammation in the brain and gut to negative emotional state during opioid withdrawal
Former EPA administrator available to comment on expected rollbacks of methane regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce today rollbacks to the federal regulation of methane emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas linked to climate change, strongly limiting standards created during the Obama administration. Janet McCabe, a professor of practice at…
Small units help people eat more veggies
Research shows food presentation can affect eating behaviors
Calculating Cost of Capital: 4 Principles
Benchmarks are critical to decision-making. It stands to reason, then, that an investment decision should have its own benchmark: the cost of capital. Here, Darden Professor Michael Schill offers four principles to guide the investor in measuring risk and expected return to estimate the cost of capital.
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Marathoners, Take Your Marks … and Fluid and Salt!
Legend states that after the Greek army defeated the invading Persian forces near the city of Marathon in 490 B.C.E., the courier Pheidippides ran to Athens to report the victory and then immediately dropped dead.
Radiation oncology research and clinical trial results to be featured at ASTRO’s Annual Meeting in Chicago
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced today the top-rated studies to be highlighted in the press program for the 2019 ASTRO Annual Meeting. Researchers will present their findings in three news briefings being held September 15 through 17 in room W474B of McCormick Place in Chicago and via live webcast.
Imaging and Computational Analysis Experts to Discuss Microcirculation Modeling at APS Conference
Physiologists and mathematicians will explore how mathematical models and imaging tools can sharpen the focus on physiological problems related to the body’s smallest blood vessels (microcirculation) at the upcoming American Physiological Society (APS) Conference
Going small helps nuclear forensics investigations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists going to the microscale to study the diverse characteristics of nuclear fuel pellets that could improve nuclear forensic analysis by determining more effectively where the material came from and how it was made.
Extreme mangrove corals found on the Great Barrier Reef
The first documented discovery of ‘extreme corals’ in mangrove lagoons around Australia’s Great Barr
Study of bile acids links individual’s genetics and microbial gut community
Gene identified in mice affects both size of a bacterial population and bile acid levels in blood
Diversity of Inter-Species Interactions Affects Functioning of Ecological Communities
Loss of species may have greater ecological impact than previously thought
NSF Awards ‘Dream Team’ $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research
How is it that a fish that lived in difficult to access caves in rural Mexico is becoming a leading model to study diabetes, insomnia, and obesity? It’s all about this tiny, translucent, cave-dwelling fish that lost its eyes to…
Research Funded by DoD to Improve Infrared Detectors Used for Night Vision
Researchers received $7.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to explore the use of a new ma
Much fridge food ‘goes there to die’
Food-waste study reveals trends behind discarded items
Most-comprehensive analysis of fentanyl crisis urges innovative action
With unprecedented death toll, unique strategies needed to reverse tide, study finds
‘Mental rigidity’ at root of intense political partisanship on both left and right — study
People who identify more intensely with a political tribe or ideology share an underlying psychological trait: low levels of cognitive flexibility, according to a new study. This “mental rigidity” makes it harder for people to change their ways of thinking…
Researchers develop low-power, low-cost network for 5G connectivity
A millimeter wave network for billions of things
People’s initial immune response to dengue fever analyzed
Researchers have come one step closer to understanding how our immune system responds to acute dengue fever, a disease that has affected hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia this summer alone. In a study published today in Nature…
Inflammation triggers silent mutation to cause deadly lung disease, Stanford study shows
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that inflammation in the lungs of rats, triggered by something as simple as the flu, may wake up a silent genetic defect that causes sudden onset cases of pulmonary hypertension,…
Beetle scales hold secret to creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic, research shows
Experts have managed to mimic the colour of the Cyphochilus beetle’s scales one of the brightest whites in nature Findings show the colour is created by the structure of the beetles’ scales, not by pigments and dyes By managing to…
ACM RecSys conference showcases the latest in recommender systems
Impact on industries including healthcare, fashion, and news examined
No genome signature predicts same-sex sexual behavior, GWAS study finds
According to a genome-wide association study involving more than 470,000 people, a person’s genetic variants do not meaningfully predict whether they will engage in same-sex sexual behavior. The findings suggest same-sex sexual behavior is influenced by a complex mix of…
Friendships factor into start-up success (and failure)
Research finds friendship is a key factor to escalating commitment when entrepreneurial teams face f