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UrduStudy suggests potential anti-inflammatory properties of ketone bodies via effects on gut microbial ecosystems
Fish feed foresight
Researchers show how fishmeal and oil alternatives can support aquaculture growth
Canadian policy on corporate emissions translates to higher market value
Early adoption of protocols a factor
Quantum leap: Photon discovery is a major step toward at-scale quantum technologies
A team of physicists at the University of Bristol has developed the first integrated photon source with the potential to deliver large-scale quantum photonics. The development of quantum technologies promises to have a profound impact across science, engineering and society.…
Great potential in regulating plant greenhouse gas emissions
New discoveries on the regulation of plant emissions of isoprenoids can help in fighting climate change – and can become key to the production of valuable green chemicals.
Laser-based technique captures 3D images of impressionist-style brushstrokes
High-definition digital models constructed from OCT images could enhance the study and conservation of artwork
Carl Linnaeus’s household laid the foundation for his scientific work
Without a wife and a well-functioning household, Carl Linnaeus would have had difficulty becoming the prominent scientist that he was. Mastering social codes, like clothing and hosting guests for dinners, was crucial for having a career in the 18th century.…
Parents with degrees give their children significant advantage in maths
Children of parents with a degree are almost a year of schooling ahead in maths by the age 11 than peers whose parents have just GCSEs, a new study by the University of Sussex has discovered. Greater parental education is…
UTA researchers testing viability of slope protection systems to strengthen riverbanks
Preventing erosion to keep bridges safe
Scientists find evidence of link between diesel exhaust, risk of Parkinson’s
UCLA study uncovers how air pollution can lead to damage to brain cells
Urgent call to protect 7 million high-risk older US adults from COVID-19
New research calls for more support for older adults in community settings with respiratory illnesses against COVID-19, and not just those in care homes, as around 7 million US adults fall into this category. In a new article, published in…
Virus prevalence associated with habitat
Study of Caribbean lobsters sheds light on disease and fragile ecosystems
New device quickly detects lithium ions in blood of bipolar disorder patients
A group of Hokkaido University researchers has developed a paper-based device that can easily and cheaply measure lithium ion concentration in blood, which could greatly help bipolar disorder patients. Lithium carbonate is used for treating bipolar disorder, a mental health…
Enrichment programs help children build knowledge
Experience is the cement that holds the building blocks of knowledge together; new research suggests enrichment programs help children solidify the information they have added to their wall of knowledge
Airway Therapeutics, Celonic Group partner to produce AT-100 as candidate for coronavirus
AT-100 production expected to begin in June
Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic
A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Bath. The team has shown how their chemical recycling method not only speeds up the process, it…
Cognitive behavioural therapy reduces the impact of dissociative seizures
Scientists have found that adding cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to standardized medical care gives patients with dissociative seizures longer periods of seizure freedom, less bothersome seizures and a greater quality of life
Pandemic likely to cause long-term health problems, Yale School of Public Health finds
The coronavirus pandemic’s life-altering effects are likely to result in lasting physical and mental health consequences for many people–particularly those from vulnerable populations–a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health finds. Assistant Professor Sarah Lowe and colleagues…
In China, quarantine improves air and prevents thousands of premature deaths
Soon after coronavirus appeared, an all-encompassing quarantine put into effect by the Chinese government slowed the spread of the disease and saved lives, but the quarantine also produced another unanticipated health benefit. A new study led by researchers at the…
FDA approves Octapharma USA IND application for severe COVID-19 patients
Phase 3, multicenter US clinical trial utilizing Octagam 10% will start immediately to evaluate if high-dose IVIG can stabilize or improve patient clinical status
NIH Fellowship to study role of virus in sudden cardiac death
A dose of adenovirus hits most people like a common cold – a cough, a fever, maybe a sore throat. But for an unfortunate few, the usually benign bug hacks the heart’s cellular electrical communication system and sometimes proves fatal.…
Study: Ancient ocean oxygen levels associated with changing atmospheric carbon dioxide
A Texas A&M-led study analyzed ocean floor sediment cores to provide new insights into the relationship between deep ocean oxygenation and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the 50,000 years before the last ice age
Grasshoppers are perfectly aware of their own coloration when trying to camouflage
It is the first time that research has shown in such detail that variation between individuals affects their choice of environment
A new understanding of everyday cellular processes
We use cells to breathe, to moderate body temperature, to grow and many other every day processes, however the cells in these processes are so complex its left scientists perplexed into how they develop in different environments. Researchers from the…
iTHRIV seeks to address COVID-19 information gap in Virginia
The Integrated Translational Health Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has developed an online tool to collect COVID-19 related information from volunteers who are residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The iTHRIV research team is led by Don Brown and Johanna Loomba…
Just read my face, baby
When is reading your partner’s emotions beneficial, and when harmful?
New insight into allergies could improve diagnosis and treatment
Results from a study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital may help to improve the diagnosis and treatment of allergies, pointing to a potential marker of these conditions and a new therapeutic strategy. The research is published in Nature…
App helps COVID anxiety, depression
Free mobile apps — IntelliCare — significantly reduce mental health symptoms
Insects’ spiracular fluttering increases oxygen uptake
Many insects’ breathing pores open and close rapidly during respiration; oxygen diffusion analysis suggests that this spiracle fluttering enables high oxygen intake and low water loss, according to a study publishing May 20, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE…
BIDMC-developed vaccines protect against COVID-19 in non-human primates, study finds
Companion study suggests COVID-19 infection protects against re-exposure
Elucidating the mechanism of a light-driven sodium pump
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have succeeded for the first time in recording, in action, a light-driven sodium pump from bacterial cells. The findings promise progress in the development of new methods in neurobiology. The researchers used the…
Fulbright Board Selects TTUHSC Faculty Member for Scholar Program
Prestigious Award Will Allow Queen to Make Second Trip to Latvia
First clinical trial with genetically modified malaria vaccine completed
In an innovative study, Radboudumc and LUMC jointly tested a candidate vaccine based on a genetically weakened malaria parasite. The results of this clinical trial, published in Science Translational Medicine , show that the vaccine is safe and elicits a…
The moral machine
By ‘reading’ books and news articles, machines can be taught ‘right’ from ‘wrong’ and adopt a human-like moral compass to analyze the development of moral values in societies over time
New SLAS Discovery auto-commentary available
Oak Brook, IL – Protein phosphatases play an essential role in cell signaling, yet due to a lack of appropriate tools, they remain understudied compared to protein kinases. In the latest auto-commentary from SLAS Discovery, “Controlling Phosphate Removal with Light:…
COVID-19 related strokes, other neurological impact under study
Traditional stroke treatments like clot-dissolving tPA and surgical removal of big clots in the brain are good choices as well when the stroke results from SARS-CoV-2 infection, investigators report. Excessive blood clotting and stroke — even in young, previously healthy…
NASA satellites covering typhoon Amphan headed for landfall
NASA satellites have been providing forecasters with various types of imagery on Typhoon Amphan as it heads toward a landfall near the border of eastern India and Bangladesh on May 20. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided visible imagery of Amphan…
NASA-NOAA satellite catches post-tropical storm Arthur’s end
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the western North Atlantic Ocean and provided forecasters with a visible image of Post Tropical Storm Arthur. During the afternoon (Eastern Daylight Time/U.S.) of May 19, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument…
Scientists find a new way to reverse symptoms of Fragile X
Drug compound, tested in mice, could be effective in treating the leading heritable cause of intellectual disability and autism
Oldest connection with Native Americans identified near Lake Baikal in Siberia
Newly sequenced genomes from prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the region of Lake Baikal reveal connections with First Americans and across Eurasia
Global study finds women less likely to have heart disease — and die of it — than men
First global study to document the risk factors, use of treatment, incidence of heart attacks and strokes and mortality in people from the community, rather than just hospital patients
Team of Canadian and Italian researchers breaking new ground in materials science
Discovery could greatly increase performances of electronics
T-cells could be made into better cancer killers by increasing their protein production
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have developed a technique to monitor protein production in a type of immune cell known as a T cell & have shown that T cells with robust protein production are more effective
How social media platforms can contribute to dehumanizing people
A recent analysis of discourse on Facebook highlights how social media and an individual’s sense of identity can be used to dehumanize entire groups of people. “Fundamentally, we wanted to examine how online platforms can normalize hatred and contribute to…
New NIMH Strategic Plan paves the way for advances in mental health research
Strategic Plan will help guide mental health research and funding over the next five years
NIST team builds hybrid quantum system by entangling molecule with atom
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted their control of the fundamental properties of molecules at the quantum level by linking or “entangling” an electrically charged atom and an electrically charged molecule, showcasing a way…
ALMA discovers massive rotating disk in early universe
In our 13.8 billion-year-old universe, most galaxies like our Milky Way form gradually, reaching their large mass relatively late. But a new discovery made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of a massive rotating disk galaxy, seen when the…
Potentially treatable genetic mutations revealed in subset of prostate cancer patients
Next-generation gene sequencing finds mutations in patients resistant to PSMA-targeting therapy
Some recommended cardiovascular medications prescribed less frequently to women
Journal of the American Heart Association report
Most young people with increased suicide risk only display ‘mild to moderate’ mental distress — study
The vast majority of young people who self-harm or experience suicidal thoughts appear to have only mild or moderate mental distress, instead of more obvious symptoms associated with a diagnosable disorder, according to a new study . As such, measures…