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UrduChildhood environment and socioeconomic status affect cognitive ability and brain development during adolescence independently of genetic factors, researchers at Karolinska Institutet report in a new study published in the journal PNAS . The study demonstrates how important the family environment…
The genome of jojoba: The only plant to store wax in its seeds
The seeds of jojoba are one of the world’s only known sustainable sources of liquid wax esters and have been used as an eco-friendly replacement for the similar oils that were once harvested from the spermaceti organ of the sperm…
Researchers develop material capable of being invisible or reflective
Researchers develop material capable of being invisible or reflective in IR spectrum
Fire aerosols decrease global terrestrial ecosystem productivity through changing climate
Fire is the primary form of terrestrial ecosystem disturbance on a global scale, and a major source of aerosols from the terrestrial biosphere to the atmosphere. Most previous studies have quantified the effect of fire aerosols on climate and atmospheric…
Durvalumab added to standard chemotherapy improved overall survival in mesothelioma
Phase 2 trial PrE0505 selected for oral presentation at ASCO 2020; data signals the combination should advance to a randomized phase 3 study
Study indicates the need to revise the protocol for detecting Zika in placenta
Brazilian researchers show that the virus can infect different placental regions and that collection and storage methods should be taken into consideration to ensure that the results are trustworthy and representative
Breakthrough in research on production of 2D crystals with excellent optical properties
For the first time, monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides with excellent optical properties were grown. A team of physicists from the University of Warsaw managed to overcome the technical difficulties faced by industry and scientists from around the world, namely…
Primary care physicians experience more burnout and anxiety than other health professions
New George Mason University study examines rates of anxiety, frustration, and other behaviors connected to burnout among health care professionals in primary care
Henry Ford Health System first to enroll patient in study of novel coronavirus in children
DETROIT – Henry Ford Health System is first in the country to enroll a patient in the Human Epidemiology and Response to SARS-CoV-2 (HEROS) study , which aims to help determine the rate of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,…
Next generation of soft robots inspired by a children’s toy
Researchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator
IASLC survey: Molecular testing rates in most countries less than 50 percent
Despite evidence, many eligible patients are not treated with targeted agents
New study finds 2 billion people without proper sanitation at high risk for coronavirus
SEATTLE (May 20) – Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations – a quarter of the world’s population – have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than…
New award for the article ‘An analysis of the Pre-installed Android Software’
The IEEE S&P conference has bestowed the Best Practical Paper Award to Julien Gamba, Mohammed Rashed, Abbas Razaghpanah, Juan Tapiador and Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez for this work
Attosecond physics: Quantum brakes in molecules
Physicists have measured the flight times of electrons emitted from a specific atom in a molecule upon excitation with laser light. This has enabled them to measure the influence of the molecule itself on the kinetics of emission. Photoemission –…
The future is knocking: Global food production to be transformed using new technology
The world’s growing population and increasing human welfare will necessitate a 30-70% increase in food production over the next three decades. At the same time, the huge quantities of food needed must be produced in such a way that protects…
Study: Women entrepreneurs are more motivated by social impact than money
Entrepreneurial motivation is important to economic growth because entrepreneurs create companies that produce new products and services, which in turn, boost productivity. But we know little about what motivates innovative entrepreneurs and how their motivations differ by gender, culture and…
Researchers develop material capable of being invisible or reflective
Researchers develop material capable of being invisible or reflective in IR spectrum
COVID-19 and immune-engaging cancer treatment
What The Viewpoint Says: This Viewpoint discusses the challenges that arise for patients with cancer who are undergoing immune-engaging therapeutic treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Authors: Muhammad Bilal Abid, M.D., M.R.C.P., of the Medical College of Wisconsin…
Examining melanoma risk in patients treated with biologics for common inflammatory diseases
What The Study Did: This study combined the results of seven studies and compared the risk of melanoma among 34,000 patients treated with biologics and 135,000 patients treated with conventional systemic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis or inflammatory bowel disease.…
Effects of gender bias, stereotypes in surgical training
What The Study Did: This randomized clinical trial investigated the association between pro-male gender bias and negative stereotypes against women during surgical residency on surgical skills and proactive career development of residents in general surgery training programs. Factors contributing to…
Factors associated with sex-based disparities in liver transplants
What The Study Did: This observational study looked at the disparities that exist between women and men waiting to receive a liver transplant, such as being more likely to die while on the wait list, and how much these differences…
Risk of death following nonfatal intentional, unintentional opioid overdoses
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at whether patients with nonfatal intentional opioid overdoses would be more likely to die by suicide than patients with unintentional overdoses with an analysis of deaths following nonfatal opioid overdoses of intentional, unintentional and…
nTIDE May 2020 Special Report: Workers with disabilities in the COVID economy
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Special Report–featuring economist Andrew Houtenville, PhD, and disability employment expert John O’Neill, PhD
6th International Forum on Teacher Education (Virtual IFTE 2020)
Russia’s largest international meeting on teacher training moves online
Family environment affects adolescent brain development
Childhood environment and socioeconomic status affect cognitive ability and brain development during adolescence independently of genetic factors, researchers at Karolinska Institutet report in a new study published in the journal PNAS . The study demonstrates how important the family environment…
Fire aerosols decrease global terrestrial ecosystem productivity through changing climate
Fire is the primary form of terrestrial ecosystem disturbance on a global scale, and a major source of aerosols from the terrestrial biosphere to the atmosphere. Most previous studies have quantified the effect of fire aerosols on climate and atmospheric…
New award for the article ‘An analysis of the Pre-installed Android Software’
The IEEE S&P conference has bestowed the Best Practical Paper Award to Julien Gamba, Mohammed Rashed, Abbas Razaghpanah, Juan Tapiador and Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez for this work
New research shows that increasing number of lost pregnancies is linked to higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that the higher the number of pregnancy losses a woman has, the higher her risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The study…
Durvalumab added to standard chemotherapy improved overall survival in mesothelioma
Phase 2 trial PrE0505 selected for oral presentation at ASCO 2020; data signals the combination should advance to a randomized phase 3 study
Study indicates the need to revise the protocol for detecting Zika in placenta
Brazilian researchers show that the virus can infect different placental regions and that collection and storage methods should be taken into consideration to ensure that the results are trustworthy and representative
Breakthrough in research on production of 2D crystals with excellent optical properties
For the first time, monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides with excellent optical properties were grown. A team of physicists from the University of Warsaw managed to overcome the technical difficulties faced by industry and scientists from around the world, namely…
Primary care physicians experience more burnout and anxiety than other health professions
New George Mason University study examines rates of anxiety, frustration, and other behaviors connected to burnout among health care professionals in primary care
Henry Ford Health System first to enroll patient in study of novel coronavirus in children
DETROIT – Henry Ford Health System is first in the country to enroll a patient in the Human Epidemiology and Response to SARS-CoV-2 (HEROS) study , which aims to help determine the rate of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,…
Next generation of soft robots inspired by a children’s toy
Researchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator
IASLC survey: Molecular testing rates in most countries less than 50 percent
Despite evidence, many eligible patients are not treated with targeted agents
New study finds 2 billion people without proper sanitation at high risk for coronavirus
SEATTLE (May 20) – Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations – a quarter of the world’s population – have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than…
The genome of jojoba: The only plant to store wax in its seeds
The seeds of jojoba are one of the world’s only known sustainable sources of liquid wax esters and have been used as an eco-friendly replacement for the similar oils that were once harvested from the spermaceti organ of the sperm…
Attosecond physics: Quantum brakes in molecules
Physicists have measured the flight times of electrons emitted from a specific atom in a molecule upon excitation with laser light. This has enabled them to measure the influence of the molecule itself on the kinetics of emission. Photoemission –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
Potentially treatable genetic mutations revealed in subset of prostate cancer patients
Next-generation gene sequencing finds mutations in patients resistant to PSMA-targeting therapy
Scientists find out which of the metazoans has the smallest known genome
Researchers at St Petersburg University have deciphered the Intoshia variabili gene, the smallest representative of the parasite from the Orthonectida group.
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…
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…
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…