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UrduThis award is given for innovative contributions in the field of complex semiconductor devices and devices with quantum nanostructures.
Keep away from water: Skoltech scientists show a promising solid electrolyte is ‘hydrophobic’
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have shown that LATP, a solid electrolytes considered for use in next-generation energy storage, is highly sensitive to water, which has direct implications for potential battery performance and lifetime. The paper was published in the…
Personalized ovarian cancer risk prediction reduces worries
Offering personalised ovarian cancer risk prediction to women shows that 98 per cent of participants felt less worried after finding out their ovarian cancer risk status, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London. Identifying women at…
Food system innovation — and how to get there
From artificial meat to fine-tuning photosynthesis
Mathematics at the service of the heart
Project ERC iHEART of Politecnico di Milano penetrates into the core of medical action, generating the first important results
Galactic cosmic rays now available for study on Earth, thanks to NASA
To better understand and mitigate the health risks faced by astronauts from exposure to space radiation, we ideally need to be able to test the effects of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) here on Earth under laboratory conditions. An article publishing…
People with atrial fibrillation live longer with exercise
“Regular endurance training and good fitness seem to protect against serious cardiovascular events and early mortality for people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation,” says exercise physiologist Lars Elnan Garnvik. Garnvik recently completed his doctorate at the Norwegian University of Science and…
NASA-NOAA satellite sees Amphan’s eye obscured
Early on May 18, 2020, Tropical Cyclone Amphan was a Category 5 storm in the Northern Indian Ocean. On May 19, satellite data from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite revealed that the storm has weakened and the eye was covered by…
NASA examines tropical storm Arthur’s rainfall as it transitions
When the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the western North Atlantic Ocean, it captured rainfall data on Tropical Storm Arthur as the storm was transitioning into an extra-tropical storm. The GPM’s core satellite passed over…
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds clues to chilly ancient Mars buried in rocks
By studying the chemical elements on Mars today — including carbon and oxygen — scientists can work backwards to piece together the history of a planet that once had the conditions necessary to support life. Weaving this story, element by…
Forest engineer leads industry team in creating jobs, restoring forest health
NAU professor Han-Sup Han, recently received a $260,000 award from the US Forest Service for a two-year project designed to reduce wildfire risk, develop the wood products market, invest in rural economies and increase forest restoration treatments
MUSC researchers link gene mutation to autism behaviors
A collaboration between scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina and clinicians at the Greenwood Genetic Center has yielded new findings about how a particular gene might regulate brain development. A paper published in Biological Psychiatry showcases how the…
MIT engineers propose a safer method for sharing ventilators
Suggested design could make it easier to divide air flow for Covid-19 patients in emergencies when no other options are available.
Novel tool developed to diagnose and monitor autoimmune disorders
Researchers from Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a novel method for diagnosing and monitoring autoimmune disorders. Within a mere 25 minutes, their new biosensor not…
Researchers find potential drug treatment targets for alcohol-related liver disease
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a deadly condition affecting more than 150 million people worldwide with no treatment available besides transplant. But now, a team led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has uncovered key molecular step stones in…
Subcellular chatter regulates longevity
Lysosome to mitochondria communication
Observing the freely behaving brain in action
Scientists have developed a head-mounted miniature microscope, the so-called fiberscope, that is capable of imaging all cortical layers of a freely moving rat
Study suggests aggressive carbon taxation could help US meet targets in Paris agreement
Nearly all the countries of the world ratified the Paris Agreement in 2016. The accord aims to limit the increase of the world’s temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. To do this, global greenhouse gas emissions…
COVID-19 puts brakes on global emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17 per cent in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The preliminary analysis, published today in…
How some insects manage to halt their own growth in harsh conditions
Scientists show how day length and temperature play separate roles in the seasonal adaptation of some insects
Antibiotic exposure in infants associated with higher risks of childhood obesity
Very young children exposed to antibiotics at an early age (from birth to 12 months) are associated with higher risks of childhood obesity and increased adiposity in early to mid-childhood.
NEJM Group releases COVID-19 Rx for interactive learning
NEJM Group today released Covid-19 Rx: Treatment Simulations , a series of five Covid-19 interactive cases that range from a mild self-limited flu-like illness to life-threatening multi-organ failure. Designed to teach clinicians on the frontlines of the pandemic, the detailed…
First-in-class drug candidate developed through NFCR funding commences phase IIB clinical trials
Three decades of NFCR basic and translational research funding to primary investigator Dr. Yung-Chi Cheng advances new systems biology paradigm for cancer treatment; world-first phase ii multi-regional clinical trial for botanical cancer drug candidate
Found: Brain structure that controls our behavior
For our social life and our profession we must be able to deal with our environment and other people. Executive functions, meaning the basic intellectual abilities that control human thought and action, help us to do this. These include selective…
How do birds understand ‘foreign’ calls?
Kyoto University reports that birds may mentally picture what other species are talking about
Discovery of a new biomarker for Alzheimer’s sisease (AD)
KBRI research team led by Dr. Jae-Yeol Joo publishes new findings in IJMS
Artificial pieces of brain use light to communicate with real neurons
Tokyo, Japan — A prosthesis is an artificial device that replaces an injured or missing part of the body. You can easily imagine a stereotypical pirate with a wooden leg or Luke Skywalker’s famous robotic hand. Less dramatically, think of…
Scientists find a high hydrofluorocarbon emissions intensity in the Yangtze River Delta region
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have been widely used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances–for example, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Though HFCs have no impact on the ozone layer, they are also long-lived potent greenhouse gases with global warming potentials as high as…
HKBU scientists eliminate drug side effects by manipulating molecular chirality
Scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a novel technique that can produce pure therapeutic drugs without the associated side effects. The approach, which uses a nanostructure fabrication device, can manipulate the chirality of drug molecules by controlling…
Dutch research institutions and Elsevier initiate world’s first national Open Science partnership
VSNU, NFU, NWO and Elsevier have agreed publishing, reading and open science services to support Dutch research and innovation ambitions
Additional genetic cause for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease discovered
In Germany about 18 million people suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver. The causes of this disease are manifold and include environmental as well as genetic factors. DZD researchers have now discovered new genes that play a role in the development…
Chemicals often found in consumer products could lead to obesity and fatty liver diseases
While poor nutrition and lack of exercise contribute to obesity, exposure to these compounds could trigger lifelong susceptibility to weight gain, Baylor University researcher says
How to improve the pneumococcus vaccine
Washington, DC – May 19, 2020 — Vaccines that protect people from infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae , which kills up to 1 million children ever year worldwide, train the immune system to recognize the pathogen’s thick sugar capsule. Pneumococcus capsules…
How the mouse conquered the house
Like humans, the house mouse, or Mus musculus sp., is widespread throughout the world, making it the most invasive rodent species. An international study involving eight countries* and led by Thomas Cucchi of the ‘Archaeozoology, Archaeobotany: Societies, Practices and Environments’…
Pretty as a peacock: The gemstone for the next generation of smart sensors
Scientists have taken inspiration from the biomimicry of butterfly wings and peacock feathers to develop an innovative opal-like material that could be the cornerstone of next generation smart sensors. An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Surrey…
Cord blood study provides insights on benefits, limitations for autism treatment
Children with autism without intellectual disability may benefit, but more research is needed
Six-month follow-up appropriate for BI-RADS 3 findings on mammography
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Women with mammographically detected breast lesions that are probably benign should have follow-up surveillance imaging at six months due to the small but not insignificant risk that the lesions are malignant, according to a new study…
Three-dimensional chessboards
Researchers at Osaka University develop liquid-phase 3D-patterning to create nanocellulose films aligned along multiple axes within the same sheet. This work may lead to ever more sophisticated optical and thermal devices or even “paper electronics”
African-American and white women share genes that increase breast cancer risk
Study validates using current breast cancer testing panels for African-American population
Fishing rod ‘selfie stick’ and scientific sleuthing turn up clues to extinct sea reptile
Skeleton high on a London museum wall — mostly ignored for a century — spurs a study finding that the creatures swam in seas from England to Russia to the Arctic, Baylor University researcher says
Determining the quantity and location of lipids in the brain
Researchers at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new technique that can determine the specific molecular form, location, and the amount of lipids in samples of rat brain tissue. The technique provides more…
Daily Internet use is linked to social isolation
New Anglia Ruskin study investigates the online behavior of older adults
Six feet not far enough to stop virus transmission in light winds
Current social distancing guidelines of 6 feet may be insufficient, because a mild cough occurring in low wind speeds of 4-15 kph can propel saliva droplets 18 feet
Immunotherapy, steroids had positive outcomes in children with COVID-related multi-system inflammatory syndrome
DALLAS, May 18, 2020 — Treatment with antibodies purified from donated blood – immune globulin therapy – and steroids restored heart function in the majority of children with COVID-related multi-system inflammatory syndrome, according to new research published yesterday in Circulation…
Navigating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Special issue of Gastroenterology serves as clinician’s roadmap to the rapidly changing developments in NAFLD treatment
Children not immune to coronavirus; new study from pandemic epicenter describes severe COVID-19 response in children
Largest single-center study to date compares kids who need intensive care with those who do not
SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests are useful for population-level assessments
But risky for predicting individual immunity
COVID-19 prevention trial opens for high-risk healthcare workers
The first gold standard Australian clinical trial to determine whether the drug hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 is now open.
COVID-19 antibody testing needn’t be perfect to guide public health and policy decisions
While it’s too soon to use COVID-19 antibody testing to issue “immunity passports”, antibody tests that are available today are good enough to inform decisions about public health and relaxing social distancing interventions, says an international group of infectious disease…
Partial measures compromise effectiveness of efforts to combat COVID-19
Tsukuba University study shows comprehensiveness is key to efficacy in COVID-19 prevention tactics