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UrduAggressive social distancing policies being used to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 are hammering the U.S. economy, but an analysis by University of Wyoming researchers suggests that these measures are economically justified. The potential benefits of social…
Big variability in blood pressure readings between anatomical sites
UTSW study led by nurses shows differences of up to 40 points between readings taken on different sides and parts of the body
Being right-brained or left-brained comes down to molecular switches
Findings may explain why Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders impact one side of the body before the other
Wake Forest Baptist, Oracle, Javara launch community-based COVID-19 study
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – April 14, 2020 – In an effort to better fight COVID-19 in multiple regions of the country, Wake Forest Baptist Health has joined forces with Javara Inc. – a leading integrated clinical research organization headquartered in Winston-Salem…
Experience matters for immune cells
Discovery of T cell response spectrum could help understand immune diseases and reveal drug targets
Turned-down temperatures boost crops’ penchant for production
URBANA, Ill. – Drought and heat put stress on plants and reduce grain yield. For some farmers, irrigation is the answer. Many of us assume the practice boosts crop yields by delivering soil water, but it turns out irrigation’s cooling…
Soybean Innovation Lab provides knowledge that assists soybean production in Africa
URBANA, Ill. ¬- Soybean production in Africa and other developing regions has the potential to alleviate hunger and boost local economies. But the transition from traditional crops such as cowpea or cassava to a major commercial crop such as soybean…
Public policies that target crime reduction around parks can directly benefit communities
URBANA, Ill. – Public parks can be valuable assets for communities, but crime in the area can “lock up” that amenity value. Crime directly affects the use that people get from their local parks. If crime is reduced, the environmental…
Mouse study shows how advancing glioma cells scramble brain function, blood flow
Findings provide new insight into the link between seizures and tumor progression; can help develop improved diagnostics and treatments for deadly form of brain cancer
Asian universities close gap on US schools in world rankings by increasing STEM funding
Despite gains, the imbalance between STEM and humanities, and lack of innovation, set ceiling on growth for Asian universities
Economic growth is incompatible with biodiversity conservation
The increase in resource consumption and polluting emissions as a result of economic growth is not compatible with biodiversity conservation. However, most international policies on biodiversity and sustainability advocate economic growth. These are the main conclusions of the study ‘Biodiversity…
Boson particles discovery provides insights for quantum computing
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Researchers working on a U.S. Army project discovered a key insight for the development of quantum devices and quantum computers. Scientists found that a class of particles known as bosons can behave as an opposite…
Research into a new high-precision radiology system for the coronavirus
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating in a research project together with the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (HGUGM), the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos and the company Sedecal Molecular Imaging (SMI), project coordinator, to develop a…
Chemist developing 3D simulations of coronavirus spike proteins
Research will show how the virus binds to human cell receptors and will aid the development of vaccines and therapeutics
How cells recognize uninvited guests
Researchers at the University of Bonn decode the function of the long-neglected immune sensor TLR8
In wake of COVID-19 pandemic, a crashing wave of neuropsychiatric problems?
Past pandemics suggest some of those exposed to novel coronavirus could face heightened risk for a range of brain diseases and disorders, from depression and psychosis to immune complications of the central nervous system
Turning cold tumors hot: Drug delivery system makes immunotherapy more effective
Immunotherapy, which unleashes the power of the body’s own immune system to find and destroy cancer cells, has shown promise in treating several types of cancer. But the disease is notorious for cloaking itself from the immune system, and tumors…
Territorial short food supply chains foster food democracy and sustainability
In recent decades, alternative food supply movements have arisen. These are based on greater society involvement in coordinating and making decisions regarding food. These short food supply chains translate into producer markets, food co-ops and consumer groups in which a…
Your nose may know more when it comes to COVID-19
UC expert says loss of smell could be an early indicator of infection
Discovery offers new avenue for next-generation data storage
Researchers report a compound capable of achieving skyrmion state at room temperature under pressure
Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations
Article presents an evaluation tool for surgeons to review necessary hospital resources needed for an operation, the effect of treatment delay on a patient’s underlying disease, and risk the procedure poses for the surgical team
Fossil record analysis hints at evolutionary origins of insects’ structural colors
Analysis of 13,000-year-old fossils suggest photonic nanostructures in insects, which create colorful iridescent colors, may have originated as a means of camouflage
Emergency Medicine Foundation to fund research to improve nation’s response to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Emergency Medicine Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to advance research and education in emergency medicine, has recently announced that it will award up to $100,000 in new research…
Beacon in space: BRITE Constellation observes complete nova eruption for the first time
The recordings of a complete nova eruption are unique worldwide
Student led efforts can help make college campuses ‘safe and stigma free’ zones
Increasing evidence supports an association between participation in peer-to-peer led events and decreases in prejudice and discrimination around mental health
Chinese scientists optimize strontium content to improve bioactive bone cement
Researchers from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new strontium-substituted bioactive glass (BG) bone cement that optimizes the concentration of strontium to improve peri-implant bone formation and bone-implant contact. BG…
Mindful yoga reduces testosterone by 29% in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Anxiety and depression levels also significantly improved, according to The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Seeking sounds of superfluids
Probing quantum gases with sound waves
Estuaries are warming at twice the rate of oceans and atmosphere
Study of 166 rivers, lakes and lagoons in Australia shows fisheries face big challenges
Switching on a key cancer gene could provide first curative treatment for heart disease
Researchers trying to turn off a gene that allows cancers to spread have made a surprising U-turn. By making the gene overactive and functional in the hearts of mice, they have triggered heart cell regeneration. Since adult hearts cannot usually…
‘A bad time to be alive’: Study links ocean deoxygenation to ancient die-off
In a new study, Stanford researchers have strongly bolstered the theory that a lack of oxygen in Earth’s oceans contributed to a devastating die-off approximately 444 million years ago. The new results further indicate that these anoxic (little- to no-oxygen)…
Is the Earth’s inner core oscillating and translating anomalously?
Quantum mechanical simulations reveal low iron viscosity at the pressure and temperature conditions of Earth’s inner core
Predicting the evolution of genetic mutations
Quantitative biologists David McCandlish and Juannan Zhou at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have developed an algorithm with predictive power, giving scientists the ability to see how specific genetic mutations can combine to make critical proteins change over the course of…
A new species of black endemic iguanas in Caribbeans is proposed for urgent conservation
A newly discovered endemic species of melanistic black iguana ( Iguana melanoderma ), discovered in Saba and Montserrat islands, the Lesser Antilles (Eastern Caribbean), appears to be threatened by unsustainable harvesting (including pet trade) and both competition and hybridization from…
Development of attachable sticker-type rechargeable batteries
A joint research team from KIER, KAIST, PNU, NTU develops a high-performance re-attachable sticker-type energy storage device. The research findings were published in the world’s renowned Chemical Engineering Journal
More than a third of medical staff suffered insomnia during the COVID-19 epidemic in China
Healthcare workers with sleeplessness were more likely to feel depressed and anxious, and researchers identified certain factors that implied increased risk
New study indicates exercise can help prevent liver cancer
Exercise retards development of liver cancer by direct effects independent of weight control in an animal model that closely resembles humans with fatty liver disease, report scientists in the Journal of Hepatology
Blood pressure awareness and control rates in Canadians are slipping alarmingly, particularly among women
Study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology finds a growing number of Canadians living with hypertension, especially women, are unaware of their condition and are untreated or undertreated
Flamingos form firm friendships
Flamingos form friendships that last for years, new research shows. The five-year study reveals that, despite being highly social as part of large flocks, flamingos consistently spend time with specific close “friends”. They also avoid certain individuals, suggesting some flamingos…
Reducing the risk to children’s health in flood-prone areas of India
Monsoon rainfall has become more unpredictable in India. Floods and droughts have become more common and pose multiple risks to human health and wellbeing, with children under five being particularly vulnerable. New research finds that more assistance needs to be…
Students often do not question online information
CORA study examines students’ ability to critically assess information from the Internet and from social media
Johns Hopkins experts publish ‘guidebook’ for blood plasma therapy
A team of Johns Hopkins experts has created a clinical guidebook to help hospitals and medical centers rapidly scale up their ability to deliver so-called convalescent plasma therapy, which leverages immune system components found in the plasma portion of blood…
American Academy of Sleep Medicine announces 2020 award recipients
DARIEN, IL – Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and two members of Congress are recipients of the 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards. “I would like to congratulate the 2020 award recipients, who join an elite…
PTSD and moral injury linked to pregnancy complications
VA study tracked more than 300 women Veterans
Supercomputing future wind power rise
TACC’s Jetstream, Wrangler and DOE NERSC Cori simulate promise
Researchers develop synthetic scaffolds to heal injured tendons and ligaments
Top biomedical engineering researcher develops synthetic scaffolds for tendon and ligament regeneration
Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies
It turns out we should follow our parent’s advice when we’re thinking about becoming parents ourselves, with a study finding eating the traditional ‘three-vegies’ before pregnancy lowers the risk of a premature birth. University of Queensland PhD candidate Dereje Gete…
‘Directing’ evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery
Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time of discovering potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease. Antibodies are produced by the body in response to the presence of a disease-causing agent. They can also be synthesised…
Common disease prevention and cancer screening would benefit from genomic risk assessment
Many of the most common causes of death are due to diseases whose onset could be significantly slowed down or whose prognosis could be improved by identifying with increasing accuracy individuals at high risk. In the current system, a considerable…
Novel high-speed microscope captures brain neuroactivities
HKU biomedical engineers achieve significant breakthrough in neuroimaging with novel high-speed microscope to capture brain neuroactivities