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UrduAbout 1 in 40 postmenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 65 have cancer-associated mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, according to a Stanford-led study of more than 4,500 participants in the long-running Women’s Health Initiative. The prevalence…
New research finds infant cereal consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake
Study highlights the role of infant rice cereals in nutrient status and dietary patterns
NorthShore neurosurgeon first in Illinois to offer new targeted therapy for brain tumors
NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) neurosurgeon, Julian Bailes, MD , is the first in Illinois to begin offering GammaTile® Therapy, a new approach to treating malignant brain tumors. The FDA-cleared, Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT) is designed to delay tumor regrowth…
Engineering Professor Dereje Agonafer receives alumni award from Howard University
Howard University honors a Maverick
Microplastics affect the survival of amphibians and invertebrates in river ecosystems
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has demonstrated that 15 days’ exposure to microplastics affects some freshwater systems
Novel error-correction scheme developed for quantum computers
Bosonic symmetry ensures hardware-efficient encoding of information
Study reveals grasshopper declines associated with declines in quality of prairie grasses
A University of Oklahoma-led study shows that grasshopper numbers have declined over 30% in a Kansas grassland preserve over the past two decades. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), the paper, “Nutrient dilution and climate…
A possible end to ‘forever’ chemicals
Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies
Glass transition of spins and orbitals of electrons in a pure crystal
A joint research group at Osaka University and the University of Tokyo discovered how the electrons in a magnetic pyrochlore oxide spontaneously freeze into a ‘glassy state’ at low temperatures without reference to an extrinsic disorder
Arizona State University professor honored with materials science award
Alexandra Navrotsky to receive the 2020 Jan Czochralski Award from the European Materials Research Society
Leaving your baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development
A baby’s development at 18 months old is not adversely affected by being left to ‘cry it out’ a few times or often in infancy researchers at the University of Warwick have found. The use of letting baby cry it…
How heartbreak and hardship shape growing old
From being raised by an emotionally cold mother to experiencing violence, war and bereavement, difficult life events have a profound effect on our physical and mental wellbeing in later life – according to new research from the University of East…
Experts call for more support for parents of children with genetic learning disabilities
Parents of children with genetic conditions that cause learning disabilities are at risk of mental health problems, suggests new research published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry . The teams behind the study have called for greater support for…
Poor sleep in infancy linked to behavioral and emotional problems in toddlers
Disrupted and poor quality sleep in the earliest months of a child’s life can be an indicator of depression, anxiety and behavioural problems among toddlers, according to a new study. Researchers at the Institute for Mental Health, at the University…
Are non-smoking young adults who use e-cigarettes more likely to smoke in the future?
Young people who have tried e-cigarettes but have never smoked before are nearly five times more likely to go on to try smoking, a new study has found. However, the findings do not provide clear support for the claim that…
Baboon mothers carry their dead infant up to 10 days
Baboon mothers living in the wild carry dead infants for up to ten days, according to a new study led by UCL and Université de Montpellier. The research, published in Royal Society Open Science , is the most extensive study…
Further evidence shows clinical viability of natural tooth repair method
Over the last five years scientists at King’s College London have been investigating a method of stimulating natural tooth repair by activating cells in the tooth to make new dentine. In a paper published today in the Journal of Dental…
Genetic test could pick out ‘ultra high risk’ bone marrow cancer patients
A new genetic test could help doctors pick out patients with the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma who are at ‘ultra high risk’ of their cancer progressing aggressively early on. Researchers showed that patients whose cancers display particular genetic patterns…
Higher concentrations of IGF-1 are a probable cause of breast cancer
A growth hormone called insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is likely to play a role in the development of breast cancer, according to new research published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1] today (Wednesday). IGF-1 is already known…
Around 100,000 convicted felons across US likely still own guns, say researchers
No nationwide program to recover these banned weapons; only state to do so is California
The Vilcek Foundation allocates $150,000 for 2021 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise
The Vilcek Foundation will award 3 prizes of $50,000 to early-career immigrant researchers in biomedical science in 2021
Low-dose chest CT leaves DNA intact
OAK BROOK, Ill. – The low-dose chest CT scans used in lung cancer screening do not appear to damage human DNA, according to a study appearing in the journal Radiology . The results could help allay fears that such screenings…
Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
New design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances and more
Biomass Fuels can Significantly Mitigate Global Warming — Ben-Gurion U.
Biomass Fuels as a Gasoline Replacement can Significantly Mitigate Global Warming, According to New Study by Ben-Gurion University BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL…March 10, 2020 – Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global warming by reducing carbon, according to a…
Observed: An occultation of a brown dwarf by another
The finding was by chance, when the scientists were working on the results from the first light of one of the four telescopes of the project, in Chile. Shortly after the building of the first SECULOOS telescopes, and during the…
Paper sheds light on infant universe and origin of matter
New study from researchers at IAS and University of Michigan
IKBFU Physicists keep improving ‘smart’ composites for biomedical sensors
IKBFU Physicists have successfully tested the new magnetic micro wire-based concept of “smart” composites production.
Approximating a kernel of truth
By using an approximate rather than explicit “kernel” function to extract relationships in very large data sets, KAUST researchers have been able to dramatically accelerate the speed of machine learning. The approach promises to greatly improve the speed of artificial…
Method yielding high rate of D-lactate using cyanobacteria could revolutionize bioplastic production
A Kobe University led research team has illuminated the mechanism by which cyanobacteria ( Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803) produces D-lactate, showing that malic enzyme facilitates this production. Subsequently, they succeeded in producing the world’s highest rate (26.6g/L) of D-lactate directly…
Toxic masculinity is unsafe…for men
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The belief that “real men” must be strong, tough and independent may be a detriment to their social needs later in life. A study co-authored by a Michigan State University sociologist found that men who endorse…
More than a nice coating
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) have shown that specialized aggregates of molecules enwrapping nerve cells in the brain, the perineuronal nets, are crucial for regulating the connections between nerve cells that control motor memories. The discovery, published…
PNAS announces six 2019 Cozzarelli Prize recipients
WASHINGTON – The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published by PNAS in 2019 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize, an award that recognizes outstanding contributions to the scientific disciplines represented…
Community factors influence how long you’ll live, study shows
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While lifestyle choices and genetics go a long way toward predicting longevity, a new study shows that certain community characteristics also play important roles. American communities with more fast food restaurants, a larger share of extraction…
Disease-causing virus manipulates crop plants to favor its vector
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The virus that causes barley yellow dwarf, the most widespread disease of cereal crops, manipulates its host plant and insect vector to promote its own survival, according to an international team of researchers. The group found…
Music shows promise in decreasing delirium in critically ill patients
INDIANAPOLIS – It is common for critically ill patients on life support to develop delirium, a form of acute brain failure for which no effective treatment is known. A study from Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers…
Tomosynthesis outperforms digital mammography in five-year study
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new study published in the journal Radiology has found that the advantages of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) over digital mammography (DM), including increased cancer detection and fewer false positive findings, are maintained over multiple years…
Wetting property of Li metal with graphite
“Rock-chair” Li-ion battery (LIB) was discovered in the late 1970s and commercialized in 1991 by Sony, which has become the priority way we store portable energy today. To honor the contribution for “creating a rechargeable world”, the 2019 Nobel Prize…
Chip for liquid biopsy will help to detect prostate cancer
Researchers of Sechenov University together with their colleagues from Australia used the microfluidics technology to develop a device able to isolate cancer cells from urine of patients with prostate cancer. The study showed high sensitivity and specificity of the new…
The Lancet HIV: Study suggests a second patient has been cured of HIV
Long-term follow-up of the London patient suggests no detectable active HIV virus remains in the patient.
HKU paleontologists discover solid evidence of formerly elusive abrupt sea-level jump
Meltwater pulses (MWPs) known as abrupt sea-level rise due to injection of melt water are of particular interests to scientists to investigate the interactions between climatic, oceanic and glacial systems. Eustatic sea-level rise will inevitably affect cities especially those on…
Immune cells against Alzheimer’s?
Munich scientists investigate new therapeutic approach
Modern virtual and augmented reality device can help simulate sight loss
Virtual/augmented reality devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma, suggests new study from City, University of London.
Intralipid improves efficacy of chemotherapy treatment
Pairing chemotherapy nanodrugs with a nutritional supplement can lessen devastating side-effects while reducing the amount of the expensive drugs needed to treat cancer according to a study from Carnegie Mellon University and Taiwan’s National Health Research Institutes. In addition, pretreatment…
Making More MXene
Drexel Researchers Unveil a Scalable System for Producing the Promising 2D Material
Donald Rockwell elected Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIAA recognizes Lehigh University MechE professor’s insights and novel experimentation in the study of “unsteady aerodynamic flows and structural interactions”
Study demonstrates how to collect true incidents from head impact sensors in youth sports
Researchers observed male and female soccer players during competitive play and found that head impact sensor data requires video to review false positives
Cancer cells spread using a copper-binding protein
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that the Atox1 protein, found in breast cancer cells, participates in the process by which cancer cells metastasise. The protein could therefore be a potential biomarker for assessing the aggressiveness of…
A novel biofuel system for hydrogen production from biomass
A novel technology has been developed for hydrogen production from the process, which involves electron that is produced during the decomposition of biomass such as waste wood. The result produced after biomass decomposition is a high value-added compound, and it…
New study presents ion concentrate electrolyte using solvent containing fluorine atoms
With the spread of electric vehicles, interest in “high capacity batteries” is high. Lithium metal batteries, which use lithium metal on their anodes, are also drawing attention in this context. However, the problem is that the stability of the lithium…
UNIST and EWP sign MoU to cultivate professional personnel in renewable energy
On January 22, UNIST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea East West Power Co., Ltd. (EWP) to accelerate their efforts to foster professional experts in the field of new and renewable energy. In the memorandum of understanding,…