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UrduIn response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the rising number of cases in California, Keck Medicine of USC has taken precautions to protect staff and patients and reduce the spread of the disease.
Sound Can Directly Affect Balance and Lead to Risk of Falling
Mount Sinai research highlights the need for more hearing checks among groups at high risk for falls
Surgery with anesthesia not associated with leading indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, Mayo Clinic study finds
Older adults who have surgery with general anesthesia may experience a modest acceleration of cognitive decline, even years later. But there’s no evidence of a link to Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from Mayo Clinic.
Considerations about current evolution of SARS-nCOV-2 epidemic in Italy
In Italy, a COVID-19 epidemic is raging. This analysis, which might be useful also to forecast the next epidemic trends in the U.S., is briefly recapitulated in the following document.
Studying Water’s Flow Will Help Preserve Access to Life-Sustaining Resource
Tens of thousands of reservoir and dam systems are being operated in communities across the United States, ensuring access to reliable sources of water. That access, however, isn’t a guarantee. Altered rainfall patterns driven by global warming, increased urbanization, and growing populations are setting up parallel increases in demand for water and energy.
Sustainable approaches to managing these systems are a critical part of the solution. To that end, mechanical engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are developing a better understanding of how water and sediment flow through reservoirs and dams, in the hopes of making that process closer to earth’s natural dynamics. Their work is being supported by a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant.
KEY CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN OUTCOMES REMAIN STABLE OVER TIME
Data from the PRECISION Pain Research Registry demonstrated that key outcome measures of chronic low back pain, such as pain intensity, physical function and five quality-of-life measures, remained generally stable regardless of patient characteristics and the treatments they used.
Chasing Lithium Ions on the Move in a Fast-Charging Battery
Atomic distortions emerging in the electrode during operation provide a “fast lane” for the transport of lithium ions.
Rapid Diagnosis Test for Coronavirus COVID-19 Now Available
Surgisphere Corporation announces the availability of a rapid diagnostic tool for novel coronavirus.
Discovered: Why obesity causes high blood pressure — and potential ways to fix it
The researchers have already confirmed their discovery in human tissue samples and used it to reverse high blood pressure in lab mice.
Coriell Life Sciences to Provide Coronavirus COVID-19 Reporting to Laboratories
Coriell Life Sciences (CLS), a leading provider of molecular test interpretation and reporting, is offering its coronavirus analysis and reporting services to laboratories throughout the United States at no cost during this period of public health crisis.
How We Choose: Applying ‘Decision Science’ to Transportation Behaviors
Can scientists understand human behavior enough to figure out what drives the choices you make? In fact, it’s called “decision science,” and it’s something that Anna Spurlock, a behavioral economist with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), specializes in.
Coronavirus Dehydration Concerns & Solutions Addresses by Board Certified Internist, Who Facilitates Donation Benefitting (Hydrating) Health Workers & Test-Positive Patients in Hard-Hit States
Amid escalating concerns about derivative health implications of COVID-19 and influenza illnesses in general—with dehydration paramount among the more ubiquitous health concerns as detailed in a multitude of reports—board-certified internist Dr. Blanca Lizaola-Mayo is driving awareness for, and underscoring the importance of, proper hydration—and understanding the perils of dehydration—as a way to stay healthy and better recover from sickness.
Female Engineer elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Professor Wanda Lewis, from the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. The RSA was founded in 1754, and granted a Royal charter in 1847 – its current patron is Queen Elizabeth, and the President is Princess Anne.
Let’s Dance: FSU researchers investigate how tango may help Parkinson’s patients
Parkinson’s disease takes a lot from its victims.Patients often notice its onset as a tremor in one of their hands. As it progresses, it can impair balance, change speech patterns, alter thinking and dramatically affect movement.There is no cure, but there are ways to improve symptoms.
Younger Cancer Survivors Far More Likely to Experience Food and Financial Insecurity than their Cancer-Free Peers, According to Researchers from American Cancer Society
New research from the American Cancer Society in the March 2020 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that younger cancer survivors are more likely to experience significant financial strain for food, housing, and monthly bills after diagnosis.
It’s time for the 2020 census. Why the once-a-decade count is important and what’s new this year
Americans beginning receiving official Census Bureau mail in mid-March. Census Day is April 1.
Room-temperature Bonded Interface Improves Cooling of Gallium Nitride Devices
A room-temperature bonding technique for integrating wide bandgap materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) with thermally-conducting materials such as diamond could boost the cooling effect on GaN devices and facilitate better performance through higher power levels, longer device lifetime, improved reliability and reduced manufacturing costs.
Now is the time to act on the coronavirus
I am the Director of the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia. My colleagues and I have been following COVID-19 since the middle of January. Our analysis of the data leads me to believe that serious action now is imperative.
Cell biology society offers awards for life scientists just starting out
The American Society for Cell Biology wants to encourage scientists who have exhibited great promise early in their professional journeys with a variety of honorific awards. Below are several awards available to life scientists who are just beginning their careers—from graduate school through the first few years as a new investigator. Applications for all these awards open March 15.
Statins Starve Cancer Cells to Death
More than 35 million Americans take statin drugs daily to lower their blood cholesterol levels. Now, in experiments with human cells in the laboratory, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have added to growing evidence that the ubiquitous drug may kill cancer cells and have uncovered clues to how they do it.
Medical Experts – Masks not effective protection for Virus
Medical experts believe that masks do not provide effective protection against Virus Medical experts in many Hospitals/Institutions believe that masks are not very effective in stopping virus or from spreading. The best way to stop as shown in the image.…
Congenital Heart Disease and Climate Change
With global temperatures on the rise, medical investigators are taking a deeper look at the potential link between climate change and the rise of congenital heart disease-the most common birth defect, affecting some 40,000 children born every year in the U.S.
Heat Stress May Affect More Than 1.2 Billion People Annually by 2100
Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Rutgers study. That’s more than four times the number of people affected today, and more than 12 times the number who would have been affected without industrial era global warming.
Facebook Users Change Their Language Before an Emergency Hospital Visit
The language in Facebook posts becomes less formal and invokes family more often in the lead-up to an emergency room visit.
Study finds gorillas display territorial behavior
New research provides important clues for the evolution of human behavior
New aflatoxin biocontrol product lowers contamination of groundnut and maize in Senegal
In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are produced by fungi in the genus Aspergillus when they infect crops. The main aflatoxin-producing species is A. flavus . This contamination typically occurs…
Rare driver mutations disrupt NOTCH signaling to promote squamous cell carcinoma
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) – a group of cancers that affect the the mouth, nose and throat – is a disease driven by mutations in the NOTCH tumor suppressor signaling pathway, according to a new study. It…
Prize-winning research reveals pathway to improving regenerative medicine
Research earns top Sartorius/Science prize for young scientist
New prize-winning research highlights potential of immune intervention in improving regenerative medicine
Joana Neves is the 2019 grand prize winner of the Sartorius & Science Prize for Regenerating Medicine & Cell Therapy, for work in mice that offers a promising approach to improve the outcome of regenerative stem cell-based therapies aimed at…
Ammonium salts reveal reservoir of ‘missing’ nitrogen in comets
Substantial amounts of ammonium salts have been identified in the surface material of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, researchers report, likely revealing the reservoir of nitrogen that was previously thought to be “missing” in comets. The chemical and isotopic composition of the…
A new record of deglaciations in last million years shows persistent role of obliquity pacing
Over the last million years, small variations in Earth’s orbit continued to trigger and terminate global glaciations, throughout and after the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, according to a new study, which presents a novel high-resolution record of the last 11 deglaciations. Beyond…
Uninsured older adults more likely to be sicker and in need of inpatient care in China
Being single, remote and lacking a pension also linked to poor access to healthcare
Corporate social irresponsibility: Which cases are critically reported — and which aren’t?
Print media do not report corporate misconduct – such as environmental offences, corruption, or the violation of social standards – consistently and independently. Instead, the media are often influenced by their own interests, such as advertising revenues. That is the…
John C. Scott recognized by SIOP for Lifetime Professional Achievement
John C. Scott, PhD has been honored with the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The award is given in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the practice of industrial and…
Fruit flies advance research on ACOX1-related neurodegenerative disorders
A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports that a hyperactive variant of enzyme ACOX1 produces elevated levels of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) and causes a previously unidentified late-onset neurodegenerative disorder. The team named this new…
Three million euros in funding for new nano water filters
Bielefeld University heading EU project on ultra-thin membranes
Rapid response coronavirus test launched by Hackensack Meridian Health’s CDI
New test reduces wait time for a diagnosis from days to just hours as the number of COVID-19 cases grow
Robots popular with older adults
Psychologists at the University of Jena (Germany) study relationships between humans and machines
São Paulo to host school on Glycobiology
Renowned scientists will address topics as functions of glycans in cancer; glycan-mediated immune system modulation; and chemical and enzymatic synthesis of glycoconjugates for disease treatment.
Hair in ‘stress’: Analyze with care
Common hormone analysis in animal hair can lead to overestimated cortisol levels
Chasing lithium ions on the move in a fast-charging battery
Local distortions dynamically emerging in the atomic structure of the electrode during operation enable the rapid storage and release of lithium ions–a finding that provides guidance on how to design battery materials to reduce charging times
Genes tell a story about diabetic kidney disease
SINGAPORE, 11 March 2020 – By analysing samples from hundreds of Finns with diabetes, scientists have identified genes, and the proteins they encode, that could be involved in the development of diabetic kidney disease. The research, conducted by researchers from…
Something in the water
Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virus
Ten researchers to receive Germany’s most important award for early career researchers
DFG and BMBF to award the 2020 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes; award ceremony on May 5 in Berlin
Monty Python’s silly walk: A gait analysis and wake-up call to peer review inefficiencies
Fifty years ago, Monty Python’s famous sketch, “The Ministry of Silly Walks,” first aired on BBC One. The sketch pokes fun at the inefficiency of government bureaucracy. It opens with the Minister (John Cleese) walking in a rather unusual manner…
At 8 months, babies already know their grammar
Even before uttering their first words, babies master the grammar basics of their mother tongue. Thus eight-month-old French infants can distinguish function words, or functors–e.g. articles (the), personal pronouns (she), or prepositions (on)–from content words–e.g. nouns (rainbow), verbs (to drive),…
Surgery with anesthesia not linked to indicator of Alzheimer’s, Mayo study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Older adults who have surgery with general anesthesia may experience a modest acceleration of cognitive decline, even years later. But there’s no evidence of a link to Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from Mayo Clinic. The…
New National Drug Discovery Center to fast-track medicines to patients
A state-of-the-art facility to fast-track new medicines for patients will today be opened by Australian Minister for Health the Hon. Greg Hunt MP and Victorian Minister for Health the Hon. Jenny Mikakos MP at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Preterm babies are more likely to be diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder
A new study by the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry of the University of Turku, Finland, suggests that premature babies have the risk of reactive attachment disorder that can impair child’s ability to function in normal situations and their social…
Special report highlights potential therapeutic agents, vaccines for COVID-19
Since the first reports of a new coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the globe, threatening a pandemic. Now, researchers from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific information…