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UrduMount Sinai researchers have discovered a way to enhance the potency of blood-forming stem cells, potentially opening the door to a new approach for bone marrow transplantation, according to a study published on February 27 in Cell Stem Cell .…
Could new discovery play a role in diagnosing Alzheimer’s earlier?
Discovered in mice and confirmed in human samples, scientific team become the first to observe how a characteristic of the Presenilin1 gene means it could be used as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s
A better way to detect underground water leaks
You can delay irrigating the lawn or washing the car all you want, but to really make a big dent in water savings we need to stop water waste long before the precious resource ever reaches our taps. An estimated…
Next-gen suborbital space research and education conference to be held March 2-4
NASA Administrator Bridenstine to keynote conference
Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world
University of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA’s Kepler mission. Over its original four-year mission, the Kepler satellite looked for planets, especially…
Early intervention following traumatic brain injury reduces epilepsy risk
UC Riverside-led rat study finds an immune receptor in the hippocampus is responsible for the onset of the disease after brain injuries
Antarctic ice walls protect the climate
Inland Antarctic ice contains volumes of water that can raise global sea levels by several metres. A new study published in the journal Nature shows that glacier ice walls are vital for the climate, as they prevent rising ocean temperatures…
Early worm lost lower limbs for tube-dwelling lifestyle
Scientists have discovered the earliest known example of an animal evolving to lose body parts it no longer needed. Mystery has long surrounded the evolution of Facivermis, a worm-like creature that lived approximately 518 million years ago in the Cambrian…
Baldness gene discovery reveals origin of hairy alpine plants
Scientists have solved a puzzle that has long baffled botanists – why some plants on high mountainsides are hairy while their low-lying cousins are bald. Alpine species of snapdragon have evolved to disable a gene that prevents those living at…
Under reporting of data on the outcomes among older adults in cancer clinical trials
Study provides templates for improving assessment of senior cancer patients
Learning difficulties due to poor connectivity, not specific brain regions
Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Instead poor connectivity between ‘hubs’ within the brain is much more strongly related to children’s difficulties. Between 14-30%…
Handheld 3D printers developed to treat musculoskeletal injuries
Biomedical engineers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed. The bioprinter, developed by Dr. Ali Tamayol, associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine…
Discovery of expanding pectin nanofilaments that manipulate plant cell shapes
Scientists have discovered new filamentous structures within plant cell walls that influence cell growth and help build complex three-dimensional cell shapes. Combining two types of high-performance microscopes, the researchers identified pectin nanofilaments aligned in columns along the edge of the…
UC Santa Cruz leads collaboration to speed wound healing with a novel smart bandage
With up to $16 million in funding from DARPA, UC Santa Cruz engineers will work with doctors and scientists at UC Davis and Tufts University to develop bioelectronic intelligent control of wound regeneration
Sugar-poor diets wreak havoc on bumblebee queens’ health
Study: Flower losses due to shrinking habitats and climate change hurt prime pollinators
Skin and non-adhesive cells found to play pivotal role in the formation of fin
New discovery reveals how congenital malformation involves more than just the insufficient removal of the connective tissue as previously thought
Zoology: Biofluorescence may be widespread among amphibians
Biofluorescence, where organisms emit a fluorescent glow after absorbing light energy, may be widespread in amphibians including salamanders and frogs, according to a study in Scientific Reports . Biofluorescence had previously been observed in only one salamander and three frog…
Marshall University scientists receive NIH grant for new anti-MRSA antibiotic study
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Timothy Long, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Marshall University School of Pharmacy, along with Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine colleagues Monica Valentovic, Ph.D., professor of biomedical sciences, and Hongwei Yu, Ph.D., professor of…
Revving habits up and down, new insight into how the brain forms habits
Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as eating and sleeping. As new habits are formed, this enables us to do things automatically without thinking. As the brain starts to develop a new habit,…
New technique could streamline drug design
Approach focuses on 3D structures to simplify protein creation
Lessons learned from addressing myths about Zika and yellow fever outbreaks in Brazil
Information intended to debunk myths may have spillover effects
Genetic ‘fingerprints’ implicate gut bacterium in bowel cancer
A common type of bacteria found in our guts could contribute to bowel cancer, according to research funded by a £20 million Cancer Research UK Grand Challenge award and published in Nature today (Thursday)*. Scientists in The Netherlands, the UK…
A new strategy to prevent the most aggressive tumors from generating resistance to chemotherapy
This strategy can open new avenues to improve the effectiveness of therapies in thousands of patients who are currently being treated with classical radiotherapy or chemotherapy; the authors intend to test this approach in clinical trials
CHOP researchers develop novel approach to capture hard-to-view portion of colon in 3D
New imaging technique of the body’s ‘second brain’ will allow doctors to help patients with diseases involving the colon’s enteric nervous system
BU’s training program receives NIH funding
(Boston)– Andrew J. Henderson, PhD, professor of medicine and microbiology and assistant dean of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), along with Fadie T. Coleman, PhD, assistant professor of medical sciences & education, have received…
Identifying pathogenic genes in virus strains at a glance
International project to help determine genetic abnormalities
How do zebrafish get their stripes? New data analysis tool could provide an answer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The iconic stripes of zebrafish are a classic example of natural self-organization. As zebrafish embryos develop, three types of pigment cells move around the skin, eventually jostling into positions that form body-length yellow and blue…
Five million euros for the ‘de.NBI’ bioinformatics network
Further funding for the project based in Bielefeld five years after its start
Opioid use disorder medications improve health outcomes after endocarditis hospitalization
Study shows importance of treating underlying cause of hospitalization to decrease future hospital stays
SNIPRs take aim at disease-related mutations
A typo appearing in the draft of a novel is no great calamity. Nature, however, is often less forgiving of errors. A change in just one letter of the genetic code can have catastrophic consequences for human health. Such genomic…
Fine particle air pollution linked with poor kidney health
Washington, DC (February 27, 2020) — People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution faced higher risks of developing kidney disease in a recent study. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN . It’s known that…
Study sheds light on how a drug being tested in COVID-19 patients works
A team of academic and industry researchers is reporting new findings about how exactly an investigational antiviral drug stops coronaviruses. Their paper was published the same day that the National Institutes of Health announced that the drug in question, remdesivir,…
Physics Meets Brain Science in Denver
Presentations at the 2020 APS March Meeting will cover the effects of mammalian brain size on connectivity networks, where the cerebellum gets its folds, and how the brain responds to music
Improving Medicine with Physics
Scientists will present new medical technologies for cancer, hypertension, brain injury, and other conditions at the 2020 APS March Meeting in Denver
New JACEP Open analyses explore coronavirus risk factors and public health concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Emergency physician-led teams are on the frontlines of coronavirus treatment, prevention and response. JACEP Open , a new official open access journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), explores coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns in two new analyses. The…
Excellent long-term stability of treatment gains of stepwise treatment for pediatric OCD
Cognitive behavior therapy as a single treatment works well for most children and adolescents with OCD and the improvement continues even after the treatment was discontinued
Go Texas — Recent geological advances of the Gulf and South-Central Region
The Geological Society of America’s South-Central Section to meet in Fort Worth, Texas
Getting off of the blood sugar roller coaster
McGill researchers are pioneering a new artificial pancreas system that provides life-changing support to people living with type 1 diabetes
Big data helps farmers adapt to climate variability
EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new Michigan State University study shines a light on how big data and digital technologies can help farmers better adapt to threats — both present and future — from a changing climate. The study, published…
Anthropogenic seed dispersal: rethinking the origins of plant domestication
In a new manuscript, Dr. Robert Spengler argues that all of the earliest traits of plant domestication are linked to a mutualistic relationship in which plants recruited humans for seed dispersal
Bacterium makes complex loops
Research team analyses flagellar locomotion
Hannah Dailey receives NSF CAREER award for virtual mechanical test for bone healing
Lehigh University MechE professor’s approach holds promise for avoiding nonunions, which carry risks of depression, opioid abuse; award also supports her work in building pipeline for women in orthopedics
How cardiorespiratory function is related to genetics
How high altitudes affect people’s breathing and its coordination with the heart beat is due to genetic differences say researchers. Clear physiological differences have already been demonstrated between people living in the Himalayas and Andes compared with people living at…
Rare diseases – Key insights from small samples
The study of a rare genetic disease has enabled a team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich´s Christoph Klein to uncover the role of a membrane-associated protein in the development and function of human T cells. All biological cells are…
A molecular atlas of skin cells
Our skin protects us from physical injury, radiation and microbes, and at the same time produces hair and facilitates perspiration. Details of how skin cells manage such disparate tasks have so far remained elusive. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in…
What are savings of eliminating running water for hand scrubbing before surgery?
What The Study Did: Researchers in this study estimated the potential water conservation and financial savings generated by eliminating running water for hand scrubbing before surgery in favor of exclusive use of an alcohol-based scrub at a large ophthalmic surgical…
First direct observation of elusive waves reveals energy channels in the solar atmosphere
For the first time a team of researchers observed directly torsional Alfvén waves in the solar corona. The discovery sheds light on the origin of magnetic waves and their role in the heating of Sun’s outer atmosphere.
The beginning defines the end
classical physics helps to predict the fate of interacting quantum systems
New ecological process for producing cheaper biofuel
Canadian researchers make biodiesel from sewage sludge and glycerol
Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the universe
Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang. The blast came from a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away. It…