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UrduBoosting natural killer cells in mice improves skin rash
One year into ‘soda tax,’ researchers find law did not affect sugary-beverage consumption
Change in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages statistically matches that of surrounding cities
Researchers overcome the space between protons and neutrons to study heart of matter
In the first direct probes of the core of the nuclear interaction, researchers find that leading theories on interactions between protons and neutrons describe them well, even in conditions where the protons and neutrons strongly overlap
Potential new heartburn drug studied at VUMC
An investigational drug that binds bile acids in the stomach can reduce the severity of heartburn symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) when combined with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), a new study suggests. Michael F. Vaezi,…
What big data can tell us about plants
New journal launched by Cambridge University Press and the John Innes Centre
Vertical fibers in the suckerfish’s suction cup-like fin help it hitchhike
As the hitchhikers of the marine world, the remora fish is well known for getting free rides by gripping onto hosts with its suction disc, a highly modified dorsal fin on its head. Now, work investigating the suction disc–appearing February…
Research projects to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on climate
The correlation between carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change is a critical issue that has significant impact on society, communities, and economies. Yet, the capacity to store carbon dioxide in underground geologic formations — also known as carbon sequestration…
Study analyzes impact of switch from nuclear power to coal, suggests directions for policy
Since incidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, many countries have switched from nuclear power to electricity production fired by fossil fuels, despite the environmental consequences of burning fuels such as coal. A new study used data from the…
Intensive blood pressure control can extend life up to 3 years
Study projects survival benefits for adults at high cardiovascular risk, especially among those middle-aged
Metals could be the link to new antibiotics
Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of antibiotics to combat the growing threat of global antibiotic resistance. University of Queensland researchers, working with a network of international collaborators, have discovered 23 previously unexplored compounds containing…
New book on tracking, monitoring disease outbreaks, including COVID-19
A Virginia Tech statistician has co-authored a timely new book that touches on the recent novel coronavirus outbreak known as COVID-19 that has rattled many nations, particularly China. Ron Fricker, a professor in the Department of Statistics, wrote the 200-page…
Explained: Why water droplets ‘bounce off the walls’
When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or in special conditions bounce off like a beach ball Droplets only bounce when the speed of collision with a surface is just right, creating…
Hazardous waste or edible food?
Retailers should make a bigger effort in reducing bread waste
No benefit found in using broad-spectrum antibiotics as initial pneumonia treatment
Doctors who use drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a first-line defense against pneumonia should probably reconsider this approach, according to a new study of more than 88,000 veterans hospitalized with the disease. The study, conducted by University of Utah…
TRAX air quality study expands
Sensors capture fireworks, inversions and now SE Salt Lake Valley
Adequate folate levels linked to lower cardiovascular mortality risk in RA patients
Decreased folate levels in the bloodstream have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, shedding light on why those patients are more susceptible to heart and vascular disease, according to research published today…
UTA researcher investigating policies to improve rural and urban sustainability
Making cities more sustainable
UTA civil engineer eliminating guesswork in protecting coastal homes from floodwaters
A tool to elevate coastal homes
Scientists discover new compound which could improve photodynamic therapy for cancer
PDT does not always kill cells deep within a cancerous tumour, allowing tumours to grow back again. The new compound uses penetrating infrared light to damage cells directly and potentially improve the success rate of PDT Researchers at the University…
Gold nanoparticles detect signals from cancer cells
A rapid blood test for cancer detects cellular messages from cancer cells
Blood test can predict clinical response to immunotherapy in metastatic NSCLC
Penn study shows clinical outcomes correlate with higher ratio of mutations detected by liquid biopsy
Helpful interactions can keep societies stable
New work by University of Pennsylvania biologists challenges 50-year-old predictions that mutualistic interactions make a community unstable
Research projects to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on climate
The correlation between carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change is a critical issue that has significant impact on society, communities, and economies. Yet, the capacity to store carbon dioxide in underground geologic formations — also known as carbon sequestration…
Potential new heartburn drug studied at VUMC
An investigational drug that binds bile acids in the stomach can reduce the severity of heartburn symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) when combined with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), a new study suggests. Michael F. Vaezi,…
Revving up immune system may help treat eczema
Boosting natural killer cells in mice improves skin rash
Otago researchers part of world-first trial to prevent tuberculosis in diabetics
Otago researchers are playing a leadership role in an Euro €4.8 million international project to conduct the world’s first trial attempting to prevent tuberculosis in people with diabetes. Every year, more than 11 million people worldwide develop tuberculosis (TB) and…
Bifunctional nanobodies protect against botulinum neurotoxins including Botox
Expanded use and potential misuse of botulinum neurotoxins increases health risks
A tadpole with a twist: Left-right asymmetric development of Oikopleura dioica
Researchers at Osaka University find that a tadpole-like tunicate with nonconventional left-right patterning lacks the Nodal gene found in other chordates and uses Ca2+ oscillation and right-sided Bmp gene expression in embryonic development
Troubled waters
New research reveals the unseen environmental damage being done to coral reefs in the hotly contested South China Sea, as China and other nations jostle for control of the disputed sea lanes. Professor Eric Wolanski and Dr Severine Chokroun from…
Researchers discover second type of schizophrenia
In a study of more than 300 patients from 3 continents, over one third had brains that looked similar to healthy people
Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life
Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially habitable, opening the search for life to planets significantly larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. A team from the University of Cambridge used the…
Intervention to help GPs identify and treat patients with hepatitis C found to be effective
The first UK clinical trial to increase the identification and treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) patients in primary care has been found to be effective, acceptable to staff and highly cost-effective for the NHS. The University of Bristol-led Hepatitis C…
New app launched for public to help pioneering hand identification research
Scientists behind a pioneering hand-identification research program are launching a new app and are calling on thousands of members of the public to help
Metal-organic frameworks can separate gases despite the presence of water
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for inexpensive and less energy-intensive gas separation even in the presence of impurities such as water. Experimental analyses of the performance of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the separation of propane and propene under real-world…
WHO’s malaria vaccine study represents a ‘serious breach of international ethical standards’
Experts are troubled by the apparent lack of informed consent in a pilot study of the vaccine
Overlooked arch in the foot is key to its evolution and function
New Haven, Conn. –A long-overlooked part of the human foot is key to how the foot works, how it evolved, and how we walk and run, a Yale-led team of researchers said. The discovery upends nearly a century of conventional…
Drivers of expensive cars less likely to yield for pedestrians: UNLV study
Researchers also found that motorists overall yielded less frequently for men and non-whites
Researchers develop gene catalog comprising community of microbes in vaginal microbio
UM School of Medicine scientists develop easily accessible toolkit that will advance understanding of role microbiome plays in our health
Sex-specific traits of the immune system explain men’s susceptibility to obesity
Melbourne researchers have uncovered important differences between the male and female immune system which may explain why men are more susceptible to obesity and metabolism-related associated diseases, such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes
Are cats the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for wildfire effects on human health?
Scientists learn from cats injured in california wildfires
Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least
More than eight million to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate market between $9 billion and $17 billion in trade each year, according to new UBC research. In a paper published…
Motion capture technology used to prevent falls in older people
Volunteers in their seventies have donned motion capture suits for a study using Hollywood technology to assess the benefits of an exercise programme designed to reduce the risk of falls in older people. Dance and movement artist Ben Dunks worked…
KAT6A syndrome: Advances on the genetic bases and clinical picture of a rare disease
Expanding the clinical phenotype of patients
Crowdfunding — entrepreneurs should resist the urge to promise to save the Earth
Too strong a focus on social or environmental benefits may hinder fundraising on business-oriented crowdfunding platforms, new study shows
Army awards grants to eight universities to tackle modernization challenges
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — The U.S. Army awarded grants to eight academic teams from diverse scientific fields to develop disruptive solutions to some of the most promising challenges important to Army modernization. The teams will study topics including adversarial…
Motley crew: Rust and light a possible answer to the conundrum of hydrogen fuel production
Scientists identify a new and efficient way of producing hydrogen from organic waste solution using a catalyst derived from — of all things — rust
Eat or be eaten
Biodiversity increases the efficiency of energy use in grasslands
Mount Sinai physicians first in US analyzing lung disease in coronavirus patients
Mount Sinai Health System physicians–the first experts in the country to analyze chest computed tomography (CT) scans of patients from China with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)–have identified specific patterns in the lungs as markers of the disease as it develops over…
Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve brain function in patients with MS
The naturally occurring molecule N-acetylcysteine (NAC) shows benefit in a clinical trial for multiple sclerosis