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UrduStudy is part of a larger investigation into breast cancer risks experienced by women in the firefighting force
New functional indicators to detect human activity impacts in temporary rivers
Beyond traditional metrics
Researchers make asthma breakthrough
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers have uncovered a critical role for a protein (Caspase-11), which had previously never been implicated in…
MOF co-catalyst allows selectivity of branched aldehydes of up to 90%
Approach represents a powerful tool for designing selective catalytic heterogeneous processes
Isotope movement holds key to the power of fusion reactions
Fusion may be the future of clean energy. The same way the sun forces reactions between light elements, such as hydrogen, to produce heavy elements and heat energy, fusion on Earth can generate electricity by harnessing the power of elemental…
KIER developed separator that reduced gas crossover for water electrolyzer
Successfully developed a separation membrane that drastically lowered gas crossover while exhibiting high performance comparable to the commercial separator
Abandoned cropland helps make Europe cooler
Twenty-four years of satellite data on land cover reveals links between changes in vegetation and moderations in climate
Perovskite solar cells made of peppermint oil and walnut aroma food additives, preventing lead leakage
Solar energy that reaches the Earth is about 125 million gigawatt (Gw). When this solar energy generated for a year is converted into oil, it is 100 trillion ton which is ten thousand times more than the amount of oil…
How big is the neutron?
Theoretical physics
ALS mystery illuminated by blue light
A joint research group in Japan has succeeded in reproducing key ALS symptoms in a small tropical fish by remote controlling a disease-associated protein molecule using light illumination. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or…
Scientists ‘film’ a quantum measurement
Quantum physics describes the inner world of individual atoms, a world very different from our everyday experience. One of the many strange yet fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics is the role of the observer – measuring the state of a…
Celestial hourglass
Gemini South telescope captures exquisite planetary nebula
Immune therapy reduces risk of recurrence in aggressive breast cancer
An immune therapy for the most aggressive form of breast cancer can substantially reduce the risk of the disease returning, according to a clinical trial led by Professor Peter Schmid of Queen Mary University of London. The research is published…
MOF co-catalyst allows selectivity of branched aldehydes of up to 90%
Approach represents a powerful tool for designing selective catalytic heterogeneous processes
How big is the neutron?
Theoretical physics
ALS mystery illuminated by blue light
A joint research group in Japan has succeeded in reproducing key ALS symptoms in a small tropical fish by remote controlling a disease-associated protein molecule using light illumination. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or…
Scientists ‘film’ a quantum measurement
Quantum physics describes the inner world of individual atoms, a world very different from our everyday experience. One of the many strange yet fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics is the role of the observer – measuring the state of a…
Quitting smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy still puts the baby at risk
Although quitting smoking during the 1st trimester of pregnancy reduces the risk of low birth weight, it isn’t enough to protect the unborn child from being born shorter and with smaller brain size, a new study from the University of…
Researchers make asthma breakthrough
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers have uncovered a critical role for a protein (Caspase-11), which had previously never been implicated in…
Can a new kind of power plant improve air quality, resilience?
UH engineers join project to study options for deployment
New functional indicators to detect human activity impacts in temporary rivers
Beyond traditional metrics
New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign inactivated one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – a debilitating and fatal neurological disease for which…
Researchers develop technique to create nanomaterials which may help detect cancer earlier
The novel method may open new avenues of research beyond biosensors
Perovskite solar cells made of peppermint oil and walnut aroma food additives, preventing lead leakage
Solar energy that reaches the Earth is about 125 million gigawatt (Gw). When this solar energy generated for a year is converted into oil, it is 100 trillion ton which is ten thousand times more than the amount of oil…
Tadpoles break the tension with bubble-sucking
When it comes to the smallest of creatures, the hydrogen bonds that hold water molecules together to form “surface tension” lend enough strength to support their mass: think of insects that skip across the surface of water. But what happens…
How resident microbes restructure body chemistry
As much as 70% of the molecules in a mouse are determined by the microbes that live within the animal
Isotope movement holds key to the power of fusion reactions
Fusion may be the future of clean energy. The same way the sun forces reactions between light elements, such as hydrogen, to produce heavy elements and heat energy, fusion on Earth can generate electricity by harnessing the power of elemental…
Stem cell transplants in utero offers TX for metabolic disorders that often end pregnancy
In mouse study, stem cells migrated to proper locations in fetal brain and body, differentiated into cells that produce crucial missing protein
KIER developed separator that reduced gas crossover for water electrolyzer
Successfully developed a separation membrane that drastically lowered gas crossover while exhibiting high performance comparable to the commercial separator
UCLA engineers develop miniaturized ‘warehouse robots’ for biotechnology applications
The robots-on-a-chip system could lead to faster, automated blood diagnostics for disease screening
‘Mars quakes’: First seismological data help understand the Red Planet’s composition
The SEIS seismometer from NASA’s InSight mission measured a total of 174 probable ‘Mars quakes’ in the first months since its launch at the end of February 2019. That is slightly more than one quake every two days. These data…
Abandoned cropland helps make Europe cooler
Twenty-four years of satellite data on land cover reveals links between changes in vegetation and moderations in climate
Study reveals potential new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma
A pilot study shows that radiation therapy before immunotherapy may prolong lives of patients with metastatic melanoma that has spread to the brain
New patented invention stabilizes, rotates satellites
Multifunctional structures for attitude control
Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals
Study is part of a larger investigation into breast cancer risks experienced by women in the firefighting force
ADDF statement on the USPSTF Evidence Report on screening for cognitive impairment
Patients with Alzheimer’s and their families deserve and need early detection, early diagnosis, care and treatment
Mosaic evolution painted lorikeets a rainbow of color
New study shows how color pattern evolution lets birds use bright colors for signaling while remaining hidden from predators
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
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
Celestial hourglass
Gemini South telescope captures exquisite planetary nebula
Gold nanoparticles detect signals from cancer cells
A rapid blood test for cancer detects cellular messages from cancer cells
ATS Foundation Research Program/American Lung Association awards partner grant
(Feb. 26, 2020) — The ATS Foundation Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Donald Sullivan, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University a $100,000 Foundation Partner grant. The ATS Foundation Partner Grants provide crucial support to talented…
Register to Cover the Latest Science at ATS 2020!
WHAT: Largest Gathering of the World’s Experts in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine WHERE Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia WHEN: May 15-20* The American Thoracic Society will host the world’s leading scientists and clinicians in pulmonary, critical care, and…
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
Tax rule for industry rewards carbon capture
When it comes to encouraging manufacturers to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, a carrot might be more effective than a stick. That’s the approach taken by a recent U.S. tax code rule that offers credits to companies…
New compounds thwart multiple viruses, including coronavirus
According to a February 13 report from the World Health Organization, the Wuhan coronavirus has stricken more than 46,000 people and has caused over 1,300 deaths since the first cases in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Now, researchers reporting in…
Surveillance after surgery does not improve outcomes for patients with glioblastoma
Retrospective study revealed no benefit for precautionary screenings after tumor removal
Hearing aids may delay cognitive decline, research finds
Wearing hearing aids may delay cognitive decline in older adults and improve brain function, according to promising new research
The best preoperative definition of cancer-related malnutrition depends on cancer type
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors stress the need for proper recognition and treatment of malnourishment in cancer patients before an operation
American Cancer Society honors distinguished volunteers with the Medal of Honor
ATLANTA – February 26, 2020 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) awards the 2020 Medal of Honor to three doctors. The Medal of Honor is the most prestigious award bestowed to distinguished individuals or foundations who have made valuable contributions…