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UrduNew drug combination hopes to exploit metabolic habits of glucose-hungry cancer cells
Paying attention to complaints can protect nurses from violence
Complaints from patients and their family members could signal future violence against nurses and should not be ignored, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia. By tracking and addressing such complaints, hospitals and other health care organizations can…
New study supports the safety of varenicline
A real-world study of over 600,000 adult participants without a history of depression has found that the stop-smoking medication varenicline (marketed as Chantix in the US and Champix elsewhere in the world) does not appear to be associated with an…
A deep dive into cellular aging
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Feb. 20, 2020 – Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and Harvard University have discovered that mitochondria trigger senescence, the sleep-like state of aged cells, through communication with the cell’s nucleus–and identified an FDA-approved…
Study shows dietitians are an effective part of weight loss
A new study in the journal Family Practice shows that intensive behavioral therapy from dietitians may be a very effective ways for older Americans to lose weight. Some 39.8% of the general adult population is obese. The economic consequences of…
Plant-based relatives of cholesterol could give boost to gene therapy
PORTLAND, Ore. – Gene-infused nanoparticles used for combating disease work better when they include plant-based relatives of cholesterol because their shape and structure help the genes get where they need to be inside cells. The findings by Oregon State University…
Carrier-assisted differential detection
In the recent decade, various schemes of field recovery with direct detection have been investigated in short-reach optical communications. Since direct detection generally provides only intensity information, until now, signals have been mainly restricted to the single sideband (SSB) modulation…
New study indicates amino acid may be useful in treating ALS
Study published in Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology provides new model for ALS and its treatment
Patients frequently refuse insulin therapy, delaying blood sugar control
Adults with type 2 diabetes who declined physician recommendations to start insulin therapy potentially opened themselves up to long-term risks
Fifty years of data show new changes in bird migration
A growing body of research shows that birds’ spring migration has been getting earlier and earlier in recent decades. New research from The Auk: Ornithological Advances on Black-throated Blue Warblers, a common songbird that migrates from Canada and the eastern…
Single gene cluster loss may contribute to initiation/progression of multiple myeloma
Bottom Line: The loss of one copy of the miR15a/miR16-1 gene cluster promoted initiation and progression of multiple myeloma in mice. Journal in Which the Study was Published: Published online in Blood Cancer Discovery, the latest journal of the American…
Watching TV helps birds make better food choices
By watching videos of each other eating, blue tits and great tits can learn to avoid foods that taste disgusting and are potentially toxic, a new study has found. Seeing the ‘disgust response’ in others helps them recognise distasteful prey…
First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease
ANN ARBOR–A new study from University of Michigan biologists presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations. The study involved northern Michigan populations…
Half of transgender youth avoid disclosing gender identity to a health care provider
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 20, 2020 – Researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh surveyed patients in a local clinic providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth and found that a surprisingly high number of them intentionally avoided…
Researchers identify new biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer
The research conducted in the SCBI of the UMA evidences, through bioinformatic prospective studies, that the expression of repetitive DNA regions changes when healthy cells become cancerous
Getting children to eat their greens? Both parents need to set an example
A positive example set by both the mother and the father promotes the consumption of vegetables, fruit and berries among 3-5-year-old children, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The study explored the association of the…
New graphene-based metasurface capable of independent amplitude and phase control of light
Researchers described a new strategy of designing metamolecules that incorporates two independently controllable subwavelength meta-atoms. This two-parametric control of the metamolecule secures the complete control of both amplitude and the phase of light. A KAIST research team in collaboration with…
Citizen scientists discover a new snail, name it after Greta Thunberg
A new to science species of land snail was discovered by a group of citizen scientists working together with scientists from Taxon Expeditions , a company that organises scientific field trips for teams consisting of both scientists and laypeople. Having…
‘Wood’ you like to recycle concrete?
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, have developed a new procedure for recycling concrete with the addition of discarded wood. They found that the correct proportion of inputs can…
Colorectal cancer partner-in-crime identified
A protein that helps colorectal cancer cells spread to other parts of the body could be an effective treatment target. Colorectal cancer patients with an immune system-regulating protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6) are more likely to have recurring tumors that…
Autism eye scan could lead to early detection
A new eye scan could help identify autism in children years earlier
New research takes p*** out of incontinence
Millions worldwide might soon be spared embarrassment caused by wetting themselves
How to keep the nucleus clean
Cells are small factories that constantly produce protein and RNA molecules by decoding the genetic information stored in the DNA of their chromosomes. The first phase of this decoding, the transcription process, “transcribes” the DNA code into RNA molecules. In…
Researchers start to understand blood vessels one cell at the time
A database on endothelial cells may enhance our understanding of the function of the close to 100,000 km of specialized blood vessels in the mammalian body. That is the perspective of a research project just published in the scientific journal Cell.
Scientists use light to convert fatty acids into alkanes
Researchers led by Prof. WANG Feng at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported that photocatalytic decarboxylation is an efficient alternate pathway for converting biomass-derived fatty acids into alkanes under mild conditions…
Half of Transgender Youth Have Avoided Disclosing Gender Identity to a Health Care Provider, Study Shows
Researchers surveyed 153 transgender youths receiving gender-affirming care at a specialty clinic, and even in this relatively “out” population, nearly half reported intentionally hiding their gender identity from a health care provider outside the clinic.
MD Anderson receives more than $20 million in CPRIT funding
MD Anderson receives more than $20 million in CPRIT funding for research, clinical translation, prevention and recruitment.
MicroRNA Exhibit Unexpected Function in Driving Cancer
New research shows that both strands of microRNA cooperate to drive growth and aggressiveness across cancer types, suggesting that these molecules may be more central in deadly cancers than previously thought.
Expert: Art museums ‘have work to do to represent complete human experience’
Historically, art museum galleries have lacked diversity of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, abilities, and sexual orientation, and it’s important for museums to begin to address this representation issue in order to show the wide range of human experience, said Julie Rodrigues Widholm, director and chief curator of DePaul Art Museum located on the campus of DePaul University.
As Out-of-Pocket Costs for Neurologic Medications Rise, People Less Likely to Take Them
As out-of-pocket costs go up for drugs for the neurologic disorders Alzheimer’s disease, peripheral neuropathy and Parkinson’s disease, people are less likely to take the drugs as often as their doctors prescribed, according to a study funded by the American Academy of Neurology and published in the February 19, 2020, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
NYS plastic bag ban key but fees, loopholes are cause for concern
Starting March 1, 2020, New York’s ban on single-use plastic bags will take effect. Just this week, the state Department of Environmental Conservation released its final regulations to govern the ban. Mildred Warner is a professor of city and regional planning,…
Argonne and UChicago scientists take important step in developing national quantum internet
Real-world experiment in Chicago suburbs achieves quantum entanglement across 52-mile fiber network
CAP Opens Comment Period for MMR/MSI Testing, Advancing Care for Patients with Cancer
Recognizing a need for evidence-based recommendations to guide molecular testing in the management of patients with cancer, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and three collaborating societies are developing a clinical guideline for testing DNA mismatch repair (MMR) and microsatellite instability (MSI) status in patients with a range of cancer types.
EU lapses in effort to compete with big tech, takes the lead in AI ethics
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICEFeb. 19, 2020 EU lapses in effort to compete with big tech, takes the lead in AI ethics The European Union revealed a plan on Wednesday to compete with the growth of tech conglomerates in the…
The divide between us: Urban-rural political differences rooted in geography
A new study by Washington University in St. Louis political scientists finds that how close people live to a major metropolitan area and their town’s population density play a significant role in shaping their political beliefs and partisan affiliation.
Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Collaborates with Middlesex County Vocational Technical School
Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center, William DiStanislao, vice president, Operations, Raritan Bay Medical Center, gather with students from Middlesex County Vocational Technical School.
Battling treatment resistant opioid use disorder
Similar to treatment resistant depression, there is a subpopulation of those addicted to opioids who do not respond to standard opioid use disorder (OUD) treatments. In a new paper, an addiction expert at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis suggests a new category for these types of patients: treatment resistant opioid use disorder (TROUD).
To help students think in 3D, a geologist turns to paper model making
“Geology is a 3D science, but everything we give to students is on a 2D piece of paper,” says University at Buffalo geologist Chris Lowry, creator of the Foldable Aquifer Project. “With the foldable aquifers, students don’t have to imagine what a 2D drawing looks like in 3D.”
Exercise during Chemo, Activity Breaks Enhance Mood, Reducing Diabetes Risk in African American Men & More from Medicine & Science in Sports & Science
If you’re looking for health and fitness story ideas, view these research highlights from Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise®, ACSM’s flagship research journal.
Helping State and Local Canine Teams be REDDI for Anything
S&T’s team of experts has traveled all over the nation to bring REDDI to state and local law enforcement agencies. REDDI is a two-day event that includes odor recognition trials and operationally relevant scenarios.
Controlling CAR T cells with light selectively destroys skin tumors in mice
UC San Diego bioengineers have developed a control system that could make CAR T-cell therapy safer and more powerful when treating cancer. By programming CAR T cells to switch on when exposed to blue light, the researchers controlled the cells to destroy skin tumors in mice without harming healthy tissue.
Fish in the Sahara? Yes, in the early Holocene
Animal remains at the Takarkori rock shelter suggest human occupants shifted to a more mammal-heavy diet over time, as aridity of the region increased
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Among Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur $100 Million Grant
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled a grant proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the “Top 100,” in its 100&Changecompetition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical societal challenges.
Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago announce successful tests on quantum loop — a precursor for the national quantum internet
LEMONT, IL – On Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at noon CST, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary for Science Paul M. Dabbar will announce scientists from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago entangled photons across a 52-mile “quantum loop” in the Chicago suburbs. The quantum loop is a test bed designed to entangle quantum information at distance in real-world conditions. The successful experiment, funded by DOE, is seen as a foundational building block in the development of a quantum internet — potentially a highly secure and far-reaching network of quantum computers and other quantum devices.
Walking the wire: Real-time imaging helps reveal active sites of photocatalysts
Nanoscale photocatalysts are small, man-made particles that harvest energy from sunlight to produce liquid fuels and other useful chemicals. But even within the same batch, the particles tend to vary widely in size, shape and surface composition. That makes it hard for researchers to tell what’s really doing the work.
Veggie-loving fish could be the new white meat
A secret to survival amid rising global temperatures could be dwelling in the tidepools of the U.S. West Coast. Findings by University of California, Irvine biologists studying the genome of an unusual fish residing in those waters offer new possibilities for humans to obtain dietary protein as climate change imperils traditional sources.
Judicial expert available to comment on federal judges’ emergency meeting regarding Trump, DOJ sentencing intervention
The Federal Judges Association has called an emergency meeting scheduled for this afternoon after Justice Department retracted federal prosecutors’ recommended sentence for Roger Stone following pressure from President Trump on Twitter. Charles Geyh, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s…
U researchers find public safety risks in bail reform
Discussions of reforming the bail system, which allows defendants to post a monetary bond and leave jail while they await trial, often turn to the question of public safety. Would people out on bail commit additional crimes?
The answer, according to two University of Utah professors, appears to be yes.
Lobos Love Pink Basketball Games
To mark National Cancer Prevention Month, The University of New Mexico Men’s and Women’s basketball teams hope to pack the house with pink in coming weeks in honor of breast cancer survivors and fighters.
Class redesign increases student success in math
A significant redesign of two foundational mathematics courses at the University of Georgia has led to remarkable gains in student success, including an increase from 65% to 85% of students who pass precalculus.