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UrduThe American Academy of Sleep Medicine offers tips for Valentine’s Day to prevent snoring from being the third wheel in your relationship.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore Lab Foundation, ClimateWorks to unveil report on California’s road to carbon neutrality
LLNL will host a briefing to unveil the new report “Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California,” which identifies a robust suite of technologies to help California clear the last hurdle and become carbon neutral by 2045.
Queen’s research develop tool to tackle diet epidemic in India
New research led by Queen’s University Belfast aims to better understand the link between diet and disease in India.
Researchers uncover mechanism for how common gene therapy vectors enter cells
Identification of GPR108 as ‘lock’ for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) is crucial to this emerging novel class of genetic medicine and may provide framework for developing more targeted gene therapies
Making ‘lemonade’: Chance observation leads to study of microbial bloom formation
WOODS HOLE, Mass. — A scientific discovery often starts with a chance observation made by open minds who realize its potential. This happens over and over again in the MBL’s Advanced Research Training courses . A fresh insight leads to…
Skin-to-skin contact do not improve interaction between mother and preterm infant
Following a premature birth it is important that the parents and the infant quickly establish a good relationship. Researchers at Linköping University have studied the relationship between mothers and infants who have continuous skin-to-skin contact during the entire period from…
Women with colorectal cancer fare better if they have social support
Kaiser Permanente research suggests clinicians should ask about cancer patients’ support systems
Revealed an alteration related to the loss of effectiveness of a treatment in lung cancer
The Cancer Genetics Group of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, led by Montse Sánchez-Céspedes, together with Luis Montuenga from CIMA, and Enriqueta Felip from Vall d’Hebron Hospital, has revealed that inactivation of RB1 through intragenic rearrangements is frequent in…
Low/no calorie sweeteners can make a useful contribution to public health strategies
Publication of ‘Expert consensus on low calorie sweeteners: facts, research gaps and suggested actions’ by Ashwell et al. in Nutrition Research Reviews
A new blood component revealed
Mitochondria are organelles that are found in the eukaryotic cells. A place of cellular respiration, they are the cells’ “batteries” and play a major role in energy metabolism and intercellular communication. Their particularity is to possess their own genome, transmitted…
Inhibition of p38 reduces the growth of lung tumors
In 2018, 1.7 million people died from lung cancer worldwide, a number equivalent to the population of Barcelona. The high mortality rate of lung cancer reflects the need for the development of treatments that are more efficient. A study headed…
West Nile virus triggers brain inflammation by inhibiting protein degradation
West Nile virus (WNV) inhibits autophagy — an essential system that digests or removes cellular constituents such as proteins — to induce the aggregation of proteins in infected cells, triggering cell death and brain inflammation (encephalitis), according to Hokkaido University…
Study reveals missing link in mechanisms underlying fight-or-flight response
We’ve all felt the effects of an adrenaline rush. Faced with danger, real or perceived, the heart beats faster, breathing quickens and muscles tighten as the body prepares to fight a threat or flee from it. The role of adrenaline…
Venom-producing snake organoids developed in the lab
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers at the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW), in an international collaboration, have developed a method to grow snake venom gland cells as organoids. These lab-grown mini glands produce and secrete active toxins found in snake…
Novel communication between intestinal microbes and developing immune cells in the thymus
Regulation of thymic immune development by intestinal microbes in early life
Technique reveals whether models of patient risk are accurate
Computer scientists’ new method could help doctors avoid ineffective or unnecessarily risky treatments
Researcher looking for clues in the mystery of the Grand Canyon’s water supply
Northern Arizona University research technician Natalie Jones developed a new model that can give land and water managers more information so they can better protect the water system.
Facial paralysis stigma takes emotional toll, especially when acquired later in life
CORVALLIS, Ore. – People with facial paralysis are more likely to face depression and anxiety than the general population, especially if the paralysis occurs later in life rather than at birth, according to a recent study from Oregon State University.…
Feel the force: new ‘smart’ polymer glows brighter when stretched
Researchers develop a luminescent polymer that can quickly and sensitively detect stress
Stressed-out dust is sharing antibiotic resistance genes
First study to show indoor dust bacteria have transferrable antibiotic resistance genes
Racial discrimination in mortgage market persistent over last four decades
Discrimination in housing market sees decrease during same time period
New light shed on damaging impact of infrared and visible rays on skin
The damage visible and infrared light can do to our skin has been revealed for the first time in new research by scientists at Newcastle University, UK. The detrimental effects of exposure to the sun’s rays are well documented, and…
NASA finds wind shear affected new Tropical Cyclone 09S
Tropical Cyclone 09S formed on Jan. 22 in the Southern Indian Ocean despite being affected by vertical wind shear and one day later, wind shear caused its demise. The end of 09S was caught by NASA’s Aqua satellite. On Jan.…
How the brain processes rewards
Basal ganglia are engaged differently by money, erotica, and food
Scanning system in sperm may control rate of human evolution
Maturing sperm cells turn on most of their genes, not to follow their genetic instructions like normal, but instead to repair DNA before passing it to the next generation, a new study finds. Led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine…
Low-dose aspirin may reduce preterm birth risk among first-time mothers
Daily low-dose aspirin, from as early as the sixth week of pregnancy through the 36th week, may lower the risk for preterm birth among first-time mothers, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The clinical trial, which…
NIAID officials discuss novel Coronavirus that recently emerged in China
Research underway to address latest viral threat
Wannier90 program becomes community code in major new release
New functionalities, improvements make it very robust, efficient and feature-rich
Predicting the degradation behavior of advanced medical devices
Thin film studies are suggested as a fast and reliable method to determine the degradation of complex biomacromolecules
Chemicals in the environment: A focus on mixtures
Combined chemical and bioanalytical methods are able to efficiently characterize chemical mixtures
Engineered capillaries model traffic in tiny blood vessels
The 3D microvessels can show how normal red blood cells squeeze through them, and malaria-infected cells become stalled
UT quantum materials researcher receives $1.7M Moore Foundation Award
A materials science professor in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering has received a five-year $1.7 million award from a leading scientific research foundation to pursue cutting-edge work in the emerging field of quantum materials. David Mandrus,…
UTA aerospace engineer exploring possibility of hypersonic passenger, cargo planes
Finding ways to faster flight
Will the future’s super batteries be made of seawater?
We all know the rechargeable and efficient lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries sitting in our smartphones, laptops and also in electric cars. Unfortunately, lithium is a limited resource, so it will be a challenge to satisfy the worlds’ growing demand for…
How we learn is a quantum-like manner!
Imagine that you met a charming girl in school. She is an excellent student who concerns about the world welfare and is anti-war and anti-nuclear. Which do you think she is most likely to become in the future, a bank…
First treatment for pain using human stem cells a success
Therapy shown to relieve extreme pain in mice; now moving towards human trials
Large marine parks can save sharks from overfishing threat
‘No-take’ marine reserves – where fishing is banned – can reverse the decline in the world’s coral reef shark populations caused by overfishing, according to an Australian study. But University of Queensland, James Cook University (JCU) and University of Tasmania…
ICUs receive higher satisfaction scores for end-of-life care than other hospital units
The findings may inform care in other parts of the hospital to improve end-of-life experiences
Results of long-term study could help identify children at risk of future type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and Nestlé have revealed new insights into the factors that predispose children to developing type 2 diabetes in adult life. The findings have emerged from a unique study, EarlyBird, that followed 300 healthy children…
Weight loss and health improvements with Mediterranean, fasting & paleo diets
There were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets, though adherence to the diets dropped off considerably during the one-year study, new University of Otago research shows. Intermittent fasting…
University of Ottawa researchers find evidence to explain behavior of slow earthquakes
A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa has made an important breakthrough that will help better understand the origin and behavior of slow earthquakes, a new type of earthquake discovered by scientists nearly 20 years ago. These earthquakes…
Global warming could have a negative impact on biodiversity generation processes
This is one of the conclusions of an international study focused on the causes of the evolutionary success of Carex, one of the genera of flowering plants with the highest number of species in the world
‘To safeguard people from chemical pollution, another approach is warranted’
We live in an increasingly complex world when it comes to chemicals. The number of new chemicals has increased from 20 million in 2002 to 156 million last year. Many of these are ubiquitous in the world around us because…
Researchers uncover the genomics of health
Most diseases have a genetic component. To better understand disease, researchers led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research are analysing genetic information to determine what keeps us healthy. In a world first, the team has compiled a genome reference…
Maglab scientists capture molecular maps of animal tissue with unprecedented detail
We’ve all heard, and seen, how a picture paints a thousand words. Now, in a scientific twist on that saying, researchers at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab), are creating pictures that paint thousands of…
Scientists discover how a curvy, stomach cancer-causing bacterium maintains its shape
Disrupting Helicobacter pylori’s shape could keep it from being harmful to health
Novel approach to immune system could lead to personalized therapy against sepsis
Two mechanisms could afford an alternative approach to studying and treating severe conditions such as sepsis. A combination of resistance to pathogens by means of fever; and temporary tolerance promoted by controlled hypothermia
Portable device helps doctors diagnose sepsis faster
Sepsis claims one life every four seconds. It is the primary cause of death in hospitals, and one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide. Sepsis is associated with the body’s inflammatory response to a bacterial infection and progresses…
Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in ancient star’s atmosphere
Maunakea, Hawaii – An international team of astronomers from the University of California San Diego, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and the University of Cambridge have detected large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of one of the…
For low back pain in older adults, treatment doesn’t match guidelines
January 23, 2020 – Many Medicare patients with new episodes of low back pain receive care inconsistent with current guidelines – including high use of opioids and advanced imaging tests, reports a study in the February issue of Medical Care…