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UrduA feature resembling a candy cane appears at the center of this colorful composite image of our Milky Way galaxy’s central zone. But this is no cosmic confection. It spans 190 light-years and is one of a set of long,…
Three American Association for Anatomy members named AAAS fellows
Three distinguished members of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) have been elected by their American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) peers to the 2019 Class of AAAS Fellows. They are: D. Rick Sumner, Ph.D., AAA President and…
Antibody therapeutic candidate reduces immune complexes involved in autoimmune diseases
SYNT001, a monoclonal antibody, decreased immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgG immune complexes in preclinical studies and a Phase 1 clinical study, with potential implications for treating autoimmune diseases
Are herpes virus infections linked to Alzheimer’s disease?
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report today in the journal Neuron evidence that refutes the link between increased levels of herpes virus and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the researchers provide a new statistical and computational framework for the analysis…
Cutting edge techniques in biophysics, biochemistry and cell biology
A new textbook on laboratory techniques for graduates and undergraduates provides comprehensive updates
Understanding ovarian cancer
Tamara Kalir’s new Open Access book explores the challenges faced by clinicians and patients in treating ovarian cancer, as well as some of the relevant breakthroughs
BU chemists develop new biodegradable adhesive
Provides environmentally friendly option to traditional plastic adhesives
Eating too much — not exercising too little — may be at core of weight gain, study finds
Findings about children’s calorie expenditure challenge conventional wisdom and may provide clues for reversing global trends in obesity, Baylor University researcher says
Research provides new design principle for water-splitting catalysts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Scientists have long known that platinum is by far the best catalyst for splitting water molecules to produce hydrogen gas. A new study by Brown University researchers shows why platinum works so well — and…
IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all ages
Email users should have ‘more control’ over post-mortem message transmission
Aston Business School research calls for email users to have more of a say over the way their messages are handled when they die
Low back pain accounts for a third of new emergency department imaging in the US
AJR research finds one in every three ED visits for back pain results in x-ray, CT, or MRI, and imaging utilization varies significantly from one state to the next
Obesity, but not poor diet and inactivity, linked to higher risk of dementia
Could being inactive and eating poorly be early signs of dementia, not causes?
Forty percent of people with peanut allergies can eat tree nuts but choose not to
Study found most common reason for avoidance was to minimize risk of cross contact
A self-healing sweat sensor (video)
Wearable sensors that track heart rate or steps are popular fitness products. But in the future, working up a good sweat could provide useful information about a person’s health. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed…
Comparing heirloom and modern wheat effects on gut health
Amid concerns about gluten sensitivity, increasing numbers of people are avoiding wheat. Most have not been diagnosed with a wheat-related medical condition, yet they seem to feel better when they don’t eat gluten-containing foods. A possible explanation is that modern…
Reflecting on the year in chemistry
A lot can happen in a year, especially when it comes to science. As 2019 draws to a close, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, is highlighting the year’s biggest stories in chemistry,…
Saccharin derivatives give cancer cells a not-so-sweet surprise
Saccharin received a bad rap after studies in the 1970s linked consumption of large amounts of the artificial sweetener to bladder cancer in laboratory rats. Later, research revealed that these findings were not relevant to people. And in a complete…
Tel Aviv University study finds widespread misinterpretation of gene expression data
But bias can be removed from data to filter out false results, researchers say
APS tip sheet: Modeling supermarket traffic jams
Modeling supermarket layouts could help reduce aisle congestion
Watered down biodiversity: sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring
DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is rapidly advancing for monitoring invertebrate communities across a variety of ecosystems. The analytical approaches taken vary from single-species detection to bulk environmental sample analysis, depending…
Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater
Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used in Kevlar with boron nitride to construct a membrane for harvesting ocean energy that is both strong like bone and suited for ion transport…
In global south, urban sanitation crisis harms health, economy
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cities in the “global south” – densely populated urban areas that are part of low-income countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America – should phase out pit latrines, septic tanks and other on-site methods of human waste…
Innovative Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have a Smoother College Commute
FAU Receives $375,000 from The Kresge Foundation; Partners with Broward College, Palm Beach State College, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Palm Tran and Broward County Transit
Study reveals molecular features of anxiety in the brain
Computationally inspired approach uncovers previously unrecognized targets for drug development
Star fruit could be the new ‘star’ of Florida agriculture
It’s not just oranges that grow in Florida. Carambola, or star fruit as most in the United States call it, is gaining popularity. One researcher from Florida International University is researching how cover crops can help the sustainability of star…
A new concept of future robot manipulators will be developed from studying elephants
The project PROBOSCIS has been funded by the European Commission with 3.5 million euros and it is coordinated by IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; the project represents a completely new approach in the field of bioinspired robotics
Marijuana use in e-cigarettes increases among US students 2017-2018
Bottom Line: Marijuana use in electronic cigarettes increased among U.S. middle and high school students from 2017 to 2018. This observational study analyzed responses from 38,000 students in the sixth to 12th grades on the National Youth Tobacco Survey. Researchers…
SUCCESS identifies potentials for promoting refugee students’ access to higher education
Diverse access requirements hinder refugees’ successful integration into higher education in 66 host countries
Marijuana vaping increases among US teens 2018-2019
Bottom Line: Marijuana vaping reported by U.S. adolescents increased from 2018 to 2019. This observational study used annual Monitoring the Future surveys from a nationally representative group of eighth, 10th and 12th graders to examine changes in marijuana vaping among…
Study suggests early-life exposure to dogs may lessen risk of developing schizophrenia
Findings do not link similar contact with cats to either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
Topological materials for information technology offer lossless transmission of signals
New effects in solid-state physics are often first discovered at temperatures near absolute zero (0 Kelvin or -273 °C). Further research can then determine whether and how these phenomena can be induced at room temperature as well. So it was…
Booze On the Brain:
Why is Drinking in Moderation So Difficult for Some People?
First images of an ‘upgraded’ CRISPR tool
NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 18, 2019)–Columbia scientists have captured the first images of a new gene editing tool that could improve upon existing CRISPR-based tools. The team developed the tool, called INTEGRATE, after discovering a unique “jumping gene” in Vibrio…
Case Western Reserve social sciences researchers develop new tool to assess exposure to childhood violence, trauma
Designed in response to high exposure rates, new screening measure expected to be implemented nationally
Together you’re less alone
Pair living as stepping stone from solitary life to complex societies
PPPL invention could improve efficiency of engines while reducing pollutants
When it comes to car and truck engines, not much has changed since Nikolaus Otto invented the modern internal combustion engine in 1876. But the internal combustion engine could, at least theoretically, be in for a big change. Researchers at…
A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter
Imagine swarms of robotic insects moving around us as they perform various tasks. It might sound like science fiction, but it’s actually more plausible than you might think. Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have developed a soft robotic insect,…
Scientists identify harmful bacteria based on its DNA at a very low cost
The detection of food poison outbreaks caused by bacteria takes time and is expensive, but now researchers have found a cheap method for the precise identification of bacteria in just a few hours on a mobile-phone-sized device
Ancient Mediterranean seawall first known defense against sea level rise and it failed
7,000-year-old seawall in Tel Hreiz, Israel reveals earliest known structure built against sea level rise and provides new insights into current battle with flooding threat
Successful satellite launch for Graz University of Technology, Austria
ESA’s OPS-SAT mission to test new space technology in orbital flight
New space image reveals cosmic ‘candy cane’
Center of milky way galaxy stitched together by new wavelength data
Close to half of US population projected to have obesity by 2030
Boston, MA – About half of the adult U.S. population will have obesity and about a quarter will have severe obesity by 2030, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study also…
Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say Cambridge researchers
The spread of hate speech via social media could be tackled using the same “quarantine” approach deployed to combat malicious software, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Definitions of hate speech vary depending on nation, law and platform, and just…
Immune to influence
A study published in the journal Vaccine provides the first rigorous look at how our attitudes towards vaccines (here: the flu vaccine) are shaped by online forces. University of Konstanz psychologists from both DFG Clusters of Excellence–“Centre for the Advanced…
Australian desalination plant attracts fish
With growing populations and climate uncertainty, water security is a global concern. Many nations operate desalination plants, which remove salt from seawater to make it drinkable. These facilities typically discharge excess salt as hypersaline brine back into the ocean, with…
Paper-based test could diagnose Lyme disease at early stages
After a day hiking in the forest, the last thing a person wants to discover is a tick burrowing into their skin. Days after plucking off the bloodsucking insect, the hiker might develop a rash resembling a bull’s-eye, a tell-tale…
Recent screening rose among people under 50 after release of new colorectal guidelines
Increase was unique to ages 45 to 49
Pattern of heavy alcohol drinking may damage heart tissue
Journal of the American Heart Association report
Submarine cables: billions of potential seismic sensors!
Scientists have for the first time shown that it is possible to detect the propagation of seismic waves on the seafloor using submarine telecommunications cables. According to their observations, this existing infrastructure could be used to detect earthquakes, as well…