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UrduWomen’s appearance enhancement is driven partly by status anxiety and income inequality, according to new research
New research training group on the self-organization of soft matter
German Research Foundation to sponsor a new research training group in physics and chemistry; cooperation between Mainz University, TU Darmstadt, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Are toddlers meeting screen-time guidelines?
Bottom Line: Most 2- and 3-year-old children don’t meet screen time guidelines and moms’ screen usage was one of the associated factors reported in this observational study. Guidelines put forth by the World Health Organization and pediatric societies have recommended…
A missing link in haze formation
University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a key reaction that influences the growth of potentially harmful particles in the atmosphere
New center for innovating and manufacturing next-generation medicines
Harvard, MIT, teaching hospitals, industry partners pool resources to create a central facility
Study tracks genomic changes that reinforce darter speciation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When they share habitat, orangethroat and rainbow darters tend to avoid one another, even though they are closely related and can produce “hybrid” offspring. The males compete with males of their own species and will almost always…
FAU receives $1.3 million grant from Florida Division Of Emergency Management
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science and FDEM project will create framework for flood risk management
Using gene scissors to detect diseases
The CRISPR/Cas technology can do more than alter genes. A research team at the University of Freiburg is using what are known as gene scissors – which scientists can use to edit genetic material – in order to better diagnose…
Computer simulation helps understanding the transport of aerosols
A study developed in Brazil and presented during FAPESP Week France aims at elucidating the behavior of the so-called aerosols, which have an important influence over climate, agriculture, and human health.
Under the lens: Link between macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa
University of Houston research team examines eye disease with $2.5 million award
Mechanized harvesting has not reduced atmospheric pollution in the sugarcane region
Data presented by a researcher from UNESP at FAPESP Week France indicate that aerosol and ozone particle concentrations in 2018 were equivalent to those of the period prior to the prohibition of burning; the causes are still to be investigated
Living at the edge of an active volcano: Risk from lava flows on Mount Etna
New study published in Geological Society of America Bulletin
A little prairie can rescue honey bees from famine on the farm, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists placed honey bee hives next to soybean fields in Iowa and tracked how the bees fared over the growing season. To the researchers’ surprise, the bees did well for much of the summer. The colonies thrived…
Marine community composition shifts in predictable ways in warming oceans
Global simulations suggest plankton and fish species are showing resilience to climate change by going deeper underwater or moving to higher latitudes. Anticipating changes in community composition in response to warming is challenging because species respond differently and the interactions…
New study looks to biological enzymes as source of hydrogen fuel
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Research from the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis has chemists one step closer to recreating nature’s most efficient machinery for generating hydrogen gas. This new development may help clear the path for the…
Examining work schedules of hospitalists, patient outcomes
What The Study Did: This observational study investigated whether the continuity of hospitalists’ work schedules, such as working more days consecutively compared to intermittently, was associated with outcomes for patients admitted to Texas hospitals. To access the embargoed study: Visit…
Screen time patterns of kids
What The Study Did: Screen time data for nearly 3,900 children were used to examine patterns of screen time use and the association with sociodemographic characteristics such as parental education levels and sex of the child. To access the embargoed…
Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes
Approaching the perception of touch in the brain
Larger parts of the cerebral cortex than thought process tactile stimuli
New approach to treating incurable leukemia in children discovered
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a form of blood cancer that primarily affects children and young people. It involves large quantities of malignant progenitor cells building up in a person’s blood instead of healthy white blood cells. This is often…
The nature of salmonella is changing — and it’s meaner
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Salmonella is acting up in Michigan, and it could be a model for what’s happening in other states, according to a new Michigan State University study. The study, appearing in Frontiers in Medicine , documents a…
Encouraging normal liver cells to fight cancer
A study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology discovered that healthy liver tissue surrounding a tumor activates a defence mechanism that restrains tumor growth. Remarkably, the researchers found that hyperactivation of this mechanism above levels normally present…
Cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors identified
Researchers make a breakthrough by identifying that several aggressive pediatric brain tumors are the result of stalled development in embryonic cells
Locking up fats in CAGEs to reduce obesity
Orally administered liquid salt helps prevent fat absorption and slow down weight gain in rats
Cells study helping to crack the code to Alzheimer’s disease
A study led by researchers at Monash University has opened up new hope for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in older people and, as there are no effective treatments, is one…
WSU’s One Health approach is a two-for-one stop for health care in Tanzania
Promoting healthcare strategies that target both human and animal populations at the same time can save money, participant time and result in a two-for-one stop for health care services. That’s according to a new study by scientists at Washington State…
Ultrafast quantum simulations: A new twist to an old approach
New method of studying large numbers of particles at quantum level developed by Universities of Warwick and Oxford Electrons and ions behave on vastly different timescales, making it prohibitive to simulate both on the same footing Ultrafast quantum simulation overcomes…
Researchers reach milestone in quantum standardization
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of quantum computers. The new method, called cycle benchmarking, allows researchers to assess the potential of scalability…
Scientists develop electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology
The direct gene circuit to electrode interface unites biology’s ability to sense with the memory and decision-making capabilities of electronic systems.
Establishment of technologies for producing two types of zeolite nanoparticles
For transparent, moisture-absorbing packaging materials and applications to heating cosmetics
Why cigarettes initially feel disgusting and how this could help smokers quit
Scientists identify the cells behind nicotine aversion in the mouse brain
Newly discovered immune cells contribute to toxic shock
Recently discovered immune cells called MAIT cells play a key role in group A streptococcal toxic shock, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report. The results, which are published in the journal PNAS , have potential implications for the diagnosis…
Unravelling the venomous bite of an endangered mammal
Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and ZSL (Zoological Society of London) have worked with a team of scientists from institutions across the globe – to uncover the truth behind the origin of venom in some very unusual…
Effective method for correcting various CNS pathologies developing under oxygen deficiency
Scientists from Russia and Germany examined the role of neuronal kinome representatives in the implementation of adaptation mechanisms of the central nervous system under the influence of ischemia factors
Forests face climate change tug of war
In a world of rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, plants should be happy, right? Experiments have shown that, yes, increased carbon dioxide does allow plants to photosynthesize more and use less water. But the other side of the coin…
New flu drug drives drug resistance in influenza viruses
MADISON – On January 31, 2019, an 11-year old boy in Japan went to a medical clinic with a fever. The providers there diagnosed him with influenza, a strain called H3N2, and sent him home with a new medication called…
Is cyberbullying common among adults?
New Rochelle, NY, November 25, 2019–A new nationwide study examined the prevalence of negative behaviors that occur via digital communication, encompassing a broad definition of cyberbullying that includes both cyber-aggression and cyberbullying. The study, which assessed a national sample of…
Potent antimicrobial found that shows promise in fighting staph infections
Staph infections are the leading cause of antimicrobial resistance, particularly the Methicillin-resistant (MRSA)
Consistent gene changes in Alzheimer’s disease across studies
Analysis of data from multiple mouse models confirms previous findings
Researchers report first recording of a blue whale’s heart rate
Encased in a neon orange plastic shell, a collection of electronic sensors bobbed along the surface of the Monterey Bay, waiting to be retrieved by Stanford University researchers. A lunchbox-sized speck in the vast waters, it held cargo of outsized…
Search for the source of antibodies would help treat allergies
Researchers of Sechenov University together with their colleagues from Russia and Austria summarised everything known about cells producing group E antibodies. These molecules are responsible for most of the allergic reactions, including such dangerous diseases as asthma, Quincke’s edema and…
Airline food study 2019-20
Survey provides travelers with the best in-flight food choices, including health ratings to make healthier choices 35,000 feet in the air
The mechanism of programmed aging: The way to creation a real remedy for senescence
The article by Dr. Alexander G. Trubitsyn is published in Current Aging Science, 2019
New discovery in C. difficile biology could lead to treatments for dangerous infections
New York, NY — Nov 25, 2019 — A process called sporulation that helps the dangerous bacterium Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ) to survive inhospitable conditions and spread is regulated by epigenetics, factors that affect gene expression beyond the…
pinMOS: Novel memory device can be written on and read out optically or electrically
This device allows reading the stored information optically as well as electrically. Moreover, the information can be added in portions – thus several storage states can be mapped in one device. The results have now been published in the renowned…
Temple study shows extra virgin olive oil staves off multiple forms of dementia in mice
(Philadelphia, PA) – Boosting brain function is key to staving off the effects of aging. And if there was one thing every person should consider doing right now to keep their brain young, it is to add extra virgin olive…
Tendon stem cells could revolutionize injury recovery
Discovery of tendon stem cells could be a game-changer when it comes to treating tendon injuries, avoiding surgery
Air pollution linked to higher glaucoma risk
Living in a more polluted area is associated with a greater likelihood of having glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can cause blindness, finds a new UCL-led study in the UK
Study suggests women may be undertreated for obstructive sleep apnea
Almost 60 percent of older men and women experienced sleep apnea during dream sleep
Prostate cancer: radiation therapy effective in patients with no further treatment options
Reports of new cancer treatments often raise high hopes and expectations, particularly, of course, among cancer patients and their families. But raising expectations is not something that Samer Ezziddin, Professor of Nuclear Medicine and Director of the Department of Nuclear…