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UrduLiving 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…
Level up your Thanksgiving potatoes with this simple ingredient (video)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2019 — Making delicious roasted potatoes is all about finding the right texture and consistency. Here at Reactions, we were inspired to give it a go after seeing J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s delicious recipe on Serious Eats. Today,…
Environmental enrichment corrects errors in brain development
Increased levels of stimulation can counteract mis-mapped neurons in the visual pathway
Skoltech team wins ‘Best Demo Award’ at ACM Siggraph Asia 2019 Conference
A recent demonstration of the SwarmCloak technology, a novel system for landing a fleet of flying robots onto the human arm using light-sensitive landing pads, won the Best Demo Award at the ACM Siggraph Asia 2019 conference in Brisbane, Australia.…
Wastewater leak in West Texas revealed
Leakage in Ken Regan field could have contaminated groundwater for livestock and irrigation between 2007 and 2011
Geriatricians, internists, and cardiologists surveyed about deprescribing
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society research summary
Fluid dynamics taught through dance
Interdisciplinary collaboration Kármán Vortex Street is teaching students the principles of fluid dynamics, with dance
Reports of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot demise greatly exaggerated
Flaking of familiar vortex considered ‘very natural state’
New Horizons team, mission principal investigator Stern receive Sir Arthur Clarke Award
Award recognizes international space achievement for New Horizons’ exploration of Pluto and Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth
Aquatic microorganisms offer important window on the history of life
The air, earth and water of our planet are pulsating with living things. Yet, a vast and diverse web of life exists, about which almost nothing is known. This is the world of flagellates, tiny organisms that persist in staggering…
Dinosaur skull turns paleontology assumptions on their head
University of Alberta paleontologists uncover spiky skull–and overturn long-standing assumptions in identifying horned dinosaurs.
Wearable sweat sensor detects gout-causing compounds
There are numerous things to dislike about going to the doctor: Paying a copay, sitting in the waiting room, out-of-date magazines, sick people coughing without covering their mouths. For many, though, the worst thing about a doctor’s visit is getting…
Goethe’s Faust and the Divan of Hafiz
Body and Soul in Pursuit of Knowledge and Beauty
A study compares how water is managed in Spain, California and Australia
Turning on the faucet and having water come out has become such a common daily occurrence that nobody stops to think about it. In times of abundance, everything goes smoothly. However, when rain is scarce or almost inexistent and reservoir…
Department of Energy announces $80 million for new grid modernization lab call projects
This news release, issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on November 6, announces projects funded through the Grid Modernization Initiative’s 2019 Grid Modernization Lab Call to help improve the resiliency and reliability of our nation’s energy infrastructure. DOE’s…
2020 DRI Nevada Medal of Science to honor Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, first American woman to walk in space
RENO, Nev. (Nov. 25, 2019) – The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, a distinguished scientist, astronaut, explorer and author of “Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention” as the recipient…
AVITA Medical and Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine at CU Anschutz to collaborate
Preclinical research will pair AVITA Medical’s Spray-On Skin™ Cells technology with Gates Center’s patent pending combined reprogramming and gene editing methodology
Light-trapping nanocubes drive inexpensive multispectral camera
Plasmonic light detector could revolutionize multispectral imaging for cancer, food safety and agriculture
Smoker-survivor genes may have long ancestral history of fighting toxins
Longevity genes that helped humans survive ancient airborne toxins may be the same genes that make humans resilient to pollution from fossil fuels and cigarette smoke today, according to a study published in the December 2019 issue of The Quarterly…
Rapamycin may slow skin aging, Drexel study reports
The search for youthfulness typically turns to lotions, supplements, serums and diets, but there may soon be a new option joining the fray. Rapamycin, a FDA-approved drug normally used to prevent organ rejection after transplant surgery, may also slow aging…
Meeting the challenges facing fisheries climate risk insurance
Insurance schemes with the potential to improve the resilience of global fisheries face a host of future challenges, researchers say. The world’s first “Fisheries Index Insurance” scheme, launched by an international consortium in July, is a sovereign-level instrument designed to…
The heat is on
nternational team of scientists complete the largest global assessment of ocean warming impacts
Discovery increases chance of improving iron content in plants
Genetic find could benefit health of billions worldwide
How mantis shrimp make sense of the world
Researchers traced neural connections in a newly discovered brain region of mantis shrimp, gaining new insights into how the fierce predators are able to make sense of a breathtaking amount of visual input.
Study reframes the history of LGBT mental health care
ITHACA, N.Y. – New research reveals that community-based clinics and clinicians play an essential role in reshaping both mental health care for LGBT people and broader attitudes about sexuality and gender. Stephen Vider, assistant professor of history in the College…
Self-assembling system uses magnets to mimic specific binding in DNA
ITHACA, N.Y. – Sometimes it’s best to let the magnets do all the work. A team led by Cornell University physics professors Itai Cohen and Paul McEuen is using the binding power of magnets to design self-assembling systems that potentially…
Professors Kam Leong and Elisa Konofagou Win $3.2 million NIH award to advance genome editing
A team led by biomedical engineer Kam Leong has been awarded $3.2 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use focused ultrasound to achieve gene editing in the brain.
Changes in oxygen concentrations in our ocean can disrupt fundamental biological cycles
New research led by scientists at the University of Bristol has shown that the feedback mechanisms that were thought to keep the marine nitrogen cycle relatively stable over geological time can break down when oxygen levels in the ocean decline…
New research identifies neurodevelopment-related gene deficiency
Findings may lead to clues for possible treatments for autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia
Canadians dying at a higher rate in areas with more air pollution
Air pollution – even at levels below national and international air quality guidelines – is associated with an increased risk of deaths in Canada, according to new UBC research. The study, published today in a Health Effects Institute (HEI) report,…
How diversity of respiratory quinones affects microbial physiology
A new study provides a fundamental understanding of the diversification of small molecules called respiratory quinones and its adaptive consequences in bacterial species. Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego specifically examined how respiration is affected by different types…
LANL news: Drought impact study shows new issues for plants and carbon dioxide
Multiple Earth Systems computer models assessed potential drought levels
Molecular Systems Biology appoints M. Madan Babu as new Chief Editor
Heidelberg, 25 November 2019 – EMBO Press is pleased to announce the appointment of systems biologist M. Madan Babu as the new Chief Editor of Molecular Systems Biology . Madan Babu, who heads the regulatory genomics and systems biology group…
Ontario physicians do not need consent to withhold CPR that they feel will not benefit patients
In August, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a malpractice lawsuit filed against two physicians who refused to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an 88-year-old man with multiple comorbidities and multiorgan failure. This ruling may have important implications for…
New hospital tech disrupts doctors’ and nurses’ jobs, forces improvisation to ensure patient safety
Doctors and nurses must adapt and improvise to ensure continued patient safety as new technology disrupts their working practices.
High expression of apoptosis protein (Api-5) in chemoresistant triple-negative breast cancers: an innovative target
The cover for issue 61 of Oncotarget features Figure 4, ‘The influence of stress conditions on API-5 expression and inhibition,’ by Bousquet, et al.
Thermal cameras effective in detecting rheumatoid arthritis
A new study, published today in Scientific Reports , highlights that thermal imaging has the potential to become an important method to assess Rheumatoid Arthritis. Results of the study, carried out with 82 participants, confirm that both palm and finger…
Drag can lift birds to new heights, Stanford researchers find
Future aerial design may owe a nod of thanks to five parrotlets flapping around in an instrumented flight chamber at Stanford University. They revealed that counter to conventional understanding of how animals and planes fly, the birds can utilize drag…
Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies
CHICAGO – Connectivity in an area of the brain that regulates emotion may be altered in infants exposed to opioids while in utero, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society…
MRI reveals brain damage in obese teens
CHICAGO – Researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in the brains of obese adolescents, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North…
Using artificial intelligence to analyze placentas
Computerized image analysis could lessen barriers to placental analysis and improve health outcomes for mother and child
Safety evaluation of conditionally immortalized cells for renal replacement therapy
Here, the research team assessed the safety of conditionally immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cells for bioartificial kidney application, by using in vitro assays and athymic nude rats
A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
A global food system sustainability study builds the first map of its kind to score the sustainability of food systems, country-by-country. The study goes beyond usual questions of productivity and nutrition, and includes economic and social variables
High out-of-pocket costs can make lifesaving medications out of reach for millions of Americans with cardiovascular disease
Research Highlights: One in 8 adults with common heart diseases skip medications, delay filling prescriptions or take less medication than prescribed because of concerns about cost. Not taking medications as prescribed because of cost is 3 times more common in…
Study reveals lower rates of cancer and early death in Adventists, including among black individuals
A recent study found lower rates of premature death and cancer in Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant denomination long known for health promotion, compared with individuals in the general U.S. population. Published early online in CANCER , a peer-reviewed journal of…
Ontario physicians do not need consent to withhold CPR that they feel will not benefit patients
In August, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a malpractice lawsuit filed against two physicians who refused to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an 88-year-old man with multiple comorbidities and multiorgan failure. This ruling may have important implications for…
Cardiac events in First Nations people with diabetes have decreased, but still higher than in non-First Nations people
A new study provides insight into the cardiovascular health and health care services accessed by First Nations people with diabetes over a 20-year period in Ontario. It showed a decrease in cardiac events, but hospitalizations and death were still more…
Studying South-East Asian transition economies is a success story of EU-funded research
The focus of Project IKID is the economic transition in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam – some of the globally fastest growing economies in South-East Asia. The key idea is to study the challenges and opportunities of development into knowledge based…