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UrduDHS S&T is leading the effort to bring smart cities standards to the nation’s public safety community. Today, DHS S&T is launching a smart cities technology integration pilot in St. Louis, Missouri, in collaboration with both the city and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).
Depression Linked to Costly Chronic Medical Conditions and Disability Among Aging Minorities, Rutgers Studies Find
Studies suggest the need for culturally relevant depression screenings to prevent the onset of disability and improve the management of chronic medical conditions of older minorities
UK parliament suspension sends MPs scrambling
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Aug. 28, 2019 UK parliament suspension sends MPs scrambling Earlier this morning, the UK government suspended Parliament, following a request by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The move is seen as an attempt from Johnson to…
Tiny Toxins: How Algal Blooms Affect Coastal Systems Through a Complex Web of Interactions
A Q&A with scientist Michelle Newcomer on looking for unexpected causes of harmful algal blooms. Harmful and nuisance algal blooms are thought to have a number of contributing causal factors, including a build-up of nutrients, unusually high water temperatures, and extreme weather events such as floods and drought. But an understanding of the connectivity between these triggers is missing, as is an ability to predict the onset of the blooms.
Study highlights gaps and opportunities in emergency room care for intoxicated minors
Alcohol and other drug intoxication in minors is a public health challenge. European surveys reveal that schoolchildren start drinking alcohol at an average age of 12, and a third of Spanish 14 to 18 year-olds admit to binge drinking ─ consuming five or more drinks per occasion ─ within the last month. Although alcohol is the most commonly abused substance among minors in Western countries, poly-drug use (often involving cannabis and alcohol) is increasingly common.
Smarter Experiments for Faster Materials Discovery
UPTON, NY – A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designed, created, and successfully tested a new algorithm to make smarter scientific measurement decisions.
35-year study explores generational differences in problem drinking
Problem drinking has become more common in the US in recent decades. The San Diego Prospective Study (SDPS), which began in 1978, revealed an almost two-fold increase in alcohol problems and alcohol use disorder among the current generation of young-adult drinkers compared to their fathers
Choices of the Heart: Healthy Foods More Important than Type of Diet to Reduce Heart Disease Risk
In a study published online in the International Journal of Cardiology, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) examined the effects of three healthy diets emphasizing different macronutrients – carbohydrates, proteins, or unsaturated fats – on a biomarker that directly reflects heart injury. The team found that all three diets reduced heart cell damage and inflammation, consistent with improved heart health.
Two families’ experiences with epilepsy: Stress, love, responsibility
Being a parent or sibling of someone with epilepsy is life changing. Family members share their stories.
The G7 and the Future of Multilateralism
The Group of Seven serves as a forum to coordinate global policy, but the Trump administration has provoked questions about the group’s cohesion and relevance.
Indiana University cybersecurity expert available to comment on recent ransomware attacks
Two Long Island school districts were hacked this summer as part of a ransomware attack—prompting one school to pay $88,000 to get back the sensitive information. This attack is another in a series of recent ransomware attacks forcing schools and…
Could marriage stave off dementia?
Dementia and marital status could be linked, according to a new Michigan State University study that found married people are less likely to experience dementia as they age. On the other hand, divorcees are about twice as likely as married people to develop dementia, the study indicated, with divorced men showing a greater disadvantage than divorced women.
Millennials, Think You’re Digitally Better Than Us? Yes, According to Science
Legend has it that millennials, specifically the “Net Generation,” masterfully switch from one technology to the next. They claim that it’s easy and that they can do it better than older generations. Research, so far, hasn’t proven this claim.
NRG Oncology Approves Danbury and Norwalk Hospitals as Primary Sites for Clinical Research
Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital received approval to join NRG Oncology as primary clinical research sites. This means that patients at Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital now have expanded access to the latest clinical trials for breast cancer, radiation oncology, and gynecologic cancer.
HIGH-PROTEIN BEDTIME SNACKS NO PROBLEM FOR ACTIVE WOMEN
In a study of women weight lifters, nutrition scientists at FSU showed that protein consumption before bed compared to protein consumption during the day does not disturb overnight belly fat metabolism or whole-body fat burn.
Researchers develop new information tool to standardize clinical outreach to unsheltered homeless and improve treatment plans
Keck School of Medicine of USC’s street medicine team developed a new information tool to standardize clinical outreach to the unsheltered homeless and improve treatment plans
Freshening up contaminated water
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Stanford University researchers have developed a technology that can remove nitrate from water selectively
Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms — bulges that can cause death or serious injury if they burst. The stretchable sensor, which…
Math shows why animals see at night
Biological experiments confirm mathematical modeling of retina development in mice
High-end microscopy reveals structure and function of crucial metabolic enzyme
Structural biologists reveal the atomic structure and regulative mechanism of the metabolic enzyme t
Modeling and measuring competencies in higher education
International conference “Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Higher Education — Validation and
Kaiser Permanente reduces secondary cardiac events through virtual cardiac rehabilitation program
Wearable technology and virtual coaching increase patient engagement, lead to improved outcomes
Behavioral therapy, physical strengthening may prevent disability in minority elders
BOSTON – A randomized controlled trial of a new disability prevention intervention, called Positive Minds-Strong Bodies (PMSB), indicates that improving coping skills and physical strengthening can significantly improve functioning and mood in racial and ethnic minority and immigrant older adults.…
MIPT physicists create device for imitating biological memory
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have created a device that acts like a synapse in the living brain, storing information and gradually forgetting it when not accessed for a long time. Known as a second-order memristor,…
Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels
Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other
A face for Lucy’s ancestor
Researchers discover remarkably complete 3.8-million-year-old cranium of Australopithecus anamensis
Canadian astronomers determine Earth’s fingerprint
Canadian astronomers determine Earth’s fingerprint in hopes of finding habitable planets beyond the
Narrowing risk of preeclampsia to a specific phenotype
By studying lipoproteins in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, MUSC researchers aim to understand
NASA finds wind shear affecting Tropical Depression Erin
Visible and infrared imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite revealed that strong wind shear was adversely affecting Tropical Depression Erin, located about 200 miles off the Carolina coast. On Aug. 27, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s…
Floods are impacted by a changing climate
A large international research project led by the Vienna University of Technology has demonstrated,
A new drug could revolutionize the treatment of neurological disorders
The international team of scientists from Gero Discovery LLC, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, and Nanosyn, Inc. has found a potential drug that may prevent neuronal death through glucose metabolism modification in stressed neurons. The positive results obtained…
A 3.8-million-year-old fossil from Ethiopia reveals the face of Lucy’s ancestor
Researchers discover ‘remarkably complete’ cranium of Australopithecus anamensis
New technology could make fracking cheaper, easier on environment
LAWRENCE — Hydraulic fracturing, popularly known as “fracking,” has brought about a new era of energy abundance in the United States, slowing American dependence on foreign oil and creating domestic jobs. But the practice of extracting natural gas and oil…
Gout ‘more than doubles’ risk of kidney failure, according to UL led research study
Largest ever study on subject uses data from more than 620,000 patients in UK health system
Little-used drug combination may extend the lives of lung transplant patients
University of Maryland School of Medicine data analyses identify immunosuppression regimen with best
One in nine Australian women live with endometriosis
A new figure has been put on the number of women in Australia living with endometriosis. Researchers from The University of Queensland have found 1 in 9 Australian women are diagnosed with the inflammatory condition by the time they reach…
A dual imaging approach may improve diagnosis and monitoring of prostate cancer
A new platform that combines two established imaging methods can peer into both the structure and molecular makeup of the prostate in men with prostate cancer. The technology is more sensitive and comprehensive compared to current “gold standard” methods, indicating…
Southern Ocean circulation patterns that keep the lid on stored carbon are more complex than previou
Reframing the carbon cycle of the subpolar Southern Ocean
Phenomenal growth and future directions of pervasive computing highlighted at UbiComp 2019
Three-day event inlcudes international symposium on wearable computers
AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco: Press registration open
WASHINGTON–Discover the latest Earth and space science news at Fall Meeting 2019 this December, when more than 25,000 attendees from around the globe are expected to assemble for the largest worldwide conference in the Earth and space sciences. This year,…
New DNA sequencer method achieves early-stage and broad-range detection of wheat diseases
Plant diseases, especially those caused by fungal pathogens, jeopardize global crop biosecurity and preventing them requires rapid detection and identification of causal agents. Traditional methods for crop disease diagnosis rely on the expertise of pathologists who can identify diseases by…
Clostridium difficile infections may have a friend in fungi
Washington, DC – August 28, 2019 – The pathogen Clostridium difficile , which causes one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the United States, may have accomplices that until now have gone largely unnoticed. This week in mSphere ,…
Baylor College of Medicine issues position statement on youth smoking and vaping
Baylor College of Medicine has issued a statement to address and help prevent the harms of youth smoking and vaping. As e-cigarette use rises rapidly among younger generations, Baylor calls on the public to educate their legislators, policy makers and…
Changing climate linked to major changes in flooding across Europe
Multinational study shows significant regional differences in severity of floods
Clues to early social structures may be found in ancient extraordinary graves
Elaborate burial sites can provide insight to the development of socio-political hierarchies in early human communities, according to a study released August 28, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by an international team of archaeologists, anthropologists and neuroscientists of…
Music-based biofeedback shows promise in improving deadlift technique
Musical feedback achieves similar effectiveness to instructor feedback in small study
Exposing how pancreatic cancer does its dirty work
Organ-on-chip study reveals mechanism by which the disease destroys and replaces nearby blood vessel
Southern Ocean circulation patterns that keep the lid on stored carbon are more complex than previou
Reframing the carbon cycle of the subpolar Southern Ocean
AAN issues guideline on vaccines and multiple sclerosis
MINNEAPOLIS – Can a person with multiple sclerosis (MS) get regular vaccines? According to a new guideline, the answer is yes. The guideline, developed by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), recommends that people with MS receive recommended vaccinations, including…
Paleontologists discovered diversity of insect pollinators in 99-million-year old amber
Research by Russian paleontologists revealed an unexpected diversity of insect pollinators in 99-mil