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UrduGenomics-based research will help develop crops for bioenergy
DOE announces $21.4 Million for quantum information science research
Projects linked to both particle physics and fusion energy
DOE to provide $50 million for fusion energy and plasma science research
Funding will go to universities and national laboratories
Planned delivery reduces impact of potentially fatal pregnancy complication, trial finds
In research published today in The Lancet and funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), researchers from King’s College London have found that early, planned delivery for women with pre-term pre-eclampsia reduces complications and severe hypertension, as well as…
Youth: Transgender people should use bathroom they’re most comfortable in
Transgender rights continue to be under threat in several states, but a new study reveals that young
NASA sees Dorian become a hurricane
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean as Dorian reached hurricane status during the afternoon of August 28, 2019. On Aug. 28, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra…
Ancient die-off greater than the dinosaur extinction
Clues from Canadian rocks formed billions of year ago reveal a previously unknown loss of life even greater than that of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, when Earth lost nearly three-quarters of its plant and…
Busy older stars outpace stellar youngsters, new study shows
The oldest stars in our Galaxy are also the busiest, moving more rapidly than their younger counterparts in and out of the disk of the Milky Way, according to new analysis carried out at the University of Birmingham. The findings…
A gentle grip on gelatinous creatures
New ultra-soft underwater gripper safely catches and releases jellyfish without damage
Climate change affects floods in Europe
A large international research project led by TU Wien (Vienna) has demonstrated for the first time t
Some vaccine doubters may be swayed by proximity to disease outbreak, study finds
An individual’s trust in institutions such as the CDC, and how close they live to a recent measles outbreak, may affect their attitudes on measles vaccination, according to a study published August 28, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE…
Clickbait secrets exposed! Humans and AI team up to improve clickbait detection
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Humans and machines worked together to help train an artificial intelligence — AI — model that outperformed other clickbait detectors, according to researchers at Penn State and Arizona State University. In addition, the new AI-based solution…
Cancer cells ‘corrupt’ their healthy neighbors
The healthy cells immediately surrounding a tumor become more stem cell-like and support cancer grow
New sequencing study provides insight into HIV vaccine protection
RNA-sequencing reveals B cell gene signature associated with protective efficacy of SIV and HIV vacc
Brain stem cells have a good memory
By successfully rejuvenating brain progenitor cells, researchers at UNIGE reveal an unsuspected role
Ecopipam reduces stuttering symptoms in proof-of-concept trial
UC Riverside-led open-label pilot study leads to a double-blind clinical trial to further test ecopi
UCI-led study: Plankton are more resilient to nutrient stress than previously thought
Interdisciplinary team produces first high-resolution map of ocean surface phosphate
Addition of growth factors to unique system helps new bone formation
The development of new bone can be a multistep process: first, stem cells differentiate into cartilage cells. Next, the cartilage cells become bone cells. But that’s not all: the cells must experience some mechanical stresses during the transformation in order…
High-tech gel aids delivery of drugs
Drugs that help prevent the formation of unwanted or harmful proteins are currently being developed to treat a number of diseases, including cancer. The drugs are based on small interfering RNA, or siRNA, which are pieces of nucleic acids that…
Grassland biodiversity is blowing in the wind
Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on Earth. Grassland restorations are crucial for recovering this important but highly degraded ecosystem. Restored grasslands, however, tend to be more species poor and lose diversity through time as compared…
Climate change, human activity lead to nearshore coral growth decline
Declining growth of Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System corals predicts trouble for worldwide reefs
Research sheds new light on Antarctic control of global climate
Scientists have made a new discovery that challenges previous understanding of the relationship betw
Giving trauma patients blood pressure stabilizing hormone cuts transfusions by half
Penn study shows that trauma patients with severe blood loss, most often gunshot victims, need only
More rain yet less water expected for up to 250 million people along the Nile
Climate and population overwhelm precipitation on the world’s longest river
AI learns to model our Universe
Researchers have successfully created a model of the Universe using artificial intelligence, reports a new study. Researchers seek to understand our Universe by making model predictions to match observations. Historically, they have been able to model simple or highly simplified…
Cell biology — Potential drop signals imminent danger
Misfolded proteins must be promptly eliminated as they can form toxic aggregates in cells. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich biologists have studied how this process is triggered in mitochondria and identified a general alarm signal that activates it. Proteins can perform…
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…
How your brain remembers motor sequences
Hierarchical, yet flat
Signal blocks stem cell division in the geriatric brain
Scientists from Basel have investigated the activity of stem cells in the brain of mice and discovered a key mechanism that controls cell proliferation. According to the researchers, the gene regulator Id4 controls whether stem cells remain in a state…
Popular pain medication associated with greater risk of hypoglycemia
Tramadol, an opioid, is widely used to treat moderate or severe pain, but patients may be at risk of
Isotopes in poop show where secretive jaguars hunt
Isotopic analysis gives scientists a noninvasive way of recording the habitat needs and geographic r
Science wages a battle against the swine sector’s costliest virus
People who work in the swine sector have declared war on what is known as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), responsible for millions in losses, not only in Spain, but throughout the world. Although it was discovered in…
How blood sugar levels affect risks in type 1 diabetes
A major new study on the association between blood glucose levels and risks of organ impairment in people with type 1 diabetes can make a vital contribution to diabetes care, in the researchers’ view. The Swedish study now published in…
UTA awarded more than $2 million in CPRIT grants
The University of Texas at Arlington received more than $2.1 million in grants from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support the University’s flourishing cancer research programs. CPRIT, created by a 2007 Texas constitutional amendment and…
High-protein bedtime snacks no problem for active women
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Physically active women who have foresworn bedtime snacks should feel no fear cracking open the cupboards after sundown for a protein-rich treat, according to new Florida State University-led research. In a study of women weight lifters, nutrition…
Millennials, think you’re digitally better than us? Yes, according to science
Study one of the first to examine IT switching prowess phenomenon in the ‘net generation’ with some
Unusual mucous-like substance found buried within seafloor sediment
When Friederike Gründger and her team cracked open the long, heavy cylinders of black sediment drawn from the ocean floor, they were surprised to find pockets of yellowish-green slime buried within two of the samples. The average person may not…
Researchers develop new information tool to standardize clinical outreach to unsheltered homeless an
HOUSED BEDS acronym can help outreach workers better assess unsheltered homeless patients to treat t
Probiotic Use Can Lead to Major Economic and Health Savings Related to Flu-like Illnesses
General probiotic use in the U.S. could save the health care payer and the economy around $1.4 billion in medical bills and lost productivity due to acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs), a new study found. The researchers developed an economic model to estimate the cost savings by simulating a population representative of the national demographics. The savings included the cost of averted antibiotic prescriptions, RTI episodes and sick days causing productivity loss.
Parental burnout can lead to harmful outcomes for parent and child
When the daily stress of parenting becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout, an intense exhaustion that leads parents to feel detached from their children and unsure of their parenting abilities, according to research published in Clinical Psychological Science…
Scientists call for infiltration to be better incorporated into land surface models
Soil scientists can’t possibly be everywhere at once to study every bit of soil across the planet. Plus, soils are constantly changing. Conditions like weather and land use have a major impact on soil over time. So, to understand everything…
Nuclear winter would threaten nearly everyone on Earth
Second study of its kind confirms extreme impacts from US vs. Russia nuclear war
Waist size, not body mass index, may be more predictive of coronary artery disease
Study investigates association between obesity type and obstructive artery disease in postmenopausal
Using artificial intelligence to track birds’ dark-of-night migrations
In a first, UMass Amherst, Cornell use AI to mine big migration data on massive scale
What we don’t know about prenatal opioid exposure
U study finds sparse data on how children fare after prenatal opioid exposure
Europe warming faster than expected due to climate change
WASHINGTON – Climate change is increasing the number of days of extreme heat and decreasing the number of days of extreme cold in Europe, posing a risk for residents in the coming decades, according to a new study. Temperatures in…
Fresh water found in the Norwegian Sea
When we the found fresh water leaking from the seabed, we were very surprised,’ explains scientist and marine geologist Wei-Li Hong at the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU). A remote-controlled vehicle, deployed from research vessel G.O. Sars, collected and measured…
New MRI computing technique can spot scar muscles of heart without damaging kidneys
Traditional MRI scans use the metal gadolinium, which resonates areas of the heart muscles that are not functioning efficiently, however gadolinium affect the Kidney function The new 3D MRI computing technique calculates strain in heart muscles showing which muscles are…
A PoEM on breast cancer metastasis
When breast cancer cells spread through the body, they do so mainly through the lymph system that normally removes excess fluid and waste products from our tissues. Now, scientists from the group of Professor Massimiliano Mazzone (VIB-KU Leuven Center for…
The role of a single molecule in obesity
Molecule mimics high-fat diet-induced signaling