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Influenza

The link between transit use and early COVID cases

A new study looks at the association between America's mass transportation usage and case counts in opening months of the pandemic.

Uncatergorized

Phase 3 clinical trial results lead to approval of oral drug for red blood cell disorder

Results from a phase 3 clinical indicate that the oral drug mitapivat is safe and effective for treating adults with pyruvate kinase deficiency, a …

Cancer

Vitamin E can boost immunotherapy responses by reinvigorating dendritic cells

Using retrospective clinical data and in-depth lab studies, researchers have discovered that vitamin E can enhance immunotherapy responses by stimulating dendritic cells in the …

Mental Health Research

Unlocking the molecular mechanism of PTSD treatment

Unlocking the molecular mechanism of PTSD treatment. Scientists discover that modulating NMDA receptor activity is the key to successful treatment.

Immune System

Could releasing ‘handbrake’ immune cells help supercharge immunity?

Researchers have found a way to supercharge immune cells that could enable them to clear disease and infections faster

Fitness

Exercise during pregnancy reduces the risk of Type-2 Diabetes in offspring

Exercising during pregnancy bestows a wealth of benefits upon a child. New research suggests that exercise may also help reduce the offspring's chances of …

Viruses

COVID-19: Vaccination greatly reduces infectious viral load, study finds

By comparing the infectious viral load caused by ancestral SARS-CoV-2 as well as by the Delta and Omicron variants, scientists highlight the benefits of …

Nature

Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean

The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years' worth of distinctive foraging behavior in a species once driven to …

Uncatergorized

Management researchers prescribe possible remedy in opioid misuse

A team of researchers developed a framework that may help clinicians objectively identify and estimate harms and benefits of opioid use for pain management.

Liver Disease

About 1 in 4 adults has an often-missed liver disorder linked to higher heart disease risk

It is estimated that about one in four adults worldwide has an abnormal build-up of fat in the liver, called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …

Uncatergorized

Scientists identify novel approach to preventing seizures

Scientists have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential method of preventing damaging seizure activity. Brain …

Uncatergorized

Pollution from cooking emissions hangs in the air

Organic aerosols -- such as those released in cooking -- may stay in the atmosphere for several days, because of nanostructures formed by fatty …

Medical Topics

How mechanical stimuli trigger cellular signalling

Breathing, seeing, hearing -- the family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is involved in a variety of physiological processes and is also the cause …

HIV and AIDS

HIV: The antibodies of 'post-treatment controllers'

A very small percentage of people with HIV-1, known as 'post-treatment controllers' (PTCs), are able to control their infection after interrupting all antiretroviral therapy. …

Immune System

Colon cancer: How mutation of the APC gene disrupts lymphocyte migration

In patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, a genetic disease predisposing to colon cancer, mutations of the APC gene induce the formation of intestinal polyps, …

Chemistry

Chemical synthesis: Golden wedding for molecules

Chemical syntheses in liquids and gases take place in three-dimensional space. Random collisions between molecules have to result in something new in an extremely …

Dentistry

Study helps explain how xanthan gum, a common food additive, is processed in the gut

A new study examines the ability of the human gut microbiome to digest xanthan gum, a relatively recently introduced food ingredient found in many …

Pharmacology

A drug that treats alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety medication

Disulfiram is a drug used to treat chronic alcoholism. However, studies suggest that it also inhibits chemokine receptor signaling pathways that are associated with …

Uncatergorized

Lies that 'might' eventually come true seem less unethical

People may be willing to condone statements they know to be false and even spread misinformation on social media if they believe those statements …

Uncatergorized

Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing

In a discovery that could speed research into next-generation electronics and LED devices, a research team has developed a reliable, scalable method for growing …

Vaccines

Study tracks COVID-19 antibodies over time

A new study of COVID-19 antibodies shows that Pfizer vaccine antibodies fall faster than Moderna -- and for Pfizer recipients, age matters.

Vehicles

Researchers create miniature wide-angle camera with flat metalenses

Researchers have designed a new, ultrathin camera that acquires wide-angle, high-quality images using a metalens array. This approach eliminates bulky and heavy lenses, possibly …

Uncatergorized

Food insecurity doubled likelihood of foregoing or delaying medical care during first year of COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.

Individuals with food insecurity were also two to three times more likely to have delayed or foregone specific types of care, including skipping a …

Pharmacology

Edible, fluorescent silk tags can suss out fake medications

Recent developments such as the explosion of online pharmacies and supply chain issues have made it easier for counterfeiters to profit from fake or …

Human Biology

Coronaviruses evolve to recognize glycans of their host species

Researchers have characterized the binding of proteins from several animal and human coronaviruses to glycans called sialic acids, revealing host-specific patterns of binding.

Medical Devices

Nanoparticles could enable a more sensitive and durable rapid COVID-19 test

Researchers have developed a rapid test that uses molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles, rather than antibodies, to detect SARS-CoV-2. The new test is more sensitive …

HIV and AIDS

New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice

Current antibody treatments block SARS-CoV-2 by binding to one of three binding sites on the spike protein. A new protein-based antiviral binds to all …

Materials Science

Tear-free hair brushing? All you need is math

Scientists explore the mathematics of combing and explain why the brushing technique used by so many is the most effective method to detangle a …

Uncatergorized

Genomic time machine in sea sponges

Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on …

Immune System

COVID-19 therapy: Better in combination than alone

There is a steadily growing arsenal of drugs for COVID-19. Researchers have studied the mechanisms of action of antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs. Their findings …

Global Warming

Ice shards in Antarctic clouds let more solar energy reach Earth’s surface

Clouds come in myriad shapes, sizes and types, which control their effects on climate. New research shows that splintering of frozen liquid -- DROP …

Vaccines

Show them the money: Pay the vaccine-hesitant to get their COVID-19 shots

A study initiated before the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has found that a $1000 incentive for the vaccine-hesitant could boost vaccine rates up to …

Health Policy

Total economic burden of MS in United States is more than $85 billion

The estimated cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) reached $85.4 billion in 2019 in the United States, according to a new report. In addition, when …

Biology

Rotating blue laser light reveals unimagined dynamics in living cells

When cities transform into a colorful world of lights as darkness falls, it's often only possible to estimate their contours, which depending on the …

Uncatergorized

Seeing more deeply into nanomaterials

Researchers have overcome imaging the inside of a novel material self-assembled from nanoparticles with seven nanometer resolution, about 1/100,000 of the width of a …

Muscular Dystrophy

Cell treatment slows disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

A cell therapy stabilizes weakened muscles--including the heart muscle -- in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, a new study shows.

Uncatergorized

Want to 3D print a kidney? Start by thinking small

Human organ transplants offer a crucial lifeline to people with serious illnesses, but there are too few organs to go around: in the U.S. …

Vaccines

Additional COVID vaccine helps protect transplant patients

Additional booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 are particularly important for those who are immunosuppressed, namely those who have had solid organ transplants, a …

Endangered Plants

Beyond the honeybee: How many bee species does a meadow need?

Entomologists have now shown that the more plant species there are in a meadow, the more bee species are needed for pollination. They found …

Nature

Climate change will reshuffle marine ecosystems in unexpected ways

Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new study …

Uncatergorized

Physics models better define what makes pasta al dente

Researchers examined how pasta swells, softens, and becomes sticky as it takes up water. They combined measurements of pasta parameters, such as expansion, bending …

Uncatergorized

Joystick-operated robot could help surgeons treat stroke remotely

Engineers developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons remotely treat patients experiencing stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons may control a robotic …

Psychology

Social connections influence brain structure of rhesus macaques

Scientists have found that social connections influence the brain structure of rhesus macaques. Specifically, the number of grooming partners an individual had predicted the …

Infectious Diseases

Layered controls can significantly curb exposure to COVID-19

Using a new computational model that simulates the life cycle of pathogen-laden particles, researchers found that a combination of distancing of six feet, universal …

Uncatergorized

Family structure associated with delinquency for adolescents, Swedish study finds

Adolescents living in single-father, single-mother, father-stepmother and mother-stepfather families report more delinquency than those living with both their parents, according to a new study.

BreastFeeding

Busy mothers did less breastfeeding in 19th century Netherlands

A 19th century rural Dutch village had unusually low rates of breastfeeding, likely because mothers were busy working, according to a new study.

Dogs

Vegan diets for dogs may be linked with better health, and could be less hazardous, than meat-based diets

A survey study of the guardians of more than 2,500 dogs explored links between dog diet and health outcomes, suggesting that nutritionally sound vegan …

Uncatergorized

High cardiovascular risk is associated with symptoms of depression

Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults, according to a new study.

Uncatergorized

Pandemic may have intensified U.S. workplace prejudice against East Asian and Hispanic colleagues

A new, U.S.-based survey study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against East Asian and Hispanic colleagues in the workplace.

Cancer

Researchers load CAR T cells with oncolytic virus to treat solid cancer tumors

Researchers have devised an immunotherapy technique that combines chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, with a cancer-killing virus to more effectively …

Endangered Plants

Diverse life forms may have evolved earlier than previously thought

Researchers analyzed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old. In an earlier article, the team …

Stem Cells

Act of sabotage determines mammalian embryonic development

Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from a limited number of …

Cancer

Tumors change their metabolism to spread more effectively

Cancer cells can disrupt a metabolic pathway that breaks down fats and proteins to boost the levels of a byproduct called methylmalonic acid, thereby …

Optics

New polymer materials make fabricating optical interconnects easier

Researchers have developed new polymer materials that are ideal for making the optical links necessary to connect chip-based photonic components with board-level circuits or …

New Species

Discovery of wheat’s clustered chemical defenses creates new avenues for research

Research collaboration has helps to explain the chemical defenses that protect wheat plants against disease.

Children's Health

Pre-school children’s emotional eating partly shaped by innate food drive

New research is helping to unpick the complex connections between the eating habits of children and their mothers. The research surveyed 185 mothers of …

Genetics

Mutations across animal kingdom shed new light on aging

A new study compares the accumulation of mutations across many animal species and has shed new light on decades-old questions about the role of …

Stem Cells

Comprehensive map of human blood stem cell development

Scientists have created a new roadmap that traces each step in the development of blood stem cells in the human embryo, providing scientists with …

Uncatergorized

Early human habitats linked to past climate shifts

A study provides clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and human evolution.

Mental Health Research

Structural racism and pandemic stressors associated with postpartum depression and anxiety among Black individuals, study finds

A study found the combined effects of structural racism and the pandemic, known as a 'syndemic,' were associated with negative postpartum mental health.

Bacteria

Infectious bacteria force host plants to feed them, study finds

A species of bacteria that infect corn crops compel their hosts to produce a feast of nutrients that keeps the pathogens alive and thriving …

Uncatergorized

A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine

Engineers have developed a heat engine with no moving parts that is as efficient as a steam turbine. The design could someday enable a …

Uncatergorized

What do you see when you listen to music?

Music isn't a truly universal language, it turns out. A team of researchers has found that culture and background influence what we visualize when …

Immune System

Immune response to parasitic worms

New research looked at if exposure to pathogens, in particular helminths, can stimulate the immune system and reduce predisposition for inflammatory bowel disease.

Diabetes

Treatment prevents hypoglycemia in children with hyperinsulinism

Researchers have shown that a targeted treatment they developed is effective at controlling blood sugar in patients with hyperinsulinism (HI), a genetic disease in …

Black Holes

Hubble sheds light on origins of supermassive black holes

Astronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in the early universe that is considered a crucial "missing link" between young star-forming galaxies and …

Soil Types

Climate change affects landscape freeze-thaw but not in the same way everywhere

Researchers have use new statistical framework and analysis of datasets to demonstrate how increasing air temperatures and decreasing snow cover work in tandem to …

Uncatergorized

Blood type may offer insights into risk of blood clot in people with cancer

A new study suggests that people with cancer and non-O blood types, such as types A, B, and AB, face an increased risk of …

Mental Health Research

Study finds 48 percent of young adults struggled with mental health in mid-2021

About half of young adults had mental health symptoms during the pandemic and more than a third of those were unable to access mental …

Soil Types

Scientists demonstrate that some tropical plants have potential to remove toxic heavy metals from the soil

A team of researchers has demonstrated that some plant species could help to remove toxic heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soil.

Uncatergorized

Undersea detector proves it’s swell

Highly energetic particles called muons are ever present in the atmosphere and pass through even massive objects with ease. Sensitive detectors installed along the …

Vaccines

meningococcal B vaccine also protects against gonorrhea

Researchers have found that the meningococcal B vaccine could improve protection against gonorrhea in addition to protection against meningococcal B meningitis.

Uncatergorized

Groundwater level threatens to fall in Germany due to climate change

Climate change directly affects groundwater resources. Groundwater levels in Germany threaten to fall in the next decades.

Extinction

Black Rhino extinction risk sharply increased by killing of specific female rhinos

New research has examined data from the Critically Endangered Kenyan black rhino populations which suggest that individuals really matter when assessing the impact of …

Volcanoes

A swarm of 85,000 earthquakes at the Antarctic Orca submarine volcano

Volcanoes can be found even off the coast of Antarctica. At the deep-sea volcano Orca, which has been inactive for a long time, a …

Uncatergorized

Real-time ultrafast humidity sensing optical sensor

A research team develops a real-time humidity sensing optical sensor. The response time of the new sensor is 10,000 times faster than the conventional …

Workplace Health

Historically redlined neighborhoods burdened by excess oil and gas wells, study finds

A new study details how historically redlined neighborhoods across the U.S. that scored lowest in racially discriminatory maps drawn by the government-sponsored Home-Owners Loan …

Fitness

New approach enhances muscle recovery in aged mice

Scientists have developed a promising new method to combat the age-related losses in muscle mass that often accompany immobility after injury or illness. Their …

Uncatergorized

Validating models for next-generation fusion facilities

The National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U) could serve as the model for a fusion energy pilot plant.

Psychology

Newborns’ brains already organized into functional networks

Right from birth, human brains are organized into networks that support mental functions such as vision and attention, a new study shows.

Intelligence

Better coaching needed to prevent burnout among video gaming pros

Early research into the growing electronic sports (esports) industry highlights a need for better coaching to prevent burnout among professional players.

Uncatergorized

Feel the attraction of zwitterionic Janus Particles

Researchers have created a more accurate computer simulation of double-faced nanoparticles that form self-assembled structures based on electrostatic attraction. By including temporary charge fluctuations, …

Heart Disease

Obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women with late menopause

While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk of heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk …

Batteries

A 4 V-class metal-free organic lithium-ion battery gets closer to reality

Organic, metal free, high-energy batteries are a pathway to a greener future. Yet scientists have struggled to find ways to boost the voltage in …

Brain Tumor

Study explores effects of extended spaceflight on brain

Scientists from the U.S., Europe and Russia are part of a team releasing the results of a large collaborative study involving the effects of …

Materials Science

Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts

A research team has demonstrated that a material called a metal-organic framework (MOF) is a stable and selective catalyst for breaking down polyester-based plastic …

Nature

Deforestation drives climate change that harms remaining forest

Scientists using climate models and satellite data reveal for the first time how protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage …

Pharmacology

Adolescent drug overdose deaths rose exponentially for the first time in history during the COVID pandemic

The rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly doubled in 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic, and rose another 20% in …

Stem Cells

Newly identified cell type could be the key to restoring damaged salivary glands

Scientists have discovered a special type of cell that resides in salivary glands and is likely crucial for oral health.

Uncatergorized

Bioprinting for bone repair improved with genes

Given enough time and energy, the body will heal, but when doctors or engineers intervene, the processes do not always proceed as planned because …

Gynecology

Permanent birth control methods for women have up to six percent failure rates

Hysteroscopic sterilization, a nonincisional procedure, was found to be as effective as minimally invasive laparoscopic sterilization in preventing pregnancy, but both methods had higher …

Optics

Researchers generate high-quality quantum light with modular waveguide device

Researchers have successfully generated strongly nonclassical light using a modular waveguide-based light source. By combining a waveguide optical parametric amplifier (OPA) module created for …

Spintronics

Scientists find 'knob' to control magnetic behavior in quantum material

Magnetism, one of the oldest technologies known to humans, is at the forefront of new-age materials that could enable next-generation lossless electronics and quantum …

Lung Cancer

Epigenetic regulator explains why some lung cancer patients become resistant to common therapeutics

Cellular biologists discover why some patients become resistant to standard treatments for nonsmall cell lung cancer.

Wind Energy

You've heard of water droughts. Could 'energy' droughts be next?

Drawing on 70 years of historic wind and solar-power data, researchers built an AI model to predict the probability of a network-scale 'drought,' when …

Birds

Collision hotspots for migrating birds revealed in new study

New research highlights the areas in Europe and North Africa where the construction of wind turbines or power lines is likely to increase the …

Uncatergorized

Global estimates of headaches suggest disorder impacts over 50 percent of the population

A new review of the evidence suggests 52 percent of the global population are affected by a headache disorder every year, with 14 percent …

Mental Health Research

Maladaptive daydreaming may be a better diagnosis for some than ADHD, study finds

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) may be a better diagnosis for some people than ADHD, according to a new study. MD is a condition whereby people …

Cell Biology

How mussels maintain adhesion underwater

A research team lrevives surface adhesion in proteins by adding cysteine-rich protein of mussels. Adding cysteine-rich protein to conventional underwater adhesives will increase their …

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