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| New discovery may help reduce side effects of multiple sclerosis drugs Posted: 04 Mar 2022 03:29 PM PST Investigators have discovered how a drug for multiple sclerosis interacts with its targets, a finding that may pave the way for better treatments. |
| Scientists identify areas of high marine mammal diversity Posted: 04 Mar 2022 03:29 PM PST Sightings of more than 1 million marine mammals in the federally protected Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and sites along the Atlantic Coast have been used to identify areas of high marine mammal diversity. These findings underscore the importance of ocean conservation as these waters face increasing impacts from human activities. |
| Possible common thread between many neurodegenerative diseases Posted: 04 Mar 2022 03:29 PM PST Researchers reveal a new fibril in diseased brains, one formed by a protein normally busy cleaning cells. |
| Event horizons are tunable factories of quantum entanglement Posted: 04 Mar 2022 03:29 PM PST Physicists have leveraged quantum information theory techniques to reveal a mechanism for amplifying, or 'stimulating,' the production of entanglement in the Hawking effect in a controlled manner. Furthermore, these scientists propose a protocol for testing this idea in the laboratory using artificially produced event horizons. |
| Meddling with metals: Escaping the tyranny of copper Posted: 04 Mar 2022 03:29 PM PST Researchers have reported a new protein-design strategy to sidestep the Irving-Williams Series, allowing proteins to behind to other metals ahead of copper. |
| Single test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days Posted: 04 Mar 2022 11:46 AM PST A single DNA test has been developed that can screen a patient's genome for over 50 genetic neurological and neuromuscular diseases such as Huntington's disease, muscular dystrophies and fragile X syndrome. The new test avoids a 'diagnostic odyssey' for patients that can take decades. The team has shown that the test is accurate. They are now working on validations to make it available in pathology labs. They expect it to be standard in global pathology labs within five years. |
| Visualizing the invisible: New fluorescent DNA label reveals nanoscopic cancer features Posted: 04 Mar 2022 11:46 AM PST Researchers have developed a new fluorescent label that gives a clearer picture of how DNA architecture is disrupted in cancer cells. The findings could improve cancer diagnoses for patients and classification of future cancer risk. |
| Making diversity, equity, inclusion integral part of physics education Posted: 04 Mar 2022 09:40 AM PST While many physics instructors are beginning to incorporate lessons on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom, it can often feel like an add-on rather than an integral component of becoming a physicist. Scientists are helping to change this by presenting discussions and activities on DEI as a fundamental and essential part of physics training. The team created two approaches for DEI curriculum, replacing a question on a weekly homework assignment with a reflection essay on a topic important to physicists and including activities and discussions during a two-day unit on representation. |
| Changing the standard of care for stage III melanoma surgery Posted: 04 Mar 2022 09:40 AM PST For years, surgery for patients with stage III melanoma -- melanoma that has spread to the lymph nodes -- involved removing those lymph nodes along with the primary tumor. Known as completion lymph node dissection (CLND), the surgery was meant to ensure that no cancer remained after surgery. More recently, however, cancer surgeons have discovered that CLND has the potential to cause more problems than it solves. In most cases, patients do better on immunotherapy alone than they do when their surgery involves removal of the lymph nodes, due to potential complications from lymph node surgery. |
| Researchers map magnetic fields in 3D, findings could improve device storage capacity Posted: 04 Mar 2022 09:40 AM PST Researchers have mapped magnetic fields in three dimensions, a major step toward solving what they call the 'grand challenge' of revealing 3D magnetic configuration in magnetic materials. The work has implications for improving diagnostic imaging and capacity in storage devices. |
| Artificial intelligence predicts algae potential as alternative energy source Posted: 04 Mar 2022 09:40 AM PST Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are using artificial intelligence to set a new world record for producing algae as a reliable, economic source for biofuel that can be used as an alternative fuel source for jet aircraft and other transportation needs. |
| During droughts, thirstier mountain forests could mean less water downstream Posted: 04 Mar 2022 08:20 AM PST Researchers found upstream forests' increased water consumption during droughts could leave less water downstream for forests, cities and wildlife during drought. |
| A new study relates liquid fructose intake to fatty liver disease Posted: 04 Mar 2022 08:20 AM PST A high-fat diet is not enough to cause short-term fatty liver disease. However, if this diet is combined with the intake of beverages sweetened with liquid fructose, the accumulation of fats in the liver accelerates and hypertriglyceridemia -- a cardiovascular risk factor -- can appear, according to researchers. |
| Posted: 04 Mar 2022 08:20 AM PST Major automotive manufacturers are ramping up production of electric trucks as a key strategy to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their vehicles. |
| Microneedle approach to address peanut allergy shows promise in mice Posted: 04 Mar 2022 08:20 AM PST Mice that received treatments with peanut-coated microneedles had significant increased rates of desensitization to peanut allergy compared with epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT), a new study found. The microneedle treatment success was achieved despite applying a dose of peanut protein 10-times lower than the dose delivered by EPIT. Researchers say the findings demonstrate the potential for peanut microneedles to improve food allergen immunotherapy through the skin. |
| Nealtican lava flow field, Popocatépetl volcano: A window to the past and future hazards Posted: 04 Mar 2022 07:10 AM PST The Popocatépetl volcano, located southeast of Mexico City, stands as the second highest peak in Mexico and is considered to be one of the potentially most dangerous volcanoes in the world, given its record of highly explosive eruptions over the last 23,000 years. |
| Posted: 04 Mar 2022 07:10 AM PST Mindfulness meditation is a stress-management practice with ancient lineage that cultivates nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, often by directing attention to the physical sensations of breathing. But there may be an unanticipated downside to secular mindfulness meditation practices, according to new research. |
| 'Fingerprint' machine learning technique identifies different bacteria in seconds Posted: 04 Mar 2022 07:10 AM PST Bacterial identification can take hours and often longer -- precious time when diagnosing infections and selecting appropriate treatments. There may be a quicker, more accurate process. By teaching a deep learning algorithm to identify the 'fingerprint' spectra of the molecular components of various bacteria, the researchers could classify various bacteria in different media with accuracies up to 98%. |
| AI helped protect businesses from COVID-19 risks Posted: 04 Mar 2022 07:09 AM PST A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) apps helped protect small and medium-sized businesses against many of the risks that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic -- yet only a quarter of small firms currently use them. |
| Predicting solar cell performance from terahertz and microwave spectroscopy Posted: 04 Mar 2022 07:09 AM PST Many semiconducting materials are possible candidates for solar cells. In recent years, perovskite semiconductors in particular have attracted attention, as they are both inexpensive and easy to process and enable high efficiencies. Now a new study shows how terahertz (TRTS) and microwave spectroscopy (TRMC) can be used to reliably determine the mobility and lifetime of the charge carriers in new semiconducting materials. Using these measurement data it is possible to predict the potential efficiency of the solar cell in advance and to classify the losses in the finished cell. |
| Bendy robotic arm twisted into shape with help of augmented reality Posted: 04 Mar 2022 07:09 AM PST Researchers have designed a malleable robotic arm that can be guided into shape by a person using augmented reality (AR) goggles. |
| New treatment to combat obesity and heart disease Posted: 04 Mar 2022 06:03 AM PST An interdisciplinary research team has successfully developed an innovative inhibitor that shows promise in fighting obesity and potentially preventing heart disease. The team developed an anti-obesity drug that blocks the effects of cytochrome P450 8B1, the enzyme linked to cholesterol absorption and obesity. |
| More alcohol, less brain: Association begins with an average of just one drink a day Posted: 04 Mar 2022 06:03 AM PST Even light-to-moderate drinking is associated with harm to the brain, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from more than 36,000 adults that found a link between drinking and reduced brain volume that begins at an average consumption level of less than one alcohol unit a day -- the equivalent of about half a beer -- and rises with each additional drink. |
| Henipavirus glycoprotein architecture suggests therapeutic strategies Posted: 04 Mar 2022 06:03 AM PST 3D structural findings are reported on a critical component of the Nipah virus' infection mechanism, and how antibodies home in on an important part of the machinery that attaches the virus to host cells. The results point to multipronged strategies for preventing and treating the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, which are carried by bats, but which have jumped species to infect other animals and people. The results of this latest research suggest a blueprint for computer-engineered, next-generation vaccine candidates, |
| Cutting losses: Engineering research equips solar industry for improved performance Posted: 04 Mar 2022 06:03 AM PST Researchers have succeeded in identifying a technique that makes cadmium, selenium and telluride (CdSeTe) solar cells more efficient than silicon cells. |
| Robot 'bugs' that can go just about anywhere Posted: 03 Mar 2022 04:14 PM PST Researchers have created tiny bug-inspired robots that can carry out tasks in hard-to-reach spaces and inhospitable environments. |
| How can the computer chip predict the future of gene synthesis? Posted: 03 Mar 2022 01:20 PM PST Creating synthetic life could be easily within our grasp soon based on a comparison with the evolution of computer chips. Computer programming and gene synthesis appear to share little in common. But according to an expert, leaps forward in technology in the former make him optimistic that wide scale gene manufacture is achievable. |
| New research suggests a causal link between blood group and severe COVID-19 Posted: 03 Mar 2022 11:12 AM PST A new study has analysed over 3000 proteins to identify which are causally linked to the development of severe COVID-19. This is the first study to assess such a large number of proteins for their connection to COVID-19. The findings provide insight into potential new targets for approaches to treat and prevent severe COVID-19. |
| Researchers find 'genetic baggage' accumulates in the genomes of aging mutant animals Posted: 03 Mar 2022 11:12 AM PST You are probably familiar with the term that some people carry 'a lot of extra baggage.' Usually that term refers to that person's emotional history, but in genetics and our genomes, 'extra baggage' can also describe the transposons lurking in our genomes, a historical record of our genomes surviving traumatic invasions during evolution. Transposons are repetitive DNA sequences that have the capability to move (transpose) from one location to another in the genome (an organism's complete set of genetic instructions) and are considered important invaders of our genomes during evolution. |
| Cohorting patient care model during pandemic improved patient outcomes, researchers find Posted: 03 Mar 2022 09:50 AM PST Researchers found that, during the extenuating circumstances of an emerging pandemic, grouping patients together in one area or facility was successful in providing high-quality care and containing infectious patients. |
| Researchers produce fully functional pancreatic beta cells from stem cells Posted: 03 Mar 2022 09:08 AM PST Researchers have carried out pioneering efforts to optimize the functionality of pancreatic cells produced from stem cells. In a new study, the group has demonstrated that stem cells can form cells that closely mimic normal pancreatic islets, in terms of both structure and function. |
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