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Posted: 10 Jul 2020 06:22 PM PDT New research from Wuhan, China shows that, in patients with COVID-19 but without a previous diagnosis of diabetes, abnormally high blood sugar is associated with more than double the risk of death and also an increased risk of severe complications. |
Couldn't socially distance? Blame your working memory Posted: 10 Jul 2020 06:22 PM PDT A new study highlights the critical role that working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Physicians give first comprehensive review of COVID-19's effects outside the lung Posted: 10 Jul 2020 06:22 PM PDT Based on their experience treating COVID-19, physicians have assembled critical information about the coronavirus's effects on organs outside the lungs. |
Extraordinary regeneration of neurons in zebrafish Posted: 10 Jul 2020 11:07 AM PDT Biologists have discovered a uniquely rapid form of regeneration in injured neurons and their function in the central nervous system of zebrafish. They studies the Mauthner cells, which are solely responsible for the escape behavior of the fish, and previously regarded as incapable of regeneration. However, their ability to regenerate crucially depends on the location of the injury. |
Study pinpoints brain cells that trigger sugar cravings and consumption Posted: 10 Jul 2020 11:07 AM PDT New research has identified for the first time the specific brain cells that control how much sugar you eat and how much you crave sweet tasting food. The study specifically identifies the brain cells that respond to the hormone FGF21 to regulate sugar intake and sweet taste preference. |
Fast-spreading mutation helps common flu subtype escape immune response Posted: 10 Jul 2020 10:15 AM PDT Strains of a common subtype of influenza virus, H3N2, have almost universally acquired a mutation that effectively blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein. |
An early morning whey protein snack increases morning blood sugar level in healthy people Posted: 10 Jul 2020 07:48 AM PDT Consuming protein at night increases blood sugar level in the morning for healthy people, according to new research. |
Researchers solve a 50-year-old enzyme mystery Posted: 10 Jul 2020 07:09 AM PDT Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unraveling of a 50-year-old mystery. |
Farmers' climate change conundrum: Low yields or revenue instability Posted: 10 Jul 2020 07:09 AM PDT Climate change will leave some farmers with a difficult conundrum, according to a new study by researchers from Cornell University and Washington State University: Either risk more revenue volatility, or live with a more predictable decrease in crop yields. |
Key role of immune cells in brain development Posted: 09 Jul 2020 02:28 PM PDT Researchers have identified how specific brain cells interacting during development could be related to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including some that occur later in life. |
Why stakeholders in 'wind energy vs biological conservation' conflict have low mutual trust Posted: 09 Jul 2020 11:15 AM PDT Each year, wind turbines are responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of airborne animals such as bats. To find a constructive way out of this ''green-green'' dilemma, companies building and running wind turbines might have to work together with environmental experts and conservationists. Yet lack of trust between them can hinder effective collaboration. Scientists show: shared values are not sufficient to build trust, as beliefs and emotions have stronger influence. |
Gene yields insights into the causes of neurodegeneration Posted: 09 Jul 2020 10:56 AM PDT Cornell researchers including Fenghua Hu, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and member of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, are taking a closer look at the factors that cause Alzheimer's, FTLD and similar diseases. Hu's latest study, ''A role of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration risk factor TMEM106B in myelination,'' was published June 23 in the journal Brain. |
Living close to green space benefits gut bacteria of urban, formula-fed infants Posted: 09 Jul 2020 10:56 AM PDT Living close to natural green space can mitigate some of the changes in infant gut bacteria associated with formula feeding, according to new research. |
Is COVID-19 widening the gender gap in academic medicine? Posted: 09 Jul 2020 09:12 AM PDT A new study finds that fewer women were first authors on COVID-19-related research papers published in the first half of this year. The findings suggest a worsening gender gap in academic medicine as women are already underrepresented among authors of medical research. |
Sensation seekers, risk-takers who experience more bitterness apt to drink IPAs Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:35 AM PDT People who seek novel and powerful sensations and are more prone to taking risks -- and who perceive bitter tastes more intensely -- are more likely to prefer bitter, pale-ale-style beers and drink them more often, according to sensory researchers, who conducted a study that involved blind taste tests and personality assessments. |
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