NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have been providing infrared, microwave and visible imagery of Tropical Cyclone Fani as it continued to move northward along the eastern coast of India.
Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, according to a study from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City.
Improved pest resistance and drought tolerance are among potential benefits of an international effort in which Agricultural Research Service and collaborating scientists have produced the clearest picture yet of the complex genomic history of the cultivated peanut.
(Purdue University) HySonic Technologies LLC, which specializes in the development of computational models for the simulation of flow problems of interest to the defense industry, has received a federal grant worth $140,000.The startup, founded by Carlo Scalo, a Purdue University assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Navy.Scalo said the funding will be used to provide computational modeling support toward designing long-lasting and sustainable hypersonic vehicles.
(Syracuse University) The Syracuse University Libraries' Special Collection Research Center and the Department of Chemistry have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind project, to investigate the chemical composition of objects from the Plastics Artifacts Collection in Syracuse University's Bird Library.
(Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) Emergency medicine academicians in six plenary presentations will explore a variety of subjects related to the practice of emergency medicine during a special plenary session to be held on the opening day of SAEM19, the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the largest forum for the presentation of original education and research in academic emergency medicine.
(Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) John E. Prescott, MD, chief academic officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), will offer his prognostications of "The Future Landscape of Medical Education" when he delivers the education keynote address at the 30th annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) on Thursday, May 16. The education keynote, the first-ever for SAEM, will take place from 11 a.m.-Noon in Grand Ballroom A & F at The Mirage Las Vegas, host hotel for SAEM19.
(Salk Institute) The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently announced that Salk Institute professor Edward Callaway is one of 100 new members and 25 foreign associates to be elected to the NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The election is considered one of the highest honors accorded a US scientist. Callaway's recognition brings the number of Salk faculty elected to the NAS to 16.
(Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) So far Denisovans were only known from a small collection of fossil fragments from Denisova Cave in Siberia. A research team now describes a 160,000-year-old hominin mandible from Xiahe in China. Using ancient protein analysis the researchers found that the mandible's owner belonged to a population that was closely related to the Denisovans from Siberia. This population occupied the Tibetan Plateau in the Middle Pleistocene and was adapted to this... Читать дальше...
The University of Cincinnati developed a novel approach that uses ultrasound to inspect additive-manufactured parts by freezing them in a cylinder of ice and exposing them to ultrasonic waves.
A visit from a dog can reduce the distress of patients waiting for emergency treatment in hospital, a study by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) shows.Patients who spent 10 minutes with a visiting therapy dog -- a four-year-old springer spaniel named Murphy -- reported they felt more comfortable, happier and less distressed while waiting for emergency care in hospital.
A study of teens in eating disorder outpatient treatment compares long term results and drop-out rates of casual substance (alcohol, tobacco, drugs) users and non-substance users.
Through a mechanism known as the Spin Hall effect, it has been shown that a voltage can be generated by harnessing differences in spin populations on a metal contact attached to a ferromagnetic material.Researchers from The University of Texas Permian Basin used supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center to identify various forms of cobalt oxide combined with nickel and zinc that show promise for thermoelectric generation by taking advance of the Spin Hall effect.
A team of researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer, Cedars-Sinai Cancer and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have newly identified 34 genes that are associated with an increased risk for developing the earliest stages of ovarian cancer.
Mount Sinai researchers have broken new ground in the understanding of the MDM2 gene -- which is often overexpressed in cancer -- finding that when it acts with a specific protein, it can lead to cancer cell death. The study appears in the May 2, 2019, print edition of Molecular Cell.
(De Gruyter) De Gruyter's new publication "Responsibility for Refugee and Migrant Integration" edited by S. Karly Kehoe, Eva Alisic and Jan-Christoph Heilinger focuses on the complex nature of integration in European countries and Canada. The publication includes voices of persons who have been displaced, those who work to support migrant integration, and scientists who undertake comprehensive research on migration and integration processes past and present.
(Elsevier) Preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) face heightened risks of death, critical illness, and prolonged hospitalization, particularly if they progress to develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A new study appearing in the journal CHEST®, published by Elsevier, suggests that treatment with nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (NHFOV) is a beneficial management strategy in this population, and is superior to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preventing reintubation.
(American Society for Radiation Oncology) The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) today announced updates to their joint clinical guideline on adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy after prostatectomy in patients with and without evidence of prostate cancer recurrence to include new published research related to adjuvant radiotherapy.
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A Massachusetts General Hospital study has found evidence that children under 3 years old are most the vulnerable to the effects of adversity -- experiences including poverty, family and financial instability, and abuse -- on their epigenetic profiles, chemical tags that alter gene expression and may have consequences for future mental health.
(University of Sussex) Researchers have developed a database which uses algorithms to predict gene interactions and can help clinicians search for more effective therapeutic solutions to cancer.
(American Chemical Society) For decades, most industries, from petrochemicals to paper, have embraced continuous manufacturing processes. In contrast, the ultraconservative pharmaceutical industry has remained committed to batch operations. But recently, the demands of chemically complex and targeted drugs coming to market have caused many pharmaceutical companies to rethink the way they make medicines, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.
Danish researchers have sequenced the genome of a narwhal, the Arctic whale famous for the horn-like tusk protruding from its forehead. Their work, appearing May 1 in the journal iScience, finds that compared to other Arctic marine mammals, narwhals have low genetic diversity, which typically indicates a species is struggling. However, narwhal populations number in the hundreds of thousands -- but researchers warn they are still vulnerable to climate change and human activities in the Arctic.
In the largest study of its kind, involving more than 50,000 subjects in 14 countries, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and more than 200 collaborating institutions have identified 20 new genetic associations with one of the most prevalent and elusive mental illnesses of our time -- bipolar disorder.
Researchers demonstrated the role that plays the Boc receptor in the the formation of the nervous system. This breakthrough could, for example, contribute to the creation of tools in regenerative medicine to reconstitute nervous circuits, which would have otherwise been damaged by an accident, causing paralysis.
The largest study of its kind has led to new insights into the complex relationships surrounding how mothers' and babies' genes influence birth weight.