Strength training and cardio exercise affect the body differently with regard to the types of hormones they release into the blood, new research conducted at the University of Copenhagen shows. One of the conclusions of the study is that cardio exercise produces a far greater amount of the metabolic hormone FGF21 than strength training.
There is no safe level of drinking alcohol, concludes a new study. It shows that in 2016, nearly 3 million deaths globally were attributed to alcohol use, including 12 percent of deaths in males between the ages of 15 and 49.
Den russiske våbenproducent Kalashnikov vil konkurrere med Teslas superbiler og lægger ud med en retro-futuristisk prototype inspireret af en sovjetisk hatchback fra 1970'erne.
In the new electric concept, the driver's seat slides left and right, so when you're not suffering a passenger, you can sit in the middle, just like the pros.
Many young people lack financial literacy and money-management skills, indicating an urgent need for educational programs to help them enter adulthood better equipped to handle their financial affairs, a new study finds.
Leishmania is a microorganism threatening the health of over 500 million people at risk of crossing its path. Although leishmaniasis, the disease caused by the parasite, has been on the radar of scientists for a long time, the quest for affordable and effective treatment continues. Researchers have now developed a new, cost-effective strategy to rapidly identify molecules capable of eliminating Le
Recently released video and still images offer a rare view of uncontested indigenous residents of the Amazonian rainforest, including the solitary last member of his tribe. Read More
A new genetic analysis of invasive pythons captured across South Florida finds the big constrictors are closely related to one another. In fact, most of them are genetically related as first or second cousins, according to a new study.
A shipping container complex in a Shepherd's Bush market is the unlikely home to a community of startup research projects If there's one place you wouldn't expect a new biotech research lab to be built, it's slap bang in the middle of a busy London market. Yet navigate through stalls selling fish, fabric and phone cases in west London's Shepherd's Bush market and you'll find a brightly painted cou
Tap into the tools of game creation, uncover the scientific know-how behind the thrills of the big top, and read a masterful summary of neurology and psychiatry
Hjertestoppatienter, der overlever den første måned, har en god prognose – og langt de fleste kommer tilbage på arbejdsmarkedet, viser en dansk undersøgelse præsenteret på ESC-kongressen.
Dansk undersøgelse understøtter, at brug af FFR-ct kan reducere behovet for yderligere diagnostiske undersøgelser af patienter med stabil angina pectoris.
Nye retningslinjer fra European Society of Cardiology lægger vægt på, at patienterne bør altid inddrages i valget ellem en hjerteoperation eller indsætning af en stent.
The British government said the second of two early medical termination pills need no longer be taken at a clinic, echoing moves in Scotland and Wales.
Editor's Note: The author, a researcher whose work focuses on a range of politically sensitive topics in contemporary Uganda, is remaining anonymous to protect the safety of sources in the country. It has been over 10 days since the Twitter account of the Ugandan member of Parliament commonly known as Bobi Wine went silent. The last time the wildly popular Afropop singer-turned-legislator (whose
A virtual dog could soon be used as an educational tool to help prevent dog bites, thanks to an innovative project led by the University of Liverpool's Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC).
A smartphone application (app) can help in screening for atrial fibrillation, according to late breaking results from the DIGITAL-AF study presented today at ESC Congress.
When the reading brain skims texts, we don't have time to grasp complexity, to understand another's feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age Look around on your next plane trip. The iPad is the new pacifier for babies and toddlers. Younger school-aged children read stories on smartphones; older boys don't read at all, but hunch over video games. Parents and other
The great philosopher, renowned for his ferocious attacks on scientific and political dogmatism, could be quite dogmatic — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
DIY Give new life to your leftovers. Companies boil down used crayons, grind up faded tennis balls, and shred worn toothbrushes to give these old objects, once destined for the landfill, new life.
During the winter of 2017, an 18-year old college student named Canon Reeves spent much of his time trailing a knee-high robot around Fayetteville, Arkansas, as it delivered Amazon packages to students. The robot, created by a start-up called Starship Technologies in 2014, is basically a cooler on wheels; it uses radars, ultrasonic sensors, and nine cameras to make deliveries. Reeves's job was to
Environment The fires and rains of Hurricane Lane rage on. Hurricane Lane fell apart in spectacular fashion as it meandered south of the Hawaiian Islands on Friday, but flooding remains a serious concern.
While it is true that we should definitely warm up before exercise, holding a static stretch is definitely not the way to go about it — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Single-use plastics like bags and straws are doing damage to the world's oceans and marine life. Ray Brown from Talkin' Birds tells NPR's Scott Simon that such plastics pose danger to birds as well.
Fresno is the largest city in California's Central Valley. It's also the poorest major city in the entire state. Over the past year, graduate students at U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism have reported deeply into Fresno's past and present, investigating the vast inequalities that exist within the city and its surrounding areas. The Atlantic is partnering with the school to publish wh
Among her friends, 30-year-old Molly Weissman is known as Molly Weissman. Her colleagues at her office in New York refer to her in conversation as Molly Weissman, and when you ask her how she'd like to be named on second reference in a news story, she opts for "Weissman" there too. But on Facebook, ever since she got married in 2015, Weissman is Molly Lister Weissman—a nod to the fact that before
Er det et problem, at produktionen af træpiller til de danske kraftværker og fyr i 2016 krævede et skovareal på størrelse med Sjælland og Fyn tilsammen?
A smartphone application (app) can help in screening for atrial fibrillation, according to late breaking results from the DIGITAL-AF study presented today at ESC Congress.
Unnecessary heart procedures can be avoided with a non-invasive test, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 20181 and published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Heart scans for patients with chest pains could save thousands of lives, research led by the University of Edinburgh suggests. The life-saving scans — called CT angiograms — helped to spot those with heart disease so they could be given treatments to prevent heart attacks. Researchers say current guidelines should be updated to incorporate the scans into routine care.
When meditators take deep breaths through their nose it causes nerves in their nasal passages to fire more slowly, and brainwaves follow suit [we can't say the brain fires more slowly
This Week in Family "Guys" has become part of everyday vernacular to address groups of people, but the Atlantic staff writer Joe Pinsker talked to a motley crew of individuals—teachers, ice-cream scoopers, debate coaches, urban planners—about their attempts to move away from the word . Often, "guys" is seen as a symbol of exclusion—a word with an originally male meaning used to refer to people wh
As is the case for all great acts that rewrite the definition of "pop music," ABBA hacked the machinery of human emotion. They took the eternal tick-tock of disco and latched it to the glorious confinement of the 3-minute verse-chorus workout. They found a universal mean between four individualized singers. And they deduced the equation that specifies a certain amount of emotional down needs to e
Jack and Jeremy's rock removal device should generate an explosion equivalent to 60 sticks of dynamite. Stream Full Episodes of Treasure Quest: https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/treasure-quest-snake-island/ Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreasureQuestTV/ https://www.facebook.com/Discovery Follow us on Twitter: https://twitte
It might seem odd to assess the Wisconsin gubernatorial race by channeling Herman Melville, but consider Ahab's outburst as he prepared one last time to confront his elusive prey: "Towards thee I roll, thou all destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee." That's basically the Democratic lament
The movie Crazy Rich Asians , adapted from Kevin Kwan's bestselling novel, has been widely celebrated in the United States as a big step toward diversity: It's a Hollywood movie with an Asian cast. But in Singapore, some people are complaining that the film doesn't capture their country's actual diversity. That's even granting the film's focus on people who are crazy rich (not—to avoid confusion—
Munich, Germany — Aug. 25, 2018: The initial findings of a study on spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a major cause of heart attacks in women, are reported today in a late breaking science session at ESC Congress 2018.
He is one of the last remaining larger than life figures in American politics, but it's the small, human moments with John McCain that linger indelibly in memory now. In his prime, before the compromises of his last presidential campaign shrunk him into a defensive crouch, his preferred method of controlling his image was to abandon all the modern methods of self-presentation, whether conducting
The video, shot from a respectful distance, shows the two brothers embracing one last time, somewhere on the Yemeni side of the border. They had crossed this same border three years earlier, fleeing from Saudi authorities and looking for a jihad to join. Now the younger brother was heading back to Saudi Arabia on a suicide mission, carrying a bomb his brother had built for him. At the time the vi
Ingeniøren er på gaden igen med avisen. Her er et overblik over en række af sommerens begivenheder i teknologiens og naturvidenskabens verden, som de har været dækket på ing.dk.
En historisk gennemgang om byplanlægningen igennem tiderne udartede i 1919 til en diskussion, hvor flere ingeniører gik i rette med oplægsholderen, når han mente, at ingeniører var »for optagne af den rette linjes anvendelse til at have øje for hverken det kunstneriske eller landskabelige moment«.
Hawaii's Big Island is experiencing severe flooding as of Friday morning, leaving many surprised or unprepared, as the path of Hurricane Lane was looking unpredictable earlier in the week. Why can these storms be so hard to predict?
Very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL or 'good') cholesterol may be associated with an increased risk of heart attack and death, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.
Airbnb sued the city of New York on Friday, denouncing as "an extraordinary act of government overreach" a new law forcing home-sharing platforms to disclose data about hosts.
Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands. But it still brought torrential rains that immersed a city in waist-deep water and forced people to flee flooding homes, while others jumped off seawalls with boogie boards into the turbulent ocean.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company would continue to be publicly traded, weeks after suggesting that he would take the pioneering electric carmaker private.
New advice on the choice between open heart surgery and inserting a stent via a catheter after a heart attack is launched today. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Guidelines on myocardial revascularization are published online in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.
Confusion over how to diagnose a heart attack is set to be cleared up with new guidance launched today. The 2018 Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction is published online in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.
A single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment, according to the 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Guidelines on arterial hypertension published online today in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.
Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation. That is one of the recommendations in the 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy published online today in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.
Microsoft-milliardær Paul Allen satser på at have sit enorme raket-fly på vingerne inden 2020, hvor han både vil sende mennesker og satellitter i rummet.
A study of 5 million years of mollusks suggests that laziness could be a good survival strategy: species that have gone extinct had higher metabolic rates than the ones that exist today. (Image credit: Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life / University of Kansas)
Inspired by the racing cars of the 1930s, this single seat concept uses a big battery and augmented reality to mix modern luxury with an old-school aesthetic.
Within the past couple of days, some media outlets have reported that a "potentially dangerous" asteroid will come "dangerously close" to Earth on Tuesday (Aug. 28) — but unfortunately for sensationalists, this is not true.
Disruptive noise is almost everywhere, from people talking in the office corridor to road construction down the street to the neighbor's lawn mower. Researchers are looking to improve this noisy frustration.
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and in turn, have found a new therapy that could prevent or reverse drug resistance for melanoma patients with a particular gene mutation, according to a new study.
Nanotubes of the right diameter can prompt water inside to solidify into a square tube, transitioning into a kind of ice. The discovery could lead to new types of nanochannels devices, like nanoscale capacitors or syringes.
What We're Following Legal Developments: New York prosecutors have granted immunity to the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization as part of their investigation of Michael Cohen—which could now be t he biggest legal threat Donald Trump faces. Congressional Democrats have formed an unlikely alliance with Attorney General Jeff Sessions in order to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller f
Researchers found if patients with hypertension taking prescribed medications experience unusually low blood pressures — systolic blood pressure under 110mmHg — they are twice as likely to experience a fall or faint as patients whose treated blood pressure remains 110mmHg and above.
Nexus Media News A warehouse in Denver became a repository of contraband to raise awareness against illegal poaching. The National Wildlife Property Repository in Denver, CO is trying to raise awareness of, and stop, the black market endangered animal trade.
Written by Elaine Godfrey ( @elainejgodfrey ) Today in 5 Lines Allen Weisselberg, the longtime CFO of the Trump Organization, was reportedly granted immunity by federal prosecutors in exchange for providing information about Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer. President Trump announced that he's canceled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's upcoming visit to North Korea because "we are not making s
A new study published in The Lancet finds alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths each year worldwide. Researchers conclude that there is no safe level of alcohol and say the risks outweigh the potential benefits.
A new study has found that a malfunctioning gene associated with a common arthritic disease that often starts in teenagers is now directly linked to the loss of vital immune cells that may prevent it.
The headline to this story is an alternative interpretation of a study that's going around this week in the news under headlines like " No Amount of Alcohol Is Safe, Experts Warn ," " No Healthy Level of Alcohol Consumption, Says Major Study ," and "If You've Ever Tasted Alcohol, Get Your Affairs in Order." The last headline is not real, but you get the idea. I'm not saying the headlines are sens
In our energy-hungry society, finding cheaper ways of producing and storing energy is a constant battle. Scientists have now devised a method of using copper as a catalyst in the reaction designed to split water and produce hydrogen in gaseous form.
A new study shows that people with more peace of mind in the waking state have more positive dreams, whereas those with more anxiety in the waking state have more negative dreams. This means that dream experiences, as revealed in recalled and reported dreams, may reflect a person's mental health.
Building customer relationships and strengthening the brand are key to a company's financial success — more so than being the market leader, a recent study shows.
The Afribiota project was set up to advance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of chronic malnutrition. A first study recently demonstrated microbiota disorders in malnourished children, revealing the existence of a surprising microbial signature in the gut.
Strength training and cardio exercise affect the body differently with regard to the types of hormones they release into the blood, new research shows. One of the conclusions of the study is that cardio exercise produces a far greater amount of the metabolic hormone FGF21 than strength training.
Studies of the song of the fruit flies reveal new findings of how the neurons in the brain function. These results can be used to uncover new knowledge on how brains in general function which in the longer term may have medical significance.
First, according to Rice University engineers, get a nanotube hole. Then insert water. If the nanotube is just the right width, the water molecules will align into a square rod.
Disruptive noise is almost everywhere, from people talking in the office corridor to road construction down the street to the neighbor's lawn mower. Research being conducted at the University of Illinois' Coordinated Science Laboratory is looking to improve this noisy frustration.
Running computers on virtually invisible beams of light would make them faster, lighter and more energy efficient. A Vanderbilt team found the answer in a familiar formula.
Through a study of roundworm nerve cells with severed axons, researchers showed that a signaling cascade that normally functions in promoting the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells also acts in inducing axon regeneration. The findings shed light on a fundamental feature of nerve repair, which is limited in the central nervous system in humans, and thus could pave the way towards treatments for brain
Scientists have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke. The research provides a physical model that can more reliably predict soot and smoke emissions from wildfires over a range of conditions.
Social media sites can help with assessing the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey, but federal authorities overlook much of the critical information those sites convey, according to new research. The report shows almost half of the Hurricane Harvey damage reports people provided using social media were not captured by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates. Initial Ha
Nanotubes of the right diameter can prompt water inside to solidify into a square tube, transitioning into a kind of ice. The discovery could lead to new types of nanochannels devices, like nanoscale capacitors or syringes.
The study reveals specific molecular biological responses involved in flow-induced expansive remodeling of cerebral arteries that may influence differential expression of flowdependent cerebrovascular pathology.
Like other data-driven organizations, healthcare networks are vulnerable to potentially crippling cyberattacks — but may lag behind other sectors in preparing for and avoiding data breaches, according to a series of articles and commentaries in the Fall issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management, an official publication of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). This journal i
Kaiser Permanente research published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found if patients with hypertension taking prescribed medications experience unusually low blood pressures — systolic blood pressure under 110mmHg — they are twice as likely to experience a fall or faint as patients whose treated blood pressure remains 110mmHg and above.
While the study's authors acknowledge moderate drinking may protect some people against heart disease, these potential benefits do not outweigh the risks of cancer and other diseases. (Image credit: Peter Forest/Getty Images for Starz)
Growing numbers of families in China are sending their teens on college tours in other countries, creating a potentially lucrative market sector for universities, college towns and tourism-related businesses, a new study suggests.
Det er afgørende for Lægeforeningen at holde fokus på at sikre sundhedsvæsenet tilstrækkeligt med ressourcer og ikke lade sig distrahere af mere eller mindre velgennemtænkte strukturforslag. Svar til Jesper Brandt Andersen.
Retaining customers is a central concern in many industries, including IT markets, where churn rates—the rate at which subscribers to a service discontinue their subscriptions—are high. For example, cell phone companies report churn rates of as much as 2% per month, which affects companies' value and profitability. A new study tested a strategy to help a telecommunications firm manage churn. Conta
A new material developed by University of Colorado Boulder engineers can transform into complex, pre-programmed shapes via light and temperature stimuli, allowing a literal square peg to morph and fit into a round hole before fully reverting to its original form.
Google has alerted U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's office that hackers with ties to a "nation-state" sent phishing emails to old campaign email accounts, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Republican said Friday.
Health Homeopathic drug company King Bio spotted potential bacterial contamination. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement that the homeopathic drug company King Bio is recalling 32 of its children's pain-relievers. According…
I n late January 2018 , 12 months into the Donald Trump era, the military scholar Eliot Cohen looked back at an assessment he had written for The Atlantic in late January 2017, soon after Trump was sworn in. In his second piece, Cohen pointed out that for most writers, most of the time, the prospect of revisiting old works of journalistic analysis is uninviting. Journalism is the process of offer
It was almost like the last time. Preparations were underway for another high-stakes meeting between old adversaries desperately seeking a way out of their nuclear standoff. And then, suddenly, they weren't. A day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sunnily announced that he would travel to Pyongyang next week alongside a new U.S. special representative for North Korea to make progress on removi
A former US federal prosecutor will serve as the legal watchdog over Chinese telecoms giant ZTE, which narrowly avoided collapse after being hit with US sanctions, the Commerce Department announced Friday.
US and Mexican negotiators are "very far" along in efforts to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement but some issues will have to wait until Canada rejoins the talks, Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said Friday.
After an almost two-year journey, NASA's asteroid sampling spacecraft, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx), caught its first glimpse of asteroid Bennu last week and began the final approach toward its target. Kicking off the mission's asteroid operations campaign on Aug. 17, the spacecraft's PolyCam camera obtained the image from a
Numerous studies have highlighted that climate change impacts will put vulnerable marine species at risk of local and even global extinction; however, local actions through effective fisheries management can reduce the probability of those species' extinction risk by as much as 63 per cent, says a new UBC study.
A self-healing membrane that acts as a reverse filter, blocking small particles and letting large ones through, is the 'straight out of science fiction' say mechanical engineers.
Effective fisheries management plans, coupled with actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both separately, but especially in tandem, would have an immediate effect on the number of marine species that face extinction.
Biomedical researchers have captured close-up views of TRPV3, a skin-cell ion channel that plays important roles in sensing temperature, itch, and pain.
Running computers on virtually invisible beams of light rather than microelectronics would make them faster, lighter and more energy efficient. A version of that technology already exists in fiber optic cables, but they're much too large to be practical inside a computer.
Of the many well-documented risks of dirty air, one potential danger is lesser known: chronic kidney disease. Learn about new research and how to protect yourself.
Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. Now, scientists have developed a new biological drug with a cure rate of 50 percent for lab mice with acute leukemia.
A team of Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers have developed a way to bioprint tubular structures that better mimic native vessels and ducts in the body. The 3-D bioprinting technique allows fine-tuning of the printed tissues' properties, such as number of layers and ability to transport nutrients. These more complex tissues offer potentially viable replacements for damaged tissue. The team d
A self-healing membrane that acts as a reverse filter, blocking small particles and letting large ones through, is the "straight out of science fiction" work of a team of Penn State mechanical engineers.
Cimaron has crossed the big island of Japan and became an extra-tropical cyclone. NASA's Aqua satellite looked at Cimaron in infrared light and saw cloud tops were warming as the elongated storm weakened.
The first 3D image of a microscopic crack propagating through a metal that hydrogen damaged could help prevent the failure of all sorts of things, like bridges and dental implants, researchers say. "For the first time we were able to catch the crack red-handed," says Michael J. Demkowicz, associate professor of materials science and engineering at Texas A&M University. "It's much better than arri
A pastor is resurrecting the Poor People's Campaign, a movement started by Martin Luther King Jr. He sees the climate and environment as issues on par with poverty and racism.
The man who knows " where all the financial bodies are buried " in President Donald Trump's namesake organization may now lead prosecutors in the Southern District of New York directly to them. Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's chief financial officer who also serves as the treasurer of the Trump Foundation, has been granted immunity by prosecutors in their ongoing investigation of Trum
Animals Labels impact how likely a pup is to get adopted, even when the label isn't very accurate. Labels can have devastating consequences for dogs in shelters, who are perceived as less adoptable because of their purported heritage.
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a way to stop immune cell death associated with multiple diseases, including sepsis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and arthritis.The findings, published in Science Immunology , identify a chemical that potently inhibits inflammatory cell death.
Middle-class teens in China are embarking on study tours of university campuses in the U.S., a market sector that could be lucrative for public colleges and tourism-related businesses in the Midwest, according to a new study led by Joy Huang, a professor of recreation, sport and tourism at the University of Illinois.
A new study shows how bots and Russian trolls have been spreading misinformation and confusion on Twitter about vaccination in an apparent attempt to sow discord among Americans. Read More
Creationists think that every aspect of reality was planned. Conspiracy theorists think that major socio-political events were planned. We now know why there is an overlap between the two groups. Read More
A new study on global alcohol consumption, said to be the largest and most detailed of its kind, says the "safest level of drinking is none." Read More
A dance on the beach in England, international competition at the 2018 Asian Games, ink on display at the Shanghai Tattoo Extreme & Body Art Expo, the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City, the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, camels in Inner Mongolia, night patrol in El Salvador, Hurricane Lane seen from orbit, agricultural drones in Japan, lightning over Mexico, and much more
In the long history of strange bedfellows in politics, there may be no more awkward alliance than the one that's developed over the past year between congressional Democrats and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Senate Democrats were aghast when Donald Trump, then the president-elect, named one of his staunchest campaign supporters to lead the Justice Department a few weeks after his surprise elect
A new report has identified an alternative method to deliver nusinersen to patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using a subcutaneous intrathecal catheter system (SIC) configured by connecting an intrathecal catheter to an implantable infusion port. SMA is a devastating genetic disease that leads to progressive degeneration of motor neurons that control movement, swallowing, and breathing. I
States that expanded eligibility for their Medicaid program in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented, saw fewer uninsured patients among major cardiac-related hospitalizations in the first year compared with states that did not expand the program, according to a study released today by the Journal of the American Medical Association Network.
A new study tested a strategy to help a telecommunications firm manage churn. Contacting not only customers but also their friends helped reduce the customers' propensity to discontinue their ties to the company.
Columbia University biomedical researchers have captured close-up views of TRPV3, a skin-cell ion channel that plays important roles in sensing temperature, itch, and pain.
A new material developed by University of Colorado Boulder engineers can transform into complex, pre-programmed shapes via light and temperature stimuli.
Running computers on virtually invisible beams of light would make them faster, lighter and more energy efficient. A Vanderbilt team found the answer in a familiar formula.
A self-healing membrane that acts as a reverse filter, blocking small particles and letting large ones through, is the 'straight out of science fiction' work of a team of Penn State mechanical engineers.
Advanced microscopes have helped researchers determine at atomic resolution the structure of a molecular complex implicated in birth defects and several cancers.
Once-a-century rains that have pounded the Indian state of Kerala and displaced 1.3 million people are in line with the predictions of climate scientists, who warn that worse is to come if global warming continues unabated.
Cloud top temperatures provide scientists with an understanding of the power of a tropical cyclone. NASA's Aqua satellite observed Hurricane Lane in infrared light to those temperatures.
Effective fisheries management plans, coupled with actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both separately, but especially in tandem, would have an immediate effect on the number of marine species that face extinction.
Cimaron has crossed the big island of Japan and became an extra-tropical cyclone. NASA's Aqua satellite looked at Cimaron in infrared light and saw cloud tops were warming as the elongated storm weakened.
It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease using a simple eye exam, according to new research. Using technology similar to what is found in eye doctors' offices, researchers have detected evidence indicating Alzheimer's disease in older patients who had no symptoms. "This technique has great potential to become a screening tool that helps decide who should undergo
Scientists have taken important steps forward in the development of a cancer-targeting immunotherapy. Researchers developed a treatment in mice that destroys part of the tumor and stimulates the immune system to attack persistent surviving cancer cells.
Technology New research shows they learned it by watching you. New research shows that both parents and children suffer the effects of too much screen time.
How Climate Change Is Creating A New Breed Of Hurricane Climate change is warming our oceans, and that thermal energy is fueling stronger hurricanes. How Climate Change Is Creating A New Breed Of Hurricane Video of How Climate Change Is Creating A New Breed Of Hurricane Earth Friday, August 24, 2018 – 13:15 Annie Roth, Contributor A Category 3 hurricane is currently barrelling across the Pacific
Headlines touting the Next Big Idea in education have become so common in recent years that it's tempting to dismiss every new K-12 initiative as a fad or fantasy doomed to either flatline or fail. A skeptical observer might be inclined to sweep LeBron James's I Promise School into that pile. But teachers and executives who've worked closely with James on this endeavor insist that he won't let th
A natural sugar called trehalose blocks glucose from the liver and activates a gene that boosts insulin sensitivity, which reduces the chance of developing diabetes, according to new research in mice. Activating the gene also triggers an increase in burned calories, reduces fat accumulation and weight gain, and lessens measures of fats and cholesterol in the blood. The findings suggest new possib
California is poised to become the first state to restrict the distribution of plastic straws at restaurants under a bill approved Thursday by lawmakers, capturing the attention of environmentalists nationwide who hope the idea, like many with origins in the Golden State, will spread across the nation.
On the morning a fire forced the evacuation of her daughter's school, Ruth Kobayashi found out about it when her smartphone bleated out the distinctive tone she knows she can't ignore: the Orange County high school's app-based emergency communications system.
In high school, my rebellious friends used to tell me I was way too neurotic to handle hallucinogens such as mushrooms and acid. But science is beginning to show that some forms of psychedelics may be able to calm anxieties and lift people out of depression. Prominent thinkers such as Michael Pollan and Ayelet Waldman have begun exploring the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics in certain contex
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, who headed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for eight years, was also charged with forcible touching and harassment of a Brooklyn woman, the police said.
A federal judge will decide whether the police department in Memphis, Tennessee, violated free speech rights of protesters by watching them and monitoring their social media accounts.
Weaving through the aisles of his greenhouse in northern France, Jean-Claude Terlet, a retired farmer who grows tomatoes for local markets, seems to be brimming with energy.
Microsoft Windows 95 was launched exactly 23 years ago today, selling for the tidy sum of $209.95. Now you can download it for free on almost any device. Go ahead. You know you want to. Read More
Cloud top temperatures provide scientists with an understanding of the power of a tropical cyclone. NASA's Aqua satellite observed Hurricane Lane in infrared light to those temperatures.
Major technology firms including Facebook, Google and Twitter were set to meet Friday as part of an effort to coordinate the battle against misinformation campaigns by foreign agents, a media report said.
"Um, so, I'm really itchy?" I say, as my instructor, Randy, pushes me out to sea to catch another wave. I am 52-years-old, taking my first surfing lesson . We are in Ocean City, Maryland, where 36th Street meets the Atlantic. It's early enough that the sun is still quite low on the horizon, silhouetting Randy who, at 21, is the same age as my middle child. I know I should keep this in mind and no
A nationwide telecommunications company that slowed internet service to firefighters as they battled the largest wildfire in California history says it has removed all speed cap restrictions for first responders on the West Coast.
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Peru's border with Brazil on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but national authorities said there were no initial reports of casualties or damage in the sparsely populated region.
A large forest fire raging 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of Berlin continued to spread early Friday after hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes.
In a major advance towards targeting cancer without harming healthy tissue, researchers have found a way to exploit hypoxia (reduced oxygen levels) — a condition which occurs during the development of many common cancers and drives their progression and spread.
New avatar-based software looks at how people walk in order to predict their energy expenditure. The software, originally intended for roboticists and for researchers who develop prosthetics and exoskeletons, could have many uses in both medicine and sports.
Scientists have demonstrated that the motor cortex is necessary for the execution of corrective movements in response to unexpected changes of sensory input but not when the same movements are executed spontaneously. Signatures of differential neuronal usage in the cortex accompany these two phenomena.
Epithelial cells grown on a plastic dish are worse at segregating their chromosomes than epithelial cells growing in mice, a new study shows. The results may help explain why chromosomes go awry in cancer.
Coupled oxygen transfer and electron transfer reactions that use cofactors are enzymatic reactions of crucial significance to all lifeforms from bacteria to vertebrates. In the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, scientists have introduced a model for the enzyme sulfite oxidase. It is based on a molybdenum complex whose special ligands can be oxidized to allow coupling of oxygen transfer to a
Hurricane Lane spun in a dangerously unpredictable path Friday as it lumbered toward Hawaii, dumping rain on the mostly rural Big Island and forcing more than 1,000 people to flee to emergency shelters.
Nadine Strossen, the former president of the ACLU, argues that censorship does more harm than good—especially when it comes to social media platforms. In an interview filmed at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival in June, Strossen explains that hate speech is not a recognized legal concept in the United States. "That said," she continues, "speech that conveys a hateful message—along with speech that co
Chemists have demonstrated a new approach to blocking cancer-drug resistance that they believe could be applied to any type of cancer. In a dramatic result, the approach — which involves chemically combining two existing drugs in a new way — produced 50 percent smaller tumors in mice compared with a traditional treatment with the same drugs given separately.
For many weeks, news of a mother orca carrying her dead infant through the icy waters of the Salish Sea captured the attention of many around the world. Keeping the infant afloat as best she could, the orca, named Tahlequah, also known as J35 by scientists, persisted for 17 days, before finally dropping the dead calf.
Fjernelsen betyder lavere priser på solcelleanlæg i Danmark og i resten af Europa, vurderer en glad solcellebranche. Beslutningen får effekt fra 3. september.
The team of Li Chengfeng, Zhou Zongquan and others from the CAS Key Lab of Quantum Information developed a multi-degree-of-freedom (DOF) multiplexed solid-state quantum memory, and demonstrated photon pulse operation functions with time and frequency DOFs. The results were published in Nature Communications recently.
A new Nature Communications paper has journeyed to the inside of our insides, as a team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University has mapped the evolutionary journey of how animal guts have evolved to defend themselves from microbial attack.
Many young people lack financial literacy and money-management skills, indicating an urgent need for educational programs to help them enter adulthood better equipped to handle their financial affairs, University of Illinois graduate student Gaurav Sinha found in a new study. Social work professors Min Zhan and Kevin Tan co-wrote the paper, published recently in the journal Children and Youth Serv
Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors' offices, researchers have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer's in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.
The often maligned bacterium E. coli plays an instrumental role in helping its host absorb iron, according to new research that could lead to novel therapies for iron-deficiency anemia.
Harmful algae isn't just a problem for high-profile bodies of water — it poses serious, toxic threats in small ponds and lakes as well, new research has found.
The pattern of breaking up and getting back together can impact an individual's mental health and not for the better, new research shows. The study suggests people in these kinds of relationships should make informed decisions about stabilizing or safely terminating their relationships.
Optical fibers that emit a type of UV light that's safe for skin — but deadly for drug-resistant bacteria — may be able to prevent infections around skin-penetrating medical devices, new research shows.
Michael Gerson, one of the most eloquent and principled critics of Donald Trump, insists that we are at June 1973, the moment when John Dean's testimony broke the dam that a year later swept Richard Nixon off into disgrace. Others agree: This is an inflection point. And yet an equally well-informed friend insists, "I no longer believe in political inflection points and neither should you." Who kn
Permafrost thaw allows biological activity in previously frozen ground, leading to a potential release of climate-relevant gases. We have heard about carbon dioxide and the potential 'methane bomb', but what about other gases? A new study from University of Copenhagen shows that soil microorganisms play an important role.
Science Your body means the world to the microbes that live on it. To millions of minuscule microbes, your body is like a great expanse of open prairie. And snowy mountains. And stinky swamps.
Quantum Fluctuations Near Absolute Zero Visualized for the First Time The technique could help scientists better understand why certain materials have the properties they do. Quantum.jpg Pictured: Quantum fluctuations imaged for the first time. Image credits: Beena Kalisky Physics Friday, August 24, 2018 – 11:00 Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer (Inside Science) — It looks like static on a TV screen. But t
Many people think that in the thousands of years following the rise of agriculture, human societies were static. They were not. Empires rose—some flourished, then perished, while others persisted. Most people remained subsistence farmers who kept themselves, or themselves and the ruling elites, alive. Foraging as a way of life was pushed to agriculturally marginal lands. Populations grew rapidly,
Long before Donald Trump's wisps of cotton candy brushed the door frames of the Oval Office, many American presidents had memorable hairstyles: George Washington's powdered tresses, Andrew Jackson's unruly mane, Abraham Lincoln's stolid chinstrap. Yet the follicular legacies of some retired presidents remain woefully underappreciated. This week though, thanks to a photo that made the rounds onlin
Twenty minutes into Searching , after David Kim (John Cho) goes to bed, the screen goes dark. Then, suddenly, there's a burst of color, as ribbons of light dance across the frame. It's a screen saver , one anyone who's ever used a Mac might be quite familiar with, and it's a perfect model of tranquility until a notification starts flashing in the corner. David is getting a FaceTime call from his
In 1971, a slim volume filled with instructions detailing how to create explosives and other weapons proliferated across bookshelves. The Anarchist Cookbook was one ideological young American's attempt to make a political statement; in this case , the author was registering his opposition to the Vietnam War and the draft letter he had received. The book set off an urgent and fearful debate. In a
A team of investigators from across Canada, including a trio of Western researchers, have raised serious doubt about the popular belief that lead poisoning played a role in the death of members of the famed Franklin Expedition. The study, Franklin expedition lead exposure: New insights from high resolution confocal X-ray fluorescence imaging of skeletal microstructure, was published today in PLOS
If you live with a dog you just know when it's happy or miserable, don't you? Of course you do. Even the scientific community, now admits that dogs have emotions – even if scientists can't directly measure what they are experiencing.
The devastating floods in the Indian state of Kerala are a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the world's most densely populated regions to weather and climate phenomena. In addition to the tragic loss of several hundred lives, widespread floods driven by unusually high and persistent monsoon rains have severely impacted the region's fragile infrastructure and displaced more than a million peo
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with a decline in the proportion of uninsured hospitalizations for major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure.
In the United States, methamphetamine is making a comeback. Following the legalization of medical marijuana in California, Mexican cartels pivoted to the production of pure liquid meth, which is brought across the border and crystallized in conversion labs. There is more meth on the streets than ever before, according to William Ruzzamenti, a 30-year Drug Enforcement Administration veteran and th
During IndyCar races, pit stop crews will often refuel a car, replace wheels and complete minor repairs on a race car within 10 seconds. In this short time, a dozen or so people work rapidly and in a highly coordinated manner to complete a number of tasks with extraordinary efficiency.
Engineers have altered a virus to arrange gold atoms into spheroids measuring a few nanometers in diameter. The finding could make production of some electronic components cheaper, easier, and faster.
A new analysis shows that the habitats of three shark species (great hammerhead, tiger, and bull sharks) are relatively well protected from longline fishing in federal waters off the southeastern United States, but that that some prime locations are still vulnerable to fishing.
Let's round the corner to our next animal habitat, where we'll see some ssssslithering ssssssnakes. Anaconda Evil Cubes Aug 25 @12 AM – Aug 30 @12 PM US ET Boas and pythons, including the anaconda, utilize their infrared vision to zero in on their prey. Humans don't have this ability, but we have invented cameras that allow us to turn thermal signals into colors we can see within the human visibl
60 år med halogenpærer slutter lørdag den 1. september: Pæren bliver nemlig forbudt at sælge. Det vil stadig være muligt at købe halogenpærerne, så længe de er på restlager i butikkerne. Men efter det tager LED over.
Feedback from fellow students on academic writing is as informative as that of teachers. That is one of the findings in Bart Huisman's (ICLON) dissertation. Defence on 12 September.
The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite took the temperature at the top of Hurricane Lane as it headed towards Hawaii's Big Island on 22 August 2018. Lane weakened to a Category 3 storm on 23 August, just before it hit Hawaii. Still a powerful storm, it has brought torrential rain to the Big Island. The island is still reeling from months of devastating lava flows from the Kilauea volcano and is now
A research group consisting of scientists from NUST MISIS, the Technical University of Munich, Helmholtz Zentrum München, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Oldenburg have developed a system that allows doctors to both improve the accuracy of diagnosing malignant cells and to provide additional opportunities for cancer treatment. The magnetoferritin compound is the main elemen
In a series of mind-bending demos, inventor Mary Lou Jepsen shows how we can use red light to see and potentially stimulate what's inside our bodies and brains. Taking us to the edge of optical physics, Jepsen unveils new technologies that utilize light and sound to track tumors, measure neural activity and could possibly replace the MRI machine with a cheaper, more efficient and wearable system.
Sometimes people who fall great distances survive. How do they get so lucky? Scientists share the secrets of an implausible safe landing. (Image credit: Cloudytronics/Getty Images)
IBM Research and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are collaborating on a new approach to help students learn Mandarin. The strategy pairs an AI-powered assistant with an immersive classroom environment that has not been used previously for language instruction. The classroom, called the Cognitive Immersive Room (CIR), makes students feel as though they are in restaurant in China, a garden, o
The Namib desert is one of the driest places on Earth. Its coast, however, is one of the foggiest. Some days, the fog—the result of a bone-chillingly cold ocean current that runs along the coast and condenses any water in the air above it—rolls inland to shroud the Namib's famous sand dunes in white. "It's such a dramatic landscape already," says Sarah Evans. "Then you have this fog that's there
Networks describe relations between objects. They show how objects relate to one another and which ones are mutually influential. In this context, how does space impact structure? Geoinformatics scientist Dr. Franz-Benjamin Mocnik was particularly interested in answering this question. In his study, the Heidelberg University researcher demonstrated that the spatial reference can be identified in a
Sociodemographic risk adjustment of emergency care-sensitive mortality improves apparent performance of some hospitals treating a large number of nonwhite, Hispanic, or poor patients.
A new Michigan State University study has found that a malfunctioning gene associated with a common arthritic disease that often starts in teenagers is now directly linked to the loss of vital immune cells that may prevent it.
Leishmania is a microorganism threatening the health of over 500 million people at risk of crossing its path. Although leishmaniasis, the disease caused by the parasite, has been on the radar of scientists for a long time, the quest for affordable and effective treatment continues. INRS professors Albert Descoteaux and Steven LaPlante have developed a new, cost-effective strategy to rapidly identi
Three mapmakers with the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Monash University and the North American Cartographic Information Society have created a new map of the world that more accurately displays both the size and shape of the continents. In their paper published on the International Journal of Geographical Information Science website, Bojan Šavrič , Tom Patterson and Bernhard Jenny exp
There are reasons why feminists use the slogan "the personal is political", especially when men make arguments using the age old idea that "biology is destiny".
If you're a woman, then you've definitely experienced the frustration of standing in a long, slow-moving queue for the toilets while watching men quickly go in and out of theirs. And you've likely had the same conversation with others in that queue—Jeez, why does it always take so long!"
Just three weeks ago , Crazy Rich Asians had been pegged by box-office experts as a minor hit at best, tracked to open at around $18 million over five days—a respectable number given its $30 million budget, but hardly a bonanza. Last weekend, the romantic comedy nearly doubled that early prediction, making $35.2 million in its opening weekend and showing impressive staying power over the followin
Researchers advise caution as a commercial-scale nuclear reactor known as HTR-PM prepares to become operational in China. The reactor is a pebble-bed, high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR), a design that is ostensibly safer but that researchers in the US and Germany warn does not eliminate the possibility of a serious accident.
Two-thirds of current cancer patients, and more than three-quarters of former cancer patients aged 50 and over, are mentally flourishing despite their illness, according to a new study.
The need to help retirees make prudent spending decisions has led to the growth of a large industry of financial advisors, but a new article suggests that improved policy approaches may be more effective. A new study reviews the psychology behind rapid spending decisions and presents five policy options that lead to the smarter self-management of assets.
Kwashiorkor, one of the most extreme forms of malnutrition, is estimated to affect more than a hundred thousand children annually. However, it has largely been overlooked by the scientific community. Researchers have recently attempted to increase its recognition by conducting a global study of more than 1.7 million children, but a new study reveals that kwashiorkor may be a local phenomenon that
In the U.S., 15,498 of the more than 88,000 dams in the country are categorized as having high hazard potential—meaning that if they fail, they could kill people. As of 2015, some 2,000 of these high hazard dams are in need of repair. With a hefty price tag estimated at around $20 billion, those repairs aren't going to happen overnight.
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new approach to 3-D x-ray imaging that can visualize bulky materials in great detail—an impossible task with conventional imaging methods. The novel technique could help scientists unlock clues about the structural information of countless materials, from batteries to biological systems.
Building customer relationships and strengthening the brand are key to a company's financial success — more so than being the market leader, a recent study shows.
A new study by researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, and the University of Skövde, Sweden, shows that people with more peace of mind in the waking state have more positive dreams, whereas those with more anxiety in the waking state have more negative dreams. This means that dream experiences, as revealed in recalled and reported dreams, may reflect a person's mental health.
Summary In our energy-hungry society, finding cheaper ways of producing and storing energy is a constant battle. Now, in a new study published in EPJ D, Austrian scientists and their US colleagues have devised a method of using copper as a catalyst in the reaction designed to split water and produce hydrogen in gaseous form.
Raghu Padinjat's group from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, has identified a molecular pit crew that helps to refuel signaling cells efficiently. Researchers from the group have shown that three proteins–the enzyme PI4KIIIα (phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIα), and two other proteins, Efr3 and TTC7– are crucial for maintaining levels of the lipid molecule PIP2 (pho
Using advanced techniques, Michigan Medicine researchers have created the most complete catalog of cells in the male gonads. The aim: to create sperm in a dish.
Global agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges. It's estimated that the world's population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050 with an ever expanding middle class. Current food production levels will have to be increased by 70% to meet future nutrition requirements.
An international interdisciplinary team of virologists and biochemists that includes scientists at Freie Universität has developed low-cost and "cell-friendly" nanogels that can efficiently prevent viral infections. The flexible nanogels mimic cell surface receptors where several viral families bind. Pathogens adhere to the nanogel molecules, so the likelihood of an infection of cells decreases si
By shining highly focused infrared light on living cells, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) hope to unmask individual cell identities, and to diagnose whether the cells are diseased or healthy.
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Calcium-catalyzed reactions of element-H bonds provide precise and efficient tools for hydrofunctionalization. Owning to the great abundance, non-toxicity, and biocompatible features of Ca element, Ca-catalyzed reactions attract a broad academic interesting and are of great industrial application values.
The sinks/sources of carbon in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea exert great influences on coastal ecosystem dynamics and regional climate change process. Scientist from IOCAS have elaborated upon the variation and key controlling factors of carbon sink/source in the YS and ECS from aspects of air-sea CO2 exchange, dissolved and particulate carbon in seawaters, and carbon burial in sediments, whic
Spiros Michalakis, manager of outreach and staff researcher at Caltech's Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), and Matthew Hastings, a researcher at Microsoft, have solved one of the world's most challenging open problems in the field of mathematical physics. The problem, related to the "quantum Hall effect," was first proposed in 1999 as one of 13 significant unsolved problems to b
Facebook will notify 4 million users of potential data misuse because of the myPersonality project. A New Scientist investigation revealed the scandal earlier this year
DIY Make your phone carry that stress. Moving to a new house is rarely a simple process. To make life easier, these apps help you do everything from finding a new place to organizing your checklist.
Centralisering af visse former for hjerteundersøgelser vil styrke behandling af af hjertepatienter og reducere antallet af dobbeltundersøgelser i Region Midtjylland, vurderer professor.
A simulator that comes complete with a virtual explosion could help the operators of chemical processing plants – and other industrial facilities – learn to detect attacks by hackers bent on causing mayhem. The simulator will also help students and researchers understand better the security issues of industrial control systems.
Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefitted from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40 years. Until now. As published today in the scientific journal Cell, Professor Yinon Ben-Neriah and his research team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)'s Faculty of Medicine have developed a new
According to historians, political debates in ancient Rome were conducted with great harshness and personal attacks, which were in no way inferior to some of the hate speech on the Internet.
Studies of the song of the fruit flies reveal new findings of how the neurons in the brain function. These results can be used to uncover new knowledge on how brains in general function which in the longer term may have medical significance.
Through a study of roundworm nerve cells with severed axons, researchers at Nagoya University showed that a signaling cascade that normally functions in promoting the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells also acts in inducing axon regeneration. The findings shed light on a fundamental feature of nerve repair, which is limited in the central nervous system in humans, and thus could pave the way towards
Protection of only narrowly defined zones of winter habitat is not an effective means of regional habitat conservation for white-tailed deer, according to a new University of Maine study.
For decades, researchers have been exploring ways to replicate on Earth the physical process of fusion that occurs naturally in the sun and other stars. Confined by its own strong gravitational field, the sun's burning plasma is a sphere of fusing particles, producing the heat and light that makes life possible on earth. But the path to a creating a commercially viable fusion reactor, which would
People with low muscle strength don't typically live as long as their stronger peers, according to a new study. After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, chronic health conditions, and smoking history, researchers found that people with low muscle strength are 50 percent more likely to die earlier. …muscle strength may be an even more important predictor of overall health and longevity than m
The Afribiota project, led by the Institut Pasteur in Paris, in Madagascar and in Bangui, in collaboration with the University of British Colombia, Inserm and Collège de France, was set up to advance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of chronic malnutrition. A first study recently demonstrated microbiota disorders in malnourished children, revealing the existence of a surprising micro
A Brigham Young University chemical engineering professor and his Ph.D. student have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke.The research, sponsored by the USDA Forest Service and the Department of Energy, provides a physical model that can more reliably predict soot and smoke emissions from wildfires over a range of conditions.
A study of 63 healthy people showed that those with elevated microbiome levels of the metabolite indole — produced when gut bacteria break down the amino acid tryptophan — had stronger function and connectivity in specific areas of the brain's reward network. Such activity in the brain indicates that a person is more prone to 'hedonic eating,' or eating for pleasure rather than for hunger. Those
Engineers at the University of California, Riverside, have altered a virus to arrange gold atoms into spheroids measuring a few nanometers in diameter. The finding could make production of some electronic components cheaper, easier, and faster.
In a study published today in Science, UT Southwestern and Rockefeller University researchers used advanced microscopes to determine at atomic resolution the structure of a molecular complex implicated in birth defects and several cancers.
Lifted into orbit on a Vega rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 22 August 2018, ESA's Aeolus satellite will measure winds around the globe and play a key role in our quest to better understand the workings of our atmosphere. Importantly, this novel mission will also improve weather forecasting. The Aeolus carries one of the most sophisticated instruments ever to be put into orbit. T
Researchers have discovered a new example of a parasitic plant attacking a parasitic insect on their shared host plant. Love vine, a parasitic plant, attaches itself to oak trees, but it doesn't feed off the oak trees themselves. Instead, the vine feeds off of nurseries that parasitic wasps make for their eggs and larvae by hijacking those same trees' tissue. Love vine finds and feeds on these nu
For at bringe brugen af tvang i psykiatrien ned, skal der nu afprøves en model med tværsektorielle teams. Regioner og kommuner kan nu sammen søge pulje for at afprøve modellen.
NUS scientists have developed design guidelines that increase the catalytic effectiveness of graphene-based solid state catalysts for potential industry applications.
Increasing the value of agriculture waste and turning it into new products will be the outcome of a new $10.9 million research consortium led by the University of Adelaide.
An international team of researchers has determined the function of a new family of proteins associated with cancer and autism. The results have been published in Molecular Cell.
An international team of researchers has found that efforts to make irrigation systems more efficient are actually prompting more water use. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group explains the basis for their argument and offers suggestions about better ways to manage water use.
Degradation of pristine graphene occurs in the human body when interacting with a naturally occurring enzyme found in the lung, announced Graphene Flagship partners; the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Strasbourg, Karolinska Institute and University of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM).
Health Here are the facts. Recent headlines may have you wondering if your genitals are at risk of rotting off. Before you flip out, read up on the facts.
Self-educated ice sage James Croll cracked the conundrum of why Earth periodically freezes over. He was feted in his time, so why did the world forget him?
A video game that players control with their minds appears to improve concentration skills in children with ADHD may have fewer side effects than medication
A world in environmental crisis needs all the help it can get from the arts. Poetry may be the ideal medium for expressing our unease at an endangered world
Corvids join the rat race in France, Dutch judges turn up the heat on Pastafarian, cows granted access to nudist beach, the sea that's not a sea, and more
A new study has found an effective way to cryopreserve and subsequently transplant ovaries of the multicolored Asian ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis. In mammals (including humans), long-term cryopreservation of fertilized eggs, sperm and ovaries is possible. However, in insects, cryopreservation of fertilized eggs has not been successful, and cryopreservation of sperm and ovaries has been put t
In some physical systems, even elements quite distant from one another are able to synchronize their actions. At a first glance, the phenomenon appears mysterious. Using a network of simple electronic oscillators interconnected as a ring, researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow have shown that remote synchronization can, at least in certain cas
Washington, D.C. and New York, NY (August 24, 2018)—CityLab, the preeminent global summit organized by The Atlantic, the Aspen Institute, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to address the most urgent urban issues of our time, has selected Detroit for its sixth-annual convening. The event will gather the world's leading mayors, city innovators, urban experts, artists, and activists for two-and-a-half da
Scientists can spend a long time in heated debates over tiny details – for example, how and whether atoms in a crystal move when heated, thereby altering the symmetry. Using computer simulations for the mineral lead telluride on the CSCS supercomputer Piz Daint, ETH researchers have resolved a long-standing controversy.
In a paper published in Nano, a group of researchers report developing a simple flame-burning method to prepare single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) sponges on a large scale. The SWNT sponge has multifunctional properties and has applications in waste cleaning, sensing and energy storage.
Der er fantastiske muligheder for at udbygge det nære sundhedsvæsen, hvis man vil det. Det fordrer kort sagt, at vi genopfinder 'den moderne generalist' og 'det moderne lokalsamfund'. Jeg tror, at begge sider af Folketinget har erkendt behovet. Det her er for vigtigt til partipolitik. Held og lykke til hele Folketinget.
Drinking alcohol in moderation is more harmful than previously thought, according to a new study that concludes there's no "safe" level of alcohol consumption.
Eddies formed off South Africa can trap and transport water across the vast expanse of the Atlantic to Brazil, and, in doing so, make an important contribution to the global climate.
Doug McLean In Laura van den Berg's new novel The Third Hotel , the protagonist keeps running into her husband on the streets of Havana—which is strange because her husband is dead, killed by an oncoming car just a few weeks earlier. In the journey that follows, Clare begins to question everything she knows—her past, her present, the very distance between life and death—though the novel isn't con
Dyr diesel med mange miljøomkostninger har fået øsamfund verden over til at gå forrest med at finde nye løsninger. Høj andel af vedvarende energi kræver energilagring.
Solcelleanlæggene er ulovlige, fordi de ikke er selskabsmæssigt adskilt fra kommunen. Kommunen kan enten rette ind eller pille anlægget ned. Men en ny bekendtgørelse giver lidt håb.
Herb2 the robot is not in its right mind, because clear across the country at Brown University, researchers have compromised it. Robotics, in other words, has itself a security issue.
Are there really baby monitors on the market that can alert a parent to stagnant chi as well as dangerously low oxygen levels? No, that's ridiculous! Will a company sell one at some point in the future? Probably. But for now, it's satire.
A new documentary shows how a well-known international competition gives kids a way to fight the lack of diversity in science — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series reported by master's students at the University of California at Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. The stories explore the impact of the vast racial and economic inequality in Fresno, the poorest major city in California. F or two hours every Saturday , a 1960s-era bus parks on a dead-end street in a dusty part of Fresno, California. Volunte
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series reported by master's students at the University of California at Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. The stories explore the impact of the vast racial and economic inequality in Fresno, the poorest major city in California. A jacket with a police badge sewn onto its shoulder hangs in the the office of Fresno City Councilman Oliver Baines III.
A major advance towards targeting cancer without harming healthy tissue has been discovered by University of Bristol researchers. The team has found a way to exploit hypoxia (reduced oxygen levels) — a condition which occurs during the development of many common cancers and drives their progression and spread. The findings, which have implications for targeted oncology, are published today in the
Henrik Steen Hansen er som formand for det nationale, videnskabelige selskab selvskreven til at deltage i flere møder for de nationale selskabers formænd.
Donald Trump, who generally admires dictators and ignores their victims, has finally found a human-rights issue he cares about: the plight of white South Africans. On Wednesday, he tweeted a demand that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "closely study" the South African government's "seizing [of] land from white farmers." Despite the many graver human-rights problems plaguing Africa, Trump has someh
Before the current farm bill expires on September 30, House and Senate conferees will sit down and try to put the finishing touches on a new, thousand-page bill that speaks to all aspects of the nation's agriculture policy, from farm subsidies to crop insurance to conservation programs. But the legislation, now nearly four years in the making, could be derailed by work requirements in the Supplem
In each of three pardons President Donald Trump has issued since taking office, his justification for doing so has been virtually the same: The convictions were not "fair." "He was treated very unfairly by our government!" the president said in May after pardoning the far-right commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted in 2014 for campaign-finance violations. "I have heard that he has been tr
If The Innocents isn't the most Netflixy dramatic series ever made, it's at least a contender. It's the kind of show where every element feels directly lifted from another Netflix hit and mashed up into a slightly awkward creation. There's the doomed but touchingly pure teenage romance ( 13 Reasons Why ). The young couple running away together with minimal planning and for reasons that are lightl
There is little dispute that President Donald Trump has the basic authority to revoke security clearances for current and former federal officials, as he did last week in the case of former CIA Director John Brennan and has threatened to do for several others who have criticized him. The rules for security clearances are governed by executive order, not law, and the president is the head of the e
Danmarks suverænitet bliver ikke kompromitteret af, at USA får fuld kontrol over softwaren i Danmarks kommende kampfly, vurderer forsvarsminister Claus Hjort Frederiksen.
Scientists at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology have taken important steps forward in the development of a cancer-targeting immunotherapy. The research team developed a treatment in mice that destroys part of the tumor and stimulates the immune system to attack persistent surviving cancer cells. In addition, the researchers demonstrated that the treatment provides protection against t
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and in turn, have found a new therapy that could prevent or reverse drug resistance for melanoma patients with a particular gene mutation, according to a study published in Nature Communications in August.
Research team from CAS Key Lab of Quantum Information developed multi-degree-of-freedom multiplexed solid-state quantum memory and demonstrate photon pulse operation functions with time and frequency degree-of-freedoms.
Computational biophysicists are not used to making discoveries, says Jianhan Chen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, so when he and colleagues cracked the secret of how cells regulate Big Potassium (BK) channels, they thought it must be a computational artifact. But after many simulations and tests, they convinced themselves that they have identified the BK gating mechanism that had elude
With the U.S. president skeptical of overseas engagements and withdrawing from a series of diplomatic commitments, his "America First" doctrine often looks like disengagement from the world. But then there is Russia, which this week showcased its own brand of global engagement—the Taliban said it would attend talks in Moscow where the U.S. and Afghan governments have declined to participate; Russ
I have a condition called aphantasia where I can't visualise things. When I try to picture my daughter when she's not there, I see nothing I was seven when, in hindsight, I first questioned my imagination. I remember watching the first Harry Potter film and my friend, who was a huge fan, was complaining that the characters weren't how she imagined them to be. I couldn't understand what she meant
På Rigshospitalet venter patienter typisk seks uger på at blive opereret for bugspytkirtelkræft. I Odense, Aarhus og Aalborg, som udfører den samme operation, er ventetiden mellem to og fire uger. Lægerne er klar til at operere flere patienter, men stor mangel på operationssygeplejersker på Abdominalcentret gør det umuligt at skrue op for kapaciteten.
Abdominalcentret på Rigshospitalet kæmper med rekrutteringsvanskeligheder af operationssygeplejersker. Det problem har de ikke i Odense, Aarhus eller Aalborg. Oversygeplejersker kalder rekrutteringsvanskelighederne for »et københavner-problem«.
The dynamics of kelp forests in the North-East Atlantic will experience a marked change as ocean warming continues and warm-water kelp species become more abundant, according to new research.
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