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- Sniffing out error in detection dog data
- Viruses under the microscope
- The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions
- World speed record for polymer simulations shattered by over a hundred-fold
- Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging
- How skin begins: New research could improve skin grafts, and more
- Gut microbes' role in mammals' evolution starts to become clearer
- We have more than enough calories, but what about other nutrients?
- Probiotic use may reduce antibiotic prescriptions
- Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France
- New method promises fewer side effects from cancer drugs
- Scientists reveal drumming helps schoolchildren diagnosed with autism
- Calorie counts on restaurant menus have customers ordering less
- Trees reveal the evolution of environmental pollution
- Leptospirosis strains identified in Uruguay cattle
- Largest study of 'post-treatment controllers' reveals clues about HIV remission
- Most fire in Florida goes undetected
- Programmable materials: Hydrogels capable of complex movement created
- Conservation dairy farming could help Pa. meet Chesapeake target
- Helping computers fill in the gaps between video frames
- Suspending young students risks future success in school
- Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women's hormones
- The next phase: Using neural networks to identify gas-phase molecules
- Expedited partner therapy: With STDs at an all-time high, why aren't more people getting a proven treatment?
- Why some people are at risk of gout
- BPA replacements in plastics cause reproductive problems in lab mice
- People show confirmation bias even about which way dots are moving
- Enhanced 3-D imaging poised to advance treatments for brain diseases
- Eyes have a natural version of night vision
- Open insulin, 'DIY bio' and the future of pharma
- Caspase-2 enzyme inhibitor shows promise for ameliorating fatty liver disease
- One in three college freshmen worldwide reports mental health disorder
- BUFFALO charges towards the earliest galaxies
- Obesity alters airway muscle function, increases asthma risk
- New means to fight 'un-killable' bacteria in healthcare settings
- Computer avatars play a part in dementia detection
- Appetite for shark fin soup serious risk to threatened sharks
- Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of COPD
- New devices could reduce excess heat in computers
- Disrupting genetic processes reverses aging in human cells
- The art of storytelling: Researchers explore why we relate to characters
| Sniffing out error in detection dog data Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:04 AM PDT New research finds three alternative answers beyond errors in handler or dog training that can explain why dogs trained to identify scat for conservation purposes sometimes collect non-target scats. |
| Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:04 AM PDT Human herpesviruses such as HHV-6 can remain dormant in cells for many years without being noticed. When reactivated, they can cause serious clinical conditions. Researchers have now found a way of differentiating between active and inactive viruses. |
| The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:03 AM PDT Using the fossil record to accurately estimate the timing and pace of past mass extinctions is no easy task, and a new study highlights how fossil evidence can produce a misleading picture if not interpreted with care. |
| World speed record for polymer simulations shattered by over a hundred-fold Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:03 AM PDT By analogy to linear polymers, which reptate with a random walk embedded in a 3D network, we show that star polymers relax by a random walk in a 5D network. |
| Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state, they produce chemicals known to impair cognitive and motor function. That's one explanation for why memory fades and other brain functions decline during old age. But, according to a new study, there may be a remedy to delay the inevitable: dietary fiber. |
| How skin begins: New research could improve skin grafts, and more Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT Researchers have discovered a key mechanism by which skin begins to develop in embryos. |
| Gut microbes' role in mammals' evolution starts to become clearer Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT Scientists have made a key advance toward understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans and other mammals evolve. |
| We have more than enough calories, but what about other nutrients? Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT A new study is the first to quantitatively map the flow of energy, protein, fat, essential amino acids and micronutrients from 'field-to-fork' at a global level and identify hotspots where nutrients are lost. The study shows that while we produce far more nutrients than is required for the global population, inefficiencies in the supply chain leave many people nutrient deficient. |
| Probiotic use may reduce antibiotic prescriptions Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT The use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed the benefits of probiotics, co-led by a Georgetown investigator. |
| Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT The British mainland was formed from the collision of not two, but three ancient continental land masses, according to new research. |
| New method promises fewer side effects from cancer drugs Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT A recent achievement in the field of protein research allows for better tailored pharmaceuticals with fewer side effects. |
| Scientists reveal drumming helps schoolchildren diagnosed with autism Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT Children diagnosed with autism perform better in school if they participate in two 30-minute drumming sessions a week, according to a new scientific study. |
| Calorie counts on restaurant menus have customers ordering less Posted: 13 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT Researchers conducted a randomized experiment and found that diners at full service restaurants whose menus listed calories ordered meals with 3 percent fewer calories -- about 45 calories less -- than those who had menus without calorie information. Customers ordered fewer calories in their appetizer and entree courses, but their dessert and drink orders remained the same. |
| Trees reveal the evolution of environmental pollution Posted: 13 Sep 2018 11:20 AM PDT Chemical analysis of tipuana tree rings and bark by Brazilian researchers shows falling levels of heavy metal pollution in the air of São Paulo City, Southern Hemisphere's largest metropolis. |
| Leptospirosis strains identified in Uruguay cattle Posted: 13 Sep 2018 11:20 AM PDT Leptospirosis infections, caused by Leptospira bacteria, occur in people and animals around the world, but different strains of the bacteria may vary in their ability to cause disease and to jump between species. Now, researchers have for the first time described the characteristics of the Leptospira variants that infect cattle in Uruguay. |
| Largest study of 'post-treatment controllers' reveals clues about HIV remission Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:46 AM PDT Much remains unknown about a group of individuals known as HIV post-treatment controllers, including how rare this ability is. Two new studies explore the characteristics of this group as well as the biological mechanisms that may help explain this unique ability. |
| Most fire in Florida goes undetected Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT A new study indicates that common satellite imaging technologies have vastly underestimated the number of fires in Florida, detecting only 25 percent of burned area. |
| Programmable materials: Hydrogels capable of complex movement created Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT Researchers have developed a process by which 2-D hydrogels can be programmed to expand and shrink in a space- and time-controlled way that applies force to their surfaces, enabling the formation of complex 3-D shapes and motions. |
| Conservation dairy farming could help Pa. meet Chesapeake target Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT If the majority of dairy farms in Pennsylvania fully adopt conservation best-management practices, the state may be able to achieve its total maximum daily load water-quality target for the Chesapeake Bay, according to researchers. |
| Helping computers fill in the gaps between video frames Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT Researchers have developed an add-on module that helps artificial intelligence systems called convolutional neural networks, or CNNs, to fill in the gaps between video frames to greatly improve the network's activity recognition. |
| Suspending young students risks future success in school Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT New research finds that young suspended students -- especially boys -- are likely to be suspended again later in elementary school. |
| Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women's hormones Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT Researchers have discovered links between chemicals that are widely used in cosmetic and personal care products and changes in reproductive hormones. |
| The next phase: Using neural networks to identify gas-phase molecules Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT Scientists have developed a neural network that can identify the structure of molecules in the gas phase, offering a novel technique for national security and pharmaceutical applications. |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT In a new paper, physicians describe the barriers that stand in the way of getting expedited partner therapy to more people. |
| Why some people are at risk of gout Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT Researchers have helped characterize a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why some people are at risk of gout, a painful and debilitating arthritic disease. |
| BPA replacements in plastics cause reproductive problems in lab mice Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT Twenty years ago, researchers made the accidental discovery that BPA had leached out of plastic cages used to house female mice in the lab, causing an increase in chromosomally abnormal eggs. Now, the same team is back to report that the array of alternative bisphenols now used to replace BPA in BPA-free bottles, cups, cages, and other items appear to come with similar problems for their mice. |
| People show confirmation bias even about which way dots are moving Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT People have a tendency to interpret new information in a way that supports their pre-existing beliefs, a phenomenon known as confirmation bias. Now, researchers have shown that people will do the same thing even when the decision they've made pertains to a choice that is rather less consequential: which direction a series of dots is moving and whether the average of a series of numbers is greater or less than 50. |
| Enhanced 3-D imaging poised to advance treatments for brain diseases Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT Researchers have developed a combination of commercially available hardware and open-source software, named PySight, which improves rapid 2-D and 3-D imaging of the brain and other tissues. |
| Eyes have a natural version of night vision Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software and hardware of its light-sensing cells to create a kind of night vision. Retinal circuits that were thought to be unchanging and programmed for specific tasks actively adapt to different light conditions, say the scientists who made the discovery. |
| Open insulin, 'DIY bio' and the future of pharma Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT A growing community of do-it-yourself 'biohackers' are disrupting business-as-usual for pharmaceutical discovery, development and distribution. A new article looks at how the pharmaceutical industry, and the U.S. regulatory environment, will need to change in response. |
| Caspase-2 enzyme inhibitor shows promise for ameliorating fatty liver disease Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT Researchers have discovered using mice and human clinical specimens that caspase-2, a protein-cleaving enzyme, is a critical driver of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a chronic and aggressive liver condition. By identifying caspase-2's critical role, they believe an inhibitor of this enzyme could provide an effective way to stop the pathogenic progression that leads to NASH -- and possibly even reverse early symptoms. |
| One in three college freshmen worldwide reports mental health disorder Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT A new study finds that more than one-third of first-year university students in eight industrialized countries around the globe report symptoms consistent with a diagnosable mental health disorder. |
| BUFFALO charges towards the earliest galaxies Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has started a new mission to shed light on the evolution of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. The BUFFALO survey will observe six massive galaxy clusters and their surroundings. The first observations show the galaxy cluster Abell 370 and a host of magnified, gravitationally lensed galaxies around it. |
| Obesity alters airway muscle function, increases asthma risk Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:39 AM PDT Obesity changes how airway muscles function, increasing the risk of developing asthma, a new study suggests. |
| New means to fight 'un-killable' bacteria in healthcare settings Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT Scientists have identified new means of fighting drug-tolerant bacteria, a growing global threat as menacing as drug-resistant microbes. Little is known about the mechanisms leading to tolerance, a strategy that makes bacteria 'indifferent' to antibiotics and almost 'un-killable,' which results in chronic infections extremely difficult to treat and cure. |
| Computer avatars play a part in dementia detection Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT Scientists have demonstrated the possibility of detecting dementia from conversations in human-agent interaction. Their research shows how a machine can learn characteristics of sounds of elderly people who answered easy questions from avatars on a computer. |
| Appetite for shark fin soup serious risk to threatened sharks Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT Fishing pressure on threatened shark populations has increased dramatically in recent years and it is urgent that consumers reject shark fin products altogether, new study asserts. |
| Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of COPD Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT Testosterone replacement therapy may slow disease progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new research. |
| New devices could reduce excess heat in computers Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT Antiferromagnets could make it possible to achieve computing speeds much faster than existing devices, new research suggests. |
| Disrupting genetic processes reverses aging in human cells Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT Research has shed new light on genetic processes that may one day lead to the development of therapies that can slow, or even reverse, how our cells age. |
| The art of storytelling: Researchers explore why we relate to characters Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT For thousands of years, humans have relied on storytelling to engage, to share emotions and to relate personal experiences. Now, psychologists are exploring the mechanisms deep within the brain to better understand just what happens when we communicate. |
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