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Leukemia Patients: Risks & Guidelines for Respiratory Viruses

Nutrition Therapies Minimize Cancer Treatment Side Effects

New Drug Treatment Boosts Survival in Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms

Study Reveals Key to Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy Success

Deciphering Neurotransmitter Receptor Behavior in Development

Challenges of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Global Concern

Herpes Zoster Vaccine Linked to Lower Heart Attack Risk

Journey with Autism: Early Beginnings at Three Years

Queensland Woman Jailed for Faking Cancer Fraud

Routine Blood Tests in Primary Care: Predicting Cancer Risk in White Patients

FDA Approves Limited Fall COVID-19 Vaccines

New Clinical Trial Shows Promise for Pet Cats with Deadly Cancer

Individualized Methadone Treatment Improves Opioid Care

Unlocking the Secret to Longevity: Scientists' Quest

Novel Rose Petal-Inspired Sweat Sensors for Enhanced Stability

Kruti Naik Revolutionizes Ocular Drug Delivery

New Diagnostic Method Confirms Sepsis Infections Early

McGill University Discovers Brain Cell Changes in Depression

Researcher Urges Action on Vaping Normalization Among Māori

Exploring Legal, Ethical, and Policy Questions of In Vitro Gametogenesis

UNC Researchers Contribute to New Blood Pressure Guidelines

Skipping Breakfast and Late Dinners Linked to Osteoporosis

Whooping Cough: Vaccine-Preventable Disease Circulating Despite High Vaccination

Labor Day: Workers' Official Permission to Rest

Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in NYC: 100+ Sick, 5 Dead

Cardiovascular Diseases: Top Cause of Death in Cancer Survivors

Key Difference in Immune Systems of Males and Females

First West Nile Virus Mosquitoes Detected in City

Study Shows Benefits of COPD Care Pathway

Study: Prevent Falls in Aged Care with Tailored Programs

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How Trees Support New Life Through Natural Decomposition

Global Backing for 30–30 Biodiversity Goal: Study

Alarming Rise of Harmful Algae: Domoic Acid Threatens Marine Life

Iron-Age Jerusalem's Water Crisis: Siloam Dam's Ingenious Solution

Earth: Only Known Planet with Life-Supporting Conditions

Ideal City Size Study Reveals Sustainability Peak

New Study Reveals Nature's Complex Seasonal Clock

Elon Musk's XAI Chatbot App Grok Tops Japan's Charts

Afl and Lgbtqia+ Face Homophobia Challenge

Soybeans Vulnerable: Drought and Ozone Impact - Study

Study Reveals Moths' Surprising Hearing Adaptation

Elevated Hexavalent Chromium and Silver Levels Detected in Eaton and Palisades Wildfires Cleanup

Unlocking Plant Treasures: Modern Tech Reveals Herbaria's Secrets

NASA Technology for Crew and Cargo to Harsh Planetary Environments

Researchers Decode Mystery of Flowering Plant Fertilization

Team Discovers Standing Shock in Black Hole Accretion

Izaña-1 and Izaña-2: Spain's Laser-Ranging Stations

Addressing Traumatic Injuries of the Central Nervous System

Perseverance Explores Beyond Jezero Crater, Reaches Outcrop Soroya

Taylor Guitars' Eco-Friendly Initiative in Cameroon

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Engagement Announcement Sparks Fan Frenzy

Paula Clare Harper Explores Music and Internet Trends

Study Explores Universe's Origin and Evolution

University of Regina Researchers Find Hope in Indigenous Medicine

Plant Protein Acts as Molecular Velcro, Enhancing Stress Response

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Unveils Breakthrough Genome Packing Tool

Nanoparticles: Key Role in Modern Science & Industry

"Construction Begins on CHORD: Canadian Radio Telescope Project"

Asteroid Bennu Mission Unveils Solar System Origins

Sanmay Das: Nuanced Jobs Unlikely to be Replaced by AI

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Bus seatbelts can save lives: How do we get more people to wear them?

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The AI breakthrough that uses almost no power to create images

Generative AI Tools: Scientists Seek Energy Efficiency

Electric Vehicle Boom Leads to Growing Electronic Waste Crisis

Self-assembling electrolyte enables rapid disassembly for easier EV battery recycling

Study examines how AI can ease workloads for frontline cybersecurity teams

Csiro Study: Chatgpt-4 Supports Cybersecurity Analysts

Prehistoric basketweaving inspires new materials for stiff, resilient robots

Woven Materials: Versatile for Robots, Exoskeletons & More

UK's Rapid Transformation of Steel and Cement Industries: Implications on Climate Strategy

The green steel revolution is creating demand for new approaches to cement production, study finds

Cities Built on Compromise: Rethinking Urban Planning

Generative model helps design cities for cars and pedestrians

States fast-track wind, solar permits and contracts to beat Trump's deadline

State Leaders Rush to Fast-Track Wind and Solar Projects

Openai Reveals Ai Boosting Jobs in California

ChatGPT maker touts how AI benefits Californians amid safety concerns

Growth strategy enhances efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells

Advancements in Solar Energy Technologies

Study examines whether policy intervention could combat ransomware

University of Texas Researcher Analyzes Cybercrime Trends

Japan confident on wind power after Mitsubishi blow

Japan Remains Optimistic About Renewable Energy Amid Mitsubishi's Exit

Nvidia's Strong Quarterly Earnings Overshadowed by China Concerns

AI giant Nvidia beats earnings expectations but shares fall

Toto Introduces Real-Time Washroom Locator Service

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Friday, 19 July 2019

To return to the Moon, astronauts need new spacesuits

Space engineer Pablo de Leon has designed two spacesuit prototypes for the Moon and for Mars, and knows how long development takes.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/to-return-to-the-moon-astronauts-need-new-spacesuits

One-stop clinics, a rare lifesaver for Zimbabwe's sick

Blessing Chingwaru could barely walk without support when he arrived at the specialist Rutsanana clinic in Harare complaining of chest pains and fatigue.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/one-stop-clinics-a-rare-lifesaver-for-zimbabwes-sick

Thai farmers on the cash trail with snail slime

Giant snails inch across a plate of pumpkin and cucumber in central Thailand, an "organic" diet to tease the prized collagen-rich mucus from the molluscs, which to some cosmetic firms are now more valuable than gold.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/thai-farmers-on-the-cash-trail-with-snail-slime

Technology, temporary help keeps farmers on job longer

At 79 years old, Art McManus says he's still able to hop on the tractor and maintain the 160 acres of cherry trees at his orchard in Traverse City, Michigan.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/technology-temporary-help-keeps-farmers-on-job-longer

The exploration of space in 10 key dates

From the Soviet Union's pioneering satellite to the first man on the Moon 50 years ago, here are 10 key dates in space exploration.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/the-exploration-of-space-in-10-key-dates

Physicist studying how extreme weather in space affects satellites

A physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing a new scale to measure weather storms in space that could lead to a better understanding of how those storms impact Earth.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/physicist-studying-how-extreme-weather-in-space-affects-satellites

Take a bath 90 minutes before bedtime to get better sleep

Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a way for people to get better shuteye. Systematic review protocols—a method used to search for and analyze relevant data—allowed researchers to analyze thousands of studies linking water-based passive body heating, or bathing and showering with warm/hot water, with improved sleep quality. Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering found that bathing 1-2 hours before bedtime in water of about 104-109 degrees Fahrenheit can significantly improve your sleep.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/take-a-bath-90-minutes-before-bedtime-to-get-better-sleep

Discovering how diabetes leads to vascular disease

A team of UC Davis Health scientists and physicians has identified a cellular connection between diabetes and one of its major complications—blood vessel narrowing that increases risks of several serious health conditions, including heart disease and stroke.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/discovering-how-diabetes-leads-to-vascular-disease

Biologist leads pioneering study on stress

A biologist at Louisiana State University conducted a pioneering research study that could help us to better understand the role of dopamine in stress resilience in humans through analyzing wild songbirds. This study could lead to increased prevention and treatment of stress-related disorders.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/biologist-leads-pioneering-study-on-stress

New research finds private practice physicians less likely to maintain electronic records

Modernizing health records by making them electronic has gained momentum as technology evolves and policies push health care toward digital solutions. But the same trend has not been evident for physicians who remain in private practice, new research finds.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-research-finds-private-practice-physicians-less-likely-to-maintain-electronic-records

Powering the future with lunar soil

Building a lunar base would be one of the next logical steps in our exploration of the solar system, but the survival of a future crew depends on access to a reliable source of energy. An ESA Discovery & Preparation study explored how lunar regolith—the dust, soil and rock on the moon's surface—could be used to store heat and provide electricity for future astronauts, rovers and landers.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/powering-the-future-with-lunar-soil

Helping robots to build new antibiotics

A team from The University of Manchester have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics. These antibiotics, known as class II polyketides, are also naturally produced by soil bacteria and have antimicrobial properties which are vital in the modern pharmaceutical industry to combat infectious diseases and cancer.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/helping-robots-to-build-new-antibiotics

New measurements imply dramatically higher abundance of helium hydride ions in the early universe

Physicists report the first laboratory measurements of electron reactions with helium hydride ions in the cryogenic storage ring CSR at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg. At temperatures down to 6 K, the reaction rates destroying the molecule were found to be significantly lower compared to previous measurements at room temperature. This translates into a strongly enhanced abundance of this primordial molecule acting as a coolant for first star and galaxy formation in the early universe.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-measurements-imply-dramatically-higher-abundance-of-helium-hydride-ions-in-the-early-universe

Researchers determine epigenetic origin of docetaxel-resistant breast cancer

Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have published a study in Molecular Cancer Research in which they identify methylation patterns associated with different subtypes of breast cancer, and a subclassification of the group of "triple negatives," a breast cancer type typically associated with poor prognosis. In addition, they identified changes in DNA methylation associated with the response to docetaxel, a common therapy. The research was led by Dr. Eva González-Suárez, head of the IDIBELL Transformation and Metastasis research group.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/researchers-determine-epigenetic-origin-of-docetaxel-resistant-breast-cancer

Scientists discover group of genes connected to longer life in fruit flies

Alexey Moskalev, Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory of Geroprotective and Radioprotective technologies and co-authors from the Institute of biology of Komi Science Center of RAS, the Engelgard's Institute of molecular biology of RAS and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology published an article titled "Transcriptome Analysis of Long-lived Drosophila melanogaster E(z) Mutants Sheds Light on the Molecular Mechanisms of Longevity" in Nature Scientific Reports.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/scientists-discover-group-of-genes-connected-to-longer-life-in-fruit-flies

Adding a polymer stabilizes collapsing metal-organic frameworks

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a special class of sponge-like materials with nano-sized pores. The nanopores lead to record-breaking internal surface areas, up to 7800 m2 in a single gram. This feature makes MOFs extremely versatile materials with multiple uses, such as separating petrochemicals and gases, mimicking DNA, hydrogen production and removing heavy metals, fluoride anions, and even gold from water—to name a few.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/adding-a-polymer-stabilizes-collapsing-metal-organic-frameworks

Researchers report the function of reverse-twisting DNA

Normally, the two strands of the DNA double helix wind around each other in a right-handed spiral. However, there is another conformation called Z-DNA in which the strands twist to the left. The function of Z-DNA has remained a mystery since its discovery. A newly published paper unambiguously establishes that the Z-conformation is key to regulating interferon responses involved in fighting viruses and cancer. The researchers analyzed families with variants in the Z-binding domain of the ADAR gene.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/researchers-report-the-function-of-reverse-twisting-dna

Largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations

National Institute of Health researchers have reported the largest genomic study of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in sub-Saharan Africans, with data from more than 5,000 individuals from Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. Researchers confirmed known genomic variants and identified a novel gene ZRANB3, which may influence susceptibility to the disease in sub-Saharan African populations. The gene could also influence the development of T2D in other populations and inform further research.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/largest-genomic-study-on-type-2-diabetes-in-sub-saharan-african-populations

Big Sugar and neglect by global health community fuel oral health crisis

Oral health has been isolated from traditional healthcare and health policy for too long, despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases, according to a Lancet Series on Oral Health, published today in The Lancet. Failure of the global health community to prioritise the global burden of oral health has led to calls from Lancet Series authors for the radical reform of dental care, tightened regulation of the sugar industry, and greater transparency around conflict of interests in dental research.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/big-sugar-and-neglect-by-global-health-community-fuel-oral-health-crisis