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High Under-5 Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Parkinson's Disease: Mitophagy and Cell Health

Study: Estradiol-Based Hormone Therapy and Memory Performance

Study Reveals High Stroke Rate in Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander People

The Complicated Question: Getting a Covid-19 Vaccine

Novel Intervention Boosts Quality of Life in Sickle Cell Adolescents

Understanding Cancer Cells' Flexibility: Epigenetic Influence

Challenges of Short Bowel Syndrome in Gastroenterology

Managing Resistance in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Pad2 Enzyme Promotes Tumor Growth in Pancreatic Cancer

High Dropout Rates in Youth Sports Linked to Social Class

Myocardial Infarction: Infectious Disease Discovery

U.S. Regulators Approve Updated Covid-19 Shots, Limiting Access

Understanding Glaucoma: Impact of Steroid Eye Medications

Breakthrough in Fight Against Viral Diseases

Music-Enhanced Breathwork Boosts Brain Regions: Study

Study Links Better Sleep and Diet to Mental Well-Being

Cannabis-Based Treatment Improves Insomnia Sleep Quality

Obesity-Causing Food Lipids Linked to Asthma Inflammation

Hope Rises: Biomarker Predicts CDK4/6 Response in ER+ Breast Cancer

Study Reveals Disappearance of Midlife Unhappiness Hump

Innovative 3D-Printing and Nanodiamonds for Fetal Lung Repair

Mapping Human Brain Response to Body Part Removal

Brain Cells Overactivated: Link to Parkinson's Identified

Study Reveals Diverse Evolution of Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Leveraging Nature's Check: Purdue Researchers Target Cancer

Biochemical Approach Reducing Drug-Seeking Behavior

Living Heart Valves Show Promise for Pediatric Heart Conditions

Study Reveals Therapeutic Clues for Treating Childhood Brain Tumor

Eli Lilly's Orforglipron: Weight Loss & Blood Sugar Reduction

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Sauropod Bones Unearthed in Ibirá, São Paulo

Neolithic Revolution: Shift to Farming in Human History

8% of Your Genome: Viral Souvenir from Evolutionary Past

New Bacteria Species Linked to Leishmaniasis in Amazon

Tiny Fish Study Reveals Effects of Oil and Flame Retardants

Researchers Discover Genomic Evidence of Plague of Justinian

Impactful Supercell Thunderstorms in Europe: Summer's Fury

Yale Study Uncovers Evolution of Amblyopsid Cavefishes

Astronomers Discover Conflicting Data on Exoplanet GJ 1132 b

Chinese Academy of Sciences Study Maps PM2.5 Pollution Transport

Textbook Picture of Planet Formation Gets Cosmic Twist

"NeuO Revealed: Selective Neuronal Staining Mechanism Unveiled"

Presence of Essential Elements in Air, Water, and Food

Material Selection Challenges: Theory vs. Experiment in Discovery

Pangolin Species Face Extinction Risk

Unveiling the Importance of Gut Microbiome Interactions

Global Agricultural Trade Impact on Water Distribution

Cells' Localized Translation Impact on Protein Function

Study Reveals Link Between Low Water Levels and Air Pollution Deaths

Tuning Valence Electron Ratios for Magnetic Properties

Study Reveals Gender Stereotypes Hinder Female Bosses

Insights into Exosome Dynamics: Breakthrough Research at Regensburg

Researchers Uncover Mechanism of Action of Protective Protein PspA

Artifacts Found in Mediterranean Sea Off Egypt Coast

Newly Discovered Crocodile-Relative Predator Fossil from Argentina

Orangutans' Balanced Diet: Lessons for Humans

Stockholm University Reveals Botulinum Toxin Blueprint

Developing Sustainable Blue Economies in Africa

New High-Energy Compound Revolutionizes Rocket Fuel

Cloudburst near Kheer Ganga Causes Flash Flood

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Real-time technique directly images material failure in 3D to improve nuclear reactor safety and longevity

Mit Researchers Develop Real-Time 3D Monitoring for Nuclear Reactor

The '100,000-year data gap': Researcher explains why robots lag behind AI chatbots

Rapid Advancement of AI Chatbots: Personal Assistants to Therapists

Novel signal detector could significantly cut energy consumption in next-generation wireless communication networks

Novel CF-MIMO Signal Detector Cuts Energy Use by 58%

Research Team Boosts Heat-to-Electricity Efficiency

Tiny defects deliver big gains: Controlling oxygen vacancies boosts thermoelectric efficiency by 91%

Smarter navigation: AI helps robots stay on track without a map

AI-Powered Solution Enhances Robot Navigation

'Resident Evil' makers marvel at 'miracle' longevity

"Resident Evil: A Decade-Long Zombie Survival Saga"

Next-generation wireless systems can benefit from robust, low-overhead semantic communication framework

Advancements in Semantic Communications: Enhancing User Experience

YouTube TV subscribers may lose access to Fox content, including sports, due to contract dispute

Fox Channels at Risk on YouTube TV: Content Deal Uncertain

Smart packaging reveals product condition through color changes

University of Vaasa Research: Smart Packaging with Color-Changing Inks

EU Researchers Cultivate Fungi on Agricultural Waste for Greener Construction

From mushrooms to new architecture: The rise of living, self-healing buildings

Guanidinium Thiocyanate Boosts Perovskite Solar Cells

Simple salt could help unlock more powerful perovskite solar cells

Nrel Researchers Suggest Testing Perovskite Solar Modules Outdoors

Perovskite experts push for outdoor tests to validate durability of emerging solar technology

Starfish-inspired tube feet could help underwater robots get a grip

Soft Robotics in Autonomous Systems: Bioinspired Adhesion for Grippers

"Ice Batteries: Texas A&M Boosts Thermal Energy Storage"

Ice-cooled buildings could ease strain on power grid

Recycling lithium from old electric vehicle batteries could be done cheaply with new electrochemical process

Reusing Spent EV Batteries: Recycling for New Energy

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Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Folic acid reduces risk of neural tube defects linked to HIV drug dolutegravir

Dolutegravir is a preferred medication for treating HIV infection, but it recently has been linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among babies born to mothers receiving the drug during early gestation. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine suspected that folic acid (vitamin B9), which is known to prevent the vast majority of neural tube defect cases, could be a part of the puzzle of dolutegravir's negative side effects.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/folic-acid-reduces-risk-of-neural-tube-defects-linked-to-hiv-drug-dolutegravir

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Carmit Levy and Dr. Tamar Golan of the Department of Human Genetics and Biochemistry at TAU's Sackler School of Medicine, have discovered that fat cells are involved in the transformation that melanoma cells undergo from cancer cells of limited growth in the epidermis to lethal metastatic cells attacking patients' vital organs.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/study-fat-cells-play-key-role-in-dangerous-transformation-of-melanoma

Putting the brakes on lateral root development

There's no organ system in the body that does as much for humans as roots do for plants. Part anchor and part mouth, a plant's root system architecture is critical to its success. But the process of growing new roots is costly to a plant, and there can be diminishing returns.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/putting-the-brakes-on-lateral-root-development

Hit your head, lose your sense of smell

It's long been known that people who suffer a major concussion can lose their sense of smell temporarily and also develop affective problems, such as anxiety and depression. Now scientists have found that's true even for people who get a minor concussion.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/hit-your-head-lose-your-sense-of-smell

Researchers unlock access to pain relief potential of cannabis

University of Guelph researchers are the first to uncover how the cannabis plant creates important pain-relieving molecules that are 30 times more powerful at reducing inflammation than Aspirin.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/researchers-unlock-access-to-pain-relief-potential-of-cannabis

Zhang group identifies gene that may make TNBC cells vulnerable to existing

Certain therapies that have proven effective in treating some types of breast cancers are ineffective for women diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In fact, there is limited targeted drug therapy for this type of breast cancer—the most aggressive type, diagnosed in about 20 percent of breast cancer patients.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/zhang-group-identifies-gene-that-may-make-tnbc-cells-vulnerable-to-existing

Buying local? Higher price means higher quality in consumers' minds

Why are we willing to pay much more for a six pack of craft beer, a locally produced bottle of wine or a regional brand item, often choosing them over national brands?

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/buying-local-higher-price-means-higher-quality-in-consumers-minds

Algae living inside fungi: How land plants first evolved

Scientists think that green algae are plants water-living ancestors, but we are not sure how the transition to land plants happened.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/algae-living-inside-fungi-how-land-plants-first-evolved

What motivates people to join—and stick with—citizen science projects?

From searching for extraterrestrial life to tracking rainfall, non-experts are increasingly helping to gather information to answer scientific questions. One of the most established hands-on, outdoor citizen science projects is the University of Washington-based Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, COASST, which trains beachgoers along the West Coast, from California to Alaska, to monitor their local beach for dead birds.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/what-motivates-people-to-join-and-stick-with-citizen-science-projects

Harnessing the power of microbes for mining in space

For centuries, people have done the hard work of mining useful minerals and metals from solid rock. Then, scientists learned how to harness the power of tiny microbes to do some of this labor. This process, called biomining, has become common on Earth.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/harnessing-the-power-of-microbes-for-mining-in-space

How to restore a coral reef

New guidelines drafted by a consortium of concerned experts could enable corals to adapt to changing environments and help restore declining coral populations in the Caribbean. The guidelines provide a definitive plan for collecting, raising, and replanting corals that maximizes their potential for adaptation.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/how-to-restore-a-coral-reef

Active pharmaceutical ingredients can persist in the environment

Homeowners who rely on private wells as their drinking water source can be vulnerable to bacteria, nitrates, and other contaminants that have known human health risks. Because they are not connected to a public drinking water supply, the homeowners are responsible for ensuring that their own drinking water is safe.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/active-pharmaceutical-ingredients-can-persist-in-the-environment

PrEP use high but wanes after three months among young African women

In a study of open-label Truvada as daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV among 427 young African women and adolescent girls, 95% initiated the HIV prevention strategy, and most used PrEP for the first three months. However, PrEP use fell among participants in this critical population during a year of follow-up clinic visits, although HIV incidence at 12 months was low. The preliminary results suggest that tailored, evidence-based adherence support strategies may be needed to durably engage young African women in consistent PrEP use. The study, known as HPTN 082, was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), both parts of the National Institutes of Health. The data were presented at the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/prep-use-high-but-wanes-after-three-months-among-young-african-women

E. coli superbug strains can persist in healthy women's guts

A recent study of over 1,000 healthy women with no symptoms of urinary tract infections showed nearly 9 percent carried multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli strains in their guts.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/e-coli-superbug-strains-can-persist-in-healthy-womens-guts

Study identifies cells required for the development of a healthy uterus

Knowledge of the biological processes involved in the development of the uterus is important for understanding uterine health and fertility. A research team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has uncovered important insights on a type of cell that is critical for the formation of a functioning uterus.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/study-identifies-cells-required-for-the-development-of-a-healthy-uterus

Researchers map protein-gene interactions involved in Alzheimer's disease

Among the confounding challenges of diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the fact that patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic versions of the degenerative condition may share similar neuropathological burdens but experience significantly different rates of cognitive decline.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/researchers-map-protein-gene-interactions-involved-in-alzheimers-disease

Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study

In an open-label study of women in southern and eastern Africa, a vaginal ring that is inserted once a month and slowly releases an antiviral drug was estimated to reduce the risk of HIV by 39%, according to statistical modeling. In addition, the study found that participants appeared to use the ring more in the open-label study than in a previous clinical trial. These and other results of the HIV Open Label Extension (HOPE) study were presented today at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico City.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/most-women-use-vaginal-ring-for-hiv-prevention-in-open-label-study

Psychological support 'not available' to one in three cancer patients who need it

People with cancer have trouble accessing appropriate psychological support, a new global report published today by the All.Can international cancer initiative reveals.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/psychological-support-not-available-to-one-in-three-cancer-patients-who-need-it

'Browning' white fat cells opens new avenue to obesity prevention

Scientists are getting closer to understanding how to turn the body's energy-storing white fat cells into energy-burning beige fat cells, opening up hopes that fat deposits could one day be deliberately manipulated to prevent obesity and related health conditions.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/browning-white-fat-cells-opens-new-avenue-to-obesity-prevention