Could releasing ‘handbrake’ immune cells help supercharge immunity?
Researchers have found a way to supercharge immune cells that could enable them to clear disease and infections faster
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Exercise during pregnancy reduces the risk of Type-2 Diabetes in offspring
Exercising during pregnancy bestows a wealth of benefits upon a child. New research suggests that exercise may also help reduce the offspring's chance...
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
COVID-19: Vaccination greatly reduces infectious viral load, study finds
By comparing the infectious viral load caused by ancestral SARS-CoV-2 as well as by the Delta and Omicron variants, scientists highlight the benefits ...
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean
The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years' worth of distinctive foraging behavior in a species once driven to the br...
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Management researchers prescribe possible remedy in opioid misuse
A team of researchers developed a framework that may help clinicians objectively identify and estimate harms and benefits of opioid use for pain manag...
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
About 1 in 4 adults has an often-missed liver disorder linked to higher heart disease risk
It is estimated that about one in four adults worldwide has an abnormal build-up of fat in the liver, called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)...
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Scientists identify novel approach to preventing seizures
Scientists have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential method of preventing damaging se...
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Pollution from cooking emissions hangs in the air
Organic aerosols -- such as those released in cooking -- may stay in the atmosphere for several days, because of nanostructures formed by fatty acids ...
April 14, 2022, 6:43 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
How mechanical stimuli trigger cellular signalling
Breathing, seeing, hearing -- the family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is involved in a variety of physiological processes and is also the ca...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
HIV: The antibodies of 'post-treatment controllers'
A very small percentage of people with HIV-1, known as 'post-treatment controllers' (PTCs), are able to control their infection after interrupting all...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Colon cancer: How mutation of the APC gene disrupts lymphocyte migration
In patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, a genetic disease predisposing to colon cancer, mutations of the APC gene induce the formation of int...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Chemical synthesis: Golden wedding for molecules
Chemical syntheses in liquids and gases take place in three-dimensional space. Random collisions between molecules have to result in something new in ...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Study helps explain how xanthan gum, a common food additive, is processed in the gut
A new study examines the ability of the human gut microbiome to digest xanthan gum, a relatively recently introduced food ingredient found in many pro...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
A drug that treats alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety medication
Disulfiram is a drug used to treat chronic alcoholism. However, studies suggest that it also inhibits chemokine receptor signaling pathways that are a...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Lies that 'might' eventually come true seem less unethical
People may be willing to condone statements they know to be false and even spread misinformation on social media if they believe those statements coul...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing
In a discovery that could speed research into next-generation electronics and LED devices, a research team has developed a reliable, scalable method f...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Study tracks COVID-19 antibodies over time
A new study of COVID-19 antibodies shows that Pfizer vaccine antibodies fall faster than Moderna -- and for Pfizer recipients, age matters.
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Researchers create miniature wide-angle camera with flat metalenses
Researchers have designed a new, ultrathin camera that acquires wide-angle, high-quality images using a metalens array. This approach eliminates bulky...
April 14, 2022, 6:42 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Food insecurity doubled likelihood of foregoing or delaying medical care during first year of COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.
Individuals with food insecurity were also two to three times more likely to have delayed or foregone specific types of care, including skipping a rec...
April 14, 2022, 6:32 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Edible, fluorescent silk tags can suss out fake medications
Recent developments such as the explosion of online pharmacies and supply chain issues have made it easier for counterfeiters to profit from fake or a...
April 14, 2022, 10:44 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Coronaviruses evolve to recognize glycans of their host species
Researchers have characterized the binding of proteins from several animal and human coronaviruses to glycans called sialic acids, revealing host-spec...
April 14, 2022, 10:44 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Nanoparticles could enable a more sensitive and durable rapid COVID-19 test
Researchers have developed a rapid test that uses molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles, rather than antibodies, to detect SARS-CoV-2. The new t...
April 14, 2022, 10:44 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice
Current antibody treatments block SARS-CoV-2 by binding to one of three binding sites on the spike protein. A new protein-based antiviral binds to all...
April 14, 2022, 4:06 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Tear-free hair brushing? All you need is math
Scientists explore the mathematics of combing and explain why the brushing technique used by so many is the most effective method to detangle a bundle...
April 14, 2022, 4:06 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Genomic time machine in sea sponges
Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on the pla...
April 14, 2022, 4:06 a.m.
Mayur Tembhare
COVID-19 therapy: Better in combination than alone
There is a steadily growing arsenal of drugs for COVID-19. Researchers have studied the mechanisms of action of antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs....
April 13, 2022, 11:53 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Ice shards in Antarctic clouds let more solar energy reach Earth’s surface
Clouds come in myriad shapes, sizes and types, which control their effects on climate. New research shows that splintering of frozen liquid droplets t...
April 13, 2022, 11:53 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Show them the money: Pay the vaccine-hesitant to get their COVID-19 shots
A study initiated before the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has found that a $1000 incentive for the vaccine-hesitant could boost vaccine rates up to 87...
April 13, 2022, 11:53 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Total economic burden of MS in United States is more than $85 billion
The estimated cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) reached $85.4 billion in 2019 in the United States, according to a new report. In addition, when researc...
April 13, 2022, 11:53 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Rotating blue laser light reveals unimagined dynamics in living cells
When cities transform into a colorful world of lights as darkness falls, it's often only possible to estimate their contours, which depending on the p...
April 13, 2022, 11:53 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Seeing more deeply into nanomaterials
Researchers have overcome imaging the inside of a novel material self-assembled from nanoparticles with seven nanometer resolution, about 1/100,000 of...
April 13, 2022, 11:52 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Cell treatment slows disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients
A cell therapy stabilizes weakened muscles--including the heart muscle -- in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, a new study shows.
April 13, 2022, 11:52 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Want to 3D print a kidney? Start by thinking small
Human organ transplants offer a crucial lifeline to people with serious illnesses, but there are too few organs to go around: in the U.S. alone, there...
April 13, 2022, 10:46 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Additional COVID vaccine helps protect transplant patients
Additional booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 are particularly important for those who are immunosuppressed, namely those who have had solid or...
April 13, 2022, 10:46 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Beyond the honeybee: How many bee species does a meadow need?
Entomologists have now shown that the more plant species there are in a meadow, the more bee species are needed for pollination. They found that the l...
April 13, 2022, 10:06 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Climate change will reshuffle marine ecosystems in unexpected ways
Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new study that found as tem...
April 13, 2022, 10:06 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Physics models better define what makes pasta al dente
Researchers examined how pasta swells, softens, and becomes sticky as it takes up water. They combined measurements of pasta parameters, such as expan...
April 13, 2022, 10:04 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Joystick-operated robot could help surgeons treat stroke remotely
Engineers developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons remotely treat patients experiencing stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons ...
April 13, 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Social connections influence brain structure of rhesus macaques
Scientists have found that social connections influence the brain structure of rhesus macaques. Specifically, the number of grooming partners an indiv...
April 13, 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Layered controls can significantly curb exposure to COVID-19
Using a new computational model that simulates the life cycle of pathogen-laden particles, researchers found that a combination of distancing of six f...
April 13, 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Family structure associated with delinquency for adolescents, Swedish study finds
Adolescents living in single-father, single-mother, father-stepmother and mother-stepfather families report more delinquency than those living with bo...
April 13, 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Busy mothers did less breastfeeding in 19th century Netherlands
A 19th century rural Dutch village had unusually low rates of breastfeeding, likely because mothers were busy working, according to a new study.
April 13, 2022, 9:51 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Vegan diets for dogs may be linked with better health, and could be less hazardous, than meat-based diets
A survey study of the guardians of more than 2,500 dogs explored links between dog diet and health outcomes, suggesting that nutritionally sound vegan...
April 13, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
High cardiovascular risk is associated with symptoms of depression
Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults, according to a new study.
April 13, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Pandemic may have intensified U.S. workplace prejudice against East Asian and Hispanic colleagues
A new, U.S.-based survey study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against East Asian and Hispanic colleagues...
April 13, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Researchers load CAR T cells with oncolytic virus to treat solid cancer tumors
Researchers have devised an immunotherapy technique that combines chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, with a cancer-killi...
April 13, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Diverse life forms may have evolved earlier than previously thought
Researchers analyzed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old. In an earlier article, the team f...
April 13, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Act of sabotage determines mammalian embryonic development
Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from a limited number of...
April 13, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
Tumors change their metabolism to spread more effectively
Cancer cells can disrupt a metabolic pathway that breaks down fats and proteins to boost the levels of a byproduct called methylmalonic acid, thereby ...
April 13, 2022, 8:47 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
New polymer materials make fabricating optical interconnects easier
Researchers have developed new polymer materials that are ideal for making the optical links necessary to connect chip-based photonic components with ...
April 13, 2022, 8:47 p.m.
Mayur Tembhare
