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New research suggests early warning signals (EWSs) could help in the monitoring of disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19. The study found warnings could be detected weeks earlier than any rapid increase in cases. The findings could help governments and policy makers improve the accuracy of their decisions and allow timely interventions if needed. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3DvxDk4 via IFTTT

As many as a half of all drinkers underestimated how drunk they were, judging themselves still safe to drive despite having exceeded the legal driving limit. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3owDzVG via IFTTT

A new protein variant underlies the ability of gastric cancers to resist an otherwise effective family of chemotherapy drugs, according to a study by a multidisciplinary team. The results suggest a treatment strategy that could improve the prognoses of many patients with cancer. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rOhDY6 via IFTTT

A new study has identified sildenafil -- an FDA-approved therapy for erectile dysfunction (Viagra) and pulmonary hypertension (Ravatio) -- as a promising drug candidate to help prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease. Researchers determined that sildenafil is associated with 69% reduced incidence of Alzheimer's. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31G0OUu via IFTTT

Researchers compile a dataset of over 200,000 plant species worldwide to demonstrate the extent to which species extinctions and non-native invasive plants reorganize plant communities in the Anthropocene revealing biotic homogenization results from human activity whether intentional or unintentional. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3GihEYi via IFTTT

In a concerning trend for the health of U.S. children, the rate of underinsured youngsters rose from 30.6% to 34% -- an additional 2.4 million kids -- from 2016 to 2019, according to a new analysis. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3drrbQs via IFTTT

New research has led to a promising potential therapy for neonatal jaundice that's more safe, simple and convenient than the blood transfusions currently given to babies suffering from the most dangerous forms of the condition. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3IsJTWb via IFTTT

In a discovery that could one day benefit people suffering from traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia, researchers have identified the characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a central role in how memories are recalled in the brain. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3dvjjxf via IFTTT

A recent phase II clinical trial results suggest that the monoclonal antibody hu14.18K322A could help change treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Is7pm2 via IFTTT

A research team has succeeded in producing two molecules that are otherwise only formed by microorganisms from extremely contaminated wastewater in an abandoned mine in South Korea. The method, which took four years to develop, could pave the way for new types of drugs. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rFWNdB via IFTTT

A special form of four-stranded DNA, recently seen in human cells, has been found to interact with a gene that causes Cockayne Syndrome when faulty. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Iqa93u via IFTTT

Researchers found that as little as ten minutes of moderate-intensity running could benefit mental health. In study participants, both mood and cognitive functions improved, and the activation of bilateral prefrontal subregions associated with cognitive function and mood also increased. These results demonstrate the potential advantages of exercise prescriptions for various conditions including mental health treatment. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EwazmC via IFTTT

Free from the sun, vitamin D delivers a natural source for one of the hormones essential to our bodies, especially the bones. But when you're down on this essential nutrient, it's not only your bones that could suffer, but also your cardio health, according to new research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xXAZv4 via IFTTT

Researchers have demonstrated that microgravity and other environmental factors in space play different roles in inducing oxidative stress, which, in turn, alters the metabolism of sulfur-containing compounds in the liver of mice. The study highlighted steps that can be taken, such as boosting antioxidant capacity with dietary supplements, to safeguard astronaut health. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lEruvS via IFTTT

Good glucose control is important for reduction of cancer risk in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Large durable weight loss, as such, appears to afford protection against cancer, but with good glucose control the number of cancer cases also drops radically, a new study shows. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3dmb4nk via IFTTT

Based on the longitudinal data of over 3,000 study participants, researchers found that subjects who underwent cataract surgery had nearly 30% lower risk of developing dementia from any cause compared with those who did not. This lowered risk persisted for at least a decade after surgery. Cataract surgery was also associated with lower risk of Alzheimer disease dementia specifically. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Ey2Owy via IFTTT

Our body must constantly defend itself against bacteria and viruses. It generates millions of different antibodies, which are selected to recognise the enemy and trigger the best possible immune response. Scientists use these antibodies to for therapeutic purposes to target proteins and disrupt their harmful. However, identifying the small molecules that will form the basis of the drug is a long and tedious process. Chemists have now developed a technique inspired by the theory of Darwinian evolution: amplifying the best combinations and generating diversity allows biology to find solutions to new problems. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31CmVuB via IFTTT

An international research team has used the X-ray laser European XFEL to gain new insights into how radiation damage occurs in biological tissue. The study reveals in detail how water molecules are broken apart by high-energy radiation, creating potentially hazardous radicals and electrically charged ions, which can go on to trigger harmful reactions in the organism. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31zwY3V via IFTTT

Research finds that humans have more in common with endangered crocodiles than we think -- namely, a deviated septum. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lCNg38 via IFTTT

Researchers found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation. Nausea and vomiting affect about 85% of pregnancies and can significantly impact quality of life, particularly during early pregnancy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3IopKQX via IFTTT

Business leaders and management experts often encourage people to speak up in the workplace. Suggesting a creative idea or a more efficient way to work can help companies overcome challenges and meet goals. But new research shows another, more subtle and often overlooked form of speaking up has a big effect on the way work gets done and how teams come together. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3InDvzB via IFTTT

Our understanding of how microscopic structure and changes in the shape of food affect food texture remains underdeveloped, so researchers from Denmark and Germany conducted a series of experiments relating food microstructure and rheology to texture. They used coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy to relate the molecular makeup of the fat in foods with the rheological and mechanical properties of the food. The foods in question: foie gras and pâté. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3diNK9V via IFTTT

Researchers have developed an approach to print skin equivalents, which may play a future role in facilitating the healing of chronic wounds. They used suspended layer additive manufacturing, creating a gel-like material to support the skin equivalent that can then support a second phase of gel injection. During printing, the skin layers are deposited within the support gel. After printing, the team washed away the support material, leaving behind the layered skin equivalent. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31qumWd via IFTTT

The brain is indeed a target for treating ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), scientists have discovered. This flips a long-standing belief the disease starts in the spinal motor neurons and any therapy would need to target the spine as the key focus. The new study shows the brain degenerates early in ALS, sends warning signals and shows defects very early in the disease. Degeneration of brain motor neurons is not merely a byproduct of the spinal motor neuron degeneration, as had been previously thought. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rzqRrd via IFTTT

Researchers describe a 'genetic architecture' for developmental stuttering and report the discovery of new genetic variations associated with the condition. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lCl93X via IFTTT

Scientists have collaborated to build a structurally-motivated deep learning method built from recent advances in neural language modeling. The team's deep-learning model, called D-SCRIPT, was able to predict protein-protein interactions (PPIs) from primary amino acid sequences. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3DntT48 via IFTTT

For decades, scientists have hotly debated the origin of the western honey bee. Now, new research has discovered these popular honey-producing bees most likely originated in Asia. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31yvI0D via IFTTT

Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing signals called neurotransmitters to each other. Now researchers have found that the process of packaging neurotransmitters may be responsible for this energy drain. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EBkF5q via IFTTT

Researchers designed a new nanoparticle adjuvant that may be more potent than others now in use. Studies in mice showed it significantly improved antibody production following vaccination against HIV, diphtheria and influenza. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xSdP9b via IFTTT

A small clinical trial has found that eating during the nighttime -- like many shift workers do -- can increase glucose levels, while eating only during the daytime might prevent the higher glucose levels now linked with a nocturnal work life. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3pjjqBu via IFTTT

Researchers have developed a noninvasive way to remove faulty brain circuits that could allow doctors to treat debilitating neurological diseases without the need for conventional brain surgery. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ojhZDP via IFTTT

Researchers have been able to document and visualize hearing loss-associated genes in the human inner ear, in a unique collaboration study between otosurgeons and geneticists. The findings illustrate that discrete subcellular structures in the human organ of hearing, the cochlea, are involved in the variation of risk of age-related hearing loss in the population. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ruD0O4 via IFTTT

Researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly patients. Their study could pave the way for clinical trials of IL-6 inhibitors as a treatment for UTI-associated delirium in humans. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rxXQfn via IFTTT

Researchers offer a phylogenetic and ontogenetic overview of the primitive streak and its role in mediating amniote (vertebrate animals that develop on land) gastrulation, and discuss the implications of embryonic stem cell-based models of early mammalian embryogenesis on the function of this structure. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ltBRCn via IFTTT

People choose whether to seek or avoid information about their health, finances and personal traits based on how they think it will make them feel, how useful it is, and if it relates to things they think about often, finds a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xQ2qqw via IFTTT

Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a new study. Since resting heart rate is easy to measure and can be lowered through exercise or medical treatment, the researchers believe that it may help to identify people with higher dementia risk for early intervention. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ohtjR6 via IFTTT

Bacterium common in the mouse gut microbiome can charge up the immune system to fight cancer cells in the colon. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31sVWC5 via IFTTT

Researchers report that an abbreviated, seven-item scale can help determine with high validity a person's level of wisdom, a potentially modifiable personality trait that has been shown to have a strong association to well-being. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xQvEFM via IFTTT

DNA damage signaling induced by aging telomeres increases the expression of ACE2, the human SARS-CoV-2 cell receptor, scientists report. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xP9Udd via IFTTT

Human beings, like most mammals, need social interactions to live and develop. The processes that drive them towards each other require decision making whose brain machinery is largely misunderstood. To decipher this phenomenon, a team has studied the neurobiological mechanisms at stake when two mice come into contact through learning a task. They observed that the motivation to invest in a social interaction is closely linked to the reward system, via the activation of dopaminergic neurons. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ojtRG2 via IFTTT

Mathematicians created a statistical model that can be used to detect misinformation in social posts. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3okjQso via IFTTT

Scientists around the world have been working in earnest to improve understanding of an increasingly virulent superbug, Clostridium difficile. The highly contagious hospital-acquired pathogen, designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the five most urgent threats to the U.S. healthcare system, causes more than 500,000 infections and 29,000 deaths each year at a total societal cost exceeding $5 billion. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3dbxiIF via IFTTT

How can we understand the activity of wild bats? Mostly soundless, flying in the dark, bats feed at night and evade our senses. Now, an international research team has developed a new non-invasive method 'bat point counts' by combining modern sensing technologies -- thermal, ultrasonic and near-infrared -- to detect, identify and count all bats flying around in a certain range. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EluVin via IFTTT

Scientists have developed a new method to determine how proteins are organized on the surface of cells. Insights gained with the technology could lead to the development of novel drugs to fight cancer. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lu5fbM via IFTTT

A global study into causes of stroke has found that one in 11 survivors experienced a period of anger or upset in the one hour leading up to it. One in 20 patients had engaged in heavy physical exertion. The suspected triggers have been identified as part of the global INTERSTROKE study, which analyzed 13,462 cases of acute stroke, involving patients with a range of ethnic backgrounds in 32 countries. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ZTIZRe via IFTTT

A research survey of primary school teachers in England has emphasized the importance of the relationship between parents and primary schools during lockdown school closures. 84% of teachers said they felt some pupils were disadvantaged by their home circumstances. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3IiWDOU via IFTTT

Vision scientists have uncovered new information about the role of tiny 'fixational' eye movements in enabling us to see clearly. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ExYL3n via IFTTT

Researchers have found that the words that scientists use to describe human populations -- such as race, ancestry, and ethnicity -- significantly changed from 1949 to 2018. Such changes and their timing, along with new descriptors for certain population groups, may be linked to structural racism, social trends, and how people view social constructs such as race. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ofA1XB via IFTTT

Advancing our understanding of the human brain will require new insights into how neural circuitry works in mammals, including laboratory mice. These investigations require monitoring brain activity with a microscope that provides resolution high enough to see individual neurons and their neighbors. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xRqlWv via IFTTT

New research has implications for cancer research because it explains part of the paradox for how cells can transcribe genes in the absence of high-energy sources, a situation that unfolds in cancer and has puzzled researchers for years. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Dd4NVj via IFTTT

Explaining the value of misshapen vegetables -- that they are as healthful as their picture-perfect counterparts and buying them helps reduce food waste -- could help improve sales of 'ugly' produce, new research suggests. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3IczqxT via IFTTT

Recent research of parents in Russia and the United States, as well as children's literature in both countries, highlights how cultural differences in socializing emotions begin before children even start attending school. Specifically, the research found that Russian parents are more likely than U.S. parents to read stories to their children that feature negative emotions, such as fear, anger and sadness. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lqlWow via IFTTT

Interim results from a multicenter clinical trial demonstrate insulin secretion from engrafted cells in patients with type 1 diabetes. The safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the implants, which consisted of pancreatic endoderm cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), were tested in 26 patients. While the insulin secreted by the implants did not have clinical effects in the patients, the data are the first reported evidence of meal-regulated insulin secretion by differentiated stem cells in human patients. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xNAi7s via IFTTT

A recent study demonstrates that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect early signs of tumor cell death in response to a novel virus-based cancer therapy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3EiyANL via IFTTT

A new study has identified a promising drug candidate to minimize uncontrolled, erratic muscle movements, called dyskinesia, associated with Parkinson's disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lspruK via IFTTT

The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is strongly associated with 'bad' LDL cholesterol. A large study now shows that two proteins that transport cholesterol particles in the blood provide early and reliable risk information. The researchers now advocate introducing new guidelines for detecting cardiac risk and say the results may pave the way for early treatment, which could help lower morbidity and fatality rates. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xLKsWb via IFTTT

A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer's disease alters a signaling pathway in certain immune cells of individuals with the disease, according to a new study. The team also found that blocking the pathway -- with a drug that's currently being tested in cancer clinical trials -- protects against many features of the condition in a preclinical model. The results could lead to new strategies to block the development of Alzheimer's disease or slow its progression. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rpfH8k via IFTTT

New research shows that use of a topical drug, called AB569, a combination of acidified nitrite and EDTA (or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) promotes killing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria while enhancing the healing of wounds in a variety of burn injuries. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3ErmAJK via IFTTT

Two new studies based in Seattle provide evidence that public policies to reduce consumption of added sugars through taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages are effective and sustainable. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ZIO52r via IFTTT

Biologists have successfully traced a naturally-produced melanoma-fighting compound called 'palmerolide A' to its source: a microbe that resides within Synoicum adareanum, a species of ascidian common to the waters of Antarctica's Anvers Island archipelago. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3pBHfVF via IFTTT

Researchers have identified the first non-coding RNA that controls formation of chromosome loops, which govern gene expression. Jpx RNA was previously thought to be involved only in X chromosome inactivation, a necessary step in development of female embryos. This discovery could create new targets for drug developers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xHCOvU via IFTTT

Biomedical engineers have engineered a holographic system capable of imaging and analyzing tens of thousands of cells per minute to both discover and recognize signs of disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xK95SX via IFTTT

As an autoimmune disease, Type 1 diabetes raises important questions about immune cell activity that have broad implications for immunotherapy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3dcdFQt via IFTTT

Ever since the first barcode appeared on a pack of chewing gum in 1974, the now-ubiquitous system has enabled manufacturers, retailers and consumers to quickly and effectively identify, characterize, locate and track products and materials. Scientists now demonstrate how they can do the same thing at the molecular level, studying the ways cancer cells 'talk' with one another. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3pm8LpK via IFTTT

Unique molecular signals in the body sent to our brain and potentially our eyes immediately after we exercise could be key to helping scientists 'bottle up' the benefits of exercise in a pill for at-risk patients. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3I9pTHT via IFTTT

A secondary analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (Fragile Families) found a bi-directional relationship where a mother's mental health symptoms impacted the child's mental health symptoms and vice versa, according to researchers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lr1nIN via IFTTT

The oldest unequivocal evidence of upright walking in the human lineage are footprints discovered at Laetoli, Tanzania in 1978, by paleontologist Mary Leakey and her team. The bipedal trackways date to 3.7 million years ago. Another set of mysterious footprints was partially excavated at nearby Site A in 1976 but dismissed as possibly being made by a bear. A recent re-excavation of the Site A footprints at Laetoli and a detailed comparative analysis reveal that the footprints were made by an early human -- a bipedal hominin. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3xJKGNw via IFTTT

New research suggests that effective wound healing may be aided by replicating a crucial component of our blood. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3DbVAN5 via IFTTT

In mice with high-risk neuroblastoma, tumors disappeared in response to a new combination treatment with precision medicines, a recent study shows. This is a vital step toward a potentially curative treatment for a form of cancer affecting young children that is currently difficult to treat. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/31k48ED via IFTTT

A medication originally used for patients with diabetes is the first to help people with heart failure and could revolutionize treatment. Early research had shown that SGLT2 inhibitors could help around half of heart failure patients -- those with a condition known as reduction ejection fraction. But a new study shows that the medication could be beneficial for all heart failure patients -- including those with a second type of heart failure called preserved ejection fraction. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3lttSpb via IFTTT

Researchers have developed a new photocatalyst made from an aerogel that could enable more efficient hydrogen production. The key is sophisticated pretreatment of the material. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3llGBtZ via IFTTT

A study reveals a breakthrough tool to assess the effect of exoskeletons on injury risk. The tool, called Exo-LiFFT, is an interactive calculator that will help companies looking for ways to overcome workforces struggling with musculoskeletal injuries, missed work, and accelerated retirement amongst skilled laborers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3poKorM via IFTTT

Researchers report they have genetically mapped the cell types that make up the mouse iris -- the thin disc of pigmented tissue that, in humans, gives eyes their distinct colors. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Da94Jb via IFTTT

Researchers have developed a method to precisely and rapidly correct genetic alterations in the cultured patient cells. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Ee4wD3 via IFTTT

Researchers have discovered a protein involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Studies in mice showed that eliminating this protein entirely or using drugs to block its function reduced physical changes in the brain associated with the disease and improved memory. Drug therapy that aims to block the protein's activity could be a more effective treatment than what is currently available, as well as being cheaper. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rtzofc via IFTTT