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Astronomy & Space news
 | Astronomers detect glitch in a millisecond pulsar(Phys.org)—European astronomers have uncovered evidence of a small glitch in the spin of a millisecond pulsar. According to a research paper published on June 13 on arXiv.org, the pulsar, designated PSR J0613-0200, exhibits sudden changes in spin frequency, known as timing glitches. It is so far the smallest glitch size recorded and the second detection of a glitch in a millisecond pulsar to date. |
 | Relax, it'll be 1,500 years before aliens contact usIf you're expecting to hear from aliens from across the universe, it could be a while. |
 | Astronomers explain mystery of magnetically powered jets produced by supermassive black holesA simulation of the powerful jets generated by supermassive black holes at the centers of the largest galaxies explains why some burst forth as bright beacons visible across the universe, while others fall apart and never pierce the halo of the galaxy. |
 | How black hole jets punch out of their galaxiesA simulation of the powerful jets generated by supermassive black holes at the centers of the largest galaxies explains why some burst forth as bright beacons visible across the universe, while others fall apart and never pierce the halo of the galaxy. |
 | Small asteroid is Earth's constant companionA small asteroid has been discovered in an orbit around the sun that keeps it as a constant companion of Earth, and it will remain so for centuries to come. |
 | Unexpected excess of giant planets in star clusterAn international team of astronomers have found that there are far more planets of the hot Jupiter type than expected in a cluster of stars called Messier 67. This surprising result was obtained using a number of telescopes and instruments, among them the HARPS spectrograph at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The denser environment in a cluster will cause more frequent interactions between planets and nearby stars, which may explain the excess of hot Jupiters. |
Astrophysicists release new study of one of the first starsNo one has yet observed the first stars that formed in the Milky Way. In all likelihood, they will never be directly observed, because the first stars are massive, ending their lives only a few millions years after their birth. | |
 | Ultra-sharp image uncovers the shocking lives of young starsAn unprecedented view from the Gemini South telescope in Chile probes a swarm of young and forming stars that appear to have been shocked into existence. The group, known as N159W, is located some 158,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite to our Milky Way Galaxy. Despite the group's distance beyond our galaxy the extreme resolution of the image presents researchers with a fresh perspective on how prior generations of stars can trigger, or shock, the formation of a new generation of stars. |
 | Plasma in near-Earth space was twice as heavy around 1958 and 1970If you're about to throw out old data on bulky paper, hold your horses. A Japanese team have digitalized magnetogram recordings taken before direct observations by satellites became available. The analog recordings, taken for 72 years since the early 20th century, provide a window onto space weather in the mid-1900s and shed light onto future patterns of plasma movement in near-earth space. |
 | NASA's Juno spacecraft to risk Jupiter's fireworks for scienceOn July 4, NASA will fly a solar-powered spacecraft the size of a basketball court within 2,900 miles (4,667 kilometers) of the cloud tops of our solar system's largest planet. |
 | Second detection heralds the era of gravitational wave astronomyEarlier this year, a team of over 1,000 scientists from across the globe announced the first discovery of gravitational waves and the first ever observation of colliding black holes. |
 | Gravitational waves found again: here's how they could whisper the universe's secretsThe international team of physicists and astronomers responsible for the discovery of gravitational waves back in February has announced the detection of a second strong signal from the depths of space. It is further confirmation that gravitational waves both exist and tell us a whole new story about how the universe came to be the way it is. |
 | How much radiation damage do astronauts really suffer in space?Space is a really inhospitable place to live – there's no breathable air, microgravity wastes away your bones and muscles and you're subjected to increased doses of radiation in the form of high-energy charged particles. These can cause damage to the cells in your body by breaking up the atoms and molecules that they're made of. |
 | Twinkle exoplanet mission completes design milestoneTwinkle, an independent mission to unravel the story of planets in our galaxy, has completed a key preliminary design milestone. The results of the payload study demonstrate that Twinkle's instruments will be able to achieve the mission's science objectives. Twinkle's two spectrometers will analyse light transmitted through, and emitted or reflected by, the atmospheres of exoplanets in order to give radical insights into worlds orbiting distant stars. |
 | Image: Made for Mercury—the BepiColombo Mercury Magnetosphere OrbiterThe shining face of the Mercury Magnetosphere Orbiter, Japan's contribution to the BepiColombo mission to the Solar System's innermost planet. |
 | Image: Rainbow over Malargue station antenna dishThis beautiful image was captured on Tuesday, 14 June, by Diego Aloi, working as part of the local engineering team at Malargüe station. The dish is located 30 km south of the city of Malargüe, about 1200 km west of Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Technology news
 | Need hair? Press 'print'These days, it may seem as if 3-D printers can spit out just about anything, from a full-sized sports car, to edible food, to human skin. But some things have defied the technology, including hair, fur, and other dense arrays of extremely fine features, which require a huge amount of computational time and power to first design, then print. |
 | Students develop tool that helps guests haggle with Airbnb hostsWith more than 1.5 million listings worldwide, featuring everything from an Irish preparatory school that sleeps 70 to a tiny cabin in upstate New York that barely has room to lie down, Airbnb enables travelers to find accommodations that suit their tastes to a T. |
 | World's first 1,000-processor chipA microchip containing 1,000 independent programmable processors has been designed by a team at the University of California, Davis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The energy-efficient "KiloCore" chip has a maximum computation rate of 1.78 trillion instructions per second and contains 621 million transistors. The KiloCore was presented at the 2016 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Honolulu on June 16. |
Board OKs tax credit for 3rd California electric car companyA state board on Thursday approved $10 million in tax credits for NextEV USA, the latest electric vehicle company to establish its U.S. headquarters in California. | |
E3 show heralds social, virtual future for video gamesAs the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game gathering wrapped Thursday, it was easy to envision a future of social play in virtual worlds with celebrity gamers broadcasting action. | |
 | Gamesa agrees to create global wind power leader with SiemensSpanish renewable energy group Gamesa said Friday it would merge its wind turbine assets with those of German engineering group Siemens, in a deal that will create a global giant in wind power. |
 | Using virtual reality to advance physical therapyNortheastern's Danielle Levac develops video games to make physical therapy more fun, motivating, and rewarding for patients—especially for children with movement impairments, such as those with cerebral palsy. |
 | Air quality sensors track pollutionGlimpses of blue sky are becoming a rare sight in Delhi, India's capital, particularly in wintertime, when a thick white haze smothers the city. David Hagan, an MIT PhD candidate studying atmospheric chemistry and a Fellow in the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design, says that the city's air quality is now quantifiably among the worst in the world. |
New cryptocurrency introduces new risksIn the fundraising prospectus for a new business there will always be a disclaimer saying that "any investment carries some risk." That's also true if you're investing digital money. | |
 | Tracking criminals' biodata is another step towards constant surveillance for us allFor some convicted criminals, punishment doesn't end when they're released from prison. Thanks to new electronic tags, parole officers in the US can monitor recently released prisoners 24 hours a day. These don't just check if you have fled for Mexico, but can determine your precise movements. |
Internet of Things for smarter livingEPFL scientists are developing a new concept of a smart building that adjusts to your lifestyle, by allowing you to control your preferences. An important component, called the Internet of Things, involves monitoring your overall energy consumption by networking together all of your devices. | |
 | Coupling efficient vehicles with renewable energyNewly registered private cars must meet certain defined CO2 emission standards, and these are expected to be made more stringent in the forthcoming revision of the national regulations, in parallel with similar EU legislation. Empa, PSI and BFH have taken this opportunity to recommend an additional measure to increase the effectiveness of the new standards. They suggest that the authorities allow combinations of efficient vehicles with renewable energies to be considered as single units, with the resulting, proven reduction in CO2 emission to be used for determining compliance with the emission standard. A proposal being discussed by the Swiss National Council over the next few days follows a similar line of argument. |
 | Researchers find T-Mobile's Binge On doesn't live up to the hypeNew research from Northeastern University shows that what T-Mobile promises regarding its Binge On service is not what subscribers, or content providers, may actually get. In many cases, subscribers were left with lower quality videos and unexpected charges. |
 | A look at the winners and losers of E3With some publishers splitting from the show floor and more gamers sliding on virtual reality headsets than ever before, this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo moved the video game industry in decidedly different directions than past installments of the annual interactive extravaganza. |
 | Software unveiled to tackle online extremism, violence (Update)A software tool unveiled Friday aims to help online firms quickly find and eliminate extremist content used to spread and incite violence and attacks. |
 | China iPhone sales maintained pending patent appeal: AppleApple said Friday it continues to sell its iPhones in China pending an appeal of a ruling which said the smartphones violated a patent of a Chinese manufacturer. |
 | TED Talks aim for wider global reachTED Talks, known for "ideas worth spreading," are aiming for a wider global audience with a new mobile application that can be used in two dozen languages. |
Hackers find security gaps in Pentagon websitesHigh-tech hackers brought in by the Pentagon to breach Defense Department websites were able to burrow in and find 138 different security gaps, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday. | |
 | Researching how to improve certification of intelligent devicesAMASS (Architecture-driven, Multi-concern and Seamless Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems) is a research project of the European Union Framework Programme for I+D+I Horizon 2020 - coordinated by Tecnalia (ref. GA-692474), with a budget of more than 20 million euros and with the participation of more than a hundred researchers from 29 institutions from eight European countries. In Spain, UC3M is leading a work package and various tasks. Its main research areas are how to improve device certification based on its specifications and the integration of the necessary information for its certification. |
 | Speaking in song: New singalong software brings sweet melody to any cacophonous cryWhether you give it your best effort or your worst, voice synthesis software developed at Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will make you sound like the melodious singer you've always wanted to be. Called I2R Speech2Singing, this software is the first to deliver high-quality singing automatically, while still preserving the original character of your natural voice. |
 | Touchscreens for dogs, wearables for chickens—welcome to the world of animal technologyImagine leaving your dog at home while it turns on the smart TV and chooses a programme to watch. Meanwhile you visit a zoo where you play interactive touchscreen games with the apes and watch the dolphins using sonar to order their lunch. In the field behind you, a farmer is stroking his flock of chickens virtually, leaving the drones to collect sheep while the cows milk themselves. Welcome to the unusual world of animal technology. |
 | NICT develops circuit technology that resolves issues with high-frequency piezoelectric resonatorsIn collaboration with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Associate Professor Hiroyuki Ito and Professor Kazuya Masu, et al., of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, developed a new algorithm and circuit technology allowing high-frequency piezoelectric resonators to be used for phase locked loops (PLL). It was confirmed that these operate with low noise and have an excellent Figure of Merit (FoM) compared to conventional PLLs. |
 | Imec demonstrates gate-all-around MOSFETs with lateral silicon nanowires at scaled dimensionsToday, at the 2016 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits, nano-electronics research center imec presented gate-all-around (GAA) n- and p-MOSFET devices made of vertically stacked horizontal silicon (Si) nanowires (NWs) with a diameter of only 8-nm. The devices, which were fabricated on bulk Si substrates using an industry-relevant replacement metal gate (RMG) process, have excellent short-channel characteristics (SS = 65 mV/dec, DIBL = 42 mV/V for LG = 24 nm) at performance levels comparable to finFET reference devices. |
 | New service for reporting aviation safety occurrencesA new online service allows organisations and individuals to report aviation safety occurrences to aviation authorities. Developed by the JRC at the request of the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, and in collaboration with aviation authorities, it will inform industry and regulators about the potential risks and hence support their decision-making. |
 | LED technology used in Indonesia to monitor safety at construction sitesA safety monitoring method called On-Site Visualization has been implemented in metro system construction sites in Jakarta, Indonesia as part of a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project. The technology was developed by Professor AKUTAGAWA Shinichi (Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering). |
 | Frequency stabilization of magnetic tunnel junction based microwave oscillatorSpintronics researchers have developed a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit designed to stabilize the oscillation frequency of a spin torque oscillator (STO), and demonstrated generation of a highly coherent microwave signal from the STO. |
Medicine & Health news
 | Study observes potential breakthrough in treatment of HIVA new study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) observes that pharmacological enhancement of the immune systems of HIV patients could help eliminate infected cells, providing an important step in the ongoing quest to find a lasting HIV cure. |
 | Scientists map molecular interactions at point of conceptionResearchers at the University of Toronto have uncovered the first interactions between the human sperm and egg—the initial steps in the creation of human life. The discovery lays a foundation to better understand fertilization and could lead to the development of non-hormonal contraceptives. |
 | Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar virusesScientists potentially have found a way to disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body. |
Your weight as a teenager is linked to your risk of heart failure in early middle ageResearch that followed more than 1.6 million Swedish men from adolescence onwards between 1968 and 2005 has shown that those who were overweight as teenagers were more likely to develop heart failure in early middle age. | |
Racial disparities found in children's urologic surgeryBlack children who undergo urologic surgery are more likely than white children to have postsurgical complications and hospital-acquired infections 30 days after the surgery. Researchers studying a national database from over 50 U.S. pediatric hospitals suggest that hospitals and policy makers should expand efforts to reduce postoperative adverse events and health disparities in children. | |
 | Potential impact of single-payer health care discussed(HealthDay)—Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is promoting his version of single-payer health care, although the actual impact of such a system is unclear, according to a report published in Medical Economics. |
 | Soles of the feet should also be checked for skin cancer(HealthDay)—Stress and damage caused by walking or running could be a risk factor for melanoma on the soles of the feet, according to a research letter published in the June 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. |
Uruguayans defend national drink after cancer warningIt was potentially devastating news for Uruguayans: a warning that their national drink, mate, could cause cancer if consumed hot. | |
 | New Alzheimer's study aims to delay or prevent symptomsUSC researchers announced Tuesday they will test a promising drug aimed at preventing or delaying the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. |
 | Judgment, memory better for older adults with optimistic outlookWhen older adults feel optimistic about their future, they are less likely to experience decreases in memory, problem solving and judgment, according to new research conducted at the University of Michigan. |
 | Zinc oxide nanoparticles may help destroy difficult-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer tumorsBreast tumors that are so-called triple-negative are largely resistant to existing cancer drugs, giving patients an especially poor prognosis. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, and collaborators are now exploring a potential therapeutic option for such tumors that is based on the tumor-specific effects of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles. |
 | MRI scans could improve our understanding of dyspraxiaA new research team at The University of Nottingham is using MRI scanning to learn more about the role of the cerebellum in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) – the motor skills disorder also known as Dyspraxia. |
New website helps women detect the signs and symptoms of a bleeding disorderQueen's University researcher Paula James isn't afraid to talk about periods, and she hopes others join the conversation in order to help women recognize if they have a bleeding disorder. | |
Dancing to the same beat connects groups of childrenBrief bouts of simple synchronised dance-like moves can help groups of children warm to one another, says a new study. Researchers found this was even the case when children's feelings about the other group were negative beforehand. | |
Health policy expert discusses guidelines for colorectal cancer screeningColorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States, after lung cancer, yet many Americans are still loathe to be screened for the disease. | |
 | Researchers develop process to generate insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreasThe Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), three of Harvard's clinical affiliates, and a biopharmaceutical company have formed an unusual collaboration to establish the Boston Autologous Islet Replacement Program (BAIRT) to accelerate a cure for diabetes. |
 | HIV vaccine moves towards clinical trialsA vaccine for HIV developed by Oregon Health Sciences University in collaboration with the California National Primate Research Center is now moving towards clinical trials. The vaccine uses another virus, cytomegalovirus or CMV, as a "backbone" to carry small pieces of HIV into the body and arm the immune system. |
 | Hospital ERs play vital role in reducing youth violence in urban communitiesThirty minutes of counseling during an emergency room visit can decrease a young person's involvement in future violent behaviors, researchers at the University of Michigan have found. |
Uncovering new treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosisFor most Australians tuberculosis is a disease of yesteryear, but leading immunologists from UTS and India's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are partnering to combat what they call a future health crisis. | |
Women may face a double weight-gain whammyWomen may face a double whammy when it comes to weight gain, a new Yale-led study has found. | |
 | Why do some cancers suddenly disappear without treatment?It is hard to believe that some cancers miraculously disappear, but it does happen. Over 1,000 case studies document cancer sufferers who experienced spontaneous regression of their tumour. So why does this happen and is it possible to exploit it to benefit cancer patients? |
Mental health issues tackled with new online resourceThe first research-based online resource in Australia to present the lived experiences of people diagnosed with severe mental health problems was launched on 16 June by the Hon Steve Dimopoulos MP, State Member for Oakleigh, and Chair of the Mental Health Expert Taskforce. | |
 | The mechanics of hypertension—how does stress contribute to stiff arteries?When contemplating the mechanics of blood flow through stiff arteries, consider the flooring metaphor. |
 | How ageing affects the way we make decisionsAround the world, people are living longer than ever before, with a recent report from Public Health England revealing that the average 65-year-old man can expect to live another 19 years, while a 65-year-old woman has got a further 21 years to play with. |
 | New mechanism activates the immune system against tumour cellsThe body's defences detect and eliminate not only pathogens but also tumour cells. Natural killer cells (NK-Cells) are specifically activated by chemical messengers, the Cytokines, to seek and destroy tumour cells. Veronika Sexl and her team from the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Vetmeduni Vienna study the fundamentals of tumour surveillance by the immune system in animal models. |
Zika linked to birth defects in six US casesThe Zika virus has been linked to birth defects in the fetuses and babies of six women in the United States who were infected while pregnant, US health officials said Thursday. | |
 | When it comes to knowing your true self, believe in free willDiminishing a person's belief in free will leads to them feeling less like their true selves, according to recent research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. In a pair of studies, researchers from Texas A&M University manipulated people's beliefs in free will to see how this would affect the subjects' sense of authenticity, their sense of self. |
 | New bacteria discovered in Australian ticksMurdoch University researchers have detected a new species of bacteria in echidna-biting Australian ticks. |
 | A low-tech hack to protect sugar cane workersOn the sugar cane plantations of Central America, young men are dying in alarming numbers from a kidney condition whose causes are not fully understood. |
 | How do your parenting methods affect your child's future?A research group led by NISHIMURA Kazuo (Project Professor at the Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation) and YAGI Tadashi (Professor at the Doshisha University Faculty of Economics) have released survey results showing that children who receive positive attention and care from their parents have high incomes, high happiness levels, academic success, and a strong sense of morality. These findings will be presented as a discussion paper at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI, a Japanese policy think tank). |
 | When men choose partners for cooperative ventures, they value productivity as well as generosity and trustworthinessMany traits make human beings unique, not the least of which is our ability to cooperate with one another. But exactly how we choose to do that—particularly with nonfamily members—can be complicated. |
 | New research paves the way for improved individual treatment of patients with cancerA new study headed by a research group from Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University in Denmark has found new molecular sub-groups in early stages of bladder cancer. This improves the understanding of why some tumours develop aggressively and this discovery may lead to optimized treatment. |
How much you weigh as a teenager is linked to your risk of heart failure in middle ageResearch that followed more than 1.6 million Swedish men from adolescence onwards between 1968 and 2005 has shown that those who were overweight as teenagers were more likely to develop heart failure in early middle age. | |
 | Scientists discover mechanism of thalidomideIn the 1950s, thalidomide (Contergan) was prescribed as a sedative drug to pregnant women, resulting in a great number of infants with serious malformations. Up to now, the reasons for these disastrous birth defects have remained unclear. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have at last identified the molecular mechanism of thalidomide. Their findings are highly relevant to current cancer therapies, as related substances are essential components of modern cancer treatment regimens. |
$122 million needed to fight Zika over 18 months: WHOThe World Health Organization said Friday that $122 million (108 million euros) is needed to fund an 18-month anti-Zika battle plan that will focus on women of child-bearing age. | |
 | Puerto Ricans' health lags behind other hispanics(HealthDay)—Among the 54 million Hispanic adults living in the United States, Puerto Ricans fare the worst when it comes to physical and mental ills, a new review finds. |
 | Folic acid now added to corn masa flour: FDA(HealthDay)—Adding folic acid to corn masa flour could help reduce birth defects among Hispanic babies in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. |
 | Fetal BPA exposure in mice linked to estrogen-related diseases after adolescenceLow levels of BPA exposure may be considered safe, but new research published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests otherwise. In the report, researchers from Yale show that the genome is permanently altered in the uterus of mice that had been exposed to BPA during their fetal development. These changes were found to mainly affect genes that are regulated by estrogen and are implicated in the formation of estrogen-related diseases such as infertility, endometriosis, endometrial cancer, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, neurodegenerative disease, obesity and breast cancer. |
Exercise may have therapeutic potential for expediting muscle repair in older populationsHere's another reason why you should hit the gym regularly as you grow older: A new report appearing online in The FASEB Journal shows that regular exercise plays a critical role in helping muscles repair themselves as quickly as possible after injury. For many mammals, including humans, the speed of muscle repair slows as they grow older, and it was once thought that complete repair could not be achieved after a certain age. This report shows, however, that after only eight weeks of exercise, old mice experienced faster muscle repair and regained more muscle mass than those of the same age that had not exercised. This is important, as it further highlights exercise's therapeutic potential. | |
 | E-cigarettes: Gateway or roadblock to cigarette smoking?A new study from the UK Centre for Substance Use Research, being presented today at the Global Forum on Nicotine, shows e-cigarettes are playing an important role in reducing the likelihood of young people smoking, in many cases acting as a 'roadblock' to combustible tobacco. |
Safety-net hospitals remain vital resource for minority patients following health reformA new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that the proportion of discharges among minority patients receiving inpatient care at minority-serving hospitals in Massachusetts increased after the implementation of health insurance reform measures which expanded access to care in non-safety net hospitals. The research suggests that minority-serving hospitals remain an important and vital component of the health care system and may benefit greatly from interventions such as raising Medicaid reimbursement rates. The study is published online ahead of print in the journal Medical Care. | |
 | Smoking can hamper common treatment for breast cancerWe know that individuals who smoke take major health risks. Now a new research study from Lund University in Sweden shows that common treatment for breast cancer works less well in patients who smoke, compared to non-smokers. |
 | Major differences between women and men who commit deadly violenceWomen who commit deadly violence are different in many ways from male perpetrators, both in terms of the most common victims, the way in which the murder is committed, the place where it is carried out and the perpetrator's background. This is shown by a new study that also investigated homicide trends over time in Sweden. |
 | Study: Up to 1 in 5 trauma victims may die unnecessarilyUp to 1 in 5 people may be dying unnecessarily from car crashes, gunshots or other injuries, a stark conclusion from government advisers who say where you live shouldn't determine if you survive. The findings take on new urgency amid the increasing threat of mass casualties like the massacre in Orlando. |
 | CDC: Puerto Rico may see hundreds of Zika birth defectsDozens or hundreds of babies in Puerto Rico could develop severe birth defects because of Zika, based on how an outbreak is playing out there, a top U.S. health official said Friday. |
 | Depression plagues many with COPD(HealthDay)—Struggling with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) may raise the risk of depression among patients with the incurable respiratory illness, two new studies suggest. |
 | Blood pressure may soar if you live near an airport(HealthDay)—Living near an airport isn't just hard on your hearing, it may also be hard on your heart, new research suggests. |
 | Enhanced recovery pathway helpful in gyn-onc surgery(HealthDay)—An enhanced recovery pathway is beneficial for gynecologic oncology patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery, according to a study published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. |
 | Gluten-free diet beneficial in T1D with concurrent celiac disease(HealthDay)—For children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the negative influence of celiac disease (CD) on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) can be improved by adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD), according to a study published online June 6 in Diabetes Care. |
 | Vancomycin trough target may be lower for teens(HealthDay)—The target trough concentration of vancomycin seems to be lower for adolescents than for adults, according to a study published online June 13 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. |
 | Laparoscopic nephrectomy feasible as outpatient surgery(HealthDay)—Laparoscopic nephrectomy can be safely performed as outpatient surgery in select patients, according to a study published in the June issue of The Journal of Urology. |
 | Varying safety of add-on second-line T2DM treatments(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes who are taking metformin, the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality varies with the addition of different second-line therapies, according to a study published online June 10 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. |
 | Rapid Medicaid expansion in Michigan didn't reduce access to primary careDespite predictions that expanding Medicaid would crowd doctor's offices with new patients, and crowd out patients with other kinds of insurance, a new University of Michigan study finds no evidence of that effect. |
Mothers with diabetes, other metabolic conditions, more likely to also have anti-fetal brain autoantibodiesMothers of children with autism and were diagnosed with metabolic conditions during pregnancy, particularly gestational and type 2 diabetes, were more likely to have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies in their blood compared to healthy women of children with autism. The presence of these anti-fetal brain autoantibodies has been previously found to be specific to some mothers of children with autism and rare among mothers of children without autism, researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found. | |
 | New imaging method may predict risk of post-treatment brain bleeding after strokeIn a study of stroke patients, investigators confirmed through MRI brain scans that there was an association between the extent of disruption to the brain's protective blood-brain barrier and the severity of bleeding following invasive stroke therapy. The results of the National Institutes of Health-funded study were published in Neurology. |
 | Aging may blunt some of exercise's benefits(HealthDay)—Aging may dampen some beneficial effects of exercise, a new study suggests. |
Women from the Caribbean and Africa at highest risk of ICU admission during childbirthWomen born in the Caribbean or Africa are two times more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit at the time of their delivery than Canadian-born women, a new study has found. | |
Transgender rights critical for the health of 25 million transgender people worldwide2015 was an unprecedented year in the recognition of transgender rights in some high-income countries. However, as a new Series published in The Lancet today reveals, public recognition has yet to translate to a concerted effort to support and improve the health of transgender people across the world. | |
 | Researchers study cancer in dogs to ultimately help humans with same diseaseA new collaborative research program pairs oncologists who treat childhood and adult sarcomas with veterinarians who manage the same cancers in canine patients. |
Coping with grief on Father's DayFather's Day can be a painful day of mourning for those who have lost a father or a child. An expert at Baylor College of Medicine offers his advice on dealing with the grief that may come with Father's Day. | |
Social work students deliver 'extraordinary' help to families at pediatrician's officeIt was one of the worst days ever experienced by the staff at Pediatric & Adolescent Health Partners in Midlothian. That morning, a young patient had died from an illness, and everyone was grieving. And in the evening, a parent losing custody of her children was scheduled to transfer custody to the father at the pediatrician's office. | |
More effective approach to show changes in human metabolism with molecular mapsBy applying multi-platform metabolomics, wide range of metabolites were detected and quantified in both human plasma and lung lavage fluid. Metabolites showed different trends in response to interventions such as different meal and biodiesel exhaust exposure. Masoumeh Karimpour defends her dissertation on Wednesday 15 June at Umeå University. | |
 | ECDC rapid risk assessment outlines actions to reduce the spread of the mcr-1 geneThe recently recognised global distribution of the mcr-1 gene poses a substantial public health risk to the EU/EEA. The gene is widespread in several continents and has been detected in bacteria isolated from multiple different sources such as food-producing animals, food, the environment and humans. |
4,800 nurses will strike Sunday at 5 Twin Cities hospitalsAround 4,800 nurses are preparing to launch a one-week strike at five hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in a dispute over health insurance. | |
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's diseaseNicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have been pursued for decades as potential molecular targets to treat cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD) due to their demonstrated role in processes underlying cognition such as synaptic facilitation, and theta and gamma wave activity. Historically, activity at these receptors is facilitated in AD by use of drugs that increase the levels of their endogenous agonist acetylcholine, and more recently nAChR selective ligands have undergone clinical trials. | |
Seattle hospital warns 650 of possible hepatitis B exposureA Seattle hospital says about 650 dialysis patients since 2011 might have been exposed to hepatitis B because of a lapse in screening procedures. | |
Lawmakers seek to lift ban on IVF treatments for veteransVeterans whose injuries have left them unable to conceive children may soon be getting long-sought help as congressional negotiations on legislation funding the Department of Veterans Affairs near a close. | |
Biology news
 | Gene copies were crucial to evolution of our eyesightA new study published in BMC Evolutionary Biology sheds light on the evolutionary origin of vertebrate vision and the specialisations in zebrafish to adapt to rapidly changing light conditions. The research was led by Xesús Abalo and Dan Larhammar, the Department of Neuroscience at Uppsala University and SciLifeLab. |
 | New lizard found in Dominican RepublicA University of Toronto-led team has reported the discovery of a new lizard in the middle of the most- visited island in the Caribbean, strengthening a long-held theory that communities of lizards can evolve almost identically on separate islands. |
 | Rare, blind catfish never before found in US discovered in national park cave in TexasAn extremely rare eyeless catfish species previously known to exist only in Mexico has been discovered in Texas. |
 | Losing genes and surviving—when less is more in the evolution of life"Loss is nothing else but change and change is nature's delight" says the quote by the philosopher and emperor Marcus Aurelius, which opens a scientific article that analyses the gene loss phenomenon and its impact on the evolution of living beings. |
 | Did snakes evolve from ancient sea serpents?One of the enduring controversies in evolution is why snakes evolved their long, limbless bodies. |
Bacterial physiology—two sensors for the price of oneUptake of potassium by bacteria is regulated by a single protein that senses the concentration of this cation both inside the cell and in the external medium, and controls the expression of the corresponding transport protein accordingly. | |
Complete genome sequenced of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 4The complete genome of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus 4, known as EEHV4(Baylor), has been sequenced by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, revealing unique characteristics of this particular species of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus – which causes a deadly disease that affects Asian elephants in both managed care and free-range environments. | |
 | Animal hormone is involved in plant stress memoryRegulating melatonin production in plants via drought priming could be a promising approach to enhancing abiotic stress tolerance of crops in future climate scenarios. The findings have just been published by Journal of Pineal Research. |
 | Frozen in time: India's last taxidermist keeps on stuffingWhen Santosh Gaikwad, India's last-known practising taxidermist, first started stuffing animals 13 years ago he would keep dead birds in his family's freezer at home, much to his wife's consternation. |
 | Researchers developing nanotechnology-based applications of hexanal for agricultureBananas, mangoes and papayas: these tender tropical fruits are in high demand in export markets and an important livelihood source for producers. But freshness is key because these fruits spoil quickly and damage easily. The challenge is especially daunting where refrigeration is lacking. Estimates suggest that up to 40% of produce in tropical countries is lost in post-harvest handling. |
 | Signs of hope for saiga after mass die-offThe Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published the results of an aerial survey of saiga, conducted in April 2016, which aimed to provide insight into the status of these beleaguered populations following last year's mass die-off. |
 | Unveiling the distinctive features of a promising industrial microorganismClostridium tyrobutyricum, a Gram-positive, anaerobic spore-forming bacterium, is considered a promising industrial host strain for the production of various chemicals including butyric acid which has many applications in different industries such as a precursor to biofuels. Despite such potential, C. tyrobutyricum has received little attention, mainly due to a limited understanding of its genotypic and metabolic characteristics at the genome level. |
 | Marine scientist advises parents to leave 'Dory' on the big screenThe palette surgeonfish, or blue tang, is the star of Disney-Pixar's latest film Finding Dory—the much anticipated sequel to the 2003 blockbuster Finding Nemo. |
San Diego Zoo panda has incurable heart problemAn elderly giant panda at the San Diego Zoo has been diagnosed with an incurable heart problem. | |
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