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Microbleeds may worsen outcome after head injury

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Accident and Trauma, Birth Defects, Brain Tumor, Disability, Mental Health Research, Nervous System, Psychology Research, Today's Healthcare

Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on MRI scans after head injury but are typically too small to be detected on CT scans. The findings published in Brain suggest that traumatic microbleeds are a form of injury to brain blood vessels and may predict worse outcomes. The study was conducted in part by scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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How mucus tames microbes

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, Gastrointestinal Problems, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, Soil Types

A study from MIT reveals glycans, branched sugar molecules found in mucus, can prevent bacteria from communicating with each other and forming infectious biofilms, effectively rendering the microbes harmless.

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Researchers explore spinal discs' early response to injury and ways to improve it

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Bone and Spine, Brain Tumor, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Nervous System, Stem Cells

Researchers showed in animal models that the default injury response of spinal discs can be temporarily stopped to allow for better treatment.

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The nano-guitar string that plays itself

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Acoustics, Batteries, Chemistry, Detectors, Energy Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Physics

Scientists have created a nano-electronic circuit which vibrates without any external force. Just as a guitar string vibrates when plucked, the wire — 100,000 times thinner than a guitar string — vibrates when forced into motion by an oscillating voltage. The surprise came when they repeated the experiment without the forcing voltage. Under the right conditions, the wire oscillated of its own accord. The nano-guitar string was playing itself.

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Dementia spreads via connected brain networks

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Alzheimer's Research, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Dementia, Disorders and Syndromes, Nervous System, Today's Healthcare

Scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individual patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), adding to growing evidence that the loss of brain cells associated with dementia spreads via the synaptic connections between established brain networks.

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Shipment tracking for 'fat parcels' in the body

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Cholesterol, Colon Cancer, Diet and Weight Loss, Dietary Supplements and Minerals, Diseases and Conditions, Fitness, Obesity, Triglycerides

Without fat, nothing works in the body: These substances serve as energy suppliers and important building blocks — including for the envelopes of living cells. Numerous diseases are related to disorders in the fat metabolism, such as obesity or cancer. Researchers are now demonstrating how the fat metabolism can be monitored down to the individual liver cell of a mouse with the greatest sensitivity.

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Evolutionary history of oaks

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Anthropology, Early Humans, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Exotic Species, Forest, Nature, Trees

Oaks have a complex evolutionary history that has long eluded scientists. New research, however, provides the most detailed account to date of the evolution of oaks, recovering the 56-million-year history that has made the oaks one of the most diverse, abundant and important woody plant groups to the ecology and economy of the northern hemisphere.

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Unique sticky particles formed by harnessing chaos

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry Research, Biology, Engineering and Construction, Extreme Survival, Materials Science, Microbiology, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water

New research shows that unique materials with distinct properties akin to those of gecko feet – the ability to stick to just about any surface — can be created by harnessing liquid-driven chaos to produce soft polymer microparticles with hierarchical branching on the micro- and nanoscale.

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Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, Galaxies, Space Exploration, Space Telescopes, Stars

Astronomers have used a massive cluster of galaxies as an X-ray magnifying glass to peer back in time, to nearly 9.4 billion years ago. In the process, they spotted a tiny dwarf galaxy in its very first, high-energy stages of star formation.

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Cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial device

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Chemistry, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Engineering and Construction, Fuel Cells, Organic Chemistry, Petroleum

Researchers have shown for the first time that a cheap catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial electrolyzer — a step toward clean, large-scale hydrogen production for fuel, fertilizer and industry.