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Released: 27-Jan-2021 2:05 PM EST
'You say tomato, I say genomics': Genome sequences for two wild tomato ancestors
University of Tsukuba

Tomatoes are one of the most popular types of fresh produce consumed worldwide, as well as being an important ingredient in many manufactured foods.

26-Jan-2021 9:50 AM EST
Pioneering research unravels hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’
University of Bristol

A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world’s most important ecosystems by unlocking the mechanism which determined the evolution of its mountains and how they shaped the weather there as well as its flora and fauna.

25-Jan-2021 4:30 PM EST
‘Smart’ cartilage cells programmed to release drugs when stressed
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have engineered cartilage cells to release an anti-inflammatory drug in response to stresses such cells undergo when they are compressed during weight bearing and movement.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 1:50 PM EST
Controlling pain after surgery doesn’t have to mean opioids, study shows
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

As surgeons balance the need to control their patients’ post-surgery pain with the risk that a routine operation could become the gateway to long-term opioid use or addiction, a new study shows the power of an approach that takes a middle way.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 1:45 PM EST
Social media study reveals diabetics' fear of disrupted insulin supplies because of Brexit
University of York

Diabetics living in the UK worry about disruption to insulin supplies as a result of Brexit, new research shows.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 1:35 PM EST
Culture shapes willingness to share personal data to reduce COVID-19 spread
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Culture, civic-mindedness and privacy concerns influence how willing people are to share personal location information to help stem the transmission of COVID-19 in their communities, a new study finds.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 1:30 PM EST
Vaccine delivered via skin could help in fight against respiratory diseases
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Among infectious diseases that have caused pandemics and epidemics, smallpox stands out as a success story. Smallpox vaccination led to the disease's eradication in the twentieth century.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 1:15 PM EST
Research finds blood pressure can be controlled without drugs after spinal cord injury
University of Calgary

Dr. Richi Gill, MD, is back at work, able to enjoy time with his family in the evening and get a good night's sleep, thanks to research.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 1:05 PM EST
Study Reveals Precarious Employment on the Rise Long Before COVID-19
University of Illinois Chicago

A study led by a University of Illinois Chicago researcher uses a new approach to measure precarious, or low-quality, employment in the United States. And, according to those findings, precarious employment has increased 9% between 1988 and 2016.

   
Released: 27-Jan-2021 12:50 PM EST
New study points to better diagnostics for cancer
University of California, Irvine

A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds a new method for identifying biomarkers may aid in early cancer diagnosis. The study focused on lung cancer, however the Cell Heterogeneity-Adjusted cLonal Methylation (CHALM) method has been tested on aging and Alzheimer’s diseases as well and is expected to be effective for studying other diseases.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 12:45 PM EST
T cells can mount attacks against many SARS-CoV-2 targets—even on new virus variant
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

A new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests that T cells try to fight SARS-CoV-2 by targeting a broad range of sites on the virus—beyond the key sites on the virus's spike protein. By attacking the virus from many angles, the body has the tools to potentially recognize different SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 12:45 PM EST
Precision measurements of intracluster light suggest possible link to dark matter
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Faint light from rogue stars not bound to galaxies has been something of a mystery to scientists. The dimness of this intracluster light makes it difficult to measure, and no one knows how much there is. Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey, led by Fermilab, have made the most radially extended measurement of this light ever.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 12:35 PM EST
Mount Sinai Researchers Build Models Using Machine Learning Technique to Enhance Predictions of COVID-19 Outcomes
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies using a machine learning technique called “federated learning” to examine electronic health records to better predict how COVID-19 patients will progress.

   
Released: 27-Jan-2021 12:35 PM EST
Fields of Breeders’ Dreams: A Team Effort Toward Targeted Crop Improvements
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In Nature, a multi-institutional team including DOE Joint Genome Institute researchers has produced a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome. Building off this work, bioenergy researchers are exploring targeted genome editing techniques to customize the crop.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 12:25 PM EST
Forests with diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth
Los Alamos National Laboratory

A new 3D analysis shows that wildland fires flare up in forests populated by similar-sized trees or checkerboarded by large clearings and slow down where trees are more varied.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 12:10 PM EST
Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide, new study shows
University of Washington

A University of Washington-led team has revisited and comprehensively reinterpreted radio telescope observations underlying a 2019 claim of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. They report that sulfur dioxide, a common gas in the atmosphere of Venus, is likely what was detected instead of phosphine.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 11:55 AM EST
UAB-developed research tool will help scientists better understand COVID-19
University of Alabama at Birmingham

PAGER-CoV is a database packed with nearly 12,000 (so far) pieces of genetic information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, information that researchers and physicians can use to tailor treatments against the disease.

   
Released: 27-Jan-2021 11:50 AM EST
Up-trending farming and landscape disruptions threaten Paris climate agreement goals
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021 — One of President Joe Biden’s first post-inauguration acts was to realign the United States with the Paris climate accord, but a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine demonstrates that rising emissions from human land-use will jeopardize the agreement’s goals without substantial changes in agricultural practices.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 11:00 AM EST
Patients who take opioids for pain can’t get in the door at more than half of primary care clinics
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

People who take opioid medications for chronic pain may have a hard time finding a new primary care clinic that will take them on as a patient if they need one, according to a new “secret shopper” study of hundreds of clinics across the country.

Released: 27-Jan-2021 11:00 AM EST
Important Climate Change Mystery Solved by Scientists
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Scientists have resolved a key climate change mystery, showing that the annual global temperature today is the warmest of the past 10,000 years – contrary to recent research, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Nature. The long-standing mystery is called the “Holocene temperature conundrum,” with some skeptics contending that climate model predictions of future warming must be wrong. The scientists say their findings will challenge long-held views on the temperature history in the Holocene era, which began about 12,000 years ago.



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