Sandra Handy

Successful ‘Alien’ Birds Invasions are Location Dependent

06.20.2019 09:25 AM

Alien species are the primary driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, so there is a clear and urgent need for better biosecurity measures to prevent or mitigate the impact of future invasions and protect endangered native species

Researchers Develop First Contactless Cardiac Arrest AI System for Smart Speakers

06.19.2019 09:10 AM

The scientists designed the proof-of-concept tool with the use of real agonal breathing instances captured from 911 calls, detected agonal breathing events 97 percent of the time from up to 20 feet (or 6 meters) away

Experts Warn Against Significant Consequences for Leaving Microbes Out of Climate Change Conversation

06.19.2019 09:06 AM

The researchers hope that their statement will raise awareness both for how microbes can influence climate change and how they will be impacted by it, calling for including microbes in climate change research, increasing the use of research involving unique technologies, and improving education in classrooms

Study Connects Fracking to Higher Radon Levels in Ohio Homes

06.19.2019 08:53 AM

The research discovered the average radon concentrations among all tested homes across the state are higher than safe levels outlined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization standards

Burnout among Healthcare Professionals a Source of Concern for Three-Quarters of Americans

06.18.2019 17:19 PM

Burnout among pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other professionals can lead to impaired attention and decreased functioning that threatens to cause medical errors and reduce safety

Air Pollution Significantly Increases the Danger of Premature Deaths

06.18.2019 17:14 PM

The USF study suggests that chronic hypertension may remodel airway sensory nerves controlling the pulmonary-cardiac reflex that helps defend the body against physical damage from air pollution

Creating an Excellent Blueberry Crop Requires Bees

06.18.2019 10:07 AM

Among all of these bees, only the southeastern blueberry bee and the honey bee significantly increased fruit set

Investigators Utilized Unique Method of Sensory Nanoparticles to Detect Disease, Including Types of Cancer

06.18.2019 10:06 AM

Researchers revealed that biomolecules in the blood of healthy people and patients forms various corona profiles around nanoparticles

Do Video Games Drive Obesity?

06.18.2019 09:58 AM

The study identified a significant indirect effect which shows that people who spend more time playing video games also spend less time exercising and therefore weigh more or have more body mass

The World’s Primates at Risk of Extinction Due to Global Commodities Trade and Consumption

06.17.2019 11:38 AM

According to a peer-reviewed journal, the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme environmental costs of pollution, habitat degradation, loss of biodiversity, continued food insecurity, and the threat of emerging disease. This recent study was published in the Journal PeerJ - the Journal of Life and Environmental Science.

Researchers Use Google-Type Algorithms to Enhance Gut Disease Diagnosis

06.17.2019 11:29 AM

The machine learning algorithm can validate pathologists’ diagnoses and shorten the time between imaging and diagnosis, and from a technical engineering perspective, might be able to offer a look into data science’s “black boxes” by giving clues into the thinking mechanism of the machine

Researchers Discover Characteristics to Personalize Treatment for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

06.15.2019 11:52 AM

Researchers believe their findings could help identify those patients with characteristics linked to improved treatment responses

New Project Facilitates Identification of Material Data to Speed Material Discovery and Development

06.15.2019 11:43 AM

Researchers have modified the GT scheme to solve some advanced problems such as identifying highly distorted structures, distinguishing structures with substantial similarity and classifying complex crystal structures in materials big data

Cartoon-Based Ads for e-Cigarette May Increase Likelihood of Vaping, Study Says

06.14.2019 14:53 PM

Cartoon imagery used by some companies is part of the constellation of variables that make people susceptible to future use of e-cigarettes

Studies Uncovered Genes that Determine Whether Pea Aphids Have Wings or Not

06.14.2019 14:51 PM

The team discovered a clear case in which genes from outside an organism were co-opted by the organism’s genome to modify the strength of a plastic response to environmental cues

Scientists Developed a Rapid, Easy-to-Use DNA Amplification Method at 37°C

06.14.2019 14:45 PM

The scientists initiated synthetic molecules called locked nucleic acids (LNAs) into the DNA strands, as these molecules are known to help achieve higher stability during hybridization

How the Electron Spins in Layered Materials Can Interact

06.14.2019 09:13 AM

Technologically, this phenomenon is essential since the electrical resistance of the two possible configurations is drastically different, which is known as the giant magnetoresistance effect

Researchers Utilize Facebook to Reach Larger, More Diverse Groups of People

06.14.2019 09:11 AM

When researchers compared results from their Genes for Good analyses to those from well-cited papers, they mostly matched

Exercise May Have Different Effects Depending on the Time of the Day

06.14.2019 09:09 AM

Morning exercise initiates gene programs in the muscle cells, making them more productive and better capable of metabolizing sugar and fat while the evening exercise increases whole-body energy expenditure for an extended period

Next Generation 3D-Printed Optical-Electronic Integration

06.13.2019 11:34 AM

FsLDW allows the fabrication of higher-level microstructures to manipulate light signals, including the waveguide coupled microdisks for light remote control and the coupled double-microdisk resonators for laser mode selection

How Warming Waters in Western Tropical Pacific May Affect West Antarctic Ice Sheet

06.13.2019 08:53 AM

The new research discovered that the South Pacific Convergence Zone, a region of the western tropical Pacific, is the primary driver of weather variability across West Antarctica

Research Team Discovered Potential New Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease

06.12.2019 17:41 PM

The 6KApoEp, also known as peptide antagonist, was shown to reduce Alzheimer’s-associated beta-amyloid (β-amyloid) accumulation and tau pathologies in the brain, as well as improving learning and memory in mice genetically engineered to mimic symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

Dolphins Form Friendship through Shared Interest like Humans

06.12.2019 17:39 PM

The team discovered that male spongers spend more time associating with other male spongers than they do non-spongers, these bonds are based on similar foraging technique and not related to other factors

Nanohybrid Structure Improves Efficiency of Light-Harvesting

06.12.2019 17:10 PM

Researchers proposed that adding APC in between QDs and MoSe2 creates a funnel-like energy-transfer effect due to the way that APC preferentially orients itself relative to MoSe2

Evolutionary Discovery Sets to Rewrite Textbooks

06.12.2019 17:02 PM

Multi-celled animals evolved from a single-celled ancestor resembling a modern sponge cell known as a choanocyte

New Study Recommends Regulation on Low-Priced Alcopops that Pose High Risk Especially for Youth

06.12.2019 16:54 PM

Regulatory agencies should reduce the availability and alcohol-by-volume of these products and increase their retail price to reduce and prevent unsafe alcohol consumption

One in Five UK Children Affected By Persistent Poverty

06.12.2019 11:26 AM

Persistent poverty has a connection with poorer mental, social, and behavioral development in children, as well as worse educational outcomes, employment prospects, and earning power into adulthood

New Findings Show Pesticide DDT Persists in Remote Lakes at Concerning Levels

06.12.2019 11:24 AM

Pesticide use can result in persistent and permanent changes in aquatic ecosystems The pesticide DDT persists in remote lakes at concerning levels half a century it was banned, affecting critical marine species and potentially entire lake food webs, according to new findings of a multi-university research team published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science & Technology of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.

Making Natural Products in an Unnatural Way

06.12.2019 11:22 AM

The team have been able to create a synthetic metabolic pathway that will allow scientists to access these essential compounds in a controlled and efficient way

Study Finds Ability to Deceive is a Sign of Competence in Jobs That Require Selling

06.11.2019 16:55 PM

The key findings of the survey were participants believed that liars would be more successful in high-selling occupations like banking, advertising, and sales than low-selling orientation occupations like nonprofit management and accounting