Sandra Handy

The Rise of Misogynistic Online Forums and Their Increasing Politicization

04.20.2019 10:13 AM

As social and political gains favor women, online men’s rights activists exhibit a backlash that is indeed a misplaced response to neoliberalism

Scientists Discover New Method to Identify Off-Target Damage Caused By CRISPR

04.20.2019 10:12 AM

The method relies on the cell’s natural repair process to identify cuts, and it has proven to be much less invasive and much more reliable

Reasons Women Get Autoimmune Diseases Far More Often Than Men Discovered

04.19.2019 11:14 AM

Part of the answer may lie in the skin of women! One of the great mysteries of medicine and also one that affects the lives of millions of people is why the immune systems of women gang up on them far more than men's do which causes nine times more women to develop autoimmune diseases such as lupus.

Biologists Cracked the Code of Marine Mammal Communication through Mysterious River Dolphin

04.19.2019 09:45 AM

The dolphins interact socially and are making more sounds than previously thought with a diverse vocal repertoire

Potential New Cancer Therapeutic Strategies Involving Inhibition of UNC45A

04.19.2019 09:38 AM

UNC45A holds tremendous potential in the fight against solid tumors The very first step toward the development of targeted cancer therapy is to identify a protein that plays a significant role in cancer cell growth.

Making Lung Cancer Scan Decision Easier for Patients through Video and Brochure

04.19.2019 09:25 AM

A tool that facilitates a conversation between patients and their physicians and leads to shared decision-making

Scientists Discovered Where Anesthesia Works On the Brain

04.18.2019 16:55 PM

Rather than inhibiting neurons, anesthesia could also activate individual neurons in the brain A medical miracle happened about 170 years ago when scientists discovered general anesthesia that enables millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving surgeries without pain.

Killer Combination: Late Dinner and No Breakfast

04.18.2019 14:05 PM

People who miss breakfast and have a late night dinner are more likely to have other unhealthy habits like smoking and low levels of physical activity

Scientists Discovered Meat-Eating Mammal Larger Than Any Big Cat Stalking the World Today

04.18.2019 11:43 AM

A new species larger than a polar bear with large rhinoceros skull and enormous canine teeth The Ohio University's paleontologists have found a new species of meat-eating mammal that is larger than any big cat stalking the world today.

LOFAR Radio Telescope Measures Unknown Structures and Discharge Processes of Lightning

04.18.2019 11:41 AM

Lightning does not discharge at once, as was thought for a long time, but can strike many times within seconds

New Insights into Coelacanth and the Evolution of the Vertebrate Skull

04.18.2019 11:40 AM

Researchers discovered how the unique vertebrate develops from a fetus to an adult A new study by a team of international researchers presents the original observations of the development of the skull and brain in the living coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae.

Game of Thrones: Why Language Technology cannot handle it (Yet)

04.18.2019 08:52 AM

There is still work to do before the computer can fully understand the text The evaluation researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Humanities Cluster of Dutch Royal Academy was done on four state-of-the-art tools for recognizing names in the text, to assess and improve their performance on popular fiction.

How an Ancient Brewing Technique Keep an Empire Afloat

04.18.2019 08:45 AM

The power of beer that feeds the creation of complex political organizations Several decades ago, the Wari Empire stretched across Peru. At the height of the Empire, it covered an area the size of the Eastern seaboard of the US, from New York City to Jacksonville.

New Blood Pressure Drug Has Potential of Treating Parkinson and Dementia in Animal Study

04.18.2019 08:00 AM

The drug can induce autophagy in several neurodegenerative conditions To treat high blood pressure may now become possible through a prescribed drug that has shown promise against diseases like Huntington's Parkinson's and forms of dementia in studies carried out in zebrafish and mice at the University of Cambridge.

A Comprehensive Look at Ribociclib in Advanced Breast Cancer

04.17.2019 15:50 PM

Ribociclib in combination with an aromatase inhibitor provides lesser benefit than the appropriate comparator therapy

Fresh Concerns on Habitability of TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets

04.17.2019 15:50 PM

The fourth planet inside the TRAPPIST-1 habitable zone may be experiencing a powerful bombardment of protons

A New Standard Tool That Measures the Effects of Caring For Survivors of TBI

04.17.2019 15:48 PM

Caregivers of persons with TBI are underserved and overlooked In an instant, a traumatic brain injury occurs. This ugly scenario can happen in a car crash, a battlefield blast, or a bad fall.

MIT Biologist Discovered Real Interstitial Fluid Surrounding Pancreatic Tumors

04.17.2019 09:41 AM

Scientists have to get the environment right to know how to find the dependencies of cancer Before conducting tests in humans or animals, there has always been a need to evaluate most cancer drugs in tumor cells grown in a lab dish.

Defending the Earth from Asteroids

04.17.2019 09:19 AM

Spotting NEO a challenging task, typical of finding a lump of coal in the night’s sky In February 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor, a mere 17-20 meters across, caused extensive ground damage and several injuries when it exploded on impact with the atmosphere of the Earth.

Get Answers to the World’s Most Fascinating Questions with This New Software Tool

04.17.2019 09:16 AM

The tool can classify viruses and customize the treatment of a particular patient depending on the specific strain of the virus that affects them

Scientists Discovered a New Approach to Reduce or Prevent Renal Fibrosis

04.16.2019 21:06 PM

Scientists Discovered a New Approach to Reduce or Prevent Renal Fibrosis The strange growth of fibrotic material within the kidney, renal fibrosis, obstructs kidney function and may lead to eventual renal failure.

Internal Bacteria Grow in Pregnant Women for the First Time, New Study Proves

04.16.2019 19:59 PM

Bacteria sense progesterone and react to it It has come to the understanding of university researchers that bacteria sense pregnancy and understand the need to move to the next generation for them to help babies in breaking down the sugar in mother's milk.

Evidence of Discrimination as Same-Sex Borrowers Are 73% More Likely to Be Denied Than Heterosexual Couples

04.16.2019 19:58 PM

Same-sex couples that get approval paid more in interest and fees One of the first steps couples take when buying a home is to apply for a mortgage, but a recent study indicated that lenders are less likely to approve same sex-couples.

Lithium-ion Batteries Charge Fast and Perform Better with a New Discovery

04.16.2019 19:28 PM

Researchers established the reason for battery’s instability and also a way to combat it With recent research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute published in Nature Communications, it is now possible to create a lithium-ion battery that can charge in a matter of minutes and still operate at a high capacity.

Fentanyl-Related Deaths Are On the Rise in West Virginia, Up to 122%

04.16.2019 14:16 PM

The drug is easy to export, and it is a thousand times stronger than morphine and heroin The National Institutes of Health, West Virginia University funded a recent study that has researchers Gordon Smith, Marie Abate, and Zheng Dai and they discovered an increase in fentanyl-related deaths in West Virginia, even as there is a decline in deaths related to prescription for opioids.

Comic-Style Information Helpful For Patients Scheduled to Undergo Cardiac Catheterization

04.16.2019 11:49 AM

Patients who received this comic-style felt well prepared for surgery, study says Physicians need to fully inform patients about what the procedure will entail before undergoing surgery.

SDSU Astronomers Detected New Neptune-to-Saturn-Size Planet Orbiting Two Planets

04.16.2019 10:22 AM

The largest of the three planets in the Kepler-47 system In the Kepler-47 system, astronomers have discovered a third planet, and they secured the system's title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds.

Scientists Created the First Cell Computer with More Than One Core Processor

04.16.2019 10:16 AM

A biological dual-core processor similar to those in the digital world One of the primary objectives of synthetic biology is how to control gene expression through gene switches based on a model borrowed from the digital world.

A New Solar Evaporator that Provides Fresh Means of Fresh Water

04.16.2019 10:15 AM

Suitable for off-grid water generation and purification particularly for low-income countries One of the major problems around the world is the lack of access to safe drinking water, and about a billion people suffer from this.

When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted: White Sharks Vacate Preferred Hunting Ground When Killer Whale Confronts

04.16.2019 09:59 AM

White sharks vacate the area within minutes following brief visits from orcas There is a challenge to the notion that great white sharks are the most formidable predators in the ocean.