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UMSOM researchers find greatest risk factors for death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients Hospitalized COVID-19 patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have complications from diabetes or hypertension, according to a new study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers. In a study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, the researchers evaluated nearly 67,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in 613 hospitals acro...

Impoverished children exposed to nurturing care have higher IQ scores in adolescence Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in adolescence compared to those raised without nurturing care. That is the finding of a new international study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, which examined data from more than 1600 children from Brazil and Sout...

New Machine Learning Model Helps Precisely Predict Hardness of New Materials Written by AZoMDec 18 2020 In several industries, from energy production to aerospace, superhard materials are highly sought after. However,  finding appropriate new materials has so far mostly been a matter of trial and error based on classical materials like diamonds. Researchers have developed a machine learning model that can accurately predict the hardness of new materials, allowing scientists to more readily fin...

Study: Specific class of drugs can be repurposed to treat genetic diseases Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to treat genetic diseases. A team from the UIC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences published the article, "Gene dosage manipulation alleviates manifestations of hereditary PAX6 haploinsufficiency in mice" in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Nearly all the genes in human D...

Highly Efficient Technique to Produce Unique Fullerene Crystal Written by AZoMDec 16 2020 Scientists at Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have created a highly efficient method to synthesize an exclusive fullerene crystal, known as fullerene finned-micropillar (FFMP). (a) Photo of produced FFMP on quarts plate and (b to d) scanning electron microscope images of samples. Image Credit: Yokohama National University. The new fullerene crystal could f...

Environmental Value of Renewable Energy Varies Much Based on the Region Written by AZoCleantechDec 15 2020 New research performed at North Carolina State University reveals that the environmental advantages of renewable power generation differ considerably based on the nature of the traditional power generation offset by the renewable energy. Image Credit: Karsten Würth The research team anticipates the study will help direct future investments in renewable energy toward regions where they wil...

New Wearable Device Predicts Onset of Flu and COVID-19 Symptoms Written by AZoSensorsDec 15 2020 According to a group of scientists from the University of California, San Diego, the University of California, San Francisco (UC San Francisco) and MIT Lincoln Lab, temperature data obtained by wearable devices attached to the finger can be consistently used to spot the onset of fevers—a prominent symptom of both the flu and COVID-19. Image Credit: University of California, San Diego. The team ha...

Government data underestimates the impact of social distancing in controlling COVID-19 spread Quantifying the mitigating impact of social distancing on the spread of COVID-19 is critical for evaluating the efficacy of social restrictions and informing future health policy decisions. While most studies have used government stay-at-home dates in their models, new research finds that individuals actually changed their behavior in reaction to the presence of COVID-19 in their state a median 12 days...

Exposure to the widely used weed-killer glyphosate makes genetic changes to rats that can be linked to increased disease in their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a new study has found.