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Slowdown in Global Warming Brought Down Malaria Transmission in Ethiopia Written by AZoCleantechMar 11 2021 A new study reports that the deceleration in global warming observed toward the end of the past century resulted in a fall in malaria transmission in the Ethiopian highlands. Image Credit: mycteria/shutterstock.com The study was led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, and the University of Chicago. The findings h...

New tumor-penetrating therapy may improve outcomes in patients with pancreatic cancer Every 12 minutes, someone in the United States dies of pancreatic cancer, which is often diagnosed late, spreads rapidly and has a five-year survival rate at approximately 10 percent. Treatment may involve radiation, surgery and chemotherapy, though often the cancer becomes resistant to drugs. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with S...

Deforestation may cause initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia before leading to later decreases, a study published today in eLife suggests. The results may help malaria control programs in the region develop better strategies for eliminating malaria infections and educating residents on how to protect themselves from infection. Mosquitos spread the malaria parasite to humans causing i...

Transmission risk for schistosomiasis peaks at higher water temperature Mar 9 2021 About one billion people worldwide are at risk for schistosomiasis -- a debilitating disease caused by parasitic worms that live in fresh water and in intermediate snail hosts. A new study finds that the transmission risk for schistosomiasis peaks when water warms to 21.7 degrees centigrade, and that the most effective interventions should include snail removal measures implemented when the temperature is below t...

Moral outrage is an attractive behavior to people seeking long-term relationships Moral outrage is an attractive behavior, particularly to people seeking long-term relationships, according to a new paper by researchers including a University of Arkansas psychologist. The work indicates that people who displayed moral outrage were considered more benevolent and trustworthy than a control person not displaying outrage, and therefore more likely to possess other prosocial behaviors that would bene...

New Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Based Wireless Neuronal Recording System Scientists have now created a compact, lightweight, Bluetooth-low-energy-based wireless neuronal recording system. The wireless system was developed by researchers from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, and the Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS) at the Toyohashi Unive...

Pancreatitis drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 activators in the upper respiratory tract Pancreatitis drug Camostat inhibits new SARS-CoV-2 activators identified in the upper respiratory tract. There are no therapeutics available that have been developed for COVID-19 treatment. Repurposing already available medication for COVID-19 therapy is an attractive option to shorten the road to treatment development. The drug Camostat could be suitable. Camostat exerts antiviral activity by blocking the protease TM...

Frequent moisturization of infants can lead to food allergies Analysis of data from a trial of more than 1,300 infants has found that increased application of moisturizers at three months of age was associated with a higher likelihood of developing allergies in infancy. The new study, published today (Thursday) in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found that this was still the case even when skin conditions such as eczema - which is linked with allergy development - were taken in...

Producing Biobased Polyesters with Tunable Properties Written by AZoMMar 3 2021 As far as green chemistry is concerned, identifying novel and lasting solutions to the material needs is one of the main targets. CIQ ACS kleij ginger root. Image Credit: ICIQ/Francesco Della Monica. The countless plastics used by people in their everyday life, right from mattresses to food and cars, are mainly made from oil-based monomers that form the building blocks of polymers. Determining bio-based monomers for...

Combination of deep brain stimulation and exercise has potential benefits for treating ataxia New research from Baylor College of Medicine scientists shows that a combination of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and exercise has potential benefits for treating ataxia, a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive irreversible problems with movement. Working with a mouse model of the human condition, researchers at Baylor and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Instit...