3D elastography performs well in automated breast volume scanning
3D elastography can be applied to an automated breast volume scanner to analyze in vivo strain images, according to a study published December 15 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Researchers led by Gijs Hendriks from Radboud University Medical Center found that strain elastography could differentiate between malignant and benign breast lesions when applied to the automated scanner, imaging these in three dimensions. “The results indicate that maximal principal strain ratios were significantly increased in malignant lesions compared with benign lesions including fibro-adenoma,” Hendriks and colleagues wrote. ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 19, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Chimps can recognise peers decades later – especially if they got on well
Bonobos and chimps demonstrate longest long-term memory ever found in nonhuman animals, scientists sayWhether it is a sea of faces at a school reunion or distant family at a wedding, our ability to remember people we met years ago can come in handy. Now it seems our evolutionary cousins have a similar skill.Researchers have foundbonobos and chimpanzees can recall peers they spent time with in the past, even if they have been separated for decades. What is more, this recognition appears to be influenced by whether they got on well with each other – or not.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Memory Science Animals Biology World news Source Type: news
Using NCBI Data and Tools for Your Research Project
Are you a biology student working on a research project? NCBI offers free access to a wide variety of resources and tools to help you find and download data for your project. How and why do you use our resources? Check out the example below: Your professor has assigned you a research project looking at … Continue reading Using NCBI Data and Tools for Your Research Project → (Source: NCBI Insights)
Source: NCBI Insights - December 18, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV) Gene Genome Data Viewer (GDV) iCn3D NCBI Datasets NCBI Taxonomy PubMed Central (PMC) Source Type: news
Biology, Anatomy, and Finance? More Med Students Want Business Degrees Too
(MedPage Today) -- Jasen Gundersen, MD, MBA, never considered a career in business when he entered medical school nearly 3 decades ago to become a rural primary care doctor.
But today he isn't working in rural America, and he doesn't do primary... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Researchers protest end of NSF grants to program using data from its $1 billion ecology network
U.S. ecologists are protesting a decision by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to abruptly end funding for studies that rely on its one-of-a-kind network of 81 ecological research sites that debuted just 4 years ago. They believe the move undermines the emerging field of macrosystems biology and limits the potential of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). And after getting the cold shoulder from the research directorate that made the decision, scientists are taking the unusual step of pleading with NSF’s director to reverse the decision.
“NSF is jeopardizing its investment in NEON,” leaders o...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
News at a glance: AI rules for Europe, vaccines for Africa, and a union for NIH early-career researchers
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A billion-dollar boost for vaccinemaking in Africa
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has committed up to $1 billion to bolster Africa’s ability to sustainably produce its own doses of lifesaving vaccines. Manufacturers based in Africa produce only 1% of the vaccine doses used on the continent. Last week, Gavi announced that with money left over from the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility—an effort to provide an equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines—it would create the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) to focus on preventing 11 priority infectious diseases. As ...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Science ’s 2023 Breakthrough of the Year: Weight loss drugs with a real shot at fighting obesity
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Obesity plays out as a private struggle and a public health crisis. In the United States, about 70% of adults are affected by excess weight, and in Europe that number is more than half. The stigma against fat can be crushing; its risks, life-threatening. Defined as a body mass index of at least 30, obesity is thought to power type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers.
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
A matter of taste: food preferences may be influenced by our unique ‘tongue prints’
Analysis of 3D images reveals the organ ’s bumps and grooves are as personal as fingerprintsWhether they are long and slimy, wide and bumpy, fissured, furry or tied – our tongues may be even more unique than we give them credit for.An analysis of 3D images of human tongues suggests that each of us may have a unique “tongue print” just as we haveindividual fingerprints. The research could help to shed new light on why people ’s food preferences can be so varied, and assist in the design of healthier, yet delicious, alternatives to fatty or sugary foods.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Tags: Human biology Food Food science UK news Source Type: news
Cats like to play fetch but on their own terms, owner survey finds
94% of owners say cat sets the rules, only fetching specific objects for certain peopleThey may have a reputation for being independent and aloof, but a surprising number of cats play fetch, scientists have found.A survey of owners found the vast majority reported their cat fetched objects, normally without having been trained. However, cats tended to set the rules of engagement, often only fetching specific objects for specific people.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Cats Animal behaviour Science Pets Animals Biology UK news Source Type: news
WeightWatchers Is Now Prescribing Weight Loss Drugs
WeightWatchers has been through a lot of changes recently. In 2018 the popular weight loss program changed its name to WW with an updated mission: “Wellness That Works.” For the first time, that mission includes medications.
Last spring, the company acquired Sequence, a digital health company, which allowed members to get prescriptions for weight loss drugs. Now the 60-year old company is launching WeightWatchers Clinic, which will give them access to telehealth weight loss management and doctors who can prescribe weight loss medications like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound).
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Source: TIME: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Neanderthal DNA may explain why some of us are morning people
Scientists find genes inherited from our prehistoric cousins increase tendency to rise early – useful in regions with short winter daysPeople who are early to bed and early to rise may have their ancient ancestors to thank for the habit – or at least the Neanderthals with whom their forebears procreated, scientists say.DNA inherited from our thick-browed cousins may contribute to the tendency of some people to be larks, researchers found, making them more comfortable at getting up and going to bed earlier than others.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Genetics Neanderthals UK news Biology Source Type: news
I discovered … a tiny 700-year-old forest within sight of North America’s busiest highway
I realised other ancient trees could have survived, right under our noses. In France, they discovered one tree that had started growing before the Romans leftI ’ll be 75 in March, and we old people often reflect on why certain things happened in our lives. This is very personal, but I was tall and skinny as a kid – I was always the one who was beaten up at school. The only refuge I had was in plants and bugs, and animals in general.Nothing in nature ever tried to “get me” – even predators. They weren’t afterme. I always felt a sympathy with critters that were under attack or vulnerable. Your personality guides ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Doug Larson Tags: Environment Trees and forests Biodiversity Conservation Endangered habitats Science Biology Canada Source Type: news
Researcher loses disability lawsuit against major science funder
A jury in Maryland today delivered a unanimous verdict in favor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), finding it did not discriminate against Vivian Cheung, a disabled biologist and physician, when it failed to renew her multimillion-dollar award in 2018. The closely watched case put a spotlight on obstacles faced by disabled scientists.
Lawyer Chong Park of Ropes & Gray was successful in persuading a jury of four women and two men that HHMI and its reviewers treated Cheung like any other scientist when she competed unsuccessfully to renew her investigator award for RNA studies. At the end of an 8-day tr...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
1 Biotech Stock That Could Be the Next Amgen
The human genome project, which was completed in 2003, marked a milestone for biotechnology. It opened the door for the creation of hundreds of medicines based on biology, which have improved the outcomes of many acute and chronic diseases. One of the main winners of this trend is biotech pioneer…#amgen #crisprtherapeutics #crsp #fda #vertex #crispr #georgebudwell #motleyfool (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Food-dunking parrots reveal humans are not alone in preferring snacks soggy
Scientists observe Goffin ’s cockatoos dipping hard foodstuffs in bowl of water, most likely to improve its textureHumans are not the only beings who sometimes like a soggy snack: researchers have discovered some cockatoos also dunk their food before eating.The team say they first noticed captive Goffin ’s cockatoos dunking their grub during a lunchtime feed, much like some people dip biscuits in their tea, and decided to explore further.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science Correspondent Tags: Animal behaviour Birds Animals Environment Wildlife World news Biology Science Source Type: news
