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A Little-Known Inflammatory Disease Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Genetic analyses show a newly discovered condition called Vexas is more common than previously thought—and could explain some patients’ undiagnosed symptoms......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredFeb 14th, 2023

Researchers develop tiny droplets that harness laser light to detect disease markers

A team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

You Asked: Is Amazon hiding the Blu-rays? And where’s the Sony XM6?

On this week’s You Asked: Is Amazon trying to kill Blu-ray discs? Are the Sony XM6 headphones coming?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

20% of grocery store milk has traces of bird flu, suggesting wider outbreak

The milk is still considered safe, but disease experts are alarmed by the prevalence. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Jeffrey Greenberg) The Food and Drug Administration reported late Thursday that about 20 percent of retail mi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Genetic hope in fight against devastating wheat disease

Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery by University of Adelaide researchers could help reduce its economic.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Lyme disease in dogs: What dog owners should know

As Lyme disease cases rise in the U.S., humans are not the only ones at risk. Veterinarians with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine say dogs are increasingly vulnerable to this tick-borne illness......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Mechanism of grafting Prunus sp. to control crown gall disease by regulating the rhizosphere environment

Grafting is a traditional and significant strategy to suppress soil-borne diseases, such as the crown gall disease caused by tumorigenic Agrobacterium and Rhizobium. Root exudates and the rhizosphere microbiome play critical roles in controlling crow.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

AI tool recognizes serious ocular disease in horses

Colloquially known as moon blindness, equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) is an inflammatory ocular disease in horses, which can lead to blindness or loss of the affected eye. It is one of the most common eye diseases in horses and has a major economic im.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Africa"s megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease—action needed to start greening, adapt to climate change

Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. If left untreated in humans, malaria can cause severe symptoms, health complications and even death......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Imaging technique shows new details of peptide structures

A new imaging technique developed by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis can give scientists a much closer look at fibril assemblies—stacks of peptides that include amyloid beta, most notably associated with Alzheimer's disease......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Antivirus updates hijacked to drop dangerous malware

Malware discovered hiding in virus database updates by Avast researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Researchers uncover natural variation in wild emmer wheat for broad-spectrum disease resistance

Bread wheat is one of the most important staple crops for millions of people and is apparently the largest cultivated and traded cereal worldwide. Bread wheat is a hexaploid species with three subgenomes (2n = 6x = 42, AABBDD) that has undergone two.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Scientists find common genes defending coffee plants against devastating disease

Arabica coffee is the most economically important coffee globally and accounts for 60% of coffee products worldwide. But the plants it hails from are vulnerable to a disease that, in the 1800s, devastated Sri Lanka's coffee empire......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 21st, 2024

China orders Apple to remove Meta apps after “inflammatory” posts about president

WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal removed from Apple App Store in China. Enlarge / An Apple Store in Shanghai, China, on April 11, 2024. (credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Apple said it complied wit.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Previously unknown details of aphids in flight to contribute to improved crop security

Researchers led by a scientist at Keele University in Staffordshire have studied the previously unknown flight mechanisms of a common crop pest, to learn more about their movements in a bid to improve food security and prevent the spread of disease......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Researchers set new standards for nanoparticles, helping patients with MS, ALS, Parkinson"s disease

Is it possible for nanoparticles to go through the digestive system and deliver medicine directly to the brain tissue? Researchers from Michigan State University say yes, and their latest findings are expected to benefit patients with neurodegenerati.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Coal train pollution increases health risks and disparities, research warns

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Disease-resistant strains of carp provide advancements in aquaculture, enhance gefilte fish quality

A new study led by Prof. Lior David from the Faculty of Agriculture at the Hebrew University investigated the infectivity of disease-resistant and susceptible fish by examining their roles as shedders (infecting) and cohabitants (infected) in various.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Research suggests that part of India will become a climate hotspot

The Indian subcontinent is likely to experience an increasing number of extreme weather events in future. The fertile and densely populated plain around the Indus and Ganges rivers is therefore likely to become a climate change hotspot, which could h.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

New time-resolved ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry strategy for target protein stability analysis

How mutations impact protein stability and structure dynamics is crucial for understanding the molecular mechanism of the disease and the targeted drug design. However, probing the molecular details of mutation-induced subtle structure dynamics is st.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024