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- July 23, 2014
- 07:01 AM
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Seeing Red: A New Way To Predict Preeclampsia
by Rebekah Morrow in United Academics
New Congo red test predicts development of preeclampsia with pregnant women. A large collaboration of scientists recently reported a new method of determining which women would develop preeclampsia. Urine samples were collected from more than 600 patients and mixed with a dye called Congo red. Congo red stains large clumps of proteins, but doesn’t mark smaller separate proteins.... Read more »
Buhimschi IA, Nayeri UA, Zhao G, Shook LL, Pensalfini A, Funai EF, Bernstein IM, Glabe CG, & Buhimschi CS. (2014) Protein misfolding, congophilia, oligomerization, and defective amyloid processing in preeclampsia. Science translational medicine, 6(245). PMID: 25031267
Whitehead, N. (2014) Proteins and a pregnancy woe. Science, 345(6194), 249-249. DOI: 10.1126/science.345.6194.249
- July 22, 2014
- 09:08 AM
- 53 views
A History of Bioinformatics (told from the Year 2039)
A week or so back I was watching the chatter around the #ISMB / #BOSC2014 meeting, and saw a number of amusing and intriguing comments about Titus Brown’s keynote talk. [embedded tweets] You can see a lot of chatter about it in the Storify. I was delighted to soon see this follow up...... Read more »
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- July 22, 2014
- 07:15 AM
- 60 views
White or Brown: which is the better fat?
by Shefali Sabharanjak in United Academics
White adipose tissue or white fat has earned notoriety in the current obesity pandemic. But it is not right to throw white fat cells out of the window, just yet. Recent research has shown that conservation of energy-storing white fat cells can help to overcome cachexia brought on by chemotherapy in cancer patients. ... Read more »
Petruzzelli, M., Schweiger, M., Schreiber, R., Campos-Olivas, R., Tsoli, M., Allen, J., Swarbrick, M., Rose-John, S., Rincon, M., Robertson, G.... (2014) A Switch from White to Brown Fat Increases Energy Expenditure in Cancer-Associated Cachexia. Cell Metabolism. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.06.011
- July 17, 2014
- 06:07 AM
- 91 views
Profiling Risk: Predicting Alcoholism In Adolescents
by Agnese Mariotti in United Academics
It appears that certain personality traits and traumatic early life events are typically associated with binge drinking in teenage years. However, the predictive power of each type of factors by itself (personality or individual history for example) is not absolute. A new study evaluated not only one single factor, but a series of psychological, genetic, and neurological elements for their ability to determine, when combined, current and future alcohol misuse in a large group of youngsters. ... Read more »
Whelan, R., Watts, R., Orr, C., Althoff, R., Artiges, E., Banaschewski, T., Barker, G., Bokde, A., Büchel, C., Carvalho, F.... (2014) Neuropsychosocial profiles of current and future adolescent alcohol misusers. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/nature13402
- July 15, 2014
- 10:13 AM
- 71 views
Hosting the World Cup: is it worth it?
by Flora Brils in United Academics
The World Cup has come to an end. Brazil asks: do the costs outweigh the benefits? An economic analysis. ... Read more »
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- July 15, 2014
- 03:38 AM
- 47 views
Treating Sports Injuries The Drug Free Way
by Pushkar Sikka in Workout Trends
Did you just roll your ankle while playing your favorite sport? Has the back pain been bothering you for a while now? Or did your knee just suffer a bang because of that fall? One of the methods here may just be the answer of getting relief from that pain and treating it the drug free way. […]
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Garra G, Singer AJ, Leno R, Taira BR, Gupta N, Mathaikutty B, & Thode HJ. (2010) Heat or cold packs for neck and back strain: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy. Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 17(5), 484-9. PMID: 20536800
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- July 11, 2014
- 06:17 AM
- 39 views
What ‘P.S. I Love You’ Taught Me About Blue Stress
by Samiiksha Rohilla in Workout Trends
Last evening, while watching people passing by my lane, I realized how lucky it is to be happy and alive. It wasn’t the same with me a few months back. I used to prefer staying alone. I had locked my guitar inside the cupboard. And I had quit my work. Was I in a state of […]
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- July 11, 2014
- 05:17 AM
- 95 views
Get Your 8 Hours Sleep: How Your Brain Makes Memories
by Rebekah Morrow in United Academics
Conventional wisdom says that sleep is an important part of learning (remember your teachers telling you to get a good night’s sleep before a big test?), but what is your brain actually doing while you are sleeping? New studies confirm and explain this notion... Read more »
Yang G, Lai CS, Cichon J, Ma L, Li W, & Gan WB. (2014) Sleep promotes branch-specific formation of dendritic spines after learning. Science (New York, N.Y.), 344(6188), 1173-8. PMID: 24904169
Euston DR, & Steenland HW. (2014) Neuroscience. Memories--getting wired during sleep. Science (New York, N.Y.), 344(6188), 1087-8. PMID: 24904140
- July 10, 2014
- 11:19 AM
- 94 views
Haha, kkkk, 555, LOL, jaja: Globalization Through Internet Jokes
by Nura Rutten in United Academics
In a recent article from Shifman, Levy and Thelwall, internet jokes are found to serve as an important and powerful agent of globalization and americanization. To research the role of internet jokes, they look at the concept of “user-generated globalization”, where internet users are the focal points through which user-generated content (in this case jokes) is translated, customized and distributed across the globe.... Read more »
Shifman, L., Levy, H., & Thelwall, M. (2014) Internet Jokes: The Secret Agents of Globalization?. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12082
- July 9, 2014
- 09:21 AM
- 112 views
A Deadly Shot: Heart Attacks During The World Cup
by Nura Rutten in United Academics
Studies show that there is an increase in cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, at the time of important football matches like the World Cup. Especially penalty shoot-outs can cause a higher number of myocardial infarctions. However, there are also studies that report no significant influence or even a decrease in cardiac emergencies.... Read more »
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- July 9, 2014
- 01:18 AM
- 92 views
The Warrior Gene, Back from the Grave
by nooffensebut in The Unsilenced Science
Recently two meta-analyses on the gene, monoamine oxidase A, and its relationship with violence came to opposite conclusions. I review those studies and pose the questions that the scientists were too afraid to answer.... Read more »
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- July 7, 2014
- 07:09 AM
- 29 views
Revealed: The Secret Of An Intellectual Brain
by Shyamali Sharma in Workout Trends
“Do you love to write? I do… Do you prefer typing rather than writing? I do…” Well, I might sound like a bride standing on the altar in front of my groom. The priest asks me the most obvious questions and I nonchalantly reply, “Yes, I do.” Students and tech savvy people are also most likely […]
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- July 6, 2014
- 09:30 AM
- 39 views
Day 5: BLUE and PURPLE Foods
by Namrata Diengdoh in Workout Trends
Whenever I close my eyes and imagine the color purple the first thought that comes to my mind is royalty. So does blue does it not? However, when I think blue it brings more serenity to my thoughts. Did you know that this color food group helps people who are looking forward to losing weight? […]
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García-Zepeda SP, García-Villa E, Díaz-Chávez J, Hernández-Pando R, & Gariglio P. (2013) Resveratrol induces cell death in cervical cancer cells through apoptosis and autophagy. European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP), 22(6), 577-84. PMID: 23603746
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- July 5, 2014
- 08:31 AM
- 33 views
Day 4: Cleansing With WHITE Foods
by Namrata Diengdoh in Workout Trends
“If I have been indulging in rich foods, a cleanse is a wonderful way to hit the reset button.” - Salma Hayek Now are not those beautiful words and don’t those words hold so much weight in them. If we think carefully and analyze our life pattern in the present time then it is […]
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- July 4, 2014
- 08:44 PM
- 101 views
The Bigfoot Question: A Genetic Analysis of Yeti Hair
by Melissa Chernick in Science Storiented
It’s been a while since I’ve written about Bigfoot, and that’s a shame because he’s pretty fun to write about. As with many things, I like to keep it in a scientific context. That’s why I was pretty stoked to see a recent Sasquatch paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. A paper that takes an interesting approach: genetics. Right off the bat the paper does not assume non-existence, both pointing out that there are numerous reports and sightings yet no bodies or recent fossils. The........ Read more »
Sykes, B., Mullis, R., Hagenmuller, C., Melton, T., & Sartori, M. (2014) Genetic analysis of hair samples attributed to yeti, bigfoot and other anomalous primates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1789), 20140161-20140161. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0161
- July 4, 2014
- 10:48 AM
- 155 views
Parents’ Income Poorly Predicts SAT Score
by nooffensebut in The Unsilenced Science
Here I publish my original study that disproves family income as an important influence on SAT scores, shows race as having its greatest influence on scores at the highest education and income levels, and provides some preliminary evidence for a hereditary influence.... Read more »
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- June 22, 2014
- 10:23 AM
- 152 views
The Love Song of Philo T. Farnsworth
by Gabriel in Lunatic Laboratories
Philo Farnsworth, if the name sounds vaguely familiar than you might just be a Futurama watcher. If you don't watch and know who I'm talking about or even better are a fan then, "YAY!" and for those of you who don't know, don't sweat it you're not alone. One of the forgotten greats, Farnsworth should be a household name, namely because one of his biggest inventions is in practically every home.... Read more »
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- June 19, 2014
- 12:30 AM
- 90 views
Join The Thrill, Lift The FIFA World Cup Together !
by Shyamali Sharma in Workout Trends
A spoiled weekend… My friend asked me to come over to her place last weekend and texted me, “ I am all alone and bored to death, please come over!” It was already half past eight in the evening but I decided to go. On my way to her place, my idea of chilling was […]
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- June 18, 2014
- 11:00 AM
- 143 views
Elsevier et al’s pricing douchebaggery exposed
by Juan Nunez-Iglesias in I Love Symposia!
Ted Bergstrom and a few colleagues have just come out with an epic paper in which they reveal how much for-profit academic publishing companies charge university libraries, numbers that had previously been kept secret. The paper is ostensibly in the field of economics, but it could be more accurately described as “sticking-it-to-the-man-ology”.... Read more »
Bergstrom, T., Courant, P., McAfee, R., & Williams, M. (2014) Evaluating big deal journal bundles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1403006111
- June 16, 2014
- 05:51 AM
- 120 views
Disturbing facts about sunscreen
by Chiara Civardi in United Academics
What you should know about sun cream ingredients.
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