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Top 10 Presidential “Bad Boys”

There is no shortage of lists of the “best” or “worst” presidents in U.S. History. Historians seem to relish the opportunity to grade our leaders on their performance in the top job. The following list does not take into consideration whether the individual was a good or bad president, but rather looks at the character […] The post Top 10 Presidential “Bad Boys” appeared first on Listverse.

Making swimming pools safer by reducing chlorine disinfection byproducts

Swimming in indoor or outdoor pools is a healthy form of exercise and recreation for many people. However, studies have linked compounds that arise from chlorine disinfection of the pools to respiratory problems, including asthma, in avid swimmers. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have found that using a complementary form of disinfection, known as…

Immune system protects children from severe COVID-19

Children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick to attack the virus, a new study has found. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/mcri-isp021621.php

Antitumoral effects of LXR activation

Tumor cells are able to avoid the attack of the immune system through several mechanisms. For instance, these can secrete factors that turn macrophages -cells in the immune system- into dual action agents that contribute to the tumor progress and will protect it from immune body defences: these become, thus, the tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs).…

Search engine results linked to video playing (non-web linked) – speech recognition in background?

Death by suicide? Drug overdoses muddy waters for investigators, amplify mental health crisis

A new West Virginia University-led injury mortality study combines most drug overdose deaths with all suicides into an expanded self-injury category. Exposing a mental health crisis that has unraveled across the United States over the past two decades, study data have direct implications for suicide prevention efforts. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/wvu-dbs020821.php

Child-eating Namahage of Japan Prepare COVID-19 Safety Measures for New Year

Every year at the New Year, fearsome monstrous mountain demons called Namahage visit children in Japan’s Akita Prefecture on the Oga Peninsula. There, at the northern tip of Japan’s main island of Honshu, people continue the ancient customs. Although the tradition nearly died out, it has seen a rise in popularity in recent years. With… The post Child-eating Namahage of Japan Prepare COVID-19…

Survey: Most Americans say they’ll continue health precautions after COVID-19

A new national survey of more than 2,000 Americans by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds most plan to continue many of the pandemic precautions in the name of public health, even when the pandemic is over. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/m-sma020321.php

Child-eating Namahage of Japan Prepare COVID-19 Safety Measures for New Year

Every year at the New Year, fearsome monstrous mountain demons called Namahage visit children in Japan’s Akita Prefecture on the Oga Peninsula. There, at the northern tip of Japan’s main island of Honshu, people continue the ancient customs. Although the tradition nearly died out, it has seen a rise in popularity in recent years. With… The post Child-eating Namahage of Japan Prepare COVID-19…

Researchers explore link between ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ and COVID-19

A City of Hope-led research team found that the same gene that increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, ApoE4, can increase the susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19. “Our study provides a causal link between the Alzheimer’s disease risk factor ApoE4 and COVID-19 and explains why some (e.g., ApoE4 carriers) but not all COVID-19 patients exhibit neurological manifestations” said City of…

Google minipulates for their own narrative

Brightening the future of semiconductor-based photocatalytic processes

A collaboration between the Pericàs group with Prof. Timothy Noël and Dr. Paola Riente at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, The Netherlands), has crystallised in a Nature Communications paper where they provide key insight into the chemical nature of the true photocatalyst involved in the Bi2O3-driven atom-transfer radical addition (ATRA) reaction.…

NIH study shows hyaluronan is effective in treating chronic lung disease

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators found that inhaling unfragmented hyaluronan improves lung function in patients suffering from severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hyaluronan, a sugar secreted by living tissue that acts as a scaffold for cells, is also used in cosmetics as a skin moisturizer and as a nasal spray to moisturize…

Tiny 3D structures enhance solar cell efficiency

A new method for constructing special solar cells could significantly increase their efficiency. Not only are the cells made up of thin layers, they also consist of specifically arranged nanoblocks. This has been shown in a new study by an international research team led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), which was published in the scientific journal “Nano Letters”.…

Territorial, expert navigators: The black howler monkeys of Mexico

New research published this week in the journal Animal Behaviour reveals the advanced navigation and memory skills of black howler monkeys. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/obu-ten012921.php

NTU study finds Singapore public less keen on drone use in residential areas than industrial zones

When it comes to drones, the Singapore public is not as keen for them to be used to provide services around their living spaces, finds a study by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). However, they are more accepting of drones being used in areas like recreational spots or industrial areas. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/ntu-nsf012721.php

Chinese spice helps unravel the mysteries of human touch

New insight into how human brains detect and perceive different types of touch, such as fluttery vibrations and steady pressures, has been revealed by UCL scientists with the help of the ancient Chinese cooking ingredient, Szechuan pepper. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/ucl-csh012821.php