How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth?

Astronomy & Space

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that without 'unmelted' asteroids, there may not have been enough of these compounds on Earth for life to emerge. Volatiles are elements or compounds that change into vapour at relatively low temperatures.

Career - Oct 11

’Staff shortages call for attention to healthcare workers’

The healthcare sector is heading toward a global shortage of 10 million workers. Research from Tilburg University shows how HR departments can creatively contribute to the battle for healthcare staff, and why they need to go beyond traditional methods. 'Many healthcare organizations are still looking for candidates who meet all the requirements.'

Environment - Oct 11

Nitrogen pollution drives forest plants west

Environment

Climate change not main driver of shift in distribution of European forest plants. The movement of plant species across Europe has mainly been attributed to climate change.

Health - Oct 11

Investigation about a promising therapy to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1

Universitat de Valčncia full-time university professor Rubén Artero is leading a research that has identified a promising therapy for treating myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), based on anti-miRs. The study is being carried out by the Human Translational Genomics Group of the INCLIVA-Universitat de Valčncia Health Research Institute (Biotecmed). Myotonic dystrophy is a complex genetic disorder caused by an abnormally high number of CTG repeats (a specific type of DNA sequence) in the DMPK gene.

’Inside-out’ galaxy growth observed in the early universe

Astronomy & Space

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the 'inside-out' growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang.

Pharmacology - Oct 11

Typhoid vaccine trial confirms sustained protection for older children

Pharmacology

A single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) offers safe, effective protection against typhoid two years after vaccination in all children, and sustained protection for older children at three to five years post immunisation, according to a report by researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) . But it also shows a decline in protection at the later timepoints among children vaccinated at younger ages.

Archaeologists discover Armenia’s oldest church

History & Archeology

Joint discovery by an Armenian-German team in the ancient city of Artaxata. Archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster have discovered the remains of a previously unknown early Christian church in the ancient city of Artaxata.

Health - Oct 11

Innate immunity envelops bacteria

Health

The protein GBP1 is a vital component of our body's natural defence against pathogens. This substance fights against bacteria and parasites by enveloping them in a protein coat, but how the substance manages to do this has remained unknown until now. Researchers from Delft University of Technology have now unravelled how this protein operates. This new knowledge, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Environment - Oct 11

International team of researchers unveil key drivers behind natural CO2 jumps on centennial scales

Environment

A new study published in Nature Geoscience by an international team of scientists provides new insights into the natural mechanisms behind century-scale increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), known as CO2 jumps.

Health - Oct 11

Identification of specific immune cells using fluorescence and digital histology in brain tumour operations

An international team of researchers with significant involvement from the Department of Neurosurgery at Vienna General Hospital and MedUni Vienna has made significant progress in the visualisation of difficult-to-detect brain tumours during surgery.

Life Sciences - Oct 11

Evolution in Real Time

Life Sciences

ISTA scientists predict-and witness-evolution in a 30-year marine snail experiment. Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes.

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Astronomy / Space - 11.10.2024
How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth?
How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth?
Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that without 'unmelted' asteroids, there may not have been enough of these compounds on Earth for life to emerge. Volatiles are elements or compounds that change into vapour at relatively low temperatures.

Career - Health - 11.10.2024
’Staff shortages call for attention to healthcare workers’
The healthcare sector is heading toward a global shortage of 10 million workers. Research from Tilburg University shows how HR departments can creatively contribute to the battle for healthcare staff, and why they need to go beyond traditional methods. 'Many healthcare organizations are still looking for candidates who meet all the requirements.' Staff shortages in healthcare are high on political agendas.

History / Archeology - 11.10.2024
Archaeologists discover Armenia's oldest church
Archaeologists discover Armenia’s oldest church
Joint discovery by an Armenian-German team in the ancient city of Artaxata Archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster have discovered the remains of a previously unknown early Christian church in the ancient city of Artaxata. The find consists of an octagonal building with cruciform extensions.

Environment - 11.10.2024
Nitrogen pollution drives forest plants west
Nitrogen pollution drives forest plants west
Climate change not main driver of shift in distribution of European forest plants   The movement of plant species across Europe has mainly been attributed to climate change. However, a new study shows that other environmental factors play an important role. An international research team led by the University of Ghent, with the participation of the University of Göttingen, examined the biodiversity of forests in relation to climate change and the input of nitrogen and sulphur.

Health - Life Sciences - 11.10.2024
Innate immunity envelops bacteria
Innate immunity envelops bacteria
The protein GBP1 is a vital component of our body's natural defence against pathogens. This substance fights against bacteria and parasites by enveloping them in a protein coat, but how the substance manages to do this has remained unknown until now. Researchers from Delft University of Technology have now unravelled how this protein operates.

Health - Life Sciences - 11.10.2024
Investigation about a promising therapy to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1
Universitat de Valčncia full-time university professor Rubén Artero is leading a research that has identified a promising therapy for treating myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), based on anti-miRs. The study is being carried out by the Human Translational Genomics Group of the INCLIVA-Universitat de Valčncia Health Research Institute (Biotecmed).

Environment - Earth Sciences - 11.10.2024
International team of researchers unveil key drivers behind natural CO2 jumps on centennial scales
International team of researchers unveil key drivers behind natural CO2 jumps on centennial scales
A new study published in Nature Geoscience by an international team of scientists provides new insights into the natural mechanisms behind century-scale increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), known as CO2 jumps. The study, led by Etienne Legrain, paleoclimatologist at the Department of Water and Climate at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Glaciology Laboratory of the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Environmental Geosciences Institute of Université Grenoble-Alpes provides findings based on high-resolution measurements from Antarctic ice cores.

Astronomy / Space - 11.10.2024
'Inside-out' galaxy growth observed in the early universe
’Inside-out’ galaxy growth observed in the early universe
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the 'inside-out' growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang. This galaxy is one hundred times smaller than the Milky Way, but is surprisingly mature for so early in the universe. Like a large city, this galaxy has a dense collection of stars at its core but becomes less dense in the galactic 'suburbs'.

Health - Life Sciences - 11.10.2024
Identification of specific immune cells using fluorescence and digital histology in brain tumour operations
An international team of researchers with significant involvement from the Department of Neurosurgery at Vienna General Hospital and MedUni Vienna has made significant progress in the visualisation of difficult-to-detect brain tumours during surgery. The recently published study is the first to investigate the combined use of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and digital stimulated Raman histology (SRH), a new type of microscopic fluorescence analysis tool.

Pharmacology - Health - 11.10.2024
Typhoid vaccine trial confirms sustained protection for older children
Typhoid vaccine trial confirms sustained protection for older children
A single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) offers safe, effective protection against typhoid two years after vaccination in all children, and sustained protection for older children at three to five years post immunisation, according to a report by researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) .

Life Sciences - Environment - 11.10.2024
Evolution in Real Time
Evolution in Real Time
ISTA scientists predict-and witness-evolution in a 30-year marine snail experiment Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes. The marine snails were reintroduced after a toxic algal bloom wiped them out from the skerry. While the researchers intentionally brought in a distinct population of the same snail species, these evolved to strikingly resemble the population lost over 30 years prior.

Health - Life Sciences - 11.10.2024
A new turn in the fight against cancer
The groundbreaking discovery at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, affiliated with USI, has revealed, through the study of DNA repair mechanisms, a function of a protein with the ability to fight specific cancerous formations. This discovery has garnered significant interest and was recently featured on the RSI television programme "il Quotidiano." In Professor  Petr Cejka 's laboratory, a team of ten researchers has been studying the mechanisms of DNA repair, a crucial process for preventing diseases such as cancer.

Physics - 11.10.2024
Record-breaking laser pulses
Record-breaking laser pulses
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a laser that produces the strongest ultra-short laser pulses to date. In the future, such high power pulses could be used for precision measurements or materials processing. The word laser usually conjures up an image of a strongly concentrated and continuous light beam.

Environment - 11.10.2024
Catastrophically warm predictions are more plausible than we thought
Catastrophically warm predictions are more plausible than we thought
Researchers developed a rating system to evaluate the plausibility of climate model simulations in the IPCC's latest report, and show that models that lead to potentially catastrophic warming are to be taken seriously. What will the future climate be like? Scientists around the world are studying climate change, putting together models of the Earth's system and large observational datasets in the hopes of understanding - and predicting over the next 100 years - the planet's climate.

Health - Social Sciences - 11.10.2024
Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed in new research
Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed in new research
Coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are less able to withstand and recover from adverse events, according to new research which highlights regional disparities in community resilience. The analysis shows that regionally, Yorkshire and the Humber and the North East had the lowest resilience scores, while London and the South East had the highest.

Physics - Life Sciences - 11.10.2024
Tiny magnetic discs offer remote brain stimulation without transgenes
Tiny magnetic discs offer remote brain stimulation without transgenes
The devices could be a useful tool for biomedical research, and possible clinical use in the future. Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the brain, paving the way for stimulation therapies without implants or genetic modification, MIT researchers report.

Life Sciences - Chemistry - 11.10.2024
A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible
A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible
Labs that can't afford expensive super-resolution microscopes could use a new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells. A classical way to image nanoscale structures in cells is with high-powered, expensive super-resolution microscopes. As an alternative, MIT researchers have developed a way to expand tissue before imaging it - a technique that allows them to achieve nanoscale resolution with a conventional light microscope.

Environment - 10.10.2024
European forest plants are migrating westwards
European forest plants are migrating westwards
New research reveals nitrogen deposition, and to a lesser extent climate change, unexpectedly as the key driver behind surprising westward shifts in the distribution of plants. These are the results of a study published in the journal Science, in which three researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) were involved, among them Professor Dr Markus Bernhardt-Römermann from the University of Jena.

Health - Pharmacology - 10.10.2024
Patients more likely to be admitted to critical care after surgery if a bed is available
Bed availability is a "significant" factor in determining whether or not a patient is admitted to a critical care bed after surgery, questioning whether some are getting the care they need, a new study from researchers at UCL and UCLH has found for the first time. The study, published in Anaesthesia , sought to shed light on how hospital patients are prioritised for postoperative care and what impact that has on their health.

Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 10.10.2024
Measures to restore biodiversity in peatlands fall short
Several experimental measures taken at Frisian farms to restore biodiversity in former peatlands, are unsuccessful. Three different ways in which the water levels were raised, did not have the desired effect. This is according to research by ecologist Tom Heuts of Radboud University. 77% of Dutch wetlands (bogs, marshes) have been drained, mainly for agriculture and cattle breeding.
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