Researchers have shown for the first time that fatty tissue accumulates in the airway walls, particularly in people who are overweight or obese. Scientists already know that people who are overweight or obese are more likely to suffer with wheezing and asthma, …Continue reading
Motivation for exercise may be increased by limiting mealtimes
Limiting access to food in mice increases levels of the hormone, ghrelin, which may also increase motivation to exercise, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology. The study suggests that a surge in levels of appetite-promoting ghrelin after a …Continue reading
How do aerosols affect our climate?
For many, the word “aerosol” might conjure thoughts of hairspray or spray paint. More accurately, though, aerosols are simply particles found in the atmosphere. They can be human-made, like from car exhaust or biomass burning, or naturally occurring, from sources such as …Continue reading
1000+ innovators, 600+ startups, and 20+ investors: 021Disrupt provides a platform for 7 major investment announcements
The third edition of Pakistan’s leading entrepreneurial and innovation conference, 021Disrupt, was organized by The Nest I/O on November 2nd & 3rd at a hotel in Karachi, to connect local and international investors, innovators, and tech pioneers with the entrepreneurial community of …Continue reading
How to predict terror activity before it happens
Data scientists have developed an early-warning model that can successfully predict how lethal a terror organization will become in the future based on only its first 10 attacks. The predictive model, developed by researchers at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, will …Continue reading
Study finds first evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism
Autism spectrum disorders affect one in 59 American children by age eight. Children in minority groups tend to be diagnosed later and less often. With no known quantitative biological features, autism diagnoses are currently based on expert assessments of behavioral symptoms, including …Continue reading
Mars once had salt lakes similar to Earth
Mars once had salt lakes that are similar to those on Earth and has gone through wet and dry periods, according to an international team of scientists. Their work was recently published in an issue of the journal Nature Geoscience. The team …Continue reading
‘Flash drought’ will increase over humid regions in the future
Rapidly developing intraseasonal drought events, termed as “flash droughts,” are a new phenomenon with increasing prominence under global warming. It develops rapidly without sufficient early warning, and has resulted in severe impacts around the world in recent years. In 2012, the droughts …Continue reading
New research could change how concussions are treated
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), including concussions, can be caused by anything from sports injuries to battlefield trauma. And they can have fatal or lasting effects. The results of a severe concussion—problems with thinking, memory, movement, emotions—are clear. The causes, or underlying pathological …Continue reading
Researchers discover material that could someday power quantum computers
Quantum computers with the ability to perform complex calculations, encrypt data more securely and more quickly predict the spread of viruses, may be within close reach thanks to a new discovery by researchers from Johns Hopkins University. “We’ve found that a certain …Continue reading