Science & Technology
COVID-19 associated with increase in new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in youth, by as much as 72 percent, study finds
Children who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a new study that analyzed electronic health records of more than 1 million patients ages 18 and younger.
Looking back on 250 years of drought on the Korean peninsula
Professors have developed a self-calibrating EDI to compare and analyze precipitation records from the Joseon Dynasty to date.
Wearable sensors styled into T-shirts and face masks
Researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into T-shirts and face masks.
Findings explain exceptional auditory abilities in Williams-Beuren Syndrome
Scientists have identified the mechanism by which Williams-Beuren Syndrome enhances the ability to discriminate between sounds as interneuron hyperexcitability in the auditory cortex.
Mysterious ripples in the Milky Way were caused by a passing dwarf galaxy
Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team has shown that large parts of the Milky Way’s outer disk vibrate. The ripples are caused by a dwarf galaxy, now seen in the constellation Sagittarius, that shook our galaxy as it passed by hundreds of mi…
Shape-shifting fat cells fuel breast cancer growth
Fat cells, or adipocytes, that grow in close proximity to breast cancers can shift into other cell types that promote tumor growth, a new study suggests. The findings could lead to new ways to fight breast cancer, a disease that is diagnosed in more th…
Scientists use modified silk proteins to create new nonstick surfaces
Scientists developed a method to make silk-based materials that refuse to stick to water, or almost anything else containing water. Molded into forms like plastic, or coated onto surfaces as a film, the silk material has nonstick properties that surpas…
Researchers test a novel hypothesis to explain the cause of autoimmunity in patients with type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin. The details on the events that occur during autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells have been studied extensively yet the mystery of what cause…