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- Dual-action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible https://today.uic.edu/dual-action-antibiotic-could-make-bacterial-resistance-nearly-impossible/ 2 comments
- Research shows new evidence that humans are nearing a biologically based limit to life, and only a small percentage of the population will live past 100 years in this century https://today.uic.edu/despite-medical-advances-life-expectancy-gains-are-slowing/ 287 comments science
- Oxidizing and Wet Magmatic Signatures in Ancient Zircons Suggest Earth's First Continents Formed from Thickened Crust, Not Early Plate Tectonics https://today.uic.edu/new-model-refutes-leading-theory-on-how-earths-continents-formed/ 4 comments science
- New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste. The method reduces the energy needed to extract hydrogen from water by 600%, creating new opportunities for sustainable, climate-friendly chemical production. https://today.uic.edu/new-method-makes-hydrogen-from-solar-power-and-agricultural-waste/ 32 comments science
- Time-restricted eating, also known as intermittent fasting, can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels. Today, 1 in 10 U.S. residents has diabetes, and that number is expected to rise to 1 in 3 by 2050 if current trends continue https://today.uic.edu/intermittent-fasting-diabetes-weight-loss/#:~:text=%E2%80%9COur%20study%20shows%20that%20time,is%20easier%20than%20counting%20calories.%E2%80%9D 124 comments science
- Voters’ threshold for transgressions by political candidates. Republicans were more likely than their political counterparts to maintain support of their candidate even after learning of transgressions of rather high severity, such as "paid a witness to give false testimony in a criminal trial," https://today.uic.edu/study-examines-voters-threshold-for-transgressions-by-political-candidates 2325 comments science
- Suicidal thoughts, behaviors linked to hormone-sensitive brain disorder. The data also showed high rates of lifetime active suicidal ideation (72%), planning (49%), intent (42%) and preparing (40%) for an attempt, and non-suicidal self-injury (51%) among patients with PMDD diagnoses https://today.uic.edu/suicidal-thoughts-behaviors-linked-to-hormone-sensitive-brain-disorder 81 comments science
- Artificial leaf https://today.uic.edu/stackable-artificial-leaf-uses-less-power-than-lightbulb-to-capture-100-times-more-carbon-than-other-systems 7 comments upliftingnews
- Engineers have built a cost-effective artificial leaf that can capture carbon dioxide at rates 100 times better than current systems. It captures carbon dioxide from sources, like air and flue gas produced by coal-fired power plants, and releases it for use as fuel and other materials. https://today.uic.edu/stackable-artificial-leaf-uses-less-power-than-lightbulb-to-capture-100-times-more-carbon-than-other-systems 104 comments futurology
- Engineers have built a cost-effective artificial leaf that can capture carbon dioxide at rates 100 times better than current systems. It captures carbon dioxide from sources, like air and flue gas produced by coal-fired power plants, and releases it for use as fuel and other materials. https://today.uic.edu/stackable-artificial-leaf-uses-less-power-than-lightbulb-to-capture-100-times-more-carbon-than-other-systems 1311 comments science
- Scientists uncover new information about cellular death process, previously thought to be irreversible https://today.uic.edu/scientists-uncover-new-information-about-cellular-death-process-previously-thought-to-be-irreversible 28 comments science
- Researchers identify biomarker for depression, antidepressant response. Researchers are one step closer to developing a blood test that provides a simple biochemical hallmark for depression and reveals the efficacy of drug therapy in individual patients. https://today.uic.edu/researchers-identify-biomarker-for-depression-antidepressant-response 47 comments science
- Researchers use a machine learning algorithm to predict the activity of transcription factors and their gene targets in individual cells https://today.uic.edu/machine-learning-algorithm-predicts-how-genes-are-regulated-in-individual-cells 3 comments science
- Research published in the journal Scientific Reports shows some genes come to life in the brain after death. https://today.uic.edu/zombie-genes-research-shows-some-genes-come-to-life-in-the-brain-after-death 3 comments science
- l New shape-changing 4D materials hold promise for morphodynamic tissue engineering https://today.uic.edu/new-shape-changing-4d-materials-hold-promise-for-morphodynamic-tissue-engineering 4 comments science
- Precarious employment was on the rise long before COVID-19, and has increased 9% between 1988 and 2016. Precarious employment is defined as low-quality employment, characterized by low wages, job insecurity and irregular hours, making employment risky and stressful for the worker. https://today.uic.edu/study-reveals-precarious-employment-on-the-rise-long-before-covid-19 23 comments science
- New high-resolution structures of the bacterial ribosome determined by researchers show that a single water molecule may be the cause — and possible solution — of antibiotic resistance. https://today.uic.edu/unlocking-the-shape-of-water-in-mechanisms-of-antibiotic-resistance 3 comments science
- Why experiences are better gifts for older children. Across 4 studies with children, researchers demonstrated that children ages 3–12 derive more happiness from material things than from experiences. However, older children derive more happiness from their experiences than possessions. https://today.uic.edu/why-experiences-are-better-gifts-for-older-children 51 comments science
- Research suggests impolite emails can have a negative effect on work responsibilities, productivity, and can even be linked to insomnia at night, which further relate to negative emotions next morning. Dealing with rude emails at work can create lingering stress and take a toll on your well-being. https://today.uic.edu/what-new-research-reveals-about-rude-workplace-emails 6 comments science
- Reprogramming immune cells to reduce inflammation, promote tissue repair: A new study suggests that macrophage programming is more complex than previously thought, and a protein, called Rspondin3, was released at high levels during inflammatory injury and played a key role in macrophage programming https://today.uic.edu/reprograming-immune-cells-to-reduce-inflammation-promote-tissue-repair 16 comments science
- New hospital-based data show that homelessness is increasing, despite official estimates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that state a substantial decrease in homelessness. HUD’s numbers, which are the primary driver of public policy, may be seriously flawed. https://today.uic.edu/new-hospital-based-data-contradicts-hud-estimates-on-homelessness 1254 comments science
- New study details today’s high school cliques and identified 12 peer crowds and positions in social hierarchy. At the top: “populars,” “jocks,” “floaters”, “good-ats.” In the middle: “fine arts”, “brains,” “normals” and “druggie/stoners.” At the bottom: “emo/goths,” “anime/manga” fans, “loners.” https://today.uic.edu/uic-study-details-how-todays-high-school-cliques-compare-to-yesterdays 16 comments science
- New study details today’s high school cliques and identified 12 peer crowds and positions in social hierarchy. At the top: “populars,” “jocks,” “floaters”, “good-ats.” In the middle: “fine arts”, “brains,” “normals” and “druggie/stoners.” At the bottom: “emo/goths,” “anime/manga” fans, “loners.” https://today.uic.edu/uic-study-details-how-todays-high-school-cliques-compare-to-yesterdays 87 comments science
- Bio-engineered tissues and organs have thus far needed scaffolds, but scaffolds degrade, and degradation byproducts can be toxic. Now, scientists have developed a new process that enables 3D printing of biological tissues and organs without needing scaffolds, using “ink” made up of only stem cells. https://today.uic.edu/3d-printed-tissues-and-organs-without-the-scaffolding 40 comments science
- A new study has found that 81% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists - who are among the top prescribers in the U.S., accounting for about 10% of all antibiotic prescriptions - to prevent infections prior to dental visits are unnecessary. https://today.uic.edu/most-preventive-antibiotics-prescribed-by-dentists-are-unnecessary 7 comments science
- Dentists practicing in the U.S. write 37 times more opioid prescriptions than dentists practicing in England, and the type of opioids they prescribe has a higher potential for abuse. https://today.uic.edu/us-dentists-out-prescribe-uk-dentists-when-it-comes-to-opioids 2146 comments science
- Researchers from University of Illinois have proposed a design solution for an improved leaf, which would use carbon dioxide — a potent greenhouse gas — from the air, would be at least 10 times more efficient than natural leaves at converting carbon dioxide to fuel. https://today.uic.edu/moving-artificial-leaves-out-of-the-lab-and-into-the-air 14 comments artificial
- Artificial leaves currently only work in the lab because they use pure, pressurized carbon dioxide from tanks. Researchers have proposed a new design to bring them out of the lab. The improved leaf would be at least 10 times more efficient than natural leaves at converting carbon dioxide to fuel. https://today.uic.edu/moving-artificial-leaves-out-of-the-lab-and-into-the-air 7 comments science
- Heavy drinking in teens may cause lasting changes in emotional center of brain, suggests a new study on postmortem amygdala tissue obtained from the brains of early-onset and late-onset drinkers, and a control group. The amygdala is the part of the brain involved in emotion, fear and anxiety. https://today.uic.edu/heavy-drinking-in-teens-causes-lasting-changes-in-emotional-center-of-brain 6 comments science
- 2D materials may enable electric vehicles to get 500 miles on a single charge https://today.uic.edu/2d-materials-may-enable-electric-vehicles-to-get-500-miles-on-a-single-charge 11 comments technology
- New study details today’s high school cliques and identified 12 peer crowds and positions in social hierarchy. At the top: “populars,” “jocks,” “floaters”, “good-ats.” In the middle: “fine arts”, “brains,” “normals” and “druggie/stoners.” At the bottom: “emo/goths,” “anime/manga” fans, “loners.” https://today.uic.edu/uic-study-details-how-todays-high-school-cliques-compare-to-yesterdays 134 comments science
- Materialism is rising and is linked to mental health problems. Parents can reduce materialism in children by fostering gratitude for things and people in their lives, suggests a new study which found that having and expressing gratitude decrease materialism and increase generosity among adolescents. https://today.uic.edu/how-to-avoid-raising-a-materialistic-child 1330 comments science
- Residents receiving care in for-profit nursing homes are almost twice as likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care compared with clients living in not-for-profit facilities or in homes in the community, according to a new report in the journal Gerontology. https://today.uic.edu/for-profit-nursing-home-residents-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed-with-neglect-issues 45 comments science
- For-profit hospitals correlated with higher readmission rates - Patients who receive care in a for-profit hospital are more likely to be readmitted than those who receive care in nonprofit or public hospitals, according to a new study. https://today.uic.edu/for-profit-hospitals-correlated-with-higher-readmission-rates 78 comments science
- People with prediabetes who go to bed later, eat meals later and are more active and alert later in the day — those who have an “evening preference” — have higher body mass indices compared with people with prediabetes who do things earlier in the day, or exhibit morning preference. https://today.uic.edu/evening-preference-lack-of-sleep-associated-with-higher-bmi-in-people-with-prediabetes 6 comments science
- Ketamine acts fast to treat depression and its effects last - New research describes the molecular mechanisms behind ketamine’s ability to squash depression and keep it at bay. The long-lasting effects of ketamine may be due to G proteins, and not solely by blocking the NMDA receptor. https://today.uic.edu/ketamine-acts-fast-to-treat-depression-and-its-effects-last-but-how 22 comments science
- The first pilot study to examine the 16:8 diet (8 hours of free eating between 10 am to 6 pm and 16 hours of fasting in-between) suggests that daily fasting is an effective tool to reduce weight and lower blood pressure in obese individuals. https://today.uic.edu/daily-fasting-works-for-weight-loss 2505 comments science
- A new class of antibiotics to combat drug resistance - the antibiotics are produced by symbiotic bacteria found in soil-dwelling nematode worms that colonize insects for food, to keep competing bacteria away. The antibiotics cured mice infected with the superbug CRE in a new study. https://today.uic.edu/a-new-class-of-antibiotics-to-combat-drug-resistance 13 comments science
- Researchers have found that a brief test that can be performed in the office can help determine whether an antidepressant or a form of talk therapy, called cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT, would be better at relieving symptoms of anxiety in individual patients. https://today.uic.edu/quick-evaluation-can-predict-whether-drugs-talk-therapy-work-better-for-anxiety-patients 92 comments science
- New evidence suggests that octupuses aren’t loners https://today.uic.edu/new-evidence-suggests-that-octupuses-arent-loners 3 comments science