Neat News 2021-59 (added 2021-02-28)
T cell protection and cancer
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| As new research finds, cancer cells can protect themselves by switching on so-called protective T cells. If a mechanism could be found to prevent that then this would make the cancer cells more vulnerable to cancer immunotherapy. related: #cancer #T-cells #immunotherapy |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Health & Medicine
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Neat News 2021-58 (added 2021-02-27)
Chariot discovered in Pompeii
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| An almost 2000 year old festive chariot has been discovered near Pompeii, Italy. It was first discovered on 7 January and took weeks to free it. It is in very good condition and a unique find. related: #Pompeii #chariot |
News seen at: BBC - News - Europe
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Neat News 2021-57 (added 2021-02-26)
Better propellers to reduce noise
![]() | The noise produced by ships can harm sea animals. As a study of a propeller upgrade of five ships found, the noise can be reduced by 75 percent (or 6 to 8 decibels). related: #propeller #noise_reduction |
News seen at: Scientific American - Sustainability
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Neat News 2021-56 (added 2021-02-25)
Tides important potential energy source
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| The oceans with their tides offer a seemingly unlimited supply of renewable energy. For two decades, tidal stream technologies power over 1700 homes in Scotland. Although there are technical problems, tidal energy could well supplement wind energy, since it is very consistent. related: #tidal_energy #renewable_energy |
News seen at: Deutsche Welle - Environment
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Neat News 2021-55 (added 2021-02-24)
WHO's vaccination programme starts
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| While globally the amount of vaccination doses remains scarce, the WHO's Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access programme, COVAX for short, has started by a shipment of vaccines to Ghana, one of 92 low and medium income countries to benefit from the programme. related: #COVAX #vaccination |
News seen at: Deutsche Welle - Corona
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Neat News 2021-54 (added 2021-02-23)
Sleep important for memory
![]() | Sleep seems to play an important role in consolidating the learning of connections between previous experiences. In a study it was found that sleep disruption prevents the mind from making connections between feeling fear and its cause. related: #sleep #memory |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Health
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Neat News 2021-53 (added 2021-02-22)
Biodegradable plastic from shell waste
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| In order to overcome the plastic waste crisis, different forms of biodegradable plastic is being developed. One of these is to use seafood shell waste to produce a thin plastic-like film. related: #plastic_ban #biodegradable |
News seen at: Reset - Digital for Good - Blog
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Neat News 2021-52 (added 2021-02-21)
Vaccination highly effective against Covid-19
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| As the Israeli health ministry announced, two jabs of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduce the infection risk with Covid-19 by 95.8 percent. Severe illness resulting in hospitalization and death is reduced even by 98.9 percent. related: #Covid19 #vaccination |
News seen at: Deutsche Welle - Coronavirus
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Neat News 2021-51 (added 2021-02-20)
Blood test to predict Alzheimer's
![]() | New research indicates that there may be a blood test that can predict Alzheimer's disease decades before the first symptoms by measuring an increased presence of a certain protein, the so-called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). related: #Alzheimer #diagnosis |
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Neat News 2021-50 (added 2021-02-19)
NASA's rover landed on Mars
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| NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has safely landed on Mars and sent a first picture. It is to search for signs of past (microbial) life on Mars. related: #NASA #Mars #rover |
News seen at: BBC - Science
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Neat News 2021-49 (added 2021-02-18)
Structure of ice XIX uncovered
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| Up to three years ago 18 different forms of ice were known, then a 19th form was detected. Now the structure of ice XIX has been determined using neutron diffraction related: #ice #ice_XIX |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Matter & Energy
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Neat News 2021-48 (added 2021-02-17)
Quick answers are believed more
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| A new study found that an answer is less believed if people pause before answering. The longer the hesitation the less sincere the response is perceived. related: #belief #sincere #hesitation |
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Neat News 2021-47 (added 2021-02-16)
Sugar shift to improve immunotherapy
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| Cancer cells and immune cells may compete for the sugar available. Trying to shift access to sugar away from cancer cells may be a good approach to supplement immunotherapy, a new study finds. related: #immunotherapy #sugar |
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Neat News 2021-46 (added 2021-02-15)
Learning by observation
![]() | New research has found that observing others how they come to decisions helps people to reduce bias and to improve their own decision making. related: #learning #cognition |
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Neat News 2021-45 (added 2021-02-14)
Terpenoids in forests for immune system
![]() | Trees in a forest produce so-called terpenoids which stimulate the human immune system. As scientists have found, this is one reason why spending time in the woods is good for human health. related: #terpenoid #forest #immune_system |
News seen at: GEO - Ecology (in German)
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Neat News 2021-44 (added 2021-02-13)
Guantanamo Bay prison to be closed
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| US President Joe Biden tries to shut the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay before the end of his term, ending the legal limbo of 40 prisoners still there, including 5 prisoners who were cleared for release during Obama's presidency. related: #Guantanamo #prison |
News seen at: Deutsche Welle - World - Americas
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Neat News 2021-43 (added 2021-02-12)
Singing in choir to improve cognition
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| Singing in a choir has potential cognitive benefits. In a study it has been found that the benefits are similar to playing an instrument. For instance, the verbal flexibility of elderly choir singers was better than that of a control group. related: #singing #cognition #ageing |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Living Well
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Neat News 2021-42 (added 2021-02-11)
Ancient music instrument
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| Originally when a 17,000 year old seashell was discovered in a hunter-gatherer cave in southern France some 80 years ago, it was thought to be a ceremonial drinking cup. Now markings have been discovered on the shell and the cave walls, establishing that it is actually an ancient music instrument, the oldest known of its kind. related: #seashell #music_instrument |
News seen at: BBC - Science & Environment
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Neat News 2021-41 (added 2021-02-10)
New factory for Covid-19 vaccines
![]() | In Marburg, Germany, a new factory has taken up Covid-19 vaccine production. In the first half of 2021 up to 250 million doses are to be produced there. related: #Covid19 #vaccine |
News seen at: Deutsche Welle - Germany
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Neat News 2021-40 (added 2021-02-09)
Coffee for the heart
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| According to an analysis of three studies, caffeinated coffee is linked to a decreased risk of heart failure. The opposite seems to be the case for decaffeinated coffee. More research is needed to see whether the effect is comparable to exercising, losing weight, or stopping smoking. related: #coffee #heart |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Living Well
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Neat News 2021-39 (added 2021-02-08)
Measuring stress in sweat
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| A new wearable sensor has been developed that can detect the stress hormone cortisol in human sweat. This way it is easier to detect and treat stress-related conditions such as burnout. related: #stress #cortisol |
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Neat News 2021-38 (added 2021-02-07)
Reindeer bridges in Sweden
![]() | In northern Sweden, a dozen of reindeer bridges, so-called renoducts, will be built so that the reindeer can cross busy roads and railways safely without endangering themselves or people. related: #reindeer #bridge |
News seen at: EcoWatch - Wildlife
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Neat News 2021-37 (added 2021-02-06)
Woods for sustainability
![]() | IKEA's holding company has bought a big piece of wood with a size of some 45 square kilometres in Georgia, USA. It is to protect more than 350 plant and animal species. The forest is to be used in a sustainable way, that is, more trees will be planted than harvested. related: #forest #sustainability |
News seen at: t-online - Sustainabability (in German)
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Neat News 2021-36 (added 2021-02-05)
Smallest reptile discovered
![]() | In Madagascar the smallest reptile, a so-called Brookesia nana or nano-chameleon, has been discovered. It is only 13.5 mm long. related: #reptile #chameleon |
News seen at: BBC - World Africa
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Neat News 2021-35 (added 2021-02-04)
Early healthy diet important
![]() | In experiments with mice, it has been found that what children eat has an important influence on the composition of their gut bacteria, even at a time much later in life when they may have gone to a healthier diet. For this reason, a healthy diet is particularly important for children. related: #diet #gut_bacteria #health |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Science News
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Neat News 2021-34 (added 2021-02-03)
Extension of New START treaty to 2026
![]() | After Russia, the USA has signed an extension of New START, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, until 5 February 2026. The treaty limits the number of nuclear warheads of the two biggest nuclear powers, the USA and Russia, to 1550 each. related: #New_START #nuclear_war #arms_control |
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Neat News 2021-33 (added 2021-02-02)
From algae to superfoods?
![]() | Meat-based food has a big carbon footprint. Microalgae could be an environmentally friendly and protein rich alternative as a new study finds. related: #algae #environmentally_friendly #protein |
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Neat News 2021-32 (added 2021-02-01)
Protection zone against bottom trawling
![]() | Two fishing sites of the UK, Dogger Bank and South Dorset, are to be protected against bottom trawling, a particularly destructive type of fishing that involves dragging nets across the sea floor. related: #fish #marineProtection |