An efficient approach of conjugated tetraenes from butadiene and alkynes
TUAT researchers have achieved the new synthetic route of conjugated tetraenes from inexpensive and easily available 1,3-butadiene and substituted acetylenes by a one-pot approach under mild conditions. This is the most straightforward synthetic method ever reported. This new method has been published in the ACS journal, Organometallics.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/tuoa-aea011118.php
The presence of sexual violence in neighborhoods erodes feelings of safety
Feelings about the frequency of rape or other forms of sexual assault in a neighborhood are significantly tied to women's -- but not men's -- perceptions of its safety, according to new research.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/cwru-tpo010918.php
Feinstein Institute discovers genes that repair spinal cord in fish are also in humans
Northwell Health's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Associate Professor Ona E. Bloom, PhD, along with colleagues at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), published today in Scientific Reports that many of the genes that repair an injured spinal cord in a fish called the lamprey are also active in the repair of the peripheral nervous system in mammals.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/nh-fid011218.php
Stop the clots, spare the coagulation
In the fight to cure thromboinflammatory diseases, one of the target molecules is thrombin, a protein that promotes inflammation and can cause blood clots. However, inhibiting thrombin too much can lead to uncontrolled bleeding, limiting the use of anti-inflammatory drugs. Now, researchers from BIDMC and the Wyss Institute have found that a class of small molecule called 'parmodulins' can reduce inflammation without compromising normal blood clotting, making parmodulins attractive candidates for new, safer drugs.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/wifb-stc011218.php
Energy drinks can negatively impact health of youth
Over half of Canadian youth and young adults who have consumed energy drinks have experienced negative health effects as a result, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uow-edc011218.php
New Carnegie Mellon dynamic statistical model follows gene expressions over time
Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the model now gives researchers a tool that extends past observing static networks at a single snapshot in time, which is hugely beneficial since network data are usually dynamic.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/cmu-ncm011218.php
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