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Newswise: 2024 Surinderjit Singh Young Lectureship Award Winner
10-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
2024 Surinderjit Singh Young Lectureship Award Winner
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) is excited to announce Marcos V. Oliveira Marques, MD, as the 2024 Surinderjit Singh Young Lectureship Award recipient.

   
Newswise: Study: Older Adults With Aggressive Blood Cancer Are Responsive to Treatment and Show Prolonged Survival
Released: 10-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Study: Older Adults With Aggressive Blood Cancer Are Responsive to Treatment and Show Prolonged Survival
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Standard of care treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is safe and effective for adults over 80, according to a study published in Blood Neoplasia. For roughly a quarter of patients, this treatment can durably prolong survival.

Newswise: Study highlights need for cell-type-specific therapies in treatment of HIV
Released: 10-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study highlights need for cell-type-specific therapies in treatment of HIV
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Researchers from the University of Illinois have demonstrated the importance of cell-type-specific targeting in the treatment of HIV. Their study, published in PNAS, is one of the first to examine the differential or cell-type specific effects of HIV latency modulation on myeloid cells, a type of immune cell made in bone marrow.

   
Newswise: Novel Hybrid Scheme Speeds the Way to Simulating Nuclear Reactions on Quantum Computers
Released: 10-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Novel Hybrid Scheme Speeds the Way to Simulating Nuclear Reactions on Quantum Computers
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The interactions of protons and neutrons can be too complex to model using conventional computers and quantum computers face reliability issues. This research combined conventional computers and quantum computers to simulate the scattering of two neutrons.

Newswise: Unobtrusive, implantable device could deepen our understanding of behavioral responses
Released: 10-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Unobtrusive, implantable device could deepen our understanding of behavioral responses
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Measuring heart rate or body temperature may sound easy, but retrieving the data from small animals with bulky traditional tech is difficult, especially during behavioral tests, which are critical for understanding brain disorders. Thanks to a recent study, the animal data is now in reach.

Released: 10-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Melanoma in darker skin tones: Race and sex play a role, Mayo study finds
Mayo Clinic

Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer that accounts for 75% of all skin-cancer-related deaths, is often detected later in people with darker skin complexions — and the consequences can be devastating, a Mayo Clinic study reveals.

Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Marijuana Reclassification: Msu Experts Anticipate Side Effects
Michigan State University

The proposed reclassification of marijuana, or cannabis, by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration makes MSU researchers both optimistic and pessimistic.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Physicians and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Students Presented Innovative Research at American Urological Association Meeting
Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Physicians and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Students Presented Innovative Research at American Urological Association Meeting
Hackensack Meridian Health

Members of the Department of Urology at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), as well as residents and fellows, and students from the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM), were involved in 20 presentations at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) held in San Antonio from May 3-6, 2024.

Newswise: Increased physical activity can spur cognitive development, help children manage symptoms of ADHD
Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Increased physical activity can spur cognitive development, help children manage symptoms of ADHD
University of Rhode Island

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can impact many common childhood milestones and cognitive processes, such as decision-making, inhibitory control, language development, and goal-setting.

Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
CHLA Researchers Identify Networks Implicated in the Progression of Different Chronic Kidney Diseases
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

To better understand the mechanisms driving chronic childhood kidney disease, researchers from the GOFARR Laboratory for Organ Regenerative Research and Cell Therapeutics in Urology at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles led a pilot study examining the process of kidney cell deterioration on a molecular level using digital spatial profiling.

Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Natural biosurfactants: the future of eco-friendly meat preservation
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recently, exciting new paper unveils the potential of biosurfactants—natural compounds produced by microbes—to dramatically improve the preservation of meat products. This innovative approach could replace synthetic chemicals, enhancing food safety and quality.

Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Why so many jobs are boring: New MSU study identifies large interest gaps in US labor market
Michigan State University

A recent study out of Michigan State University found large gaps between people’s career interests and U.S. job demands. These gaps indicate that the interest demands of the U.S. labor market differ drastically from the supply of interested people, revealing how many people have unfulfilled interests at work.

Newswise: Low-loss and polarization insensitive 32 x 4 optical switch for ROADM applications
Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Low-loss and polarization insensitive 32 x 4 optical switch for ROADM applications
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADM) are critical components in flexible optical networks for the dynamic channel reassignment. A university and industrial collaborative effort in China has led to the development of a compact, integrated optical switch matrix for the ROADM applications that is both low-loss and polarization-independent.

Newswise: Visual observation of photonic Floquet–Bloch oscillations
Released: 10-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Visual observation of photonic Floquet–Bloch oscillations
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Bloch oscillations (BOs) have been extensively studied in static systems but remain mysterious in Floquet systems.

Newswise: Parity-time symmetry: unlocking faster and stronger optical signal processing
Released: 10-May-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Parity-time symmetry: unlocking faster and stronger optical signal processing
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Signal processing is a fundamental necessity for modern society but facing significant trade-off between speed and efficiency.

Released: 10-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Combination of breast cancer and chemotherapy may speed up physical decline in older adults
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A UCLA-led study suggests women who are 65 years old or older with high-risk breast cancer and are treated with chemotherapy are more likely to develop a substantial decline in physical function.

Released: 10-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Making batteries takes lots of lithium. Almost half of it could come from Pennsylvania wastewater.
University of Pittsburgh

A new analysis using compliance data from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the country’s demand. The research is by University of Pittsburgh and National Energy Technology Laboratory scientists.

Newswise: Development of technology for producing bioplastics from agricultural and food byproducts by the World Institute of Kimchi
Released: 10-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Development of technology for producing bioplastics from agricultural and food byproducts by the World Institute of Kimchi
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Hae Choon Chang, President of the World Institute of Kimchi (WiKim) announced on April 22 that the institute has developed a 'bio-refactoring-based upcycling technology' that can convert cabbage byproducts discarded as waste during the food manufacturing process into biodegradable plastics.

Newswise: Worker rights are one of the least protected human rights, new research reveals
1-May-2024 9:10 AM EDT
Worker rights are one of the least protected human rights, new research reveals
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Worker rights are among the least protected human rights in the world, according to new research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

9-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT
The American Macular Degeneration Foundation Showcases Breakthrough AMD Research at ARVO 2024
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

The American Macular Degeneration Foundation supports a diverse portfolio of research investigations to advance the development of treatments, tools and usable information that improve the lives of those affected by AMD.

   
Newswise: Metabolism of Autism Reveals Developmental Origins
8-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Metabolism of Autism Reveals Developmental Origins
University of California San Diego

New insights into the metabolism of autism from researchers at UC San Diego could help inform early detection and prevention strategies for the disorder.

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Released: 9-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health
University of Washington

As often as four days a week, Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island fly loops overhead as pilots practice touch-and-go landings. The noise is immense. New research from the University of Washington shows that the noise isn’t just disruptive — it presents a substantial risk to public health.

Newswise: Weaker Ocean Currents Lead to Decline in Nutrients for  North Atlantic Ocean Life During Prehistoric Climate Change, Research Shows
Released: 9-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Weaker Ocean Currents Lead to Decline in Nutrients for North Atlantic Ocean Life During Prehistoric Climate Change, Research Shows
Georgia Institute of Technology

In a first-of-its kind study, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have investigated how the prehistoric weakening of a major ocean current led to a decline in ocean nutrients and negative impacts on North Atlantic ocean life. The results support predictions about how our oceans might react to a changing climate — and what that means for ocean life.

Newswise:Video Embedded designer-peptoids-mimic-nature-s-helices
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Released: 9-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Designer Peptoids Mimic Nature’s Helices
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers learn to control peptoid “handedness,” one key to precision drug delivery and diagnostics.

   
Newswise: Revolutionizing Nurse Work Environment Research
Released: 9-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Revolutionizing Nurse Work Environment Research
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

New research from Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) – recently published online in the journal Research in Nursing & Health – has successfully validated a new, streamlined version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI), originally authored in 2002 by Eileen T. Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, the Edith Clemmer Steinbright Professor in Gerontology, and Associate Director of CHOPR, who is also lead author on this publication.

Released: 9-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New machine learning algorithm promises advances in computing
Ohio State University

Systems controlled by next-generation computing algorithms could give rise to better and more efficient machine learning products, a new study suggests.

Newswise: Can Wikipedia-like citations on YouTube curb misinformation?
Released: 9-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Can Wikipedia-like citations on YouTube curb misinformation?
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers created and tested a prototype browser extension called Viblio, which lets viewers and creators add citations to the timelines of YouTube videos.

Newswise: During Peak of COVID-19 Some Lacked Access to Safe Water and Lavatories
Released: 9-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
During Peak of COVID-19 Some Lacked Access to Safe Water and Lavatories
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego researchers found that, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs in San Diego and Tijuana often did not have access to drinking water, toilets, handwashing and showers.

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Released: 9-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Review shows mixed results on long-term effectiveness of early education programs
University of California, Irvine

A novel study including University of California, Irvine School of Education researchers has yielded differing results on the impact of publicly funded U.S. preschool programs on student performance beyond early childhood. A study detailing the findings was published this month in Science.

Released: 9-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Social Networks Provide Crucial Support for Older Adults Living With HIV, Rutgers Health Study Finds
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Having social support and strong social networks is vital to the health and well-being of older adults living with HIV, according to a Rutgers Health study.

Newswise: An Entirely New COVID-Related Syndrome
Released: 9-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
An Entirely New COVID-Related Syndrome
University of California San Diego

A group of UC San Diego researchers, centered at UC San Diego's Institute for Network Medicine, teamed up with rheumatologists at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom to solve a medical mystery.

Newswise: New organic infrared photodetectors: a breakthrough in imaging technology
Released: 9-May-2024 11:45 AM EDT
New organic infrared photodetectors: a breakthrough in imaging technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a major breakthrough for the field of artificial intelligence (AI), researchers have developed a new class of organic semiconductors with narrow bandgaps that greatly improve the performance of infrared (IR) photodetectors and image arrays.

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Newswise: Unraveling the link between microbiome and esophageal cancer: new insights from recent research
Released: 9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Unraveling the link between microbiome and esophageal cancer: new insights from recent research
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Esophageal cancer (EC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, with its development and progression potentially influenced by changes in the esophageal microbiome. Recent studies have revealed that specific microbiome compositions might be linked to EC's development, response to treatment, and patient prognosis.

Newswise: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Could Help Researchers Detect the Universe’s First Stars
Released: 9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Could Help Researchers Detect the Universe’s First Stars
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

The universe’s earliest stars, known as Population III stars, are notoriously hard to detect with even our most powerful observatories due to their great distance and short lifetime.

Newswise: Turning trash into treasure: breakthrough innovations in PET plastic upcycling
Released: 9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Turning trash into treasure: breakthrough innovations in PET plastic upcycling
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent review has unveiled revolutionary methods to recycle and transform everyday polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into valuable materials. By harnessing cutting-edge enzymes and catalysts, the review dramatically improves how we break down and reuse PET, slashing energy use and emissions.

Newswise: UTSW Research: Improved bladder cancer detection, tracking gamma waves, and more
Released: 9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UTSW Research: Improved bladder cancer detection, tracking gamma waves, and more
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Blue light improves bladder cancer detection across races; Gamma waves distinguish goal-oriented movements; Giving abnormal bone formation a closer look; Dissecting the HIV-1 transcriptional circuitry

Released: 9-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Adding immune-boosting agent to personalized cancer vaccine supercharges the body's immune defense against malignant brain tumors
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have pinpointed a combination immunotherapy treatment that enhances the immune response for people with malignant gliomas, an aggressive type of brain tumor that is fast growing and difficult to treat.

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Rensselaer Researcher Finds That Users Seek Out Echo Chambers on Social Media
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

We all know that communication encompasses so much more than words. Facial expressions, intonations, hand gestures, and more contribute to our expressiveness. However, in social media, these intricacies are lost.

Newswise: New Fossil Bovids from Kromdraai
Released: 9-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
New Fossil Bovids from Kromdraai
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

New Fossil Bovids from Kromdraai shed light on South Africa's ancient ecosystems.

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التهابات المسالك البولية: التهابات شائعة قد تصبح خطيرة
Mayo Clinic

فينيكس —  التهابات المسالك البولية التهابات شائعة لكنها قد تصبح خطيرة.

Released: 9-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Infecção do trato urinário: Essa infecção comum pode ser grave
Mayo Clinic

A infecção do trato urinário (ITU) é comum, mas pode ser grave. "As infecções simples do trato urinário podem ser gerenciadas pelo seu clínico geral, mas quando elas se tornam complexas, levando a outras questões ou problemas, deve-se procurar os cuidados de um especialista", explica o Dr. Mitchell Humphreys, urologista da Mayo Clinic no Arizona.

Released: 9-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Infección del tracto urinario: Esta infección común puede ser grave
Mayo Clinic

La infección del tracto urinario (ITU) es común, pero puede ser grave. "Las infecciones simples del tracto urinario pueden ser manejadas por su médico de familia, pero cuando se vuelven complejas, lo que lleva a otras cuestiones o problemas, uno debe buscar la atención de un especialista", explica el Dr. Mitchell Humphreys, urólogo de Mayo Clinic en Arizona.

8-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Ineffectiveness of Targeted Credit Rationing in Banking
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

With the recent ESG-inspired shift towards and away from the rationing of capital to specific firms that arguably generate negative externalities, a new study shows targeted credit rationing in recent history has been widely ineffective in promoting change.

Newswise: New study reveals how gender affects liver transplant success in cancer patients
Released: 9-May-2024 7:05 AM EDT
New study reveals how gender affects liver transplant success in cancer patients
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A groundbreaking multicenter cohort study in China has illuminated the impact of sex on the outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.

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Youth Experiencing Parental Death Due to Drug Poisoning and Firearm Violence in the US, 1999-2020
Newswise

The US is experiencing dual overlapping public health crises of drug poisoning (herein, drugs) and firearm deaths. Since 1999, more than 1 million residents of the US have died by fatal drug poisonings and more than 750 000 by firearms.



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