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Newswise: Common hair loss and prostate drug may also cut heart disease risk in men and mice
Released: 20-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Common hair loss and prostate drug may also cut heart disease risk in men and mice
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide. But a new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study suggests the drug may also provide a surprising and life-saving benefit: lowering cholesterol and cutting the overall risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Released: 20-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Mujeres Obtienen los Mismos Beneficios del Ejercicio que Hombres, Pero con Menos Esfuerzo
Cedars-Sinai

Un nuevo estudio del Smidt Heart Institute del Cedars-Sinai muestra que existe una brecha de género entre mujeres y hombres a la hora de hacer ejercicio.

Newswise: Fresh Meat: New Biosensor Accurately and Efficiently Determines Meat Freshness
15-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
Fresh Meat: New Biosensor Accurately and Efficiently Determines Meat Freshness
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Despite the technological advances keeping meat fresh for as long as possible, certain aging processes are unavoidable. Adenosine triphosphate is a molecule produced by breathing and responsible for providing energy to cells. When an animal stops breathing, ATP synthesis also stops, and the existing molecules decompose into acid, diminishing first flavor and then safety. Hypoxanthine and xanthine are intermediate steps in this transition. Assessing their prevalence in meat indicates its freshness. In AIP Advances, researchers developed a biosensor using graphene electrodes modified by zinc oxide nanoparticles to measure HXA. The team demonstrated the sensor’s efficacy on pork meat.

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Released: 20-Feb-2024 12:05 AM EST
Women Get the Same Exercise Benefits As Men, But With Less Effort
Cedars-Sinai

A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows there is a gender gap between women and men when it comes to exercise.

Newswise: VUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine
Released: 19-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
VUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

An analysis of genomic data from nearly 250,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s Research Program has identified more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variations, nearly 4 million of which have potential health consequences. The data, reported Feb. 19 in the journal , constitutes a research resource that is unprecedented in its scale and diversity, as 77% of the participants historically have been underrepresented in biomedical research, and 46% are from underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities.

14-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
Music Exposes Listeners to Alcohol References, Potentially Influencing Drinking
Research Society on Alcoholism

At least one in four contemporary songs references alcohol, according to an analysis of multiple studies that hints at the effects of music exposure on listeners’ drinking.

     
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Released: 16-Feb-2024 11:05 PM EST
Why the Top Cause of Death for Women Has Been Ignored
Cedars-Sinai

Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai who have studied progress made over decades of research say there’s still a long way to go before medical science fully understands how heart disease is different in women than men.

Newswise: Chelsea Chen: Breaking barriers in energy storage
Released: 16-Feb-2024 4:45 PM EST
Chelsea Chen: Breaking barriers in energy storage
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Chelsea Chen, a polymer physicist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is studying ion transport in solid electrolytes that could help electric vehicle battery charges last longer.

Newswise: Fair Play for Data: Researchers Develop Practical FAIR Principles for Data Sets
Released: 16-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Fair Play for Data: Researchers Develop Practical FAIR Principles for Data Sets
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers studying complex phenomena such as the Higgs boson must work with massive experimental data sets. To help, researchers have defined practical FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles for data and applied the principles to an open simulated tktk from CERN. FAIR will help humans and computers use large data sets, enable modern computers to process these data sets, and aid the development of artificial intelligence tools.

Newswise: High out-of-pocket costs hindering treatment of diabetes
Released: 16-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
High out-of-pocket costs hindering treatment of diabetes
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Diabetes care providers should account for impacts caused by financial insecurity, researchers suggest

Released: 16-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST
Detecting breast cancer through a spit test
University of Florida

A new saliva test could provide a quick and cheap way to screen for breast cancer

Released: 15-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
UCLA-led research results in FDA approval of 4-drug combination for frontline treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A four-drug chemotherapy regimen of irinotecan liposome (Onivyde) in combination with oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil has been approved by the FDA for the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Newswise: ORNL study projects geothermal heat pumps’ impact on carbon emissions and electrical grid by 2050
Released: 15-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
ORNL study projects geothermal heat pumps’ impact on carbon emissions and electrical grid by 2050
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A modeling analysis led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory gives the first detailed look at how geothermal energy can relieve the electric power system and reduce carbon emissions if widely implemented across the United States within the next few decades.

Newswise: First-Ever Atomic Freeze-Frame of Liquid Water
13-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
First-Ever Atomic Freeze-Frame of Liquid Water
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists stop the motion of atoms to watch electrons move in liquid water.

Newswise: A battery’s hopping ions remember where they’ve been
Released: 15-Feb-2024 1:15 PM EST
A battery’s hopping ions remember where they’ve been
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Scientists discover that ions hopping through a battery electrolyte can reverse direction in response to a jolt of voltage and briefly return to their previous positions – .the first indication that the ions remembered, in a sense, where they had just been.

Newswise: Methane Emissions from Wetlands Increase Significantly over High Latitudes
Released: 15-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
Methane Emissions from Wetlands Increase Significantly over High Latitudes
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Wetlands are Earth’s largest natural source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is about 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at warming the atmosphere. A research team analyzed wetland methane emissions data across the entire Boreal-Arctic region and found that these emissions have increased approximately nine percent since 2002.

13-Feb-2024 3:30 PM EST
Moderate to severe brain injuries significantly increase risk for brain cancer in post-9/11 veterans
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Service members who have had a moderate, severe, or penetrating traumatic brain injury, or TBI, are at a greater risk for subsequently developing brain cancer, according to a collaborative study led by researchers at the Uniformed Services University (USU) published February 15, 2024, in JAMA Open Network. On the other hand, those who have suffered mild TBI, or concussion – which is much more common – may not be associated with later brain cancer diagnoses, the study finds.

Newswise: 3-Month-Old Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Patient Has a Lot of Heart After Lifesaving Surgery
Released: 15-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
3-Month-Old Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Patient Has a Lot of Heart After Lifesaving Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Beau Turfle is all smiles, says his family. But even at 3 months old, he’s already overcome a life-threatening heart concern.

8-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
New Review Finds Indigenous People More Likely to Have a Stroke
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Indigenous people may be more likely to have a stroke than non-Indigenous people, according to a systematic review that looked at populations around the world.

Newswise: Scientists Locate the Missing Mass Inside the Proton
Released: 14-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Scientists Locate the Missing Mass Inside the Proton
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A proton’s core consists of three valence quarks, but they contribute only a small fraction of the proton's mass. Most of the mass emerges from intricate quark dynamics and is primarily governed by the strong force mediated by gluons.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Key genes linked to DNA damage and human disease uncovered
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Scientists unveil 145 genes vital for genome health, and possible strategies to curb progression of human genomic disorders.

Newswise: Novel Drug Combination Shows Promise for Advanced HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Novel Drug Combination Shows Promise for Advanced HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A novel three-drug combination achieved notable responses in patients with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer, according to new research directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

Newswise: Argonne scientists use AI  to identify new materials for carbon capture
Released: 14-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Argonne scientists use AI to identify new materials for carbon capture
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have used new generative AI techniques to propose new metal-organic framework materials that could offer enhanced abilities to capture carbon

Released: 14-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study finds patients happy to get support on how to lose weight during routine dental appointments
Loughborough University

As public health experts search for new ways to tackle the obesity crisis, a Loughborough University study has found that patients would welcome support from their dentist on weight management.

Newswise: A new optical metamaterial makes true one-way glass possible
Released: 14-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
A new optical metamaterial makes true one-way glass possible
Aalto University

Researchers have discovered how to make a new optical metamaterial that would underpin a variety of new technologies.

12-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Menopause and migraines: New findings point to power of prevention
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Women who have both migraines and a long-term history of hot flashes and/or night sweats have a slightly higher risk of heart disease and stroke, and young women who have migraines have a higher risk of later persistent menopause symptoms, according to a new pair of papers.

Newswise: Neural Prosthetic Device Can Help Humans Restore Memory
Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Neural Prosthetic Device Can Help Humans Restore Memory
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

A team of scientists from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Southern California (USC) have demonstrated the first successful use of a neural prosthetic device to recall specific memories.

Newswise: Would You Prefer a Mammogram, MRI, or Saliva on a Test Strip?
8-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Would You Prefer a Mammogram, MRI, or Saliva on a Test Strip?
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In JVSTB, researchers report successful results from a hand-held breast cancer screening device that can detect breast cancer biomarkers from a tiny sample of saliva.

   
Newswise: Gold nanoparticles reverse brain deficits in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s
Released: 13-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Gold nanoparticles reverse brain deficits in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Results from phase two clinical trials at UT Southwestern Medical Center showed that a suspension of gold nanocrystals taken daily by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease (PD) significantly reversed deficits of metabolites linked to energy activity in the brain and resulted in functional improvements.

12-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Study finds childhood bullying linked to distrust and mental health problems in adolescence
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new study, co-led by UCLA Health and the University of Glasgow, found that young teenagers who develop a strong distrust of other people as a result of childhood bullying are substantially more likely to have significant mental health problems as they enter adulthood compared to those who do not develop interpersonal trust issues.

12-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Immunotherapy before surgery leads to promising long-term survival in sarcoma patients
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Patients with soft-tissue sarcoma treated with neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, immunotherapy had very little residual tumor at the time of surgery and promising long-term survival, according to Phase II trial results published today in Nature Cancer by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Released: 12-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Long COVID-19 is linked to chronic pain conditions
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID, finds a new University of Michigan study.

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Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
How AI and Wearable Technologies Are Transforming Medicine
Cedars-Sinai

Imagine a world in which the digital watch on your wrist tracks not only your step count, but also your blood sugar, heart rate, blood pressure and respiration.

   
Newswise: Study links small pancreas size to faster progression to stage 3 Type 1 diabetes
Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study links small pancreas size to faster progression to stage 3 Type 1 diabetes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A multicenter, longitudinal study, co-led by investigators at the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC), has discovered that a small pancreas size predicts a faster progression to stage 3 Type 1 diabetes (T1D), the point at which clinical diagnosis occurs.

Newswise: “ViaBus,” an innovation by Chula engineering alumni, wins the DEmark Award 2023 in Thailand and the Good Design Award (G-Mark) in Japan
Released: 12-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
“ViaBus,” an innovation by Chula engineering alumni, wins the DEmark Award 2023 in Thailand and the Good Design Award (G-Mark) in Japan
Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to the ViaBus Application, developed by alumni of Chula Faculty of Engineering, for winning Thailand’s Design Excellence Award (DEmark) 2023 in the category of Systems, Services, Digital Platform, Online Interface Design, Apps for Smartphones and Tablets, Website.

Released: 9-Feb-2024 2:20 PM EST
For Black patients, 'representation matters' in evaluating prostate cancer websites
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For Black men with prostate cancer, racial representation is a key factor affecting trust in websites offering information on prostate cancer, reports a study in the March issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

Newswise: How the Quantum World Can Help Scientists Engineer Biology
Released: 9-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
How the Quantum World Can Help Scientists Engineer Biology
Department of Energy, Office of Science

By studying how CRISPR-Cas works, scientists can predict and design where these tools modify DNA.

Newswise: Results from South Pole Telescope’s new camera emerge
Released: 8-Feb-2024 4:15 PM EST
Results from South Pole Telescope’s new camera emerge
Argonne National Laboratory

A newly published study led by researchers from Argonne National Laboratory details early measurements from a new camera at the South Pole Telescope.

Newswise: New process allows full recovery of starting materials from tough polymer composites
Released: 8-Feb-2024 2:20 PM EST
New process allows full recovery of starting materials from tough polymer composites
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In a win for chemistry, inventors at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer and later recovering all of its starting materials.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:30 PM EST
Robotic-assisted surgery and navigation don't affect infection risk after hip arthroplasty
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), the use of robotic-assisted surgery and surgical navigation techniques is not associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), suggests a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Newswise: NASA's Hubble Traces 'String of Pearls' Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions
Released: 8-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
NASA's Hubble Traces 'String of Pearls' Star Clusters in Galaxy Collisions
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

When galaxies go bump in the night, they cook-up new generations of stars that might otherwise have never been born. These close encounters between galaxies cause a gravitational tug-of-war.

Newswise: Argonne, Achates Power break new ground developing hydrogen-powered engine for decarbonizing long-haul commercial vehicles
Released: 8-Feb-2024 9:45 AM EST
Argonne, Achates Power break new ground developing hydrogen-powered engine for decarbonizing long-haul commercial vehicles
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists demonstrate potential of opposed-piston engine powered by zero-carbon hydrogen

7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Protecting the Protector Boosts Plant Oil Content
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new way to boost the oil content of plant leaves and seeds.

Newswise: Foul fumes pose pollinator problems
Released: 7-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Foul fumes pose pollinator problems
University of Washington

Nitrate radicals (NO3) from air pollution degrade the scent chemicals released by a common wildflower, drastically reducing the scent-based cues that its chief pollinators rely on to locate the flower.

2-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Be Linked to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

The drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may also be associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the February 7, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Pregnant women should avoid ultraprocessed, fast foods
Released: 7-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Pregnant women should avoid ultraprocessed, fast foods
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

Researchers found that pregnant women who ate more ultraprocessed or fast foods, had a higher level of phthalates in their body, which was then passed on to their fetus.

Newswise: UW-developed smart earrings can monitor a person’s temperature
Released: 7-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
UW-developed smart earrings can monitor a person’s temperature
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers introduced the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable that continuously monitors a user’s earlobe temperature.

Newswise: NASA's Roman to Use Rare Events to Calculate Expansion Rate of Universe
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:15 AM EST
NASA's Roman to Use Rare Events to Calculate Expansion Rate of Universe
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

With a panoramic view 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared view, the sheer amount of data captured by the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will change the landscape of astronomy.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Researchers Make Progress Toward Developing Blood Tests for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
Johns Hopkins Researchers Make Progress Toward Developing Blood Tests for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Researchers in a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center-led study say they have made progress in developing a blood test to identify disease-associated changes in the brain specifically linked to postpartum depression and other psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Newswise: Music may bring health benefits for older adults, poll suggests
2-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
Music may bring health benefits for older adults, poll suggests
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Three-quarters of people age 50 to 80 say music helps them relieve stress or relax and 65% say it helps their mental health or mood, according to the new results from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging. Meanwhile, 60% say they get energized or motivated by music.



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