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Released: 1-Feb-2019 10:35 AM EST
DHS S&T Adds Real-World Benchmarks to Software Assurance Repository
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T recently completed the integration of more than 9,700 real-world software test cases from the (STAMP into the Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP). The test cases, known as BugInjector cases, improve software by enabling developers to evaluate their products against realistic test cases.

25-Jan-2019 9:45 AM EST
Higher Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Early Death for Dialysis Patients
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• Among kidney failure patients on hemodialysis, those who consumed higher amounts of fruits and vegetables had lower risks for dying prematurely—both from cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular causes.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
MicroBooNE, Machine Learning, and Liquid Argon
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The MicroBooNE experiment demonstrates the use of machine learning to interpret images made by a liquid-argon particle detector.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
PhRMA Foundation Issues a Call for Papers to Address Methodological Flaws in Value Assessment
PhRMA Foundation

The PhRMA Foundation announced its call for candidates for the 2019 Value Assessment Challenge Awards, which provide a total of $85,000 to support papers that advance solutions to the following question: What are innovative, patient-centered approaches to contribute to health care value assessment that move beyond the inherent limitations of analyses based on the quality-adjusted life year metric?

Released: 30-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
Rounds with Leadership: Taking Action to Champion the PhD in Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Rounds with Leadership is a forum for AACN’s Board Chair and President/CEO to offer commentary on issues and trends impacting academic nursing.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
S&T Combatting Human Trafficking Using Social Science
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) seeks to advance the mission and capabilities of the Department to protect basic human liberties: the right to freedom and the right to be free from exploitation and enslavement.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
ArgoNeuT Hits a Home Run with Measurements of Neutrinos in Liquid Argon
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists developed a method to better distinguish the tracks that particles leave behind in liquid argon.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 3:00 PM EST
75 Science Societies Urge the Education Department to Base Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations on Research and Evidence
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) today led 75 scientific societies in submitting comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed changes to Title IX regulations.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
GW Researchers Call for Big Data Infrastructure to Support Future of Personalized Medicine
George Washington University

Researchers from the George Washington University , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and industry leaders published in PLOS Biology, describing a standardized communication method for researchers performing high-throughput sequencing called BioCompute.

25-Jan-2019 10:45 AM EST
Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control
American Chemical Society (ACS)

For decades, women have shouldered most of the burden of contraception. However, long-term use of female birth control pills could increase the risk for side effects such as blood clots or breast cancer. Now, inspired by colorful layered cocktails, researchers have developed a medium-term, reversible male contraceptive. They report their results in the journal ACS Nano.

24-Jan-2019 9:35 AM EST
Study Examines Barriers to Exercise Experienced by Dialysis Patients
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• Patients undergoing dialysis experience various barriers to exercise—predominately fatigue, shortness of breath, and weakness. • Patients were primarily interested in exercise as a mechanism to improve quality of life as opposed to reduce heart disease and hospitalization.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
PhRMA Foundation Announces 2019 Value Assessment Research Award Recipients
PhRMA Foundation

The PhRMA Foundation has announced the recipients of $300,000 in funding for research projects that yield new, innovative strategies for assessing the value of medicines and health care services -- while improving patient outcomes and reducing inefficiency in health care.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Optimizing Electric Fields Yields Better Catalysts
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A careful consideration of electric fields could lead to faster industrial processes that use less energy and release less waste.

Released: 28-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Revealed: Structure of Proton in Liquid Water
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Findings could rewrite textbooks about molecular structure for solvent ubiquitous in chemistry and biology.

Released: 28-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
GW Cancer Researchers Investigate Nanoimmunotherapies for Cancer
George Washington University

A team at GW Cancer Center is investigating Prussian blue nanoparticles used in combination with checkpoint inhibitors for cancer treatment

20-Jan-2019 9:05 AM EST
Seasonal Influenza Plays a Role in the Deaths of Many Kidney Failure Patients
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• Influenza-like illness was linked with seasonal variation in the death rates of US patients with kidney failure.

18-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Frail Kidney Transplant Recipients Face Higher Risk of Cognitive Impairment
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• Among kidney transplant recipients, cognitive performance improved significantly for both frail and nonfrail recipients by 3 months post-transplant. • Between 1 and 4 years post-transplant, improvements plateaued among nonfrail recipients, whereas cognitive function declined among frail recipients.

22-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Embargoed AJPH research: Police-related deaths, homicide in Mexico, tobacco use in young adults, 1970s heroin intervention
American Public Health Association (APHA)

In this issue, find research on police-related deaths, homocide in Mexico and life expectancy, tobacco and polytobacco use in young adults, and a 1970s heroin intervention

Released: 24-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Community Matters When Using Algae to Produce Energy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Algae that turn carbon dioxide into fuel feedstock are enhanced by surrounding bacteria.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 2:55 PM EST
New Probe for the Secrets of Complex Interfaces
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Element-selective method reveals interfacial properties of materials used for water purification, catalysis, energy conversion, and more.

Released: 24-Jan-2019 12:25 PM EST
Where Is Earth's Submoon?
Carnegie Institution for Science

Pasadena, CA-- "Can moons have moons?" This simple question--asked by the four-year old son of Carnegie's Juna Kollmeier--started it all. Not long after this initial bedtime query, Kollmeier was coordinating a program at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) on the Milky Way while her one-time college classmate Sean Raymond of Université de Bordeaux was attending a parallel KITP program on the dynamics of Earth-like planets. After discussing this very simple question at a seminar, the two joined forces to solve it. Their findings are the basis of a paper published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

22-Jan-2019 3:45 PM EST
Kids Prefer Friends Who Talk Like They Do
American Psychological Association (APA)

Children tend to prefer to be friends with other children who speak with the same local accent as they have, even if they grow up in a diverse community and are regularly exposed to a variety of accents, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 23-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Getting To Know the Microbes that Drive Climate Change
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The genetics of viruses living along a permafrost thaw gradient may help scientists better predict the pace of climate change.

Released: 23-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
AACN Applauds Bipartisan Commitment to Support Investments in Nursing Education and Practice
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds the introduction of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 by House Nursing Caucus Co-Chairs, Representatives David Joyce (R-OH) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI); House Nursing Caucus Vice Co-Chairs, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rodney Davis (R-IL); and Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David McKinley (R-WV), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL).

 
18-Jan-2019 10:00 AM EST
Identifying factors that influence mercury levels in tuna
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Most consumers’ exposure to toxic methylmercury occurs when they eat fish. But research just published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology could help clarify why methylmercury concentrations in tuna vary geographically.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 11:20 AM EST
Washington State University

PULLMAN, Wash.--Erik Johnson has what looks like a surefire way to hurt support for spending to protect the environment: Elect a Democratic president.

 
Released: 22-Jan-2019 7:05 AM EST
University of West Florida to Host National Conference on Undergraduate Research in 2022
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Council on Undergraduate Research has selected the University of West Florida in Pensacola to host the spring 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). At this annual three-day event, more than 4,000 students present scholarly research, network with peers and faculty mentors, and meet with graduate school and corporate recruiters.

Released: 21-Jan-2019 2:50 PM EST
Observing Clouds in Four Dimensions
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Six cameras are revolutionizing observations of shallow cumulus clouds.

Released: 21-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
A Challenging Future for Tropical Forests
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Mortality rates of moist tropical forests are on the rise due to environmental drivers and related mechanisms.

17-Jan-2019 3:35 PM EST
Statement of APA President Marking Martin Luther King Day
American Psychological Association (APA)

Following is the statement of Rosie Phillips Davis, PhD, president of the American Psychological Association, marking Martin Luther King Day:

17-Jan-2019 3:35 PM EST
Statement of APA President Marking Martin Luther King Day
American Psychological Association (APA)

Following is the statement of Rosie Phillips Davis, PhD, president of the American Psychological Association, marking Martin Luther King Day:

Released: 18-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Rapid Lake Draining on Ice Sheets Changes How Water Moves in Unexpected Ways
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Widespread fracturing during lake drainage triggers vertical shafts to form that affect the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Released: 18-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
AU Sine Institute of Policy and Politics Announces Inaugural Class of Fellows
American University

AU Sine Institute of Policy and Politics Announces Inaugural Class of Fellows

11-Jan-2019 9:25 AM EST
Gene Sequencing Approach May Help Tailor Treatments for Young Kidney Transplant Recipients
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• Whole-exome sequencing of blood or saliva revealed a genetic diagnosis of kidney disease in 32.7% of pediatric kidney transplant recipients. • The findings indicate that such a sequencing strategy may help individualize pre- and post-transplant care for many young kidney transplant recipients.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
New Historical Emissions Trends Estimated with the Community Emissions Data System
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The data system will allow for more detailed, consistent, and up-to-date global emissions trends that will aid in understanding aerosol effects.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Detailed Early Observations of a Nearby Supernova and Associated Jet Cocoon Provide New Insights about Gamma-ray Bursts
George Washington University

An international team of researchers including Chryssa Kouveliotou, a professor of physics at the George Washington University, discovered the missing link connecting hypernovae to gamma-ray bursts in the form of a hot cocoon around the jets of matter expelled by the central engine as these spread through the outer layers of the progenitor star.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Detailed Early Observations of a Nearby Supernova and Associated Jet Cocoon Provide New Insights about Gamma-ray Bursts
George Washington University

An international team of researchers including Chryssa Kouveliotou, a professor of physics at the George Washington University, discovered the missing link connecting hypernovae to gamma-ray bursts in the form of a hot cocoon around the jets of matter expelled by the central engine as these spread through the outer layers of the progenitor star.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 2:45 PM EST
GNSA Launches New Award for PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

The AACN is pleased to announce the launch of the first awards program sponsored by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) to spotlight exemplary partnerships between students in research-focused and practice-focused doctoral programs. The GNSA Award for PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence recognizes the outstanding work underway to advance the nursing profession through an innovative and synergistic approach in translating research into practice and generating new knowledge.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Science Up-Close: Developing a Cookbook for Efficient Fusion Energy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

To develop a future fusion reactor, scientists need to understand how and why plasma in fusion experiments moves into a “high-confinement mode” where particles and heat can’t escape. Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory simulated the transition into that mode starting from the most basic physics principles.

Released: 16-Jan-2019 3:25 PM EST
APA Names First Chief Advocacy Officer
American Psychological Association (APA)

The American Psychological Association has named Katherine B. McGuire its first chief advocacy officer, responsible for implementing a unified, strategic vision for the association’s government relations efforts and coordinating APA’s broader advocacy initiatives in non-governmental sectors.

Released: 16-Jan-2019 3:25 PM EST
APA Names First Chief Advocacy Officer
American Psychological Association (APA)

The American Psychological Association has named Katherine B. McGuire its first chief advocacy officer, responsible for implementing a unified, strategic vision for the association’s government relations efforts and coordinating APA’s broader advocacy initiatives in non-governmental sectors.

Released: 16-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
American Geophysical Union (AGU)

WASHINGTON -- An image from the international Cassini spacecraft provides evidence of rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons. The rainfall would be the first indication of the start of a summer season in the moon's northern hemisphere.

Released: 16-Jan-2019 2:45 PM EST
Peering into the Mist: How Water Vapor Changes Metal at the Atomic Level
Department of Energy, Office of Science

New insights into molecular-level processes could help prevent corrosion and improve catalytic conversion.

15-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Higher risk of fracture in type 1 diabetes may be linked to poor blood sugar control
Endocrine Society

Patients with type 1 diabetes and poor blood sugar control face a higher risk of fragility fracture—any fall from standing height or less that results in a broken bone—than type 1 diabetes patients with good blood sugar control, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

15-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Gastric bypass surgery may benefit muscle strength more than previously thought
Endocrine Society

Gastric bypass surgery improves relative muscle strength and physical performance in people with obesity, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

11-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Dry-cured ham bones –– a source of heart-healthy peptides?
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Drinking bone broth is a recent diet fad that proponents claim fights inflammation, eases joint pain and promotes gut health. Simmering animal bones in water releases collagen and other proteins into the broth that may have health benefits, although more research is needed to validate these claims. Now, a new study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has shown that ham bones contain peptides that could have cardioprotective effects.

   
Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Microbial Types May Prove Key to Gas Releases from Thawing Permafrost
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists discover key types of microbes that degrade organic matter and release carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR/Cas9 Shown to Limit Impact of Certain Parasitic Diseases
George Washington University

For the first time, researchers at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences have successfully used the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to limit the impact of parasitic worms responsible for schistosomiasis and for liver fluke infection, which can cause a diverse spectrum of human disease including bile duct cancer. 



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