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Released: 24-Jul-2023 8:45 AM EDT
How people judge anti-vaxxers who die from COVID-19
Ohio State University

When people who publicly reject COVID-19 vaccines later die from the disease, observers have complex reactions to their fates, a new study suggests. While very few rejoice in the deaths of anti-vaxxers, some people believe those who are dogmatic against vaccines are deserving of worse outcomes – and that reaction is related to the political party affiliation and vaccination status of the person evaluating the anti-vaxxer.

   
17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
These Eight Habits Could Lengthen Your Life by Decades
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

A new study involving over 700,000 U.S. veterans reports that people who adopt eight healthy lifestyle habits by middle age can expect to live substantially longer than those with few or none of these habits.

19-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Microbiome-Directed Therapies for Undernutrition, Big Data for Precision Medicine, Health Equity, and More to Be Explored at 2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

At the 2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, laboratory experts will present cutting-edge research and technology that is shaping the future of clinical testing and patient care.

17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
MIND Diet Linked with Better Focus in School-Aged Children
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

A diet originally designed to help ward off cognitive decline in adults might also help improve attention in pre-adolescents, according to a new study.

17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
These Foods Can Help You Live Longer and Protect the Planet
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

Eating more planet-friendly foods could help you live a longer, healthier life, according to new research.

17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Many Children in Rural Areas Receive High Salt and Sugar Foods Before Age 2
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

A study of over 10,000 children in rural Pennsylvania revealed that a large proportion of children were fed foods that are high in sugar and salt in their first years of life.

17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers Identify Genes that Directly Influence What We Eat
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

In one of the first large-scale studies of genes related to diet, researchers have uncovered almost 500 genes that appear to directly influence the foods we eat. The findings represent an important step toward using a person’s genetics to develop precision nutrition strategies that help improve health or prevent disease.

17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Scientists Name Top Five Foods Rich in Prebiotics
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

There is growing evidence that consuming prebiotics — certain types of fiber often found in plants that stimulate beneficial bacteria in your gut — can help to maintain a healthy gut microbiome. In a new study, scientists estimated the prebiotic content of thousands of food types by using preexisting literature to find out which foods offer the highest prebiotic content.

Newswise: Fly Toolkit Created for Investigating COVID-19 Infection Mechanisms
Released: 21-Jul-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Fly Toolkit Created for Investigating COVID-19 Infection Mechanisms
University of California San Diego

Researchers have created a resource for analyzing how viruses infect human cells. The fruit fly-based toolkit provides a shortcut for assessing SARS-CoV-2 genes and understanding how they interact with human proteins, offering researchers a resource for new COVID-related drug therapies.

21-Jul-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Oregon Patients Access to Quality Anesthesia Care Protected with Signing of HB 3425
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The state of Oregon took a significant step towards streamlining anesthesia care for patients with the signing of House Bill 3425 by Governor Tina Kotek on July 18. This landmark legislation repeals redundant provisions and provides clear guidelines for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) practicing in the state.

Newswise: The Pacific slope of Peru is greening, and this is not good news
Released: 21-Jul-2023 4:10 PM EDT
The Pacific slope of Peru is greening, and this is not good news
University of Cambridge

Analysing satellite data spanning the past 20 years, the research team based at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge examined how vegetation has been changing along the Pacific coast of Peru and northern Chile.

Released: 21-Jul-2023 1:10 PM EDT
House appropriations bill would slash life-saving medical research, disease prevention and treatment
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society opposes severe funding cuts proposed in the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) funding bill that would put life-saving endocrine research, disease prevention, and treatment at risk.

Newswise: Detection of bacteria and viruses with fluorescent nanotubes
Released: 21-Jul-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Detection of bacteria and viruses with fluorescent nanotubes
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

An interdisciplinary research team from Bochum, Duisburg and Zurich has developed a new approach to construct modular optical sensors which are capable of detecting viruses and bacteria.

   
Newswise: Dark SRF experiment at Fermilab demonstrates ultra-sensitivity for dark photon searches
Released: 21-Jul-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Dark SRF experiment at Fermilab demonstrates ultra-sensitivity for dark photon searches
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Scientists working on the Dark SRF experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have demonstrated unprecedented sensitivity in an experimental setup used to search for theorized particles called dark photons.

Released: 21-Jul-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Some people’s brain function still affected by Long COVID years after infection
King's College London

UK researchers have found that people with longer-term COVID-19 symptoms including brain fog showed reduced performance in tasks testing different mental processes up to two years after infection with the virus.

Newswise: On the Hunt for Strangeness
Released: 21-Jul-2023 10:05 AM EDT
On the Hunt for Strangeness
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Peter Hurck has been searching for strange particles, named such because they contain strange quarks, since beginning work on his Ph.D. As the 2023 Jefferson Science Associates (JSA) Postdoctoral Prize winner, he’ll continue conducting data analyses to identify strange particles and learn about their properties at Jefferson Lab.

Released: 21-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
ASBMB expresses concerns on proposed NIH budget cuts
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

ASBMB publishes a statement expressing concerns for NIH budget cuts outlined by a House Labor HHS funding bill that could lead to lost jobs and halted research progress

   
Newswise: ‘Secret sauce’ enables new way to fabricate compositionally graded alloys
Released: 21-Jul-2023 9:45 AM EDT
‘Secret sauce’ enables new way to fabricate compositionally graded alloys
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Research into a new, unique technology to fabricate composite metal parts for a wide range of applications operating in extreme environments across the aviation, space and energy industries is showing promise for additive manufacturing.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 4:45 PM EDT
Department of Energy Releases Draft Request for Proposals for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Management and Operating Contract Competition
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of a Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the selection of a management and operating (M&O) contractor for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL).

Released: 20-Jul-2023 4:40 PM EDT
Promising Results of Next-Generation Intranasal COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: Implications for Infection Prevention and Transmission
Mount Sinai Health System

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY is pleased to announce that CastleVax, Inc. has completed enrollment and a preliminary analysis of a phase 1 trial of its licensed Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-based COVID-19 booster vaccine.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 4:00 PM EDT
ICAN Act Increases Patient Access to High-Quality Healthcare
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

A Senate Bill was introduced by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), joining more than a dozen Representatives who are sponsoring the House version of the ICAN Act. If passed, the ICAN Act would remove practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) by allowing them to provide more comprehensive healthcare services to patients across the country.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Disrupted access to healthcare during pandemic linked to avoidable hospital admissions
BMJ

People who experienced disrupted access to healthcare (including appointments and procedures) during the covid-19 pandemic were more likely to have potentially preventable hospital admissions, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 2:40 PM EDT
American Fitness Index Reveals Hope for Millions with (or Suffering) From Chronic Disease
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

The 2023 Fitness Index shines a bright light on the prevalence of chronic diseases in our country and makes the case for physical activity as an effective way to address them.

Newswise:Video Embedded disrupting-your-circadian-clock-speeds-up-stroke-onset-and-shortens-lifespan
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Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Disrupting Your Circadian Clock Speeds Up Stroke Onset and Shortens Lifespan
American Physiological Society (APS)

Long-term circadian disruption in a rat model of high blood pressure accelerated stroke onset and shortened lifespan, according to researchers from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Harnessing the power of water: Argonne and NREL study shows the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists study the role of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska’s clean energy future.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Ultra-processed Foods Largely Missing from U.S. Food Policy
Tufts University

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that only a small number of U.S. food policies consider ultra-processed foods, lagging behind countries such as Belgium, Brazil, and Israel.

   
Newswise: New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines
Released: 20-Jul-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Today's catalysts for removing unburnt methane from natural-gas engine emissions are either inefficient at low, start-up temperatures or break down at higher operating temperatures. A new single-atom catalyst solves both these problems and removes 90% of the methane.

Newswise: Argonne hosts Demo Day, showcasing innovators at four national labs
Released: 20-Jul-2023 10:40 AM EDT
Argonne hosts Demo Day, showcasing innovators at four national labs
Argonne National Laboratory

Demo Day provided an opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch their technologies developed at national labs to investors and venture capitalists.

   
Released: 19-Jul-2023 3:50 PM EDT
A Non-Covalent Bonding Experience
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Putting a suite of new materials synthesis and characterization methods to the test, a team of scientists from the University of Iowa and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has developed 14 organic-inorganic hybrid materials, seven of which are entirely new. These uranium-based materials, as well as the detailed report of their bonding mechanisms, will help advance clean energy solutions, including safe nuclear energy.

Newswise: Researchers Achieve Interdimensional Superconductivity
Released: 19-Jul-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Researchers Achieve Interdimensional Superconductivity
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Although electrons usually move in three dimensions, scientists can force electrons to move in two dimensions (2D) by creating ultra-thin materials. In this new work, however, researchers found that by adding superconductivity to 3D electrons in a bulk material, the superconducting electrons form 2D superconducting “puddles.” These puddles of electrons may be a way for some superconductors to reorganize themselves before undergoing an abrupt phase transition into an insulating state.

Released: 19-Jul-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers Report Advance in Immune Therapy Against ALS
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

New research suggests that targeting autoimmune inflammation associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using two drugs, one of them already approved for multiple sclerosis, could be a promising approach for treatment.

Newswise: Contract awarded for acquisition of large cryogenic system for DUNE detectors in South Dakota
Released: 19-Jul-2023 11:55 AM EDT
Contract awarded for acquisition of large cryogenic system for DUNE detectors in South Dakota
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

The cryogenic plant, to be installed a mile underground, will provide the cooling for two large liquid-argon neutrino detectors for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

Released: 19-Jul-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Unveiling the quantum dance: Experiments reveal nexus of vibrational and electronic dynamics
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists have demonstrated experimentally a long-theorized relationship between electron and nuclear motion in molecules, which could lead to the design of materials for solar cells, electronic displays and other applications that can make use of this powerful quantum phenomenon.

Newswise: Gene Mutation May Explain Why Some Don’t Get Sick from COVID-19
Released: 19-Jul-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Gene Mutation May Explain Why Some Don’t Get Sick from COVID-19
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

People who contract COVID-19 but never develop symptoms – the so-called super dodgers – may have a genetic ace up their sleeve. They’re more than twice as likely as those who become symptomatic to carry a specific gene variation that helps them obliterate the virus, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco researchers. 

Released: 19-Jul-2023 8:50 AM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Urges Congress to Increase Transparency, Accountability, and Competition in Transplant Care
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Approximately 90,000 Americans, including 1,100 children are currently waiting for a kidney transplant. Tragically, 12 Americans will die today waiting for a kidney. Advocates from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) are on Capitol Hill today urging Congress to implement reforms that will help maximize access to transplant care for the 37 million Americans living with kidney diseases; the 8th leading cause of death in the United States.

Released: 19-Jul-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Flu during Pregnancy May Lead to Changes in Offspring’s Immune Function
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new study in mice suggests that having a common form of the flu during pregnancy may affect the next generation by impairing immune function in the gut. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.

Released: 18-Jul-2023 5:30 PM EDT
Study finds similar health outcomes for pregnant patients receiving in-person prenatal care or a combination of virtual and in-office visits
Kaiser Permanente

Pregnant patients who received some of their prenatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in a combination of virtual and in-office visits — known as multimodal prenatal care — had similar health outcomes as those who were seen mostly in person before the pandemic

Released: 18-Jul-2023 5:10 PM EDT
Scent dogs can detect COVID-19 more rapidly and accurately than current tests
SciencePOD

Scent dogs may represent a cheaper, faster and more effective way to detect COVID-19, and could be a key tool in future pandemics, a new review of recent research suggests.

Released: 18-Jul-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Cameron Whitehead Wins U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 CyberForce® Conquer the Hill — Reign Edition Competition
Argonne National Laboratory

The recent 2023 DOE CyberForce® Conquer the Hill — Reign Edition inspired the next generation of professionals.

Newswise: Dry manufacturing process offers path to cleaner, more affordable high-energy EV batteries
Released: 18-Jul-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Dry manufacturing process offers path to cleaner, more affordable high-energy EV batteries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles are key to a clean energy economy. But their electrodes are usually made using a wet slurry with toxic solvents, an expensive manufacturing approach that poses health and environmental risks.Early experiments at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have revealed significant benefits to a dry battery manufacturing process.

Newswise: Scientists use ORNL’s Summit supercomputer to learn how cicada wings kill bacteria
Released: 18-Jul-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Scientists use ORNL’s Summit supercomputer to learn how cicada wings kill bacteria
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Over the past decade, teams of engineers, chemists and biologists have analyzed the physical and chemical properties of cicada wings, hoping to unlock the secret of their ability to kill microbes on contact. If this function of nature can be replicated by science, it may lead to products with inherently antibacterial surfaces that are more effective than current chemical treatments.

   
Newswise: Misleading food labels? Illinois experts provide guidelines for legal cases
Released: 18-Jul-2023 12:15 PM EDT
Misleading food labels? Illinois experts provide guidelines for legal cases
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Court decisions provide little unifying guidance on food labeling for manufacturers, with judges applying idiosyncratic reasoning to lower-court opinions. That’s why a team from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign analyzed hundreds of court documents and labeling laws to provide a set of guidelines courts can follow for more consistent verdicts, which could, in turn, influence food labeling practices. Their article, published in Loyola Consumer Law Review, was recently cited by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a product labeling case.

Newswise: At ORNL, 18 nuclear analytical chemistry methods get international stamp of approval
Released: 18-Jul-2023 9:55 AM EDT
At ORNL, 18 nuclear analytical chemistry methods get international stamp of approval
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The International Standards Organization has put its stamp of approval on 18 nuclear analytical chemistry methods at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These testing and calibration methods have received ISO 17025 accreditation.

Newswise: Structure of the elusive boron monoxide finally determined after 83 years
Released: 18-Jul-2023 9:50 AM EDT
Structure of the elusive boron monoxide finally determined after 83 years
Ames National Laboratory

In an effort to discover new 2D materials, a team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory determined the structure of boron monoxide using new NMR methods and previously unavailable analytical tools.

Newswise: Intern Develops Technology to Find EV Charging Vulnerabilities
Released: 18-Jul-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Intern Develops Technology to Find EV Charging Vulnerabilities
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Idaho National Laboratory intern Jake Guidry has developed a cybersecurity research tool that could improve the security of electric vehicle charging.

Newswise: Nation’s Capital Region Leads ‘Fittest Cities’ in 2023 ACSM American Fitness Index® Ranking
Released: 18-Jul-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Nation’s Capital Region Leads ‘Fittest Cities’ in 2023 ACSM American Fitness Index® Ranking
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., are the top cities in the 16th annual ACSM American Fitness Index® (Fitness Index) rankings published by the American College of Sports Medicine® (ACSM) and the Elevance Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Elevance Health. Arlington was named “America’s Fittest City” for the sixth consecutive year, with top scores in both the personal health and community/environment sub-scores.



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