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Released: 17-Jun-2024 2:05 PM EDT
The Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension Registry (SUPERHERO): Rationale and Methods
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

The Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension Registry (SUPERHERO): Rationale and Methods

Released: 17-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT
NYU Tandon researchers selected for National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot to enhance AI vision models
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

An NYU Tandon School of Engineering project is one of the first 35 initiatives selected for the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, a result of President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI.

Newswise: A New Approach to Neuroimaging Analysis
Released: 17-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
A New Approach to Neuroimaging Analysis
University of California San Diego

A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don't have access to massive sets of brain images.

Newswise: A Call for Renaming Clinical Research Partnerships
Released: 17-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT
A Call for Renaming Clinical Research Partnerships
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

In a recently published opinion piece in BMJ Open, “Rhetoric of Research: A Call for Renaming the Clinical Research Partnership,” authors from Penn Nursing and Georgetown University School of Nursing, present a compelling argument for rethinking the language used to describe participants in clinical research.

Newswise: Texas Tech Health El Paso and Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Celebrate First Graduating Residency Class
Released: 17-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso and Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Celebrate First Graduating Residency Class
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Texas Tech Health El Paso and The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus commemorated a major milestone as the first cohort of resident physicians completed their graduate medical education this May.

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Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Explorando un Posible Nuevo Tratamiento de la Taquicardia Ventricular
Cedars-Sinai

Cuando el electrofisiólogo el Dr. Eugenio Cingolani, no está atendiendo a pacientes, suele estar en su laboratorio, investigando tratamientos mejorados para los trastornos del ritmo cardiaco.

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Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Untold Story of "Reading Rainbow"
Canisius University

"Reading Rainbow" was one of the most successful PBS children's series in television history, earning numerous national and international awards, including 26 Emmys and a Peabody Award. But perhaps more important, "Reading Rainbow" helped generations of children cultivate a love for books. Now, a new book co-authored by Canisius Professor Barbara Irwin, PhD, chronicles the humble beginnings of the TV series, which launched in Buffalo, NY - and how the groundbreaking program came to capture the attention of 6.5 million young viewers.

Newswise: Researchers studying challenges female and minority entrepreneurs face in rural areas
Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Researchers studying challenges female and minority entrepreneurs face in rural areas
West Virginia University

The research, led by Heather Stephens, professor of resource economics and management and director of the West Virginia University Regional Research Institute, aims to identify what factors could support entrepreneurship for women and minorities, as well as barriers that deter them from starting their own businesses.

Newswise: Unlocking the mystery behind the performance decline in a promising cathode material
Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Unlocking the mystery behind the performance decline in a promising cathode material
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the main reason why and how one of the more promising new cathode materials degrades with repeated cycling of lithium-ion batteries. The team’s new analysis method was key to the discovery.

Newswise: Transplant Surgeon Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, Honored with Jacobson Innovation Award
Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Transplant Surgeon Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, Honored with Jacobson Innovation Award
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, a distinguished transplant surgeon renowned for pioneering "domino" paired kidney donations and leading the world’s first successful pig-to-human kidney xenotransplant, is the recipient of this year’s American College of Surgeons (ACS) Jacobson Innovation Award.

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Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
SMU Team Taps Unused Fiber Cables for Earthquake Detection and Urban Monitoring
Southern Methodist University

After a devastating childhood earthquake in the Gujarat region of her home country of India, Jyoti Sharma often thought about creating an early earthquake warning system.

Newswise: New Study Suggests Cancer Drug Could Be Used to Target Protein Connection That Spurs Parkinson’s Disease
Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New Study Suggests Cancer Drug Could Be Used to Target Protein Connection That Spurs Parkinson’s Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In studies with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a potentially new biological target involving Aplp1, a cell surface protein that drives the spread of Parkinson’s disease-causing alpha-synuclein.

Newswise: African research funders in global spotlight through Dimensions indexing project
Released: 17-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
African research funders in global spotlight through Dimensions indexing project
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

African research is receiving a major visibility boost with the indexing of 10 national funders in Dimensions, the world’s largest linked research database.

   
Newswise: Repurposed drug may help stabilize vision in rare disease
13-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Repurposed drug may help stabilize vision in rare disease
Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis led a clinical trial that tests the safety and efficacy of an FDA-approved drug in stabilizing vision in patients with RVCL-S, a rare genetic disease that affects tiny blood vessels in the body.

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13-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Observatorio Gemini y Subaru unen fuerzas para descubrir la primera pareja de cuásares en el principio del Universo
NSF's NOIRLab

Un equipo de astrónomos descubrió una pareja de cuásares en fusión que bate todos los récords, ya que no sólo se trata de la más distante detectada hasta ahora, sino también del único par de este tipo que se encuentra en una de las épocas más tempranas del Universo. El hallazgo fue posible con la ayuda del poderoso instrumento GNIRS que se encuentra instalado en el telescopio de Gemini Norte, la mitad boreal del Observatorio Internacional Gemini, financiado en parte por la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias de Estados Unidos y operado por NOIRLab de NSF.

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13-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT
International Gemini Observatory and Subaru Combine Forces to Discover First Ever Pair of Merging Quasars at Cosmic Dawn
NSF's NOIRLab

With the help of the powerful GNIRS instrument on the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, a team of astronomers have discovered a double-record-breaking pair of quasars.

Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:50 AM EDT
Anesthesia Workforce Shortage Poses Threat to Health Care
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The U.S. health care system is currently facing a critical challenge: a shortage of anesthesia care providers in the face of growing need due to an aging population and the popularity of outpatient procedures. This disparity has serious implications, including delays in care and concerns about quality, according to a special article published today in the Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Anesthesiology.

Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:15 AM EDT
AI Recognizes Athletes’ Emotions
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Using computer-assisted neural networks, Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Duisburg-Essen have been able to accurately identify affective states from the body language of tennis players during games. For the first time, they trained a model based on artificial intelligence (AI) with data from actual games.

Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
AAOS Launches New Annual Meeting Website Ahead of November Registration
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) unveiled a refreshed Annual Meeting website to serve as an online hub for the world’s largest meeting of orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, allied health professionals and industry leaders, taking place in San Diego March 10-14, 2025. The comprehensive new site provides a better way for the musculoskeletal health community to plan their experience of premier education, innovation and collaboration in person, under one roof, unlike any other educational event.

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Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Exploring Potential New Treatment for Ventricular Tachycardia
Cedars-Sinai

When electrophysiologist Eugenio Cingolani, MD, isn’t seeing patients, he can usually be found in his laboratory, investigating improved treatments for heart rhythm disorders.

Newswise: Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
University of Colorado Boulder

Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder hope their DIY machine will help designers around the world experiment with making their own, sustainable fashion and other textiles from a range of natural ingredients—maybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.

Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Study led by UChicago Medicine physician finds new treatment for ulcerative colitis
University of Chicago Medical Center

People with ulcerative colitis may soon have a new medication available to help them, thanks to a global study led by University of Chicago Medicine's David T. Rubin, MD.

Newswise: Lijuan Ruan: Then and Now / 2013 Early Career Award Winner
Released: 17-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Lijuan Ruan: Then and Now / 2013 Early Career Award Winner
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Lijuan Ruan is a senior physicist at Brookhaven National Lab who studies the strong force interactions in the quark-gluon plasma created at RHIC.

Released: 17-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Jury Awards $122M in Advertising Patent Case Following Testimony of Quandary Peak Experts
Quandary Peak Research

A week-long patent trial in Waco, Texas, concluded on Friday with a jury verdict against Amazon and an award of $122 million in damages. Two software experts affiliated with Quandary Peak Research, Dr. Eric Koskinen and Jason Frankovitz, testified during the trial. Koskinen and Frankovitz were retained on behalf of the plaintiff, an advertising technology company.

   
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Released: 17-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA's Webb
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided a new view of the Crab, including the highest-quality infrared data yet available to aid scientists as they explore the detailed structure and chemical composition of the remnant. These clues are helping to unravel the unusual way that the star exploded about 1,000 years ago.

Newswise: Embryonic Brain Overgrowth Dictates Autism Severity, New Research Suggests
Released: 17-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Embryonic Brain Overgrowth Dictates Autism Severity, New Research Suggests
University of California San Diego

Researchers at UC San Diego found an unusually large brain may be the first sign of autism and visible as early as the first trimester.

Newswise: Survey shows 12% of Americans have been diagnosed with chronic insomnia
Released: 17-Jun-2024 9:30 AM EDT
Survey shows 12% of Americans have been diagnosed with chronic insomnia
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine will hold 11th annual Insomnia Awareness Night on June 20 to bring awareness to those who suffer from chronic insomnia and its treatments.

Newswise: Camelid nanobodies: transforming food allergen analysis
Released: 17-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Camelid nanobodies: transforming food allergen analysis
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent advancements show nanobodies from camelid antibodies excel in food allergen detection with superior stability, specificity, and cost-effectiveness. This innovative approach aims to improve accuracy and efficiency, crucial for preventing severe allergic reactions.

   
Newswise: New tool could facilitate discovery of new mechanically responsive materials
Released: 17-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New tool could facilitate discovery of new mechanically responsive materials
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Newly published research details the development of an easy-to-use intuitive tool that can predict without lengthy experimentation and calculation the reactivity of C-C bonds when designing mechanophores, which could lead to the discovery of new mechanically responsive materials.

Newswise: Threefold Improvement of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell in 4 Minutes
Released: 17-Jun-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Threefold Improvement of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell in 4 Minutes
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Yoonseok Choi from the Hydrogen Convergence Materials Laboratory at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a catalyst coating technology that significantly improves the performance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) in just 4 minutes.

Newswise: “Nabsolute,” a Biotech Startup Incubated by Chula, Won First Place for the BSB Innovation Award at “In-cosmetics Global 2024” in France
Released: 17-Jun-2024 8:55 AM EDT
“Nabsolute,” a Biotech Startup Incubated by Chula, Won First Place for the BSB Innovation Award at “In-cosmetics Global 2024” in France
Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to Nabsolute Co., Ltd., a biotech startup from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University and recipient of the first prize (Cosmetics) at the “In-Cosmetics Global 2024” in Paris, France from April 16 to 18, 2024.

Newswise: FAU Sea Turtle Experts Provide ‘Best Practices’ During Nesting Season
Released: 17-Jun-2024 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Sea Turtle Experts Provide ‘Best Practices’ During Nesting Season
Florida Atlantic University

Three internationally renowned FAU researchers provide “best practices” and answer some of the most frequently asked questions to help protect Florida’s nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.

Newswise: Ancient remedies for modern woes: TCM in the fight against african swine fever
Released: 17-Jun-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Ancient remedies for modern woes: TCM in the fight against african swine fever
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent research reveals the potential of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in combating African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral disease with near 100% mortality rate in pigs. The study explores TCM's antiviral properties and its role in enhancing immunity, offering a novel strategy in the face of limited effective treatments.

Newswise: A million light years and still going
Released: 17-Jun-2024 8:05 AM EDT
A million light years and still going
Case Western Reserve University

In a breakthrough discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of cosmology, scientists at Case Western Reserve University have unearthed new evidence that could reshape our perception of the cosmos.

Newswise: Multiple New Awards Recognize NCCN as Exceptional Source for Information for Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Released: 17-Jun-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Multiple New Awards Recognize NCCN as Exceptional Source for Information for Cancer Patients and Caregivers
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

NCCN Guidelines for Patients earn Hermes Award for electronic media and Communicator Award for medical print content. NCCN Patient Webinars earn Digital Health Award and Viddy Award for outstanding achievement in video and digital production.



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