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Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Five factors to ensure an infant thrives
Washington University in St. Louis

In new research published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis make the case that “thrive factors” are a key element of healthy human brain, behavioral and cognitive development.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Launches Neuro-Inclusive Oncology Care and Empowerment Program
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute launched the Neuro-Inclusive Oncology Care and Empowerment Program, a psychosocial oncology program that is specialized for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD).

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Medicine-Led Team Develops Fluid Biomarker for Early Detection of ALS and FTD
Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Medicine-Led Team Develops Fluid Biomarker for Early Detection of ALS and FTD
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Two progressively degenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD, recently in the news with the diagnoses of actor Bruce Willis and talk show host Wendy Williams), are linked by more than the fact that they both damage nerve cells critical to normal functioning — the former affecting nerves in the brain and spinal cord leading to loss of movement, the latter eroding the brain regions controlling personality, behavior and language.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Awarded “High Performer” Designations by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:15 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Awarded “High Performer” Designations by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Awarded “High Performer” Designations by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Alerta de los expertos: Los avances en la cirugía de reemplazo de rodilla ofrecen opciones a los pacientes
Mayo Clinic

El envejecimiento de la población impulsa la demanda mundial de cirugía de reemplazo de rodilla, superando el millón de procedimientos anuales.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
WashU engineers manage a first: measuring pH in cell condensates
Washington University in St. Louis

In a first for the condensate field, researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, figured out how nucleolar sub-structures are assembled.

Newswise: Sustainable biomass production capacity could triple US bioeconomy, report finds
Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Sustainable biomass production capacity could triple US bioeconomy, report finds
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The United States could triple its current bioeconomy by producing more than 1 billion tons per year of plant-based biomass for renewable fuels, while meeting projected demands for food, feed, fiber, conventional forest products and exports, according to the Department of Energy’s latest Billion-Ton Report led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Study Estimates Nearly 70 Percent of Children Under Six in Chicago May Be Exposed to Lead-Contaminated Tap Water
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that 68 percent of Chicago children under age six live in households with tap water containing detectable levels of lead.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Don’t Delay Vaccines—They Are Safe, Effective and Save Lives
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Vaccine misinformation has gone mainstream—a post-pandemic reality that is putting more children at risk of exposure to potentially serious vaccine-preventable diseases like measles.

Newswise: Americans Swap Safety for Style in Laundry Rooms
Released: 18-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Americans Swap Safety for Style in Laundry Rooms
American Cleaning Institute

Americans are swapping safety for style and are ditching their cleaning products original containers for a laundry room makeover. New research from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) finds that 36% of Americans believe they can enhance their laundry space with decorative jars or containers, and 12% of Americans already do this.

Newswise: Rensselaer Researcher Receives DOE Grant To Develop Models That Track the Formation of Black Holes
Released: 18-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Rensselaer Researcher Receives DOE Grant To Develop Models That Track the Formation of Black Holes
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

When a star goes supernova, a massive burst of neutrinos is the first signal that can escape the density of the collapsing star. Detecting and analyzing this phenomenon in real time would allow us insight into stellar dynamics and, potentially, black hole formation.

Newswise: UWF announces $5 million legacy gift from the Bear Family Foundation to name the College of Business
Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
UWF announces $5 million legacy gift from the Bear Family Foundation to name the College of Business
University of West Florida

UWF President Martha Dunagin Saunders announced a gift of $5 million from The Bear Family Foundation to name the Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Attacking metastatic prostate cancer early with combination treatment approach improves outcomes in preliminary study
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A team of UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators has shown the combination of a short course of powerful and intense hormonal therapy with targeted radiation is safe and effective in treating people with prostate cancer that has come back and has spread to other parts of the body.

Newswise: Diverse collaborations expand employees’ professional development
Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Diverse collaborations expand employees’ professional development
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

For 75 years, INL has been at the forefront of nuclear energy and technology research.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study shows middle-aged Americans are lonelier than European peers, suggests loneliness in middle age is endemic
Arizona State University (ASU)

New research has shown that not only are middle-aged Americans lonelier than their same-age peers in Europe, but levels of loneliness are also increasing across generations in the U.S. and Europe.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Argonne’s new dual-armed telerobotic system for hazardous waste clean-up successfully demonstrated; has potential for other applications
Argonne National Laboratory

Demonstration of Argonne’s dual-armed telerobotic system for hazardous waste clean-up advances revolutionary technology.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health’s New Primary Care Practice in Fort Lee, NJ,

Expands Access to Expert, Multilingual Medical Care for Bergen County Residents
Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health’s New Primary Care Practice in Fort Lee, NJ, Expands Access to Expert, Multilingual Medical Care for Bergen County Residents
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health has opened a new primary care practice in Fort Lee, expanding access to expert, multilingual medical care for patients of all ages in Bergen County.

Newswise: Newly identified yeast could prevent fungal infections by outcompeting rivals, study suggests
11-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Newly identified yeast could prevent fungal infections by outcompeting rivals, study suggests
The Rockefeller University Press

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have identified a yeast that could be used to prevent invasive candidiasis, a major cause of death in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. The study, to be published March 18 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), shows that the novel yeast lives harmlessly in the intestines of mice and humans and can displace the yeast responsible for candidiasis, Candida albicans.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
SHRO and Temple Create iNest to Commercialize Innovations
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

With funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), the latest incubator and technology transfer institute opens at Temple University.

Newswise: Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is at the forefront of microneedle research and is partnering with others to expand the technology. Their impact is significant, from helping U.S. service members in the field diagnose infections earlier, to helping individuals monitor their own health.

   
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
American Society of Nephrology and Home Dialysis University Expand Collaboration to Enhance Home Therapies Education for Nephrology Fellows
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and Home Dialysis University (HDU) launched a collaboration in 2023 to improve nephrology trainees’ knowledge, proficiency, and exposure to home dialysis therapies.

Newswise: Case Western Reserve University researchers report rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Case Western Reserve University researchers report rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections
Case Western Reserve University

A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.

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Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Expand Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Hackensack Meridian Health

St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Expand Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital

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Newswise: Managing Kids’ Seasonal Allergies Is Nothing to Sneeze at — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available for Interviews
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Managing Kids’ Seasonal Allergies Is Nothing to Sneeze at — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available for Interviews
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Spring will soon be in bloom, bringing runny and stuffy noses, sneezes and itchy, watery eyes.

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13-Mar-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Middle-aged Americans lonelier than European counterparts
American Psychological Association (APA)

Middle-aged adults in the U.S. tend to report significantly higher levels of loneliness than their European counterparts, possibly due in part to weaker family ties and greater income inequality, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Newswise: Breakthrough Discovery: Stem Cell
Released: 18-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Breakthrough Discovery: Stem Cell "Messages" Fast-Track Healing of Diabetic Wounds
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A study has unveiled that exosomes, extracted from adipose mesenchymal stem cells (ADSC-Exos), markedly speed up the healing process of skin wounds in diabetic mice. This discovery tackles the pressing global health issue of diabetic wounds, notorious for precipitating grave complications and impairments.

Newswise: Unlocking Clearer Views of Our Water Worlds: A Landsat Legacy
Released: 18-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Unlocking Clearer Views of Our Water Worlds: A Landsat Legacy
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A study highlights the significant advancements in water environment analysis facilitated by the Landsat missions. This research, for the first time, offers a comprehensive global assessment of cloud-free observations (NCOs) from Landsat, underscoring its pivotal role in environmental and hydrological studies.

Newswise: Revolutionizing Carbon Neutrality: Machine Learning Paves the Way for Advanced CO2 Reduction Catalysts
Released: 18-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Revolutionizing Carbon Neutrality: Machine Learning Paves the Way for Advanced CO2 Reduction Catalysts
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A perspective highlights the transformative impact of machine learning (ML) on enhancing carbon dioxide reduction reactions (CO2RR), steering us closer to carbon neutrality.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Breathe, don’t vent: Turning down the heat is key to managing anger
Ohio State University

Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it’s not effective at reducing the rage, new research suggests.

14-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Broadband Will Bring High-Speed Internet Connectivity to the National Radio Quiet Zone
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Pocahontas County, West Virginia residents are set to experience a transformative shift in their internet connectivity, as the state of West Virginia announces substantial developments in the broadband infrastructure.

Newswise: Yale Cancer Center experts present new research on obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers at leading oncology conference
Released: 18-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Yale Cancer Center experts present new research on obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers at leading oncology conference
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians and scientists will share new data for breakthrough and emerging cancer treatments as well as new discoveries in obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers in early April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.

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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
Artificial mucus identifies link to tumor formation
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Mucus is critical to human health. To explore how, researchers synthesized its major component, sugar-coated proteins called mucins, and discovered that changing the mucins of healthy cells to be more cancer-like made cells act more cancer-like. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded new-composite-decking-could-reduce-global-warming-effects-of-building-materials
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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
New composite decking could reduce global warming effects of building materials
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Building materials are major contributors to global carbon dioxide emissions. So scientists have designed a composite decking material that stores more carbon dioxide than is required to manufacture it, providing the first “carbon-negative” option. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

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11-Mar-2024 11:45 PM EDT
Mimicking exercise with a pill
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Could a pill replicate the benefits of exercise? Researchers have identified new compounds that seem to mimic some benefits of exercise in rodent cells. This discovery could help treat those with muscle wasting and other conditions. The scientists will present their results at ACS Spring 2024.

   
Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Study Supports Use of a Continuous Nerve Block for Patients Receiving ACL Repair Surgery
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study out of Stanford University has found that use of a femoral catheter in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery is associated with better results.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Popular Drugs Used for Diabetes and Weight-Loss Doesn’t Increase Aspiration or Pneumonia in Surgery Patients
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study has found no association between prescription glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist medications and increased risk of aspiration or pneumonia in surgery patients.



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