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Newswise: Mutations do not predict the severity of current variants of SARS-CoV-2
Released: 15-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mutations do not predict the severity of current variants of SARS-CoV-2
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

New research from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks has found that the two most prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, are not significantly better than their predecessor Omicron at evading immune responses and causing infections despite having a high number of mutations compared to previous variants.

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Released: 15-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
CFRC Releases Groundbreaking Research on Subsidized Guardianship in Illinois
School of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Children and Family Research Center (CFRC) has conducted pioneering research aimed at securing permanent homes for children in foster care through subsidized guardianship.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Women Smoke More, Are Less Likely to Quit
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

People who identify as lesbian, gay and bisexual – particularly women – respond more positively to tobacco marketing, are more inclined to smoke cigarettes daily and may have a more difficult time quitting, according to two studies by a Rutgers Health researcher.

Newswise: We Now Know Why Killer T Cells Lose Energy Inside of Solid Tumors
Released: 15-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
We Now Know Why Killer T Cells Lose Energy Inside of Solid Tumors
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have found that a metabolic enzyme called Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase causes T cells to store fat when they are in solid tumors, rather than burning fat for energy.

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Released: 15-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
RPI Researchers Awarded $1.5M To Produce Hemp-Based Insulated Siding
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will use hemp to develop a commercially viable, durable, and low-embodied-carbon insulated siding product to address what the U.S. Green Building Council says is a “crucial need for building retrofits to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.”

Released: 15-Mar-2024 11:00 AM EDT
New Research in March: Colorectal Cancer, Kidney Health, OR Supply Costs, and More
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) features new research on topics ranging from colorectal cancer and social vulnerability to operating room supply costs, the rise in school shootings since 1970, and the impact of permitless open carry laws on suicide rates, among others.

   
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Released: 15-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Expert explains how Congressional TikTok bill could impact users and the future of social media
Virginia Tech

The vote this week by the U.S. House of Representatives, by an overwhelming 352-65 margin, could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular social media app TikTok.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study shows that aging adults with mild cognitive impairment may have trouble learning new walking patterns
University of Delaware

University of Delaware researchers are studying how the brain controls movement and how motor skills are learned in health and disease.

Newswise: Unlocking the Climate Secrets of North China with Ancient Tree Rings
Released: 15-Mar-2024 9:15 AM EDT
Unlocking the Climate Secrets of North China with Ancient Tree Rings
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study published in the Journal of Geographical Sciences in December 2023 reveals a novel method for reconstructing historical warm season temperatures in North China. Utilizing the blue intensity (BI) of tree rings of Picea meyeri, researchers have developed a 281-year chronology, offering unprecedented insights into the region’s climatic past.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 9:15 AM EDT
Study of Fatal and Nonfatal Shootings by Police Reveals Racial Disparities, Dispatch Risks
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and Vanderbilt University found that an average of 1,769 people were injured annually in police shootings from 2015 to 2020, 55 percent of them or 979 people, fatally.

 
Newswise: Revealing Nature's Secrets from Space: Satellite Data Unlocks Drought's Impact on Southwest China's Carbon Cycle
Released: 15-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Revealing Nature's Secrets from Space: Satellite Data Unlocks Drought's Impact on Southwest China's Carbon Cycle
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new study reveals a significant increase in aboveground carbon (AGC) in Southwest China from 2013 to 2021, defying the adverse effects of extreme droughts. This achievement underscores the region's pivotal role as a carbon sink, attributed to extensive ecological projects and innovative remote sensing techniques.

Newswise: China's Urban Jungles: How City Parks are Winning the Battle Against Concrete
Released: 15-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
China's Urban Jungles: How City Parks are Winning the Battle Against Concrete
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent studies highlight a significant transformation in China’s urban landscape, where the greening of city cores is compensating for vegetation loss in expanding urban areas.

Newswise: Sun's Secrets Unveiled: AI Unlocks New Solar Energy Horizons in China
Released: 15-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Sun's Secrets Unveiled: AI Unlocks New Solar Energy Horizons in China
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have developed an innovative machine learning method to estimate solar radiation components in China without the need for local ground truth data. This breakthrough addresses the scarcity of radiation component data and opens new avenues for the solar energy industry.

Newswise: A Breakthrough in Tiny Tool Tuning: Making Microscopic Measurements More Accurate
Released: 15-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
A Breakthrough in Tiny Tool Tuning: Making Microscopic Measurements More Accurate
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A study introduces a novel method for calibrating the spring constant of FluidFM micropipette cantilevers, crucial for the accurate measurement of forces in microfluidic environments.

1-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EST
New Study Reveals Covid-19 May Have Originated in a Lab
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Research from the journal Risk Analysis, examined the likelihood of COVID-19 coming from an unnatural origin (i.e. from a laboratory.)

Newswise: Calling All Entrepreneurs: SCG Bangkok Business Challenge 2024 at Sasin Chula – Unleash Your Startup Potential!
Released: 15-Mar-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Calling All Entrepreneurs: SCG Bangkok Business Challenge 2024 at Sasin Chula – Unleash Your Startup Potential!
Chulalongkorn University

The Sasin School of Management at Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited, is inviting undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines worldwide to participate in the “22nd Bangkok Business Challenge 2024”, Global Student Startup Competition, themed “Growing Impactful Ventures”

   
Newswise: Antioch College Achieves Federal Work College Designation, Paving the Way for Ohio’s First Work College
Released: 15-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Antioch College Achieves Federal Work College Designation, Paving the Way for Ohio’s First Work College
Antioch College

Antioch College now joins a select cohort of only ten other work colleges nationwide, solidifying its commitment to experiential learning, community engagement, and preparing students for meaningful careers.

Newswise: Mapping Water Wonders: A Groundbreaking Leap in Hydrology with NDWFI
Released: 15-Mar-2024 7:50 AM EDT
Mapping Water Wonders: A Groundbreaking Leap in Hydrology with NDWFI
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a significant advancement for hydrological monitoring and water resource management, researchers have developed the Normalized Difference Water Fraction Index (NDWFI), leveraging Landsat imagery and Spectral Mixture Analysis (SMA) within the Google Earth Engine platform. This innovation is pivotal for accurately tracking dynamic and subtle water bodies, crucial for enhancing water security and resilience against extreme hydrological events.

Newswise: A Green Revolution: How Our Forests are Changing and What It Means for the Planet
Released: 15-Mar-2024 7:10 AM EDT
A Green Revolution: How Our Forests are Changing and What It Means for the Planet
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study reveals significant shifts in the composition of global forests and their carbon stocks from 2001 to 2020.

Newswise: New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
Released: 15-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior.

Newswise: Nobel Laureate and NASA Astronaut to Speak at American Physiology Summit
Released: 15-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Nobel Laureate and NASA Astronaut to Speak at American Physiology Summit
American Physiological Society (APS)

Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka, MD, and NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir, PhD, are among the highlighted speakers who will attend the American Physiology Summit, the American Physiological Society’s (APS) flagship annual meeting.

Newswise: Mouse study shows exercising during pregnancy improves heart health of future generations
Released: 15-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Mouse study shows exercising during pregnancy improves heart health of future generations
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Exercising during pregnancy doesn’t just benefit moms – it may also give their babies a head start on their heart health after birth, according to a study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
UChicago Medicine helps bring first-of-its-kind drug for metabolic liver disease to the clinic
University of Chicago Medical Center

Resmetirom (Rezdiffra) is the first drug approved for treating MASH, an advanced form of fatty liver disease. UChicago Medicine experts contributed to a recent clinical trial and will begin incorporating the drug into liver disease treatment regimens for eligible patients.

Newswise: Apps, AI, and the Future of Health Take Center Stage at DHI Symposium
Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Apps, AI, and the Future of Health Take Center Stage at DHI Symposium
University of Utah Health

More than a hundred researchers convened to brainstorm tools with the potential to extend care beyond the clinic, help doctors optimize care for each patient, and empower people to manage their own care.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
妙佑医疗国际 (Mayo Clinic) 连续六年在《新闻周刊》“全球最佳医院”排行榜夺魁
Mayo Clinic

妙佑医疗国际罗切斯特院区连续六年在《新闻周刊》“全球最佳医院”排行榜夺魁。妙佑医疗国际佛罗里达州院区和亚利桑那州院区也在评比中名列前茅。

Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
With NASA support, device for future lunar mission being developed at WashU
Washington University in St. Louis

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are developing a prototype for an instrument for a future Moon mission with support from a nearly $3 million grant from NASA.

Newswise:  twist on theatre sports could counteract a stutter
Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:00 PM EDT
twist on theatre sports could counteract a stutter
University of South Australia

Mock ‘Ninja knife throwing’, ‘Gibberish’, or the fast and furious ‘Zap’ – they’re all favourite theatre games designed to break ice and boost confidence. But add speech therapy to theatre sports and you get a brand-new experience that’s hoping to deliver positive changes for people with a stutter.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Lower grades, more absences for high schoolers who use both tobacco and cannabis
UC Davis Health

Students who use both tobacco and cannabis (marijuana) have lower grades and miss more school than students who only use one product or don’t use either. Tobacco consumption among high school students, including vaping and e-cigarettes, is a concerning 12.6%.

   
Newswise: Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Argonne National Laboratory

Twenty-eight volunteers from Argonne visited Chicago area schools for Hour of Code and talked to more than 2,000 students.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Babies born with improper kidney development can face lifelong challenges. New study finds key biochemical pathway – and potential solution
Tulane University

Supplementing expecting mothers with acetyl-CoA, a sugar-derived molecule, may ensure proper development of nephrons in developing fetuses, lowering their risk of high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease later in life.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 3:40 PM EDT
Positive Results from Diabetic Foot Ulcer Clinical Trial Show Dramatic Healing Rate within 12 Weeks or Less Using Novel Omeza® Platform and Offloading
Omeza LLC

Omeza®, a regenerative skincare company that develops marine-based therapies for the treatment of chronic wounds, today presented positive interim data from a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) clinical trial showing that Omeza® OCM™ plus offloading of weight on the affected foot achieved a 91 percent area reduction (PAR) rate in DFUs within twelve weeks, and a 63 percent PAR within four weeks.

Newswise: Vac to the future
Released: 14-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Vac to the future
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

“We are hoping to use this competition not just as a way to examine the capacity of people to predict vaccination outcomes, but also as a way to address an important public health question,” says Peters.

Newswise: UCLA Health Taps Dr. Priscilla Hsue as Chief of the Cardiology Division
Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:30 PM EDT
UCLA Health Taps Dr. Priscilla Hsue as Chief of the Cardiology Division
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The UCLA Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Priscilla Hsue, MD will be joining us as the chief of the Division of Cardiology at UCLA, effective July 1, 2024.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:30 PM EDT
Scott Armstrong named Senior Vice President for Drug Discovery and Chief Research Strategy Officer at Dana-Farber
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Scott Armstrong, MD, PhD, has been named senior vice president for drug discovery and chief research strategy officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In this new role, he will lead Dana-Farber's institutional research strategy with an initial focus on therapeutic discovery work.

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Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
The need for women in STEM is greater than ever, says expert
Virginia Tech

Women make up only 35% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) - the greatest disparities occurring in engineering and computer sciences. Christina DiMarino, an engineering professor at Virginia Tech, said now is the time to flip the script and explained why it is so important that education for women and underrepresented groups about STEM fields starts early in life.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
A soja aumenta o risco de câncer de mama?
Mayo Clinic

A pergunta está gerando muitos debates. Há alguma conexão entre a soja e o câncer de mama? A soja contém isoflavonas, que são estrogênios vegetais. Os níveis elevados de estrogênio estão vinculados com os riscos de câncer de mama. Entretanto, há estudos que demonstram que os produtos de soja não contêm níveis suficientemente elevados de estrogênio para aumentar as chances de desenvolvimento de câncer de mama.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
هل تُزيد الصويا من خطر الإصابة بسرطان الثدي؟
Mayo Clinic

جاكسونفيل، فلوريدا – لقد أشعل هذا الموضوع جدلاً واسعاً. هل توجد علاقة بين الصويا وسرطان الثدي؟ يحتوي الصويا على أيزوفلافونات وهي إستروجين نباتي. وثمة صلة بين المستويات المرتفعة من الإستروجين والتعرض بشكل أكبر لخطر الإصابة بسرطان الثدي. ولكن الدراسات أظهرت أن مُنتجات الصويا لا تحتوي على مستويات عالية من الإستروجين بالقدر الذي يؤدي إلى زيادة فرص الإصابة بسرطان الثدي.

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Newswise: How Fear Unfolds inside Our Brains
11-Mar-2024 6:00 AM EDT
How Fear Unfolds inside Our Brains
University of California San Diego

The stress-induced mechanisms that cause our brain to produce feelings of fear in the absence of threats — such as in PTSD — have been mostly a mystery. Now, neurobiologists have identified the changes in brain biochemistry and mapped the neural circuitry that cause generalized fear experiences.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:15 PM EDT
New Tuberculosis Test Could Improve TB Care Globally by Increasing Access to Testing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

A new tuberculosis (TB) test disclosed in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine’s (formerly AACC’s) Clinical Chemistry journal would allow testing for TB treatment monitoring to occur outside of a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory.

Newswise: A new approach to tissue engineering improves blood vessel formation in rats
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
A new approach to tissue engineering improves blood vessel formation in rats
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University have developed a new synergistic approach to revascularization that could rapidly grow organized blood vessels in live rats.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Firms prefer ready-made AI software, with a few tweaks
Cornell University

In an analysis of more than 3,000 European firms, they found that many – particularly in science, retail trade, finance, real estate and manufacturing – are increasingly opting for ready-made technology that can be tailored to the specific needs of the firm.

Newswise: Adapting Particle Accelerators for Industrial Work
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Adapting Particle Accelerators for Industrial Work
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab accelerator physicists are partnering with Fermilab, Florida International University, General Atomics and others to further develop compact, high-power, and energy-efficient SRF accelerators for work in industrial settings.

Newswise: UW researchers taught kids to code with cultural research and embroidery machines
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
UW researchers taught kids to code with cultural research and embroidery machines
University of Washington

The team taught a group of high schoolers to code by combining cultural research into various embroidery traditions with “computational embroidery.” The method teaches kids to encode embroidery patterns on a computer through a coding language called Turtlestitch.

   
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Newswise: New Study Examines if ‘Inoperable’ Pancreatic Tumors Can Be Safely Removed
Released: 14-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
New Study Examines if ‘Inoperable’ Pancreatic Tumors Can Be Safely Removed
Keck Medicine of USC

A clinical trial from Keck Medicine of USC aims to provide a surgical solution for patients with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer previously considered inoperable.

Newswise: New Leadership Appointment for Penn Nursing Professor
Released: 14-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
New Leadership Appointment for Penn Nursing Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

PHILADELPHIA (March 14, 2024) – Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed Chair of Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health effective July 1, 2024. Currently, she is the Vice-Chair of the Department and the Dr. Hildegarde Reynolds Endowed Term Chair of Primary Care Nursing.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:30 AM EDT
How to check for bedbugs
American Academy of Dermatology

Bedbugs can make you itch just by thinking about them. These tiny, reddish-brown insects that feed on blood are notorious for infiltrating hotel rooms and luggage, hitchhiking their way back to a new home virtually undetected.



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