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Newswise: Could a medicated foam make gene therapies more accessible?
Released: 29-May-2024 12:30 PM EDT
Could a medicated foam make gene therapies more accessible?
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Published May 28 in Nature Communications, bioengineer Matthias Stephan, MD, PhD, and his Fred Hutch team report that a foaming liquid worked better than a standard liquid formulation at transferring gene therapy components to cells in laboratory studies.

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Release date: 29-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Atlantic hurricane season could be a record-breaker
University of Miami

‘Perfect storm’ of a transition from El Niño to La Niña conditions and exceptionally warm Atlantic Ocean temperatures could result in one of the most active hurricane seasons ever.

Release date: 29-May-2024 11:45 AM EDT
As racial diversity and income rise, civilian injuries by police fall
University of Illinois Chicago

An analysis of civilian injuries resulting from interactions with police in Illinois found that residents of all races and ethnicities are more likely to sustain injuries if they live in economically under-resourced areas. The University of Illinois Chicago researchers found that the risk of injury decreases as communities become more racially diverse.

Newswise: New wind speed sensor uses minimal power for advanced weather tracking
Released: 29-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New wind speed sensor uses minimal power for advanced weather tracking
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers have unveiled a pioneering breeze wake-up anemometer (B-WA), employing a rolling-bearing triboelectric nanogenerator (RB-TENG) that provides a new strategy for low-energy consumption environmental monitoring. The ability of the B-WA to operate autonomously and efficiently in varying wind conditions marks a substantial advancement in the field of sustainable environmental monitoring.

Newswise: AI Health Coach Lowers Blood Pressure and Boosts Engagement in Patients With Hypertension
Released: 29-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
AI Health Coach Lowers Blood Pressure and Boosts Engagement in Patients With Hypertension
JMIR Publications

AI Health Coach Lowers Blood Pressure and Boosts Engagement in Patients With Hypertension

   
Newswise: Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change. A new study shows exactly where they are.
Release date: 29-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change. A new study shows exactly where they are.
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change.Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives for farmers to till up new lands, releasing even more heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere.That’s why strategies for sustainable plant-based fuels focus on marginal lands — fields that are too hard to cultivate or don’t produce good enough yields to be considered profitable.

28-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Children often exposed to problematic click bait during YouTube searches
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

When a child peruses YouTube, the content recommended to them is not always age appropriate, a new study suggests.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Shows More Than Just Social Media Use May Be Causing Depression in Young Adults
Released: 29-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Study Shows More Than Just Social Media Use May Be Causing Depression in Young Adults
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of depression in adolescents and young adults — and a simultaneous uptick in the inclusion of technology and social media in everyday life. However, it is unclear how exactly social media use and depression are associated and relate to other behaviors, such as physical activity, green space exposure, cannabis use and eveningness (the tendency to stay up late).

Newswise: Men with ‘toxic masculinity’ are more likely to make sexual advances without consent
Release date: 29-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Men with ‘toxic masculinity’ are more likely to make sexual advances without consent
Binghamton University, State University of New York

No means no when it comes to sex. But what happens when a woman makes a more passive response to a sexual advance? According to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, men differ in how they interpret these types of responses, and men who display hostile masculinity, known commonly as “toxic masculinity,” tend to act on them regardless of whether or not they think it’s consensual.

Newswise: Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
Released: 29-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
McMaster University

The sport of orienteering, which simultaneously combines exercise with challenging navigation, may be better for the brain than exercise alone, according to new research from kinesiologists at McMaster University.


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