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    12-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    Can the MIND Diet Lower the Risk of Memory Problems Later in Life?
    American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

    People whose diet more closely resembles the MIND diet may have a lower risk of cognitive impairment, according to a study published in the September 18, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Results were similar for Black and white participants.

    12-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    Some Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease
    American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

    A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the September 18, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:20 PM EDT
    Flexible Circuits Made with Silk and Graphene on the Horizon
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Ultra-thin layers of silk deposited on graphene in perfect alignment represent a key advance for the control needed in microelectronics and advanced neural network development.

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    Newswise: The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 2024-2025 Board of Directors Installed
    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 2024-2025 Board of Directors Installed
    Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

    The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) has inducted their 2024-2025 ARN Board of Directors during the closing ceremony of ARN’s 50th Rehabilitation Nursing Conference.

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    Newswise: Smoother Surfaces Make for Better Particle Accelerators
    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    Smoother Surfaces Make for Better Particle Accelerators
    Department of Energy, Office of Science

    A new toolkit helps researchers build optimal superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities that form the backbone of advanced particle accelerators. The cavities’ cleanliness, shape, and roughness of their inner surfaces contribute to their efficiency. In tests of the toolkit, scientists found that smoother cavities function more efficiently.

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    Newswise: ORNL kicks off technical collaboration program for electric grid research
    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    ORNL kicks off technical collaboration program for electric grid research
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    A new technical collaboration program at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will help businesses develop and launch electric grid innovations. The initiative will provide companies with access to national laboratory resources, enabling them to capture market opportunities. Even startup and small businesses can now easily submit specific proposals for cost-shared research in ORNL’s Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center, or GRID-C.

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    Newswise: A moonshot for the world’s oceans
    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
    A moonshot for the world’s oceans
    University of Miami

    Ved Chirayath has been awarded the prestigious Moore Inventor Fellowship to advance his work in mapping the world’s oceans.

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    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:55 PM EDT
    UTHealth Houston makes commitment to nursing science by establishing Cizik Nursing Research Institute
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    Building on the momentum of Cizik School of Nursing’s growing portfolio of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the institute will provide key resources that nurse scientists need to advance meaningful programs of research.

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    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
    Rutgers Receives $3.2 Million from NIH to Study Micronanoplastics in the Digestive System
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick

    Rutgers received a $3.2 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of micronanoplastics on the digestive system.

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    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
    Global Challenges After a Global Challenge: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Newswise

    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected not only individual lives but also the world and global systems, both natural and human-made. Besides millions of deaths and environmental challenges, the rapid spread of the infection and its very high socioeconomic impact have affected healthcare, economic status and wealth, and mental health across the globe. To better appreciate the pandemic's influence, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are needed. In this paper, together with world-leading scientists from different backgrounds we share collectively our views about the pandemic's footprint and discuss challenges that face the international community.

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    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
    Humboldt and California Insurance Commission to Create Nation’s First Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model
    Cal Poly Humboldt

    The strategy group will draw from California’s research and higher education communities to recommend a new, publicly accessible data source to predict future wildfire losses. This effort will support California’s goals of building safer communities and expanding access to insurance coverage.  “We can’t keep our Department and Californians in the dark ages when it comes to the use of technology and climate science.

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    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:00 PM EDT
    Versatile knee exo for safer lifting
    University of Michigan

    A set of knee exoskeletons, built with commercially available knee braces and drone motors at the University of Michigan, has been shown to help counteract fatigue in lifting and carrying tasks. They helped users maintain better lifting posture even when tired, a key factor in defending against on-the-job injuries, the researchers say.

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    Newswise: Flexible Circuits Made with Silk and Graphene on the Horizon
    16-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
    Flexible Circuits Made with Silk and Graphene on the Horizon
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Ultra-thin layers of silk deposited on graphene in perfect alignment represent a key advance for the control needed in microelectronics and advanced neural network development.

    Newswise: McInnes named DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow
    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    McInnes named DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow
    Argonne National Laboratory

    Lois Curfman McInnes, a senior computational scientist at Argonne, has been named a 2024 DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow for her contributions to software and high performance computing leadership.

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    Newswise: Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD
    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick

    A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook and easing of symptoms. Some of the most widely used psychotherapy interventions for PTSD ... have shown that about one-third of participants drop out prior to the completion of treatment.

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    Newswise: COVID-19 job losses impacted early withdrawal from retirement accounts
    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
    COVID-19 job losses impacted early withdrawal from retirement accounts
    Washington University in St. Louis

    Having a robust emergency savings fund could help people weather financial shocks, such as job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 1:00 PM EDT
    Could your phone detect hepatic encephalopathy by listening to you read?
    Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

    Research from the University of Michigan suggests that one day a phone app could be able to detect the development of hepatic encephalopathy in patients just by listening to them speak.

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    18-Sep-2024 12:15 PM EDT
    UC San Diego Health Maintains Top Quality Care Status by Vizient
    UC San Diego Health

    UC San Diego Health ranks among the top academic medical centers for quality in Vizient’s 2024 Bernard A. Birnbaum Quality Leadership Award.

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    Release date: 18-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
    Experts: Why we tip, and why impact of eliminating taxes on tips would be minimal
    Virginia Tech

    Eliminating taxes on tips — an idea supported by both major party 2024 presidential candidates — could benefit some service workers but the overall impact may not be that dramatic, says a Virginia Tech expert. There are roughly 4 million workers for whom tips make up a significant portion of their income. However, more than a third of those workers don’t earn enough to end up owing federal taxes.

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