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Newswise: Combined therapy makes headway for liver cancer
Release date: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Combined therapy makes headway for liver cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A drug that targets a protein known as phosphatidylserine boosted the response rate for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving immunotherapy without compromising their safety, according to results of a phase two clinical trial conducted by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Release date: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Coping in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be one of the most stressful, pivotal moments in an individual’s life. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Fred Hutch social psychologist and researcher Megan J. Shen, PhD, shares tips for coping with a cancer diagnosis and how patients and their caregivers can navigate appointments with their oncologists.

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Release date: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
‘The Fall Guy’ brings deserved recognition to stunt work, expert shares trade insights
Virginia Tech

The new action movie “The Fall Guy” intends to bring more recognition to the often-anonymous profession of stunt performer. Virginia Tech theater professor Cara Rawlings specializes in choreographing fights and falls for stage productions, and students of hers have gone on to successful stunt work careers in film and television. She discusses what goes into stunt work in stage and cinema and why more credit is needed.

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Release date: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment.

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Release date: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Nebraska researcher helps untangle history of fallow deer
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

An environmental archaeologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Perdikaris maintains a research station on the Caribbean island of Barbuda where, despite the species’ status as national animal and cultural emblem, the fallow deer population could face extinction as a result of over-hunting and massive environmental destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Release date: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
ADLM releases guidance to help healthcare professionals navigate respiratory virus testing in a post-COVID world
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) has issued a new guidance document that provides expert recommendations on fundamental areas of clinical testing for respiratory viral infections. As respiratory virus testing continues to evolve rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this guidance aims to ensure that patients benefit fully from emerging technologies in this field.

Newswise: Nanotubes, nanoparticles, and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
Release date: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Nanotubes, nanoparticles, and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
University of Pittsburgh

Using his platform composed of carbon nanotubes and gold nanoparticles, Professor Alexander Star added antibodies to detect the opioid. His sensor can also distinguish fentanyl from several other common opioids.

Newswise: Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts  to influence politics
Release date: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts to influence politics
University of Notre Dame

Vicky Barone, assistant professor of economics at the University Notre Dame, researched the origins and development of the opioid epidemic and found that the unregulated marketing of potent painkillers led to increased access to prescription opioids and subsequent overdose mortalities. Tracing the long-term consequences of opioid overdose deaths on the political landscape in America, she found an increased support for conservative beliefs and Republican candidates.

Release date: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
علاج عُقيدات الغدة الدرقية بدون جراحة
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا – معظم التكتلات أو العُقيدات في الغدة الدرقية، التي هي غدة في عنقك، غير ضارة ولا تحتاج إلى علاج. ولكنها في بعض الأحيان قد تصبح أكبر وتسبب مشكلات مثل عُسر البلع. في هذه الحالات قد يحتاج الأطباء إلى إجراء جراحة لإزالتها. 

Newswise: For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds
Release date: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.

Newswise: Scientists Track ‘Doubling’ in Origin of Cancer Cells
2-May-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Track ‘Doubling’ in Origin of Cancer Cells
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.

1-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Synchronisation between the central circadian clock and the circadian clocks of tissues preserves their functioning and prevents ageing
Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB BARCELONA)

• Two complementary research articles, published simultaneously in the journals Science and Cell Stem Cell by a team of scientists from the UPF and IRB Barcelona, reveal that central and peripheral circadian clocks coordinate to regulate the daily activity of skin and muscles. • The coordination between the two clocks (central and peripheral) guarantees 50% of the circadian functions of tissues, including vital processes such as the cell cycle, DNA repair, mitochondrial activity, and metabolism. • Synchronisation between the central brain clock and peripheral ones prevents premature muscle ageing and improves muscle function, suggesting new strategies to tackle age-related decline through circadian rhythm modulation.

Newswise: Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat. Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help.
Release date: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat. Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help.
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Many pancreatic tumors are like malignant fortresses, surrounded by a dense matrix of collagen and other tissue that shields them from immune cells and immunotherapies that have been effective in treating other cancers. Employing bacteria to infiltrate that cancerous fortification and deliver these drugs could aid treatment for pancreatic cancer, according to newly published findings from a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.

Newswise: UAH researcher's paper is cited in new FTC ruling banning noncompete agreements for entrepreneurs nationwide
Release date: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
UAH researcher's paper is cited in new FTC ruling banning noncompete agreements for entrepreneurs nationwide
University of Alabama Huntsville

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a ruling banning most noncompete agreements (NCA) nationwide which cites a paper co-authored by a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Dr. Ege Can in the College of Business at UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System, studied the impact of NCAs on entrepreneurship, highlighting how banning NCAs could boost business innovation.

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Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Testing caption edit draft issue
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Newswise: The science of sled hockey: Team USA partners with CU Boulder physiologists
Release date: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
The science of sled hockey: Team USA partners with CU Boulder physiologists
University of Colorado Boulder

Members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team are working with CU researchers on a project that could ultimately improve performance and reduce injury for hockey players with lower-limb amputations or impairments.

Newswise: Agricultural management practices evaluated in new nitrous oxide accounting method
Release date: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Agricultural management practices evaluated in new nitrous oxide accounting method
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Most analyses point to agriculture as the major source of nitrous oxide (N2O) globally. But there are a lot of variables within agriculture that can affect emissions. A recent University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study provides a comprehensive accounting for these factors, finding, among other things, that long-term no-till management can effectively cut N2O emissions.

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Release date: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
UChicago Medicine invests $730.9 million in community benefits for Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs in fiscal 2023
University of Chicago Medical Center

Since 2013, UChicago Medicine has provided more than $5 billion in total community investments.

Newswise: Between Soil and Society: New book traces history and development of U.S. conservation policy
Release date: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Between Soil and Society: New book traces history and development of U.S. conservation policy
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A new book by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in law and policy explores the history and development of the U.S. conservation policy, offering insight into how Congress works, how policy is put together, and the challenge of balancing narrow and public interests in addressing pressing agricultural and environmental topics.

Release date: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
As Federal Menthol Ban Languishes, Black Smokers Are Left to the Mercy of Marketers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers find tobacco companies’ deceptive lobbying and sales activities are rarely perceived by the communities they target.

Newswise: Dietary changes may treat pulmonary hypertension
Release date: 2-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Dietary changes may treat pulmonary hypertension
University of Pittsburgh

Hypertensive pulmonary blood vessels' appetite for glutamine and serine and the resulting elevated levels of proline and glycine in hypertensive pulmonary blood vessel cells drive the overproduction of collagen, which leads to vessel stiffening and impaired function—the hallmark feature of pulmonary hypertension.

Newswise: University Hospitals Food for Life Markets® Earn 2024 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for Improving Community Health
Release date: 2-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
University Hospitals Food for Life Markets® Earn 2024 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for Improving Community Health
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

American Hospital Association (AHA) honors hospitals and health systems that have demonstrated a deep commitment to creating healthier communities

Newswise: Following 10 years of success, Bowling Green State University and Thompson Foundation announce the expansion of a historic public-private partnership providing scholarships for students of working families
2-May-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Following 10 years of success, Bowling Green State University and Thompson Foundation announce the expansion of a historic public-private partnership providing scholarships for students of working families
Bowling Green State University

From the program’s inception to expected completion in 2035, it will be responsible for creating nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in scholarships

Newswise: Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab moves to Washington Park
Release date: 2-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab moves to Washington Park
University of Chicago Medical Center

The 6,000 square foot facility will feature fossil preparation space, multipurpose areas for community programs, and tons of specimens collected from Sereno’s worldwide expeditions.

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Release date: 2-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Leaders, Mentors to Host Startup Companies From Singapore
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator and Technology Ventures teams, together with Coronet Ventures (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Company, will host 11 startup companies from Singapore during the Singapore Innovation Week event, May 6-10 in Los Angeles.

1-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Women Need Better Treatments for Bacterial Vaginosis
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) affects about one-quarter of reproductive-age women and is linked to adverse health outcomes, such as increased HIV risk. Yet for decades, BV treatment in the United States has largely relied on antibiotics, and BV recurrence is common following antibiotic therapy.

Newswise: Increasing doses of varenicline or nicotine replacement helps persistent smokers quit
1-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Increasing doses of varenicline or nicotine replacement helps persistent smokers quit
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For most smokers, quitting on the first attempt is likely to be unsuccessful, but a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found patients were more likely to quit if their cessation regimen was altered and doses were increased. Researchers also found that varenicline, a cessation medication, was more effective than combined nicotine replacement therapy (CNRT), such as patches or lozenges.

   
Released: 2-May-2024 10:45 AM EDT
A deep dive into plutonium chemistry
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers seek to expedite the cleanup of the Hanford site by influencing the chemical properties of plutonium particles in 54 million gallons of waste.

Released: 2-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Weight-loss surgery before kidney transplantation improves health and eligibility of patients with obesity and renal failure, Mayo Clinic study finds
Mayo Clinic

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy promotes relatively rapid weight loss, reduces obesity-related health issues and improves eligibility for kidney transplantation for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and obesity, according to new research from Mayo Clinic.

Newswise: A Literary Tradition Reborn:
Released: 2-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
A Literary Tradition Reborn:
Antioch College

Antioch College announces the revival of the Antioch Writers’ Workshop, a distinguished residential workshop and retreat for writers on its campus in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Originally launched at Antioch in 1986, the workshop moved to various institutions after 2009 and was discontinued in 2019.

Newswise: Human Activity Is Causing Toxic Thallium to Enter the Baltic Sea, According to New Study
Released: 2-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Human Activity Is Causing Toxic Thallium to Enter the Baltic Sea, According to New Study
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Human activities account for a substantial amount - anywhere from 20% to more than 60% - of toxic thallium that has entered the Baltic Sea over the past 80 years, according to new research by scientists affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and other institutions.

Newswise: New research shows that organizations must address
relationships between nurses and key stakeholders for them to thrive and stay in the profession
Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New research shows that organizations must address relationships between nurses and key stakeholders for them to thrive and stay in the profession
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

New research from R 3 : the Renewal, Resilience, and Retention of Maryland Nurses Initiative at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing revealed that organizations must address relationship dynamics between nurses and key stakeholders including leadership, peers, patients and themselves for nurses to thrive in the profession.

Newswise: UWF students win first place in the 2024 Southeastern Hedge Fund Strategy Competition
Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
UWF students win first place in the 2024 Southeastern Hedge Fund Strategy Competition
University of West Florida

Congratulations to the UWF College of Business students who took home a first-place win at the 2024 Southeastern Hedge Fund Strategy Competition!

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Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New process tackles pollution on two fronts: plastic waste and fuel emissions
Ames National Laboratory

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory recently developed a chemical conversion process that makes diesel out of plastic waste.

Newswise: New York Aquarium Unveils Powerful ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience To Raise Awareness About Ocean Plastic Pollution
Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New York Aquarium Unveils Powerful ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience To Raise Awareness About Ocean Plastic Pollution
Wildlife Conservation Society

The New York Aquarium is debuting a traveling art exhibit, “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea” to message about how plastics polluting the environment are harmful to wildlife and people. The exhibit will be at the aquarium Friday, May 24, to Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Newswise: The National Virtual Climate Laboratory is Your Guide to Climate Science
Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
The National Virtual Climate Laboratory is Your Guide to Climate Science
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Thunderstorms in the American Midwest. Tiny particles in the cloud cover of the Amazon rainforest. Heat waves in Baltimore. What do these very different places have in common? They’re all areas where the Department of Energy Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program is supporting climate research.

Released: 2-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Program announced for NUTRITION 2024 to be held June 29–July 2
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

Reporters are invited to join leading nutrition researchers and professionals at NUTRITION 2024, the annual flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.

Newswise: Foreign substance inhalation accidents in infants and young children can immediately be resolved by using an endoscopic robot
Released: 2-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Foreign substance inhalation accidents in infants and young children can immediately be resolved by using an endoscopic robot
National Research Council of Science and Technology

KIMM develops forceps for bronchial endoscopes for the first time in the country. New device can help to reduce side effects and minimize manpower, and has the potential to be used for bronchial surgeries and upper respiratory surgeries in the future

Newswise: MedStar Health Launches Participation in Phase 3 MAGNITUDE 
Gene-Editing Study with First U.S. Heart Patient Treated at 
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Released: 2-May-2024 8:55 AM EDT
MedStar Health Launches Participation in Phase 3 MAGNITUDE Gene-Editing Study with First U.S. Heart Patient Treated at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

The first U.S. heart patient involved in a study for a new gene-editing therapy has successfully been treated at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

Newswise: A History of the First Asians in the Americas Became Personal
Released: 2-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
A History of the First Asians in the Americas Became Personal
Tufts University

When most people in the U.S. think about Asian immigrants coming to the Americas, they often picture immigrants from China coming in the 1800s. The story, though, is much more complicated—and interesting. As Diego Javier Luis, assistant professor of history, describes in his new book The First Asians in the Americas, the full story starts with Spanish galleon ships traveling back and forth from Acapulco in Mexico to Manila in the Philippines in the mid-1500s, trading silver from the Americas for silks and other trade goods from Asia. But it wasn’t only goods. People from Asia, from as far afield as Gujarat in India to the Philippines, including some from China and Japan, came to colonial Mexico, many of them enslaved, some free. They were the first Asians in the Americas, and slowly fanned out across the continents. He delved deep into archives held in Spain, Mexico, the Philippines, and the U.S. to find the stories of those individuals and groups. He had learned Mandarin whil

Newswise: FAU Creates New Department of Biomedical Engineering
Released: 2-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Creates New Department of Biomedical Engineering
Florida Atlantic University

The newly established department will focus on three key areas: biomaterials and tissue engineering; smart health systems; and bio-robotics.

   
Released: 2-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
American Thyroid Association Award Recipients Announced
American Thyroid Association

Awards honor clinicians, academicians and early career researchers who have made outstanding contributions in thyroidology. Awardees will be recognized during the ATA’s 2024 Annual Meeting on October 30 – November 3, 2024 in Chicago, IL.

Released: 2-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Tratamento para nódulos na tireoide sem cirurgia
Mayo Clinic

A maioria dos caroços ou nódulos na tireoide, que é uma glândula no pescoço, não são nocivos ou não precisam de tratamento. Entretanto, algumas vezes, eles podem crescer e causar problemas como dificuldade para engolir. Nesses casos, pode ser necessária a remoção deles por meio de cirurgia. 

Released: 2-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Sepcial Issue: Safety of slender composite flexible structures in ocean engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences

China Ocean Engineering Call for Papers Sepcial Issue: Safety of slender composite flexible structures in ocean engineering

Released: 2-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Tratamiento de nódulos tiroideos sin cirugía
Mayo Clinic

La mayoría de los bultos o nódulos en la tiroides, una glándula que se encuentra en el cuello, no son peligrosos ni requieren tratamiento. Sin embargo, a veces, pueden agrandarse y ocasionar problemas, como dificultad para tragar. En esos casos, los médicos podrían necesitar hacer una cirugía para extraerlos. 

Newswise: The Medical Minute: How to get started with physical fitness
Release date: 2-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: How to get started with physical fitness
Penn State Health

Looking to get started down the road to physical fitness but don’t know the best route? A Penn State Health expert offers a GPS for everything you’ll need.


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