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Newswise: Less-invasive Cardiac MRI Is a Valuable Diagnostic Tool in the Early Evaluation of Patients with Acute Chest Pain
20-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Less-invasive Cardiac MRI Is a Valuable Diagnostic Tool in the Early Evaluation of Patients with Acute Chest Pain
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

An estimated 3 million patients visit emergency departments each year with acute chest pain and mildly elevated troponin levels. A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals that cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is a safe and valuable tool to help evaluate these complex patients.

20-Jun-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
University of California San Diego

Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

   
16-Jun-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Assessment of How Climate Scientists Communicate Risk Shows Imperfections, Improvements
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more clearly, according to an international group of climate scientists, including a leading Rutgers expert.

Newswise: $11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on common complication to traumatic brain injury
Released: 15-Jun-2023 4:45 PM EDT
$11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on common complication to traumatic brain injury
Indiana University

Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI will lead grants to fund research toward an effective drug treatment for hydrocephalus, a condition commonly associated with complications from traumatic brain injury.

Released: 15-Jun-2023 4:35 PM EDT
UC Irvine to lead multi-institutional study of single-cell vulnerabilities to Alzheimer’s disease
University of California, Irvine

The University of California, Irvine has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to lead a multi-institutional study of specific brain cell vulnerabilities to abnormal tau protein deposits in regions affected in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

14-Jun-2023 3:40 PM EDT
Diagnosis of rare, genetic muscle disease improved by new approach
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed an approach that could help doctors distinguish between the many subtypes of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, a rare, genetic muscle disease. With new therapies poised to enter the clinic, identifying the precise subtype is necessary to ensure that people get access to the treatment most likely to benefit them.

Newswise: Study Reveals a Trio of Immune Cells Vital in Response to Liver Cancer Immunotherapy
13-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Study Reveals a Trio of Immune Cells Vital in Response to Liver Cancer Immunotherapy
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a trio of immune cells within tumor niches that are associated with immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC is the primary type of liver cancer and one of the most deadly cancers worldwide.

Released: 15-Jun-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at JFK University Medical Center Awarded Research Grant to Study Novel Approach to Repair Central Nervous System Damage from Chronic Alcohol Abuse
Hackensack Meridian Health

Two-year grant will fund preclinical studies to explore new approach to address brain-cell degeneration and deficits in sensory-motor, psychological and cognitive functions caused by alcohol use disorder

12-Jun-2023 6:35 PM EDT
Altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease
Washington University in St. Louis

Alzheimer’s disease causes changes to the brain that begin two decades or more before symptoms appear. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals that the bacteria that live in the gut also change before Alzheimer’s symptoms arise, a discovery that could lead to diagnostics or treatments for Alzheimer’s disease that target the gut microbiome.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 1:30 PM EDT
UC Irvine receives grant to study lead exposure effects on children’s learning, behavior
University of California, Irvine

The Program in Public Health at the University of California, Irvine has received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to research the connection between low-level lead exposure during pregnancy and early childhood and children’s school performance and behavior in Santa Ana, California.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 1:05 PM EDT
IU researcher receives NSF award to study carbon-trapping mineral systems
Indiana University

Chen Zhu, a globally recognized geologist and professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, has been awarded $736,000 from the National Science Foundation to solve long-standing gaps in scientists’ understanding of CO2-water-rock interactions that naturally remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Multi-city trial will use community centers to bring treatment to Black opioid users 
University of Illinois Chicago

A new clinical trial run by Howard University, the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will partner with community organizations and sites to bring life-saving care closer to a highly vulnerable population – Black people with opioid use disorder.

Newswise: Unveiling the secrets of green pods: The role of soybean pods and seeds in photosynthesis
Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Unveiling the secrets of green pods: The role of soybean pods and seeds in photosynthesis
Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) Project

Many people study photosynthesis in plant leaves, but since the pods and immature seeds (edamame) of soybean plants are also green, they are receiving chlorophyll and should be studied as well. Researchers with the RIPE Project discovered that chlorophyll in soybean pods plays a vital role in the plant’s photosynthetic process and significantly contributes to soybean yield.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Technique Restores Healthy Bacterial Balance in C-Section Babies
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Newborns delivered by cesarean section who are swabbed with the vaginal fluid of their mothers after birth have beneficial bacteria restored to their skin surface and stools, according to a new study. In the first randomized study of its kind, published in the science journal mBio, a team of researchers found the process, known as vaginal seeding, definitively engrafted new strains of maternal bacteria in the babies’ bodies.

Newswise:Video Embedded rideshare-removes-hurdle-to-colonoscopy-pilot-study-shows
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Released: 13-Jun-2023 5:35 PM EDT
Rideshare removes hurdle to colonoscopy, pilot study shows
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

In prior studies, explained senior author Dr. Rachel Issaka, transportation was cited as one of the main barriers to completing a colonoscopy. Issaka directs the UW Medicine/Fred Hutch Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program and is an assistant professor of medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Newswise: Meat processing plants: What factors are critical for survival?
Released: 13-Jun-2023 4:45 PM EDT
Meat processing plants: What factors are critical for survival?
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Meat processing plants in the U.S. have garnered considerable public attention in recent years, often focusing on production and labor issues. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the vulnerability of large, concentrated plants, as major shutdowns led to reduced output and higher meat prices for consumers. Policy makers have launched initiatives at the state and federal levels to increase meat processing capacity and industry resilience, often favoring small and medium-sized plants. But little research exists to determine what factors make plants more likely to succeed. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at meat processing plants across the United States, aiming to identify characteristics associated with plant survival and provide crucial information for legislators.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Employee approval can make or break CEOS, UW research shows
University of Washington

New research from Bruce Avolio, professor of management in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, finds that employee approval greatly influences whether a board of directors will retain or dismiss a chief executive officer.

   
Newswise: McKee Foundation Awards Research Grant to TTUHSC El Paso’s Southwest Brain Bank
Released: 13-Jun-2023 12:30 PM EDT
McKee Foundation Awards Research Grant to TTUHSC El Paso’s Southwest Brain Bank
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The Southwest Brain Bank's focus is on neuroscience research related to psychiatric illness. It is a research organization that collects, studies, and distributes donated brain tissue to scientists.

Newswise: Google announces $12m research program with local universities to bolster NYC’s cybersecurity leadership
Released: 12-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Google announces $12m research program with local universities to bolster NYC’s cybersecurity leadership
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Google announced the Google Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program, allocating $12 million to stimulate the cybersecurity ecosystem and establish New York City as the global leader in cybersecurity. As part of this commitment, The City University of New York, Columbia University, Cornell University (including Cornell Tech and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science) and New York University will each receive $1 million in annual funding, each year through 2025.

Newswise:Video Embedded treadmill-for-microswimmers-allows-closer-look-at-behavior
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Released: 12-Jun-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Treadmill for microswimmers allows closer look at behavior
Washington University in St. Louis

A new acoustic microfluidic method offers opportunities to conduct experiments with swimming cells and microorganisms. With it, ultrasonic waves like those used for imaging are able to hold a cell’s body in place without affecting the way it swims.

   
Newswise: Farm stressors affect mental health of adults and adolescent children
Released: 12-Jun-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Farm stressors affect mental health of adults and adolescent children
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Agriculture is a stressful occupation, and farmers face substantial mental health challenges. Research indicates they often experience higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to the general population, but less is known about the effects on their families. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how economic stressors affect the mental health of U.S. farmers and their adolescent children.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Excess physical activity can cause strain in young feet
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Summer sports are a great way to keep kids occupied, but too much activity can lead to weakened tendons

Newswise: FAU Awarded $1.5 Million Teaching Grant for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Released: 12-Jun-2023 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Awarded $1.5 Million Teaching Grant for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Florida Atlantic University

Students learn transferable skills to seek entry level job positions prior to graduation. Skills include resume writing, interviewing and completing job applications, as well as soft skills and social skills. Internships are tailored toward each student’s individual career goals and provide real-world experience in the field of their choice. At the end of their studies, they obtain a part-time job in a competitive and inclusive setting.

Released: 9-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
UNC Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Study Drug-Resistant Malaria in Ethiopia
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

This study is expected to generate critical evidence about the rise and expansion of drug-resistant parasites in Ethiopia. Results will help policymakers and advance malaria elimination efforts in Ethiopia and beyond.

Released: 8-Jun-2023 6:05 PM EDT
A new employment model for people with autism and intellectual disabilities
UC Davis MIND Institute

A UC Davis MIND Institute researcher is testing a new framework aimed at helping more people with autism and intellectual disabilities find success with employment.

Newswise: Researchers to Explore Potential of New Treatment Against Vascular Dementia
Released: 8-Jun-2023 5:20 PM EDT
Researchers to Explore Potential of New Treatment Against Vascular Dementia
University of Texas at El Paso

Researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso’s School of Pharmacy will explore the viability of a new treatment for vascular dementia, thanks to a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Newswise: SLU Medical Student Receives NIH F30 Grant to Explore Autoimmune Disease, Infection in the Stomach
Released: 8-Jun-2023 5:00 PM EDT
SLU Medical Student Receives NIH F30 Grant to Explore Autoimmune Disease, Infection in the Stomach
Saint Louis University

Stella Hoft, a M.D./Ph.D. student at Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine, was recently awarded a F30 Grant through the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases.

Newswise: SLU Researcher Receives $2.2 M to Study Link Between Inflammation, Gastric Cancer
Released: 8-Jun-2023 4:30 PM EDT
SLU Researcher Receives $2.2 M to Study Link Between Inflammation, Gastric Cancer
Saint Louis University

Rich DiPaolo, Ph.D., professor and interim chair in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, warns that patients with gastritis caused by autoimmunity as well as Helicobacter pylori, a type of bacteria that infects your stomach, may benefit from routine screenings to identify patients with a high risk of progressing to gastric cancer.

Newswise:Video Embedded mount-sinai-creates-transformational-new-model-of-behavioral-health-care-with-new-state-of-the-art-140-million-center
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Released: 8-Jun-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Creates Transformational New Model of Behavioral Health Care With New State-of-the-Art $140 Million Center
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System today hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center, located at 45 Rivington Street in Lower Manhattan. The $140 million facility—believed to be the largest private investment in mental health care in New York State history—will transform behavioral health care in New York City by serving as a comprehensive “one-stop shop” for mental health care, substance use treatment, and primary care.

Newswise: The quest to develop fair and ethical algorithms in medical imaging
Released: 8-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
The quest to develop fair and ethical algorithms in medical imaging
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

This interview with Maryellen Giger, PhD, delves into the creation of the MIDRC imaging repository, how its data can be used to develop and evaluate AI algorithms, ways that bias can be introduced—and potentially mitigated—in medical imaging models, and what the future may hold.

Newswise: Study Unravels the Mysteries of Actin Filament Polarity
Released: 8-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Study Unravels the Mysteries of Actin Filament Polarity
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

An electron microscopy study revealed key details of actin filaments, which are essential structural elements of cells and muscles

Released: 8-Jun-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Discovering Cell Identity: $6 Million NIH Grant Funds New Penn Medicine Research to Uncover Cardiac Cell Development
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Historically, scientists have studied how cells develop and give rise to specialized cells, such as heart, liver, or skin cells, by examining specific proteins.

Newswise: Sylvester study identifies ‘marked disparities’ in federal cancer research funding
7-Jun-2023 7:25 PM EDT
Sylvester study identifies ‘marked disparities’ in federal cancer research funding
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A research team at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine compiled and analyzed statistics from federal cancer research funding sources and found that funds tend to be allocated more heavily toward cancers that occur more often in non-Hispanic white people than in other racial and ethnic groups.

Released: 7-Jun-2023 3:15 PM EDT
Looking deeper with adaptive six-dimensional nanoscopy
Washington University in St. Louis

Matthew Lew, an associate professor of electrical and systems engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a five-year $2 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his ongoing work to improve microscopic imaging techniques.

Newswise: Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute Receives $78.4 Million NIH Grant
Released: 7-Jun-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute Receives $78.4 Million NIH Grant
Tufts University

Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has received a $78.4 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the NIH, the fourth consecutive grant since its founding in 2008. The grant provides federal funding over the next seven years to support research services, resources, and educational programs, and local, regional, and national initiatives. The award was announced by Tufts University and Tufts Medicine on June 7.

   
Released: 7-Jun-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center Awarded $2.9M NCI Calabresi Training Award
Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center

The National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center (MECC) has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the NCI to train physicians and scientists to conduct clinical and translational oncology research, with a special emphasis on investigating and addressing health inequities in the Bronx. The funding, part of the Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (PCACO), will support up to four scholars for two to three years.

Released: 6-Jun-2023 1:35 PM EDT
National Sports Brain Bank launches with pledges of brain donations from Hall of Famer Bettis, more
University of Pittsburgh

Pitt unveils National Sports Brain Bank to track patients with contact-sports backgrounds; Steelers legends Jerome Bettis, Merril Hoge pledge brains and participation in innovative program.

Newswise: New Research Program Seeks to Identify Genes Key to Improving Resilience and Nutrition Value in Food Crops
Released: 6-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New Research Program Seeks to Identify Genes Key to Improving Resilience and Nutrition Value in Food Crops
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

In collaboration with researchers at Purdue and Hamline Universities, Ivan Baxter, PhD, member, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will lead a four-year, $2.5 million project to expand scientific understanding of the genetic processes that allow plants to absorb and make use of elements.

Newswise: Ready for risk: FAMU-FSU researcher maps flood hazards in Bay County, Florida
Released: 5-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Ready for risk: FAMU-FSU researcher maps flood hazards in Bay County, Florida
Florida State University

A new study by Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, a researcher at the Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, will map infrastructure and assets that are threatened by flooding in Bay County, Florida.

Newswise: Professor Receives Prestigious U.S. Fulbright Award to Explore the ‘Big Questions of Democracy and Development in Nepal’
Released: 5-Jun-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Professor Receives Prestigious U.S. Fulbright Award to Explore the ‘Big Questions of Democracy and Development in Nepal’
University of Northern Colorado

Richard Bownas has a personal connection to Nepal. Rather than keeping that to himself, Bownas will be focusing his work and research around the Nepalese Civil War traveling to the country from January to July 2024 to conduct an oral history project. He's able to do this through a U.S. Fulbright award.

Released: 5-Jun-2023 3:20 PM EDT
Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A randomized controlled clinical trial of a device shows promise for quieting the phantom noises of tinnitus.

Released: 5-Jun-2023 12:35 PM EDT
Susan and Henry Samueli give $50 million to UC Irvine’s engineering school
University of California, Irvine

The creation of three new multidisciplinary research institutes in The Henry Samueli School of Engineering is being made possible by a $50 million gift from Susan and Henry Samueli to the University of California, Irvine. Unified under the banner “Engineering+,” the Engineering+Health Institute, Engineering+Society Institute and Engineering+Environment Institute will allow researchers from diverse disciplines to conduct transformational research addressing the most important issues facing humanity today.

Newswise: Scientists Use Machine Learning to ‘See’ How the Brain Adapts to Different Environments
Released: 5-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Scientists Use Machine Learning to ‘See’ How the Brain Adapts to Different Environments
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a method involving artificial intelligence to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses — the connection points through which nerve cells in the brain communicate — in live animals. The technique, described in Nature Methods, should lead, the scientists say, to a better understanding of how such connections in human brains change with learning, aging, injury and disease.

   

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Newswise: USDA grant expands data-sharing initiative that reveals swine disease trends
Released: 2-Jun-2023 10:50 AM EDT
USDA grant expands data-sharing initiative that reveals swine disease trends
Iowa State University

After pioneering a system to improve swine health by collecting and publicizing pathogen testing results from large public veterinary laboratories across the Midwest, a team led by faculty from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is planning to bore even deeper to glean more insight from the vast data set.

30-May-2023 5:00 AM EDT
New Research Suggests Wheat Crops May Be Threatened by Unprecedented Heat and Drought
Tufts University

A recent study led by a researcher at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University found that the likelihood of extreme temperatures that could affect crop yields has increased significantly in wheat-producing regions of the U.S. and China.

Newswise: New research may explain why, despite “the munchies”, frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users
Released: 1-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
New research may explain why, despite “the munchies”, frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users
University of California, Irvine

Despite getting “the munchies”, people who frequently use cannabis are leaner and less prone to diabetes than those who don’t. University of California, Irvine researchers have now uncovered a possible explanation for this paradox – and it’s not good news.

Newswise: St. Jude finds NLRP12 as a new drug target for infection, inflammation and hemolytic diseases
Released: 1-Jun-2023 3:40 PM EDT
St. Jude finds NLRP12 as a new drug target for infection, inflammation and hemolytic diseases
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found key “on” switch, NLRP12, for innate immune cell death in diseases that cause red blood cells to rupture, which can lead to inflammation and multi-organ failure.

Newswise: Cancer cells rev up synthesis, compared with neighbors
Released: 1-Jun-2023 3:35 PM EDT
Cancer cells rev up synthesis, compared with neighbors
Washington University in St. Louis

Tumors are composed of rapidly multiplying cancer cells. Understanding which biochemical processes fuel their relentless growth can provide hints at therapeutic targets. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technology to study tumor growth in another dimension — literally. The scientists established a new method to watch what nutrients are used at which rates spatially throughout a tissue.



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