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Newswise: UAlbany Researchers Identify New Driver of Antimicrobial Resistance
Released: 20-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
UAlbany Researchers Identify New Driver of Antimicrobial Resistance
University at Albany, State University of New York

UAlbany researchers have identified a genetic mechanism that allows antimicrobial resistance to spread among Klebsiella pneumoniae — the third leading cause of blood infections globally.

Newswise: A Common Culprit Drives Prostate Cancer Progression
Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
A Common Culprit Drives Prostate Cancer Progression
Johns Hopkins Medicine

By tracking the changes in prostate cancer cells over time, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found that activation of the MYC gene — a well-known cancer-causing gene — sets off a cascade of events that leads to both initiation and progression of the disease.

Newswise: Explaining Dramatic Planetwide Changes After World’s Last ‘Snowball Earth’ Event
Released: 18-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Explaining Dramatic Planetwide Changes After World’s Last ‘Snowball Earth’ Event
University of Washington

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet’s history are “Snowball Earth” events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles thick. New research from the University of Washington provides a more complete picture for how the last Snowball Earth event ended, and suggests why it preceded a dramatic expansion of life on Earth, including the emergence of the first animals.

Newswise: MSK Research Highlights September 18, 2024
Released: 18-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
MSK Research Highlights September 18, 2024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) uses saturation genome editing to better understanding of the RAD51C gene, which has been linked to higher risks of breast and ovarian cancer; sheds new light on brain metastasis; and finds a commercially available contrast dye could help surgeons better separate cancer from healthy tissue.

Newswise:Video Embedded nature-inspired-patterns-boost-polymer-toughness
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Released: 18-Sep-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Nature-Inspired Patterns Boost Polymer Toughness
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

With a new spin on a reaction called frontal polymerization, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology can create materials that mimic the patterned structure that makes natural organisms resilient.

Released: 17-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Auto Plants Grew Their Workforces After Transitioning to Electric Vehicle Production
University of Michigan

U.S. auto plants producing battery electric vehicles have required a larger workforce than traditional internal combustion engine plants—a finding that runs counter to early predictions about how EVs would impact the industry.

   
Released: 17-Sep-2024 9:00 AM EDT
In Step Toward Solar Fuels, Durable Artificial Photosynthesis Setup Chains Two Carbons Together
University of Michigan

A key step toward reusing CO2 to make sustainable fuels is chaining carbon atoms together, and an artificial photosynthesis system developed at the University of Michigan can bind two of them into hydrocarbons with field-leading performance.

Newswise: An Unexpected Result: The Mammalian Inner Ear Is a Striking Example of Convergent Evolution
Released: 17-Sep-2024 5:00 AM EDT
An Unexpected Result: The Mammalian Inner Ear Is a Striking Example of Convergent Evolution
University of Vienna

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by Nicole Grunstra from the University of Vienna and Anne Le Maître from the Konrad Lorenz Institute (KLI) for Evolution and Cognition Research (Klosterneuburg) showed that a group of highly divergent mammals known as Afrotheria and distantly related, but ecologically very similar mammals independently evolved similar inner ear shapes. The study has just been published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications.

Newswise: New Mechanism Explains Rapid Energy Sharing Across Atomic Semiconductor Junctions
Released: 16-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New Mechanism Explains Rapid Energy Sharing Across Atomic Semiconductor Junctions
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Understanding and controlling heat flow is critical for many applications, especially for electronics. As these devices become smaller, the interfaces between materials often become the bottleneck to removing heat.

Released: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Study Finds Mine-Drainage Treatment Cost Effective, but Far More Costs Lay Ahead
University of Pittsburgh

Research by the University of Pittsburgh shows that state and federal appropriations allowing Pennsylvania to treat abandoned mine drainage works to both successfully and cost effectively clean up acidic water. But their research also shows funding is insufficient for long-term treatment for mine drainage and other abandoned mine hazards

Newswise: Antibody-Drug Conjugate Found Effective Against Brain Metastases in Patients with HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Released: 13-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Found Effective Against Brain Metastases in Patients with HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer. Research led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Released: 13-Sep-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Bacteria Work Together to Thrive in Difficult Conditions
Ohio State University

In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition – but that the need to address toxicity released during nitrogen cycling ultimately shapes the final microbial community.

Released: 12-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Using a Molecular Scissors to Improve CAR-T Cell Therapy
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers mined the molecular foundations of cancer and uncovered a new reason chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T cell therapy) fails in some patients. This discovery has fueled new strategies that incorporate antibodies and gene editing to improve the outcome of this breakthrough treatment for patients.

Released: 12-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Triple Antibody Therapy Shows Promise for Long-Lasting HIV Control
Beth Israel Lahey Health

In a study of 12 participants, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have demonstrated that a cocktail of three broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAb) successfully suppressed virus in people living with HIV. A subset of participants also demonstrated long-term control of the virus months after antibody levels declined to low or undetectable.

Newswise: UTSW study reveals how key protein affects neuron structure
Released: 11-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UTSW study reveals how key protein affects neuron structure
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A protein called torsinA plays a key role in the early development of neurons, determining where nuclear pores are placed in the membrane that encloses the nucleus of nerve cells, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

Released: 10-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Pesquisadores da Mayo desenvolvem ferramenta que mede a saúde do microbioma intestinal de uma pessoa
Mayo Clinic

Uma equipe de pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic desenvolveu uma ferramenta computacional inovadora que analisa o microbioma intestinal, um ecossistema complexo de trilhões de bactérias, fungos, vírus e outros microorganismos dentro do sistema digestivo, para fornecer informações sobre o bem-estar geral do indivíduo.

Newswise: Pausing Biological Clock Could Boost Lab-Produced Blood Stem Cells
Released: 9-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Pausing Biological Clock Could Boost Lab-Produced Blood Stem Cells
Iowa State University

An Iowa State University research team has discovered when and why inflammatory signaling affects the formation of blood stem cells in embryos, which will benefit efforts to develop lab-grown, patient-derived stem cell transfusions to treat blood disorders. The promising advancement in regenerative medicine could eliminate the need for bone marrow transplants.

Newswise: Researchers Identify Factor That Drives Prostate Cancer-Causing Genes
5-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Researchers Identify Factor That Drives Prostate Cancer-Causing Genes
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have uncovered a key reason why a typically normal protein goes awry and fuels cancer. They found the protein NSD2 alters the function of the androgen receptor, an important regulator of normal prostate development.

Released: 6-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Massive Merger: Study Reveals Evidence for Origin of Supermassive Black Hole at Galaxy’s Center
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Researchers from the Nevada Center for Astrophysics at UNLV have discovered compelling evidence suggesting that the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), is likely the result of a past cosmic merger. The study, published Sept. 6 in the journal Nature Astronomy, builds on recent observations from the Event Horizon Telescope, which captured the first direct image of Sgr A* in 2022.



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