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Released: 28-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Research Finds DEI Initiatives During Certain Presidencies Can Affect Bottom Line
University of New Hampshire

According to researchers at the University of New Hampshire, how DEI affects a business’ bottom line may depend on the presidential administration and the general public’s perception at the time.

Released: 28-Sep-2023 1:50 PM EDT
Skin Behind the Ears and Between the Toes can Host a Collection of Unhealthy Microbes
George Washington University

Grandmother was right: Scrubbing behind the ears and between the toes may help keep the skin in those regions healthy, or so says a new study by a team at the George Washington University.

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Released: 28-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Living on the Edge: Supernova Bubble Expands in New Hubble Time-Lapse Movie
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Hubble zoomed in for a close-up look at one sliver of the Cygnus Loop nebula–a huge bubble of glowing gasses. Gossamer filaments resembling wrinkles in a bedsheet stretched across two light-years were found.

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Released: 28-Sep-2023 9:40 AM EDT
Watch how hammerhead sharks get their hammer
University of Florida

The first-ever look at hammerhead shark development shows how they develop their hammer in stunning detail.

Newswise: University Hospitals announces historic $2 billion fundraising campaign
27-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
University Hospitals announces historic $2 billion fundraising campaign
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio announced today a $2 billion fundraising effort to advance its mission. Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals, led by campaign co-chairs Dee Haslam and Shelly Adelman, has received more than $1.18 billion in support to date – nearly 60 percent of its goal.

Released: 28-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
New Proof for Black Hole Spin
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Super massive black holes, monsters up to billions of times heavier than the Sun that eat everything around them including light, are difficult to study because no information can escape from within. Theoretically, there are very few properties that we can even hope to measure.

21-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke Within 5 Days
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Short-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, according to a meta-analysis published in the September 27, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Short-term exposure was defined as occurring within five days of the stroke.

Newswise: Your Zoom background might influence the first impression you make
21-Sep-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Your Zoom background might influence the first impression you make
PLOS

In a new study, participants tended to judge faces appearing against backgrounds featuring houseplants or bookcases as more trustworthy and competent than faces with a living space or a novelty image behind them.

Newswise: How the Heart Starts Beating
21-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
How the Heart Starts Beating
Harvard Medical School

Researchers discover that heart cells in developing zebrafish start beating suddenly and all at once

Released: 27-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Primary care intervention reduces hypoglycemia risk from type 2 diabetes overtreatment in older adults
Endocrine Society

A newly published quality improvement study shows how a simple intervention by health care providers reduced the number of older adult patients with type 2 diabetes at risk for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) by almost 50% and led to de-escalation of diabetes medications that cause hypoglycemia in 20% of patients.

Newswise: ORNL launches Center for AI Security Research to study AI’s impacts on society, security
26-Sep-2023 7:30 AM EDT
ORNL launches Center for AI Security Research to study AI’s impacts on society, security
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced the establishment of its Center for AI Security Research, or CAISER, to address threats already present as governments and industries around the world adopt artificial intelligence and take advantage of the benefits it promises in data processing, operational efficiencies and decision-making.

Released: 26-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Elevated temperatures and climate change may contribute to rising drug and alcohol disorders
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures and could be further affected by rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Released: 26-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Increasing steps by 3,000 per day can lower blood pressure in older adults
University of Connecticut

An estimated 80% of older adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. Maintaining healthy blood pressure can protect against serious conditions like heart failure, heart attacks, and strokes.

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Released: 26-Sep-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Listening to the Radio on the Far Side of the Moon
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers can use the radio-quiet far side of the moon to listen for a never-before-heard signal from the “Dark Ages” of the universe. The LuSEE-Night experiment will act as a pathfinder for future experiments, testing equipment and techniques in the harsh lunar environment.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Genetic code of rare kidney cancer cracked
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

The genetic code of a rare form of kidney cancer, called reninoma, has been studied for the first time.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Exercise-mimicking drug sheds weight, boosts muscle activity in mice
University of Florida

A new drug encourages weight loss and increases endurance by making the body act like it is exercising.

Newswise: UM Medicine Faculty-Scientists and Clinicians Perform Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient with End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease
Released: 22-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
UM Medicine Faculty-Scientists and Clinicians Perform Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient with End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease
University of Maryland School of Medicine

After world’s first successful transplant in 2022, also performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), this groundbreaking transplant team performed second pig heart transplant on patient deemed ineligible for traditional heart transplant.

Newswise: Sylvester Research: Socioeconomic status linked with outcomes and survival in patients treated for non-small cell lung cancer
Released: 22-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Research: Socioeconomic status linked with outcomes and survival in patients treated for non-small cell lung cancer
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A new study published online ahead of print in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery suggests that socioeconomic status is linked with outcomes and survival in patients treated for non-small cell lung cancer.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Dinosaur feathers contain traces of ancient proteins, study finds
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Conversations with plants: Can we provide plants with advance warning of impending dangers?
University of Cambridge

Imagine if humans could ‘talk’ to plants and warn them of approaching pest attacks or extreme weather. A team of plant scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) would like to turn this science fiction into reality using light-based messaging to ‘talk’ to plants.

Newswise: Global study reveals extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains, suggesting need for new safeguards to address spike in demand for ‘green’ minerals
Released: 22-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Global study reveals extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains, suggesting need for new safeguards to address spike in demand for ‘green’ minerals
University of Lincoln

A groundbreaking study, published today in Science, has provided new insights into the extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains across the world, with an estimated 23 million people believed to be affected by potentially dangerous concentrations of toxic waste.

Released: 21-Sep-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Greenwashing a threat to a ‘nature positive’ world
University of Queensland

Researchers have identified the threat greenwashing poses to a ‘nature positive’ world, one where environmental decline halts and biodiversity outcomes improve.

Newswise: NASA’s Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Released: 21-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
NASA’s Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

For as long as humans have gazed into the night sky, we have wondered about life beyond the Earth. Scientists now know that several places in our solar system might have conditions suitable for life.

Newswise: This parasitic plant convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh—it’s also an extreme example of genome shrinkage
Released: 21-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
This parasitic plant convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh—it’s also an extreme example of genome shrinkage
University of British Columbia

If you happen to come across plants of the Balanophoraceae family in a corner of a forest, you might easily mistake them for fungi growing around tree roots. Their mushroom-like structures are actually inflorescences, composed of minute flowers.

Newswise: Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins
Released: 21-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins
University College Cork

Palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered X-ray evidence of proteins in fossil feathers that sheds new light on feather evolution.

Newswise: LLNL and Meta engineers develop 3D-printed material with potential for more lifelike wearables
Released: 21-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
LLNL and Meta engineers develop 3D-printed material with potential for more lifelike wearables
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Engineers and chemists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Meta have developed a new kind of 3D-printed material capable of replicating characteristics of biological tissue, an advancement that could impact the future of “augmented humanity.”

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Released: 21-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UW team’s shape-changing smart speaker lets users mute different areas of a room
University of Washington

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed system of robotic self-deploying microphones, which lets users control sound in a room, muting certain areas and creating “active zones” in others.

Released: 21-Sep-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Endangered species' poo could help fight against diabetic ulcers
University of Sheffield

Poo from endangered animals could be the source of a potential new treatment for the infectious bacteria that cause diabetic foot ulcers, researchers from the University of Sheffield have found.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Newfound brain circuit explains why infant cries prompt milk release
NYU Langone Health

Hearing the sound of a newborn’s wail can trigger the release of oxytocin, a brain chemical that controls breast-milk release in mothers, a new study in rodents shows.

Newswise: Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers
Released: 20-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers
Cell Press

Scientists in China have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing fibers six times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests.

Newswise: Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution
Released: 20-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution
Monash University

The world’s first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the past two decades reveals that over 2 billion people are exposed to at least one day of potentially health-impacting environmental hazard annually – a figure that has increased by 6.8 per cent in the last ten years.

17-Sep-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Certain State Laws Aimed at Limiting Alcohol Use in General Population Associated with Lower Alcohol Consumption by Women of Reproductive Age
Research Society on Alcoholism

Women aged 18 to 44 living in states that outlaw Sunday liquor sales or driving with a blood alcohol concentration greater than .08 drink less than their counterparts in other states, according to a new study recently published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     
Newswise: New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
Released: 19-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe’s pantry, and only so many ways to mix them.

Newswise: Where do we feel love?
Released: 19-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Where do we feel love?
Aalto University

New research sheds light on where and how we feel different kinds of love

Newswise: Sylvester study shows that new protocols enable many patients to safely return home just one day after lung cancer surgery
Released: 18-Sep-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Sylvester study shows that new protocols enable many patients to safely return home just one day after lung cancer surgery
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thoracic surgeons and researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center found that increasing numbers of patients undergoing cancer-removal lung surgery by “anatomic lung resections” are able to go home safely and without complications one day after the operation.

Newswise: An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes
Released: 18-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can produce insulin when needed, which can free patients from giving themselves frequent insulin injections.

Newswise: The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating, a UArizona-led study shows
Released: 18-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating, a UArizona-led study shows
University of Arizona

Climate change is causing extinctions at an increasing rate, a new study by the University of Arizona researchers shows. They surveyed populations of the Yarrow's spiny lizard in 18 mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and analyzed the rate of climate-related extinction over time.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Incarceration rates, falling in every US state, drive significant shifts in risk of prison for marginalized groups
University of Wisconsin–Madison

The risk of incarceration for Black men in the United States was cut nearly in half between 1999 and 2019, according to a new study that assesses the impact of falling rates of imprisonment in each of the 50 states.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
College of Medicine researchers discover learning and memory deficits after ingestion of aspartame
Florida State University

Ongoing work by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers into how aspartame affects the brain has linked the artificial sweetener with learning and memory deficits in mice.

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Newswise: National Poll: 2 in 3 parents say kids have experienced poor or unhealthy air quality
13-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
National Poll: 2 in 3 parents say kids have experienced poor or unhealthy air quality
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

As smoke from Canada's historic wildfires triggers poor air quality alerts across the country, many parents worry about the impact on their child’s health, a new national poll suggests.

Released: 15-Sep-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Facebook's design makes it unable to control misinformation
George Washington University

In a new study, researchers analyze the world’s largest social media platform and its efforts to remove Covid-19 vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.

   
Newswise: Lack of maternal care affects development, microbiome and health of wild bees
Released: 15-Sep-2023 5:05 AM EDT
Lack of maternal care affects development, microbiome and health of wild bees
York University

Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee’s microbiome, development and health, found York University researchers.

Newswise: Scientists uncovered mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface
Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Scientists uncovered mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of scientists with Oak Ridge National Laboratory has investigated the behavior of hafnium oxide, or hafnia, because of its potential for use in novel semiconductor applications.

Newswise:  Carbon atoms coming together in space
11-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Carbon atoms coming together in space
Hokkaido University

Lab-based studies reveal how carbon atoms diffuse on the surface of interstellar ice grains to form complex organic compounds, crucial to reveal the chemical complexity in the universe.

Newswise: NASA's Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star
Released: 14-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
NASA's Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a high-resolution look at Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar jet traveling through interstellar space at supersonic speeds.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Susan G. Komen® To Host MORE THAN PINK Walk in Arkansas This Fall
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced it will host a MORE THAN PINK Walk in Arkansas this fall. The Northwest Arkansas MORE THAN PINK Walk will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

Newswise: fossil shows Europe had different herbivorous dinosaurs to America and Asia
Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 AM EDT
fossil shows Europe had different herbivorous dinosaurs to America and Asia
University of Portsmouth

Scientists have discovered a new species of small plant-eating dinosaur on the Isle of Wight in southern England (UK). The new species, Vectidromeus insularis, is the second member of the hypsilophodont family to be found on the island, suggesting that Europe had its own family of small herbivorous dinosaurs, distinct from those found in Asia and North America.

Newswise: Overdose deaths from fentanyl laced stimulants have risen 50-fold since 2010
11-Sep-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Overdose deaths from fentanyl laced stimulants have risen 50-fold since 2010
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New UCLA-led research has found that the proportion of US overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more than 50-fold since 2010, from 0.6% (235 deaths) in 2010 to 32.3% (34,429 deaths) in 2021. This rise in constitutes the ‘fourth wave’ in the US’s long-running opioid overdose crisis

8-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Study Finds 1 in 5 People on Medicare Travel 50 or More Miles to See a Neurologist
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Nearly one in five people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles one way to see a neurologist, a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the brain and nervous system, according to research published in the September 13, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).



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