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Released: 15-Feb-2024 9:50 AM EST
Helping caregivers help people with dementia eat at home
Ohio State University

A new study has laid the groundwork for a future intervention designed to help caregivers establish a safe and workable mealtime routine for people with dementia living at home.

   
Released: 15-Feb-2024 8:10 AM EST
Study reports drinking 100% orange juice results in lower daily blood glucose compared to sugar-sweetened, orange-flavored beverages
Florida Department of Citrus

A new study published by Nutrients reports that consuming 100% orange juice prior to a meal, when compared to sugar-sweetened, orange-flavored drinks, suppresses food intake at the next meal and results in lower daily blood glucose concentrations in healthy, normal-weight adults.1

Newswise: Spring Allergies Attack More Than Just Your Nose
Released: 15-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Spring Allergies Attack More Than Just Your Nose
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

Spring allergens such as pollen, mold spores and other airborne particles not only trigger nasal allergies, but also can have a profound effect on a variety of allergic conditions including asthma and eczema

14-Feb-2024 5:20 PM EST
Labor Action Tracker annual report reveals number of striking US workers rose 141% in 2023
Cornell University

The number of striking workers, particularly in private-sector industries, more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, according to the third Labor Action Tracker Annual Report, which presents key findings from work stoppage data.

Newswise: A celebration of Black History Month at Argonne
Released: 14-Feb-2024 3:15 PM EST
A celebration of Black History Month at Argonne
Argonne National Laboratory

To celebrate Black History Month, Argonne is pleased to highlight six employees and one up-and-coming high school STEM student who exemplify how a diverse team drives our science mission forward.

Newswise: SLAS Life Sciences and Technology Awards Announced
Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
SLAS Life Sciences and Technology Awards Announced
SLAS

Science and technology awards were announced during the SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition, the annual flagship event of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, which attracted a record-setting 7500 attendees and 400 exhibitors. Each year SLAS recognizes several exceptional presenters and exhibitors who represent the best of the Society’s programs and mission.

Newswise: Researchers Uncover Mechanisms behind Enigmatic Shapes of Nuclei
13-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Researchers Uncover Mechanisms behind Enigmatic Shapes of Nuclei
University of California San Diego

White blood cells known as neutrophils feature a nucleus that is structured strikingly different than most nuclei. These unique shapes permit neutrophils to travel all over the body to combat invading pathogens.

   
Newswise: Argonne scientists use AI  to identify new materials for carbon capture
Released: 14-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Argonne scientists use AI to identify new materials for carbon capture
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have used new generative AI techniques to propose new metal-organic framework materials that could offer enhanced abilities to capture carbon

Newswise: University of Illinois researcher discusses the health benefits of Valentine’s Day chocolate
Released: 14-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
University of Illinois researcher discusses the health benefits of Valentine’s Day chocolate
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Elvira de Mejia, professor of food science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), investigates the health benefits of dark, white, milk, and even Valentine’s Day chocolates.

14-Feb-2024 10:00 AM EST
New HSS Studies Highlight the Benefits of Robotic Assisted Joint Replacement Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery

The use of robotics is becoming increasingly common in joint replacement, but more research is needed to quantify its benefits.

Newswise: With the help of naked mole rats, Xiao Tian seeks to expose and explain the epigenetic drivers of aging
Released: 14-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
With the help of naked mole rats, Xiao Tian seeks to expose and explain the epigenetic drivers of aging
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Xiao Tian, Ph.D., who recently joined Sanford Burnham Prebys as an assistant professor in the Degenerative Diseases Program, focuses on epigenomic changes and deterioration that influence age-related diseases.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
WashU awarded up to $20M to create portable device to scan for eye diseases
Washington University in St. Louis

Chao Zhou, a professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded an up to $20 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Would You Prefer a Mammogram, MRI, or Saliva on a Test Strip?
8-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Would You Prefer a Mammogram, MRI, or Saliva on a Test Strip?
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In JVSTB, researchers report successful results from a hand-held breast cancer screening device that can detect breast cancer biomarkers from a tiny sample of saliva.

   
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Released: 13-Feb-2024 10:15 AM EST
Bruised and bleeding: New materials show where they’re hurt
Sandia National Laboratories

Just as a medication bottle might be opened and the tamper seals carefully reattached by a bad guy, the International Atomic Energy Agency is concerned its devices could be bypassed and repaired or counterfeited. A possible solution? Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a groundbreaking prototype using “bruising” materials. Their innovation doesn’t just detect tampering; the new device boldly displays the evidence, like battle scars.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Wasatch Biolabs Launches Proprietary Targeted DNA Methylation Sequencing Service for Researchers and Healthcare Providers
Wasatch BioLabs

Wasatch Biolabs (WBL), a subsidiary of Renew Biotechnologies and a certified Oxford Nanopore Technologies' laboratory, launches a proprietary Targeted DNA Methylation Sequencing Service for researchers and clinical service providers.

   
Newswise: New Trial Highlights Incremental Progress Towards a Cure for HIV-1
Released: 13-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
New Trial Highlights Incremental Progress Towards a Cure for HIV-1
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

A new clinical trial, led by clinicians and researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, show that the combination of the drug vorinostat and immunotherapy may modestly shrink the latent HIV reservoir, but more work needs to be done in the field to create a cure.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Mount Sinai Researchers Receive $5 Million Gift From the Blavatnik Family Foundation to Expand Revolutionary Organ Perfusion Platform
Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute has received a $5 million gift from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, pledged across five years.

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Released: 13-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
DOPS Researcher Dr. Edward Kelly to Receive International Recognition
University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies

Edward Kelly, PhD, will deliver a keynote address at the 14th annual BIAL Foundation Symposium and receive the prestigious Myers Memorial Medal by the Society of Psychical Research.

   
Newswise: Chula Researcher’s Innovative Wireless Hepatitis B Test Kit for Complete Screening and Data Collection in One Step
Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Chula Researcher’s Innovative Wireless Hepatitis B Test Kit for Complete Screening and Data Collection in One Step
Chulalongkorn University

Chula researchers have developed a remarkable wireless hepatitis B virus test kit to screen for infection and collect data for an online database that’s fast and complete in one step.

Newswise: The Foundation for Women’s Cancer to Host Free Patient and Advocates Education Forum in San Diego
Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer to Host Free Patient and Advocates Education Forum in San Diego
Society of Gynecologic Oncology

The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) is pleased to host a free Patient and Advocate Education Forum on​​ Friday, March 15, 2024, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. PT, in San Diego, CA, at the San Diego Convention Center. The organization welcomes all gynecologic cancer (cervical, endometrial/uterine, ovarian, vaginal, and vulvar) patients, advocates, family members, and providers.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Tech Layoffs Signal ‘Feeling Economy’ Shift
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith expert explains the wave of tech job layoffs as a sign of a broader, labor market shift to where “humans need to recalibrate and capitalize on strengths beyond pure intelligence—like intuition, empathy, creativity, emotion and people skills.”

     
Newswise: Are shapeshifting “soft machines” in our future? LLNL researchers advance material that responds to light
Released: 12-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Are shapeshifting “soft machines” in our future? LLNL researchers advance material that responds to light
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have furthered a new type of soft material that can change shape in response to light, a discovery that could advance “soft machines” for a variety of fields, from robotics to medicine.

Newswise: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles RECOVER Study Collaborators Publish Comprehensive Report on Long COVID Symptoms in Children
Released: 12-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles RECOVER Study Collaborators Publish Comprehensive Report on Long COVID Symptoms in Children
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of 10 pediatric sites involved in the nationwide Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of long COVID in children.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Long COVID-19 is linked to chronic pain conditions
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID, finds a new University of Michigan study.

Newswise: Novel bispecific design improves CAR T–cell immunotherapy for childhood leukemia
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:55 AM EST
Novel bispecific design improves CAR T–cell immunotherapy for childhood leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Findings from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital showed a novel dual targeting approach, where a single molecule can recognize two potential cancer-related proteins, is more effective than the single targeting approach, preventing immune escape.

Newswise: URI Nutrition study to help inform official USDA dietary guidelines
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
URI Nutrition study to help inform official USDA dietary guidelines
University of Rhode Island

Evidence to support the assumption that ultra-processed foods are all bad for one’s health is limited, and the nutritional quality of processed foods has not been considered by official U.S. Department of Agriculture dietary guidelines. University of Rhode Island Nutrition Professor Kathleen Melanson aims to help inform the newest guidelines, due out in 2025, as she begins a nutritional study funded by a $300,000 grant from the USDA.

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Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
How AI and Wearable Technologies Are Transforming Medicine
Cedars-Sinai

Imagine a world in which the digital watch on your wrist tracks not only your step count, but also your blood sugar, heart rate, blood pressure and respiration.

   
Released: 12-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Awards Program Recognizes 12 Emerging Leaders in Community Health
George Washington University

Each year, in collaboration with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) recognizes and celebrates young leaders whose work and dedication have helped further the health center mission of health care and better health for medically underserved people. From a highly competitive field of nominees from across the country, 12 individuals have been awarded this year’s Emerging Leader distinction for their accomplishments that exemplify the health center mission and the vision of Drs. H. Jack Geiger and Count Gibson, pioneers for community health and human rights.

Newswise: “ViaBus,” an innovation by Chula engineering alumni, wins the DEmark Award 2023 in Thailand and the Good Design Award (G-Mark) in Japan
Released: 12-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
“ViaBus,” an innovation by Chula engineering alumni, wins the DEmark Award 2023 in Thailand and the Good Design Award (G-Mark) in Japan
Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to the ViaBus Application, developed by alumni of Chula Faculty of Engineering, for winning Thailand’s Design Excellence Award (DEmark) 2023 in the category of Systems, Services, Digital Platform, Online Interface Design, Apps for Smartphones and Tablets, Website.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Bar-Ilan University study reveals microbiome changes linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bar-Ilan University

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by decreased social communication and repetitive behaviors, has long intrigued scientists seeking to unravel its underlying mechanisms.

   
Released: 12-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
VST BIO Announces Groundbreaking Data from Non-Human Primate Study Evaluating Novel Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Ischemic Stroke at AHA International Stroke Conference
VST Bio Corporation

VST Bio Corp. a leader in the development of innovative biologics to treat acute and chronic cardiovascular disease, presented data from a recent large animal study performed by VST Bio and Yale University demonstrating that a single iv bolus of VST-002 led to meaningful reduction in brain damage and improved function in an advanced model of ischemic stroke.

   
Newswise: Predicting psychosis before it occurs
Released: 11-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Predicting psychosis before it occurs
University of Tokyo

The onset of psychosis can be predicted before it occurs, using a machine-learning tool which can classify MRI brain scans into those who are healthy and those at risk of a psychotic episode.

Released: 11-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Language barriers could contribute to higher aggression in people with dementia
Edith Cowan University

Immigrants living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts, a new study by Edith Cowan University (ECU) in collaboration with The Dementia Centre, HammondCare, found.

Newswise: New fossil site of worldwide importance uncovered in southern France
Released: 11-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
New fossil site of worldwide importance uncovered in southern France
University of Lausanne

Nearly 400 exceptionally well-preserved fossils dating back 470 million years have been discovered in the south of France by two amateur paleontologists.

Released: 11-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
New tumor spatial mapping tool will help clinicians assess aggressiveness of cancer and personalize treatment
University of Bath

Scientists have developed a new AI tool that maps the function of proteins in a cancerous tumour, enabling clinicians to decide how to target treatment in a more precise way.

Newswise: Conversion process turns greenhouse gas into ethylene
Released: 11-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Conversion process turns greenhouse gas into ethylene
University of Cincinnati

Engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change.

Newswise: New adhesive tape picks up and sticks down 2D materials as easily as child’s play
Released: 11-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
New adhesive tape picks up and sticks down 2D materials as easily as child’s play
Kyushu University

Materials just atoms in thickness, known as two-dimensional (2D) materials, are set to revolutionize future technology, including in the electronics industry.

Newswise: The Complete Library of Charles Darwin revealed for the first time
8-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
The Complete Library of Charles Darwin revealed for the first time
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 per cent of its contents were unknown or unpublished.

Newswise: Using Ion Beams to Improve Brain Microscopy
5-Feb-2024 4:25 PM EST
Using Ion Beams to Improve Brain Microscopy
Biophysical Society

Improving the way scientists can see the microscopic structures of the brain can improve our understanding of a host of brain diseases, like Alzheimer’s or multiple sclerosis. Studying these diseases is challenging and has been limited by accuracy of available models.To see the smallest parts of cells, scientists often use a technique called electron microscopy.

   
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5-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
3D Ice Printing can Create Artificial Blood Vessels in Engineered Tissue
Biophysical Society

Over 100,000 individuals in the United States are currently in need of organ transplants. The demand for organs, such as hearts, kidneys, and livers, far exceeds the available supply and people sometimes wait years to receive a donated organ.

   
Newswise: Why Ventilators can be Tough on Preemie Lungs
5-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Why Ventilators can be Tough on Preemie Lungs
Biophysical Society

Many premature infants need mechanical ventilation to breathe. However, prolonged ventilation can lead to problems like respiratory diseases or ventilation-induced injury.Jonas Naumann and Mareike Zink study the physics of mechanical stress from ventilation at Leipzig University, in Leipzig, Germany and discovered some of the mechanisms that explain why premature lungs are especially sensitive to stress.

   
Newswise: New Method Could Detect Early Ovarian Cancer from Urine Samples
5-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
New Method Could Detect Early Ovarian Cancer from Urine Samples
Biophysical Society

Ovarian cancer is hard to diagnose in its early stages because it has vague symptoms, such as constipation, bloating, and back pain.

Newswise: How Ancient Sea Creatures can Inform Soft Robotics
5-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
How Ancient Sea Creatures can Inform Soft Robotics
Biophysical Society

Soft robotics is the study of creating robots from soft materials, which has the advantage of flexibility and safety in human interactions. These robots are well-suited for applications ranging from medical devices to enhancing efficiency in various tasks.

Newswise: Faster Monkeypox (mpox) Testing Through CRISPR
5-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Faster Monkeypox (mpox) Testing Through CRISPR
Biophysical Society

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a rare viral disease that is spread through physical contact between people.

   
Released: 9-Feb-2024 5:25 PM EST
IAFNS Looks Ahead at Third Anniversary to More Actionable Science, Data-Sharing
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

IAFNS enters its fourth year as a science-focused nonprofit uniquely positioned to mobilize government, industry and academia to drive, fund and lead actionable research.

Released: 9-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
AI-based system to guide stroke treatment decisions may help prevent another stroke
American Heart Association (AHA)

Ischemic stroke survivors who received care recommendations from an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system had fewer recurrent strokes, heart attacks or vascular death within three months, compared to people whose stroke treatment was not guided by AI tools, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024.

   


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