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Newswise: Argonne researcher Khalil Amine elected as a Fellow for the European Academy of Sciences
Released: 6-Jul-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Argonne researcher Khalil Amine elected as a Fellow for the European Academy of Sciences
Argonne National Laboratory

Khalil Amine, a researcher in PSE’s Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division (CSE), was recently elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of the Sciences. This article highlights this Fellowship and Amine’s research in CSE.

Released: 6-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
ASBMB weighs in on changes to NIH fellowship review
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

ASBMB applauds NIH's proposed changes to the NRSA grant application including removal of grades, inclusion of applicant special circumstance statement and reviewer bias training

Newswise: Bar-Ilan University study reveals disparity in quality of life among COVID-19 survivors from different ethnic groups
Released: 5-Jul-2023 6:50 PM EDT
Bar-Ilan University study reveals disparity in quality of life among COVID-19 survivors from different ethnic groups
Bar-Ilan University

A new study conducted by researchers at Bar-Ilan University in Israel has shed light on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the quality of life among different ethnic groups in the country. The study, part of a larger cohort project, highlights a significant discrepancy between Arabs and Druze, and Jews, with the two former groups experiencing a more pronounced decline in quality of life one year after infection.

   
Newswise: Quantum Error Correction Moves Beyond Breakeven
Released: 5-Jul-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Quantum Error Correction Moves Beyond Breakeven
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Quantum systems decohere due to unwanted interactions with their environment. Correcting for the effects of decoherence is a major challenge for quantum information systems. Previous error correction methods have not kept up with decoherence.

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Released: 5-Jul-2023 3:15 PM EDT
Ready, set, upgrade: Advanced Photon Source’s overhaul is underway
Argonne National Laboratory

The Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory is beginning the installation phase of an upgrade that will enable new breakthroughs in a variety of sciences.

Released: 5-Jul-2023 3:05 PM EDT
As the Older Americans Act Nears 60, Ageism Remains Pervasive
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Emily A. Greenfield is an expert within a growing movement to transform societal contexts for aging, including efforts to modernize the Older Americans Act.

   
Newswise: Stressed for a Bit? Then Don’t Click It, Cybersecurity Experts Advise
Released: 5-Jul-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Stressed for a Bit? Then Don’t Click It, Cybersecurity Experts Advise
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Workers feeling a specific form of stress are more likely than others to become the victims of a phishing attack, according to a new study.

   
Newswise: Pure capped mRNA vaccine opens the door to more effective vaccines with lower chances of inflammation
Released: 5-Jul-2023 12:40 PM EDT
Pure capped mRNA vaccine opens the door to more effective vaccines with lower chances of inflammation
Nagoya University

A research group from Japan has developed a method to produce highly active mRNA vaccines at high purity using a unique cap to easily separate the desired capped mRNA.

Newswise: Speaking my language: Robert Winarski’s background helps him coordinate beamline installation for the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade
Released: 5-Jul-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Speaking my language: Robert Winarski’s background helps him coordinate beamline installation for the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade
Argonne National Laboratory

With the year-long shutdown underway, the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade project is in the midst of building seven new beamlines, constructing the infrastructure for two more, and updating several more existing beamlines. Robert Winarski is coordinating all of this work, and his background as a scientist who has constructed beamlines is key to his success.

Newswise: New tool helps improve quantum computing circuit component
Released: 5-Jul-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New tool helps improve quantum computing circuit component
Ames National Laboratory

A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory in partnership with the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, used the terahertz SNOM microscope, originally developed at Ames Lab, to investigate the interface and connectivity of a nano Josephson Junction that was fabricated by Rigetti Computing. The images they obtained with the terahertz microscope revealed a defective boundary in the nano junction that causes a disruption in the conductivity.

3-Jul-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Long Covid not caused by COVID-19 immune inflammatory response, new research finds
University of Bristol

Long Covid, which affects nearly two-million people in the UK (1), is not caused by an immune inflammatory reaction to COVID-19, University of Bristol-led research finds. Emerging data demonstrates that immune activation may persist for months after COVID-19.

Newswise: Joint research team from Korea and Germany seeks to enhance production efficiency of fuel cells with laser machining technology
Released: 4-Jul-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Joint research team from Korea and Germany seeks to enhance production efficiency of fuel cells with laser machining technology
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Through international joint research between Korea and Germany, the joint research team consisting of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), K-Lab and Germany’s Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and BBW Lasertechnik GmbH developed a new 2D on-the-fly composite equipment by applying a scanner that allows for laser welding and cutting of materials for bipolar plates for fuel cells with thickness of 0.075mm.

Released: 3-Jul-2023 10:05 PM EDT
Escaping exploitation with nowhere to go: Barriers in accommodating survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery
University of South Australia

Survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery are struggling to find places to live with some people becoming homeless and facing risks of re-entering exploitative environments.

Newswise: NUS pharmacists develop a “cheeky” and pain-free solution for drug delivery
Released: 3-Jul-2023 9:25 PM EDT
NUS pharmacists develop a “cheeky” and pain-free solution for drug delivery
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Conventional ways of administering medication – by swallowing tablets, consuming bitter syrups, injections or rectal insertions – could be distressing and unpleasant for some patients, especially young children or the elderly. A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Chan Sui Yung, Honorary Fellow at the Department of Pharmacy under the Faculty of Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has recently developed easy-to-use oral films that enable painless, efficient, and discreet drug administration.

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Released: 3-Jul-2023 1:55 PM EDT
WashU Expert: How will affirmative action decision impact employment?
Washington University in St. Louis

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions is likely to encourage more lawsuits against other race-conscious policies, including in employment, says an employment law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.“A majority of the court has clearly expressed a general antipathy to explicitly race-based policies that are intended to improve equity,” said Pauline Kim, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law.

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Released: 3-Jul-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Less Rain in Town, More Rain on the Farm: the Effects of Urbanization and Irrigation on Mid-Atlantic Summer Precipitation
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers investigated how large-scale urbanization and irrigation in the United States affect the three dominant types of summer precipitation in the mid-Atlantic region. They found that urbanization suppresses all three types of precipitation. Irrigation enhances non-convective and isolated deep convection precipitation, and its effects on mesoscale convective systems (MCS) depends on whether an MCS formed locally or remotely.

Newswise:Video Embedded world-first-researchers-create-co2-measurement-tool-to-calculate-emissions-caused-by-digital-data
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Released: 3-Jul-2023 11:55 AM EDT
World first: Researchers create CO2 measurement tool to calculate emissions caused by digital data
Loughborough University

A unique carbon footprint tool has been created to allow businesses to measure the CO2 output of their digital data. By using the tool companies can make data-driven decisions that benefit the environment and save money by reducing reliance on carbon offsetting schemes.

   
Released: 3-Jul-2023 11:25 AM EDT
First Direct Visualization of a Zero-Field Pair Density Wave
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists directly observed a pair-density wave (PDW) in an iron-based superconducting material with no magnetic field present. This state of matter, which is characterized by coupled pairs of electrons that are constantly in motion, had been thought to only arise when a superconductor is placed within a large magnetic field. This exciting result opens new potential avenues of research and discovery for superconductivity.

Released: 3-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Idaho National Laboratory Begin Irrigation Modernization Case Study
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is partnering with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to modernize the Fort Hall, Idaho-based irrigation system.

Released: 3-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Endocrine Society’s Journal of the Endocrine Society earns first Impact Factor
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society’s Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES) received its first Impact Factor score in 2022, while the Society’s other journals maintained high rankings on the prestigious measure of scholarly publishing.

   
Newswise: Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case
Released: 30-Jun-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case
University of Utah

University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in Allen v. Milligan, No. 21-1086 rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. What follows is a Q&A with Professor Liu about the issues in the case.

Released: 30-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
U.S. Department of Energy Releases Plan to Ensure Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a plan to ensure the Department’s Federally funded research is more open and accessible to the public, researchers, and journalists as part of a broader effort by the Biden-Harris Administration to make government data more transparent.

Newswise: Movement as Medicine: The Many Health Benefits of Dancing
Released: 30-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Movement as Medicine: The Many Health Benefits of Dancing
Hospital for Special Surgery

HSS doctor/ballroom dancer discusses the many physical and psychological benefits of dancing. She provides tips to prevent injury and get the most out of the activity.

Newswise: New Insights on the Prevalence of Drizzle in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
Released: 30-Jun-2023 3:05 PM EDT
New Insights on the Prevalence of Drizzle in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Detecting drizzle in its early stages in marine stratocumulus clouds is important for studying how water in clouds becomes rainfall. However, detecting the initial stages of drizzle is challenging for ground-based remote-sensing observations.

Newswise: June Research Highlights
Released: 30-Jun-2023 2:45 PM EDT
June Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai for June 2023.

Released: 30-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Find the latest expert commentary on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions here
Newswise

Newswise offers a roundup of the latest expert commentary on the recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.

       
Newswise: Chemists Are on the Hunt for the Other 99 Percent
Released: 30-Jun-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Chemists Are on the Hunt for the Other 99 Percent
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL scientists are creating new ways to learn more about the vast sea of unknown compounds.

Newswise: COVID-19 Vaccination Reduced Disease Disparities Between Low- and High-Income Communities
Released: 30-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
COVID-19 Vaccination Reduced Disease Disparities Between Low- and High-Income Communities
Cedars-Sinai

COVID-19 vaccination helped reduce disparities in disease incidence between low- and high-income communities, according to a new analysis led by Cedars-Sinai investigators.

Newswise: Long COVID is not a single condition, study finds
Released: 29-Jun-2023 6:25 PM EDT
Long COVID is not a single condition, study finds
University of Washington School of Medicine

This study is clinically significant because it shows how the long-term symptoms from the virus changes its presentation over time, noted Kari Stephens, senior author and the Helen D. Cohen Endowed Professor and research section head in the Department of Family Medicine and an adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Newswise: Four firms receive ORNL small business awards
Released: 29-Jun-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Four firms receive ORNL small business awards
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Four firms doing business with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory received ORNL Small Business Awards during an awards ceremony on June 29.

Released: 29-Jun-2023 12:10 PM EDT
What are the reverberations of Russia’s short-lived mutiny?
University of Miami

In an emergency televised address to the Russian people on Saturday, as Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army of mercenaries rumbled nearly 500 miles toward Moscow on its “march for justice,” Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the traitors, vowed punishment, and compared the scenario to the turmoil that resulted in the Russian Revolution.

Newswise: Faster, safer target prep
Released: 29-Jun-2023 11:40 AM EDT
Faster, safer target prep
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a method to simplify one step of radioisotope production — and it’s faster and safer.

Newswise: 5 ways Argonne entangled with Ant-Man to get people to geek out about quantum science
Released: 29-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
5 ways Argonne entangled with Ant-Man to get people to geek out about quantum science
Argonne National Laboratory

Whether Ant-Man is shrinking between atoms or communicating through entangled particles, his true superpower is his ability to excite people about quantum science. Argonne assembled experts to spread the word about the real science of the quantum realm.

Newswise:Video Embedded proteins-predict-significant-step-toward-development-of-diabetes
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28-Jun-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Proteins Predict Significant Step Toward Development of Diabetes
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have taken an important step forward in predicting who will develop Type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear.

Released: 28-Jun-2023 4:45 PM EDT
GPT-3 informs and disinforms us better
University of Zurich

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Zurich delved into the capabilities of AI models, specifically focusing on OpenAI’s GPT-3, to determine their potential risks and benefits in generating and disseminating (dis)information.

   
Newswise: Neutrons look inside working solid-state battery to discover its key to success
Released: 28-Jun-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Neutrons look inside working solid-state battery to discover its key to success
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers used neutrons to peer inside a working solid-state battery and discovered that its excellent performance results from an extremely thin layer, across which charged lithium atoms quickly flow as they move from anode to cathode and blend into a solid electrolyte.

Released: 28-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
ASA Commends Sens. Cantwell and Cassidy for Introducing S. 2070, a Bill to Preserve Safe, High-quality Anesthesia Care for All Veterans, Particularly PACT Act Veterans
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) applauds Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) for introducing Senate bill 2070, a patient safety measure that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from superseding state patient safety laws and replacing physician anesthesiologists with nurses in surgery at VA hospitals. A dangerous VA proposal intending to put such a change into practice would put Veterans’ lives at risk and lower the quality of care for those who served our country. ASA believes our nation’s Veterans deserve the same high standard of care as all Americans. This is the first time legislation regarding this issue has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill will serve as a Senate companion to Congressman David Scott’s (D-GA-13) House bill, H.R. 3347.

Newswise: Scholar of Genocide in Wartime: Why Momentum Matters in Ukrainian Counter-Offensive
Released: 28-Jun-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Scholar of Genocide in Wartime: Why Momentum Matters in Ukrainian Counter-Offensive
Academy Communications

As the new Ukrainian counter-offensive retakes areas of that country where war crimes may have occurred, speed and mobility by Ukrainian forces may limit Russian occupiers of the time needed remove evidence and cover up those crimes, including genocide, according to Edward Westermann, noted scholar at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.

Newswise: An ingredient in toothpaste may make electric cars go farther
Released: 28-Jun-2023 11:50 AM EDT
An ingredient in toothpaste may make electric cars go farther
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists have developed a fluoride-containing electrolyte for lithium metal batteries that could boost the electric vehicle industry. The usefulness of this electrolyte extends to other types of advanced battery systems beyond lithium ion.

Newswise: Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change
Released: 28-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new study by Lab scientists finds that as rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events that could trigger floods and landslides – potentially impacting a quarter of the world’s population.

Newswise: UAB’S Mary-Ann Bjornsti Named To Lead FASEB Board
Released: 28-Jun-2023 11:00 AM EDT
UAB’S Mary-Ann Bjornsti Named To Lead FASEB Board
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Garvy, Lehman, Clemens, and Bhatt Begin New Terms on FASEB Board.

Newswise: Scientists Design a Nanoparticle That May Improve mRNA Cancer Vaccines
Released: 28-Jun-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Scientists Design a Nanoparticle That May Improve mRNA Cancer Vaccines
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a nanoparticle — an extremely tiny biodegradable container — that has the potential to improve the delivery of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccines for infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and vaccines for treating non-infectious diseases including cancer.

Newswise:Video Embedded women-with-long-covid-may-develop-high-blood-pressure
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Released: 28-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Women with Long COVID May Develop High Blood Pressure
American Physiological Society (APS)

New research identifies parts of the cardiovascular system that are disrupted by long COVID. The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology and was chosen as an APSselect article for June.



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