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Newswise: Advancing satellite-based PNT service: low earth orbit satellite constellations augment the GNSS
Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Advancing satellite-based PNT service: low earth orbit satellite constellations augment the GNSS
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A study has outlined the critical needs and essential technologies for a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to augment satellite navigation systems, significantly improving the Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services.

Newswise: Game-changer in cancer science: how TP53gene loss drives gastric cancer evolution
Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Game-changer in cancer science: how TP53gene loss drives gastric cancer evolution
Chinese Academy of Sciences

“The independent research groups, led by Prof. Scott W. Lowe and Christina Curtis,respectively, have uncovered a similar definitive pathway in the progression of gastric cancer (GC) initiated with loss of the TP53 gene, representing a milstone in understanding the early stages of this deadly disease”. Dr. Zhaocai Zhou, head of a GC laboratory from Fudan University, stated.

   
Released: 7-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Obstacles to alcohol, drug treatment higher for rural Americans
Ohio State University

Rural Americans are less likely to initiate care for substance use disorders and to receive ongoing care compared with those who live in urban areas. When they do access care, people who live in less populated areas are more likely to have to go outside their provider network to receive treatment, which comes with higher out-of-pocket costs.

Newswise: Researchers Engineer Yeast to Transport Medicines and Lower Inflammation for Potential Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Released: 7-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Researchers Engineer Yeast to Transport Medicines and Lower Inflammation for Potential Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Researchers at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the UNC School of Medicine have engineered a probiotic yeast that enhances probiotic absorption in the gut and has the ability to suppress and even reverse inflammation in animals.

Newswise: 60% of Women with Disabilities View Cannabis as a ‘Harmless’ Drug
Released: 7-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
60% of Women with Disabilities View Cannabis as a ‘Harmless’ Drug
Florida Atlantic University

In women of childbearing age, cannabis use may increase the risk of adverse reproductive and perinatal health outcomes. A study in a sample of 20,234 women ages 18 to 49 by disability status showed that about 60% of women with disabilities who used cannabis in the past 12 months perceived no risk of harm from weekly cannabis use.

Newswise: The commercialization of CO2 utilization technology to produce formic acid is imminent
Released: 7-May-2024 12:00 AM EDT
The commercialization of CO2 utilization technology to produce formic acid is imminent
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Lee Ung's team at the Clean Energy Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced the development of a novel CCU process that converts CO2 into formic acid.

Newswise: Smart labs for bespoke synthesis of nanomaterials are emerging
Released: 7-May-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Smart labs for bespoke synthesis of nanomaterials are emerging
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that Dr. Sang Soo, Han and Dr. Donghun, Kim of the Computational Science Research Center and Professor Kwan-Young Lee of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Korea University (President Kim Dong-won) have developed a bespoke synthesis platform of nanomaterials using AI and robotics, called Smart Lab.

Released: 6-May-2024 6:00 PM EDT
New research confirms that Beethoven had lead poisoning — but it didn’t kill him
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

To this day, no one knows for certain what caused the liver and kidney disease that led to Ludwig van Beethoven’s untimely death. However, a new letter to the editor in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine’s (ADLM’s, formerly AACC’s) journal Clinical Chemistry rules out one popular theory, showing that the composer was exposed to lead levels that were high — but not high enough to kill him.

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Released: 6-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
AI May Help Physicians Detect Abnormal Heart Rhythms Earlier
Cedars-Sinai

An artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute and their Cedars-Sinai colleagues can detect a type of abnormal heart rhythm that can go unnoticed during medical appointments, according to a new study.

Newswise: Expanding the Hunt for Hidden Dark Matter Particles
Released: 6-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Expanding the Hunt for Hidden Dark Matter Particles
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Theoretical models of dark matter predict that its signals can be detected using low-background radiation detectors. By looking for specific types of dark matter and finding no signal, scientists operating the Majorana Demonstrator experiment have significantly narrowed the characteristics of potential dark matter particles. The results will help design future experiments.

Newswise: Sylvester Researchers Develop a Nanoparticle That Can Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier
2-May-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Researchers Develop a Nanoparticle That Can Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Their goal is to kill primary breast cancer tumors and brain metastases in one treatment.

Released: 6-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine-led research team discovers new property of light
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., May 6, 2024 – A research team headed by chemists at the University of California, Irvine has discovered a previously unknown way in which light interacts with matter, a finding that could lead to improved solar power systems, light-emitting diodes, semiconductor lasers and other technological advancements.

Released: 6-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Physicians’ Exam Scores Tied to Patient Survival
Harvard Medical School

How well a newly minted doctor scores on their medical board exam appears linked to patients’ odds of dying or being readmitted to the hospital. Findings offer reassurance that certification exams, which aim to demonstrate the competence of physicians, capture critical knowledge and clinical judgment skills for physicians.

Released: 6-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Using Advanced Genetic Techniques, Scientists Create Mice With Traits of Tourette Disorder
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

In research that may be a step forward toward finding personalized treatments for Tourette disorder, scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick have bred mice that exhibit some of the same behaviors and brain abnormalities seen in humans with the disorder. As reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers, using a technique known as CRISPR/Cas9 DNA editing, inserted the same genetic mutations found in humans with Tourette disorder into the corresponding genes in mouse embryos.

Released: 6-May-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Dana-Farber review article examines past and guides future efforts to reduce cancer disparities
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have examined the historical evolution of Community Outreach and Engagement initiatives at both the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers (NCI-DCCs).

Newswise: ER patient portal usage increasing, study shows
Released: 6-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
ER patient portal usage increasing, study shows
UT Southwestern Medical Center

More people are using online patient portals to view their information while in the emergency room, but access is challenging for members of medically underserved communities and the elderly, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and national colleagues found in a new study.

Newswise: Massive study identifies new biomarkers for renal cancer subtypes, improving diagnosis and— eventually—treatment
Released: 6-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Massive study identifies new biomarkers for renal cancer subtypes, improving diagnosis and— eventually—treatment
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study led by University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center researchers identifies novel biomarkers in renal cell carcinomas.

Newswise: More than half of Americans give to charity at checkout, survey shows
Released: 6-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
More than half of Americans give to charity at checkout, survey shows
Binghamton University, State University of New York

53% of Americans give impulsively to charities at the checkout, and certain demographics tend to give more, according to a new survey conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Released: 6-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Study Uncovers At Least One Cause of Roadblocks to Cancer Immunotherapy
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

A study led by Yale scientists, published April 25 in the journal Science Immunology, investigated the potential causes associated with T cell exclusion using a genome-wide screen of more than 1,000 human proteins.

Newswise: Beyond Therapy: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Fighting Depression
Released: 6-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Beyond Therapy: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Fighting Depression
JMIR Publications

Study reveals VR's potential in revolutionizing depression treatment, offering hope to millions worldwide.

   
Newswise: Groundbreaking Microcapacitors Could Power Chips of the Future
Released: 6-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Groundbreaking Microcapacitors Could Power Chips of the Future
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab scientists have achieved record-high energy and power densities in microcapacitors made with engineered thin films, using materials and fabrication techniques already widespread in chip manufacturing.

Released: 6-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
VR Poses Privacy Risks for Kids. A New Study Finds Parents Aren’t as Worried as They Should Be.
North Carolina State University

New research finds that, while an increasing number of minors are using virtual reality (VR) apps, not many parents recognize the extent of the security and privacy risks that are specific to VR technologies.

Newswise: Simulated Chemistry: New AI Platform Designs Tomorrow’s Cancer Drugs
1-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Simulated Chemistry: New AI Platform Designs Tomorrow’s Cancer Drugs
University of California San Diego

Researchers from University of California San Diego have developed a new AI tool to that generate new drug candidates for cancer, which could help streamline the typically laborious drug discovery process.

Released: 6-May-2024 4:05 AM EDT
In a first, researchers generate a direct measurement of the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells from a patient’s biopsy
Bar-Ilan University

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have unveiled a technology that promises to improve cancer treatment decisions based on a patient's biopsy.

   
5-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
The American Association of Immunologists Partners with Oxford University Press to Publish Preeminent Immunology Journals  
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) today announced its publishing partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP). OUP will publish the AAI journals, The Journal of Immunology (The JI) and ImmunoHorizons (IH), beginning in 2025. 

   
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Released: 3-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
An Accurate and Inclusive Test of Mindreading: The Multiracial Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test
Wellesley College

Wellesley, Mass. – New research by Wellesley College professor Jeremy Wilmer and colleagues has produced an accurate and inclusive test of mindreading, or theory of mind.

Newswise: The KDK Collaboration Identifies Rare Nuclear Decay in Long-Lived Potassium Isotope
Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
The KDK Collaboration Identifies Rare Nuclear Decay in Long-Lived Potassium Isotope
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Potassium-40 usually decays to calcium-40, but about 10 percent of the time it decays to argon-40 through electron capture. One variant of this decay path ends in argon-40 in its ground state.

Newswise: What If Metals Could Conduct Light?
Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
What If Metals Could Conduct Light?
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Conventional metals cannot conduct light in their interiors, but scientists have discovered that in the quantum metal ZrSiSe, electrons can give rise to plasmons.

Newswise: New Theoretical Contribution Helps Examine the Internal Rotation of the Proton
Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Theoretical Contribution Helps Examine the Internal Rotation of the Proton
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The quark Sivers function describes much of the physics of how quarks are distributed in a proton whose rotation is perpendicular to its direction of motion. This function shows whether more quarks in the proton move to the right than to the left of the plane created by the proton’s velocity and the direction of the proton’s rotation (spin) axis.

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Newswise: Scientists Directly Measure a Key Reaction in Neutron Star Binaries
Released: 3-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Scientists Directly Measure a Key Reaction in Neutron Star Binaries
Department of Energy, Office of Science

X-ray bursts occur on the surface of a neutron star as it absorbs material from a companion star. This absorption initiates a cascade of thermonuclear reactions that create atoms of heavy chemical elements on the surface of a neutron star. Researchers have directly measured one of these reactions, finding it to be four times higher than the previous direct measurement.

Newswise: Researchers Build an Atomic-Level Model of Oxidization on the Surface of Tantalum Film
Released: 3-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers Build an Atomic-Level Model of Oxidization on the Surface of Tantalum Film
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Tantalum superconducting material shows great promise for making qubits. When an oxide layer forms on the surface of tantalum, it can lead to quantum decoherence. In this study, researchers used scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and computer modeling to investigate the structure of superconducting tantalum film. This helped them build an atomic-level understanding of the crystalline lattice of tantalum metal and the oxide that forms on its surface.

Released: 3-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Mexican researchers have found that people who avoid going to psychologists choose the most violent suicide methods
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, together with physicians of the Fray Bernardino Álvarez Psychiatric Hospital in Mexico city, have conducted a study, which demonstrated that male subjects with suicidal behavior who had not sought psychological or psychiatric assistance were likely to select more violent suicide methods compared to female subjects.

Released: 3-May-2024 2:05 AM EDT
Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases
University of Adelaide

The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.

     
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Released: 2-May-2024 11:05 PM EDT
Leveraging Holocaust History to Influence Modern Healthcare Practice, Ethics
Cedars-Sinai

What can a Jewish hospital learn from World War II-era medical experiments carried out by Nazis? A lot, as it turns out.

Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Gene Expression and Bioinformatics Tools to Optimize Cancer Therapy
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

In the field of biomedical research and genomics, the advancement of bioinformatics technologies and tools is opening new frontiers in the understanding of diseases and their diagnosis and treatment.

Newswise: Combined therapy makes headway for liver cancer
Released: 2-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Combined therapy makes headway for liver cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A drug that targets a protein known as phosphatidylserine boosted the response rate for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients receiving immunotherapy without compromising their safety, according to results of a phase two clinical trial conducted by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise:Video Embedded new-eco-friendly-lubricant-additives-protect-turbine-equipment-waterways
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Released: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment.

Newswise: Nanotubes, nanoparticles, and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
Released: 2-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Nanotubes, nanoparticles, and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
University of Pittsburgh

Using his platform composed of carbon nanotubes and gold nanoparticles, Professor Alexander Star added antibodies to detect the opioid. His sensor can also distinguish fentanyl from several other common opioids.

Released: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Research Shows Early Patching Improves Treatment Outcomes for Children with Amblyopia
Rowan University

New study led by Univ. of Leicester & Cooper Medical School of Rowan Univ. finds early patching improves treatment for childhood 'lazy eye' (amblyopia). Published in Lancet. Optimizing care for young patients.

Newswise: For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds
Released: 2-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths, study finds
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.

Newswise: Scientists Track ‘Doubling’ in Origin of Cancer Cells
2-May-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Track ‘Doubling’ in Origin of Cancer Cells
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.

1-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Synchronisation between the central circadian clock and the circadian clocks of tissues preserves their functioning and prevents ageing
Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB BARCELONA)

• Two complementary research articles, published simultaneously in the journals Science and Cell Stem Cell by a team of scientists from the UPF and IRB Barcelona, reveal that central and peripheral circadian clocks coordinate to regulate the daily activity of skin and muscles. • The coordination between the two clocks (central and peripheral) guarantees 50% of the circadian functions of tissues, including vital processes such as the cell cycle, DNA repair, mitochondrial activity, and metabolism. • Synchronisation between the central brain clock and peripheral ones prevents premature muscle ageing and improves muscle function, suggesting new strategies to tackle age-related decline through circadian rhythm modulation.

Newswise: Agricultural management practices evaluated in new nitrous oxide accounting method
Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Agricultural management practices evaluated in new nitrous oxide accounting method
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Most analyses point to agriculture as the major source of nitrous oxide (N2O) globally. But there are a lot of variables within agriculture that can affect emissions. A recent University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study provides a comprehensive accounting for these factors, finding, among other things, that long-term no-till management can effectively cut N2O emissions.



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