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Newswise: Cracking the code of flash floods: new insights from China's mountainous regions
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:45 AM EDT
Cracking the code of flash floods: new insights from China's mountainous regions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recently, researchers have made breakthroughs in flash flood forecasting by studying how different rainfall patterns affect flash floods in China's mountainous regions.

Newswise: Innovative composite accelerometer for extreme environments
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:35 AM EDT
Innovative composite accelerometer for extreme environments
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a study researchers from the Delft University of Technology announced the development of a novel surface micromachined accelerometer. This innovative device leverages a silicon carbide-carbon nanotube (SiC-CNT) composite, offering unprecedented durability and performance in harsh environments.

Newswise: Novel Tech Captures Disease Markers in a Snap: The Future of Early Diagnosis
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:15 AM EDT
Novel Tech Captures Disease Markers in a Snap: The Future of Early Diagnosis
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers for non-invasive disease diagnostics, offering an alternative to conventional biopsies. However, the challenge has been the efficient and pure isolation of EVs from biological fluids, as current methods yield variable results. Recognizing this gap, researchers have focused on developing advanced techniques that can isolate EVs with high efficiency and purity, crucial for the accurate detection and monitoring of diseases.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
The Unaddressed Aftermath of Surgery – Leftover Opioids – Highlights Importance of Drug Take Back Days
The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education

Results of a study shows the opioid crisis is not just about the drugs used; it is also about the ones that are not used. The findings, emphasizing the importance of safe drug disposal, are timely as the next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, sponsored by the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), approaches on April 27, 2024.

Newswise: Eco-Effective Cooling: A Step Forward in Sustainable Refrigeration
Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Eco-Effective Cooling: A Step Forward in Sustainable Refrigeration
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent study has unveiled a significant advancement in refrigeration technology. This work introduces an optimized Compression-Absorption Cascade Refrigeration Cycle (CACRC) that remarkably reduces electricity consumption and capitalizes on waste heat, setting new benchmarks in refrigeration efficiency and sustainability.

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Released: 8-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
CHLA Researchers Uncover Underlying Mechanism Driving Membranous Nephropathy, Offering Insights Into Chronic Kidney Disease in Children
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

No therapies currently exist that can halt the progression of chronic kidney disease in children or restore the ability of kidney cells to filter blood.

Newswise: Your unsupportive partner is physically stressing you out, new research reveals
4-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Your unsupportive partner is physically stressing you out, new research reveals
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Couples feel more understood and cared for when their partners show positive support skills – and it’s evidenced by levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body – according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

   
Newswise: Medicare pays for message-based e-visits. 
Are older adults using them?
Released: 8-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Medicare pays for message-based e-visits. Are older adults using them?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

E-visits have become a regular part of everyday health care for some of the 30 million older Americans who have traditional Medicare. About 1% of them have used asynchronous patient portal messaging in a way that prompted their doctor or other health care provider to bill Medicare for their time.

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Released: 8-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
New Study Explores the Positives of Raising the Minimum Wage
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

According to a recent study on US tax data, most independent businesses can shoulder the added costs of higher minimum wages with new revenues, making only minor employment adjustments.

Newswise: UC Irvine-led research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps
Released: 8-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
UC Irvine-led research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps
University of California, Irvine

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has built the first genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA repeated multiple times which are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington’s disease and multiple cancers.

Newswise: An Inside Look at How Plants and Mycorrhizal Fungi Cooperate
Released: 8-Apr-2024 6:00 AM EDT
An Inside Look at How Plants and Mycorrhizal Fungi Cooperate
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Researchers have been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA sequencing to understand gene expression: one of the first cross-kingdom spatially-resolved transcriptomics studies to date.

2-Apr-2024 3:25 PM EDT
McMaster researchers create first-ever guidelines to help kids build tolerance to food allergens
McMaster University

Researchers with McMaster University have crafted the first-ever guidelines to help prepare families who plan to build their child’s tolerance to common food allergens.

Newswise: Toothed whale echolocation organs evolved from jaw muscles
Released: 8-Apr-2024 3:00 AM EDT
Toothed whale echolocation organs evolved from jaw muscles
Hokkaido University

Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales were once the muscles and bone marrow of the jaw.

Newswise: Development of Durability Evaluation Technique Against Solar Variability for Advancing Green Hydrogen Production
Released: 8-Apr-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Development of Durability Evaluation Technique Against Solar Variability for Advancing Green Hydrogen Production
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Bora Seo's research team from the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), led by Director Yoon Seok-jin, has developed a durability evaluation technique for green hydrogen production devices with step durations as short as one second, utilizing actual solar irradiance data.

Newswise: Key to Unlocking the Secret of Degenerative Brain Disorders Found
Released: 8-Apr-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Key to Unlocking the Secret of Degenerative Brain Disorders Found
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Kim Yun Kyung from the Brain Science Institute at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), in collaboration with Professor Chang Young-Tae's team from Pohang University of Science and Technology, has announced the development of a next-generation neuron labeling technology called NeuM.

   
Newswise: AACR: Novel immunotherapies show promise for patients with kidney cancer and for solid organ transplant recipients with skin cancer
4-Apr-2024 3:00 PM EDT
AACR: Novel immunotherapies show promise for patients with kidney cancer and for solid organ transplant recipients with skin cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented encouraging findings today from two clinical trials in a plenary session highlighting advances in novel immunotherapy approaches at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024.

   
Newswise: Personalized Vaccine for Liver Cancer Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
4-Apr-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Personalized Vaccine for Liver Cancer Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Adding a personalized anti-tumor vaccine to standard immunotherapy is safe and about twice as likely to shrink cancer as standard immunotherapy alone for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Newswise: Stopping Aspirin One Month After Coronary Stenting Procedures Significantly Reduces Bleeding Complications in Heart Attack Patients
Released: 7-Apr-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Stopping Aspirin One Month After Coronary Stenting Procedures Significantly Reduces Bleeding Complications in Heart Attack Patients
Mount Sinai Health System

Breakthrough study led by Mount Sinai researcher could change standard-of-care guidelines to improve outcomes

Newswise: Inter-Atrial Shunts May Benefit Some Heart Failure Patients While Harming Others
Released: 6-Apr-2024 9:30 AM EDT
Inter-Atrial Shunts May Benefit Some Heart Failure Patients While Harming Others
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai-led study identifies type of heart failure for which device may be most useful

Newswise: New Calculations Solve an Alpha Particle Physics Puzzle
Released: 5-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
New Calculations Solve an Alpha Particle Physics Puzzle
Department of Energy, Office of Science

In early 2023, scientists published a new measurement testing the strong nuclear force. The experiment involved the way an alpha particle becomes excited. The study suggested a puzzle that could not be solved with existing theoretical methods.

4-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
First atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution is a step toward artificial ovary
University of Michigan

A new "atlas" of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to University of Michigan engineers.

   
Newswise: ‘Diverse’ agriculture benefits people and the environment at the same time
Released: 5-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
‘Diverse’ agriculture benefits people and the environment at the same time
University of Colorado Boulder

A new analysis from 2,655 farms on five continents suggests that moving away from industrial, monoculture farming could benefit both the planet and people.

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1-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Skin Wetting Helps Cool Older Adults in Very Hot, Dry Weather
American Physiological Society (APS)

Spraying the skin with water helps reduce core and skin temperature in older adults during extremely hot and dry weather.

Released: 5-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Novel Findings from 2017 Lead to Changes in How Experts Will Research the 2024 Solar Eclipse
Saint Louis University

Research published in Atmosphere has shown that in 2017, temperature cooling expected during a total solar eclipse was moderated by St. Louis’ Urban Heat Island (UHI). Researchers found the short duration of the eclipse cooling and the larger thermal mass of the UHI reduced the magnitude of the temperature drop.

4-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Radiation before mastectomy cuts time delays for reconstructive surgery in breast cancer patients
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that altering the sequence of breast cancer treatment to administer radiation before mastectomy allowed for concurrent breast reconstruction surgery, which reduced the number of operations required, minimized treatment delays and improved patient satisfaction.

Newswise: Study: Epilepsy patients benefit from structured 'seizure action plans'
Released: 5-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Study: Epilepsy patients benefit from structured 'seizure action plans'
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

A new 16-week study of 204 adult epilepsy patients found that 98% of participants believe that all patients with epilepsy should have a seizure action plan (SAP), regardless of seizure status.

Newswise: Study: eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health
Released: 5-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Study: eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

WHOI scientists studied microbial communities surrounding coral reefs by examining eight in the U.S. Virgin Islands over a period of seven years.

Newswise: A Deep Dive Into the Genetics of Alcohol Consumption
4-Apr-2024 1:30 PM EDT
A Deep Dive Into the Genetics of Alcohol Consumption
University of California San Diego

Some people have genes that protect them from alcohol abuse. An examination of databases at 23andMe reveal that those same alcohol-protective variants have associations with conditions and behaviors that may have nothing to do with alcohol.

Newswise: Sylvester Physician Co-Authors Global Plan to Combat Prostate Cancer
2-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Physician Co-Authors Global Plan to Combat Prostate Cancer
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Annual prostate cancer cases worldwide are projected to double by the year 2040, and annual deaths are projected to increase by 85% – mainly among men in low- and middle-income countries. A commissioned report in The Lancet seeks to guide cancer experts worldwide on how to manage this massive influx of prostate cancer patients.

Released: 4-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Novel Biological Mechanism Discovered That Could Lead to New Treatments for Neurological Disorders, Cancers
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

The lab of Yongchao C. Ma, PhD, at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago discovered a fundamental biological mechanism that could lead to new treatments for neurological diseases, such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and autism, as well as different cancers.

Newswise: UTEP Study: Prairie Voles Display Signs of Human-like Depression
Released: 4-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UTEP Study: Prairie Voles Display Signs of Human-like Depression
University of Texas at El Paso

In a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, UTEP researchers make the case that prairie voles, small rodents that are found throughout the central United States and Canada, can be effectively used as animal models to further the study of clinical depression.

Newswise: What Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal About Marine Food Webs
Released: 4-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
What Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal About Marine Food Webs
University of Washington

By analyzing 42 years worth of canned salmon, University of Washington scientists show that levels a common marine parasite rose in two salmon species in the Gulf of Alaska from 1979 to 2021. The rise may be a sign of ecosystem recovery, possibly influenced by the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Released: 4-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
International Consensus Statement Published in Nature Reviews Nephrology Calls for Urgent Action to Address Chronic Kidney Disease on the Global Public Health Agenda
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Nature Reviews Nephrology published a landmark international consensus statement titled "Chronic Kidney Disease and the Global Public Health Agenda: An International Consensus." Authored by a coalition of leading experts, stakeholders, and nephrology societies, the publication highlights critical policy, advocacy, and implementation needs to alleviate the growing burden of kidney disease worldwide.

Newswise: Molecular subtypes of advanced kidney cancer matter for treatment response
Released: 4-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Molecular subtypes of advanced kidney cancer matter for treatment response
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

A new study published April 4 in Cancer Cell was led by Yale Cancer Center researchers, who collaborated with investigators nationally to differentiate the molecular subgroups of RCC tumors to better understand how their makeup might affect treatment responses.

2-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Nerve stimulation for sleep apnea is less effective for people with higher BMIs
Washington University in St. Louis

A sleep apnea treatment known as hypoglossal nerve stimulation is less effective in people with higher body mass indexes (BMIs), according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

2-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Feeding the lonely brain
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Study finds that lonely women experienced increased activation in regions of the brain associated with food cravings.

Newswise: First Time Ever Observed: The Nesting of a Reintroduced Critically Endangered Siamese Crocodile
Released: 4-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
First Time Ever Observed: The Nesting of a Reintroduced Critically Endangered Siamese Crocodile
Wildlife Conservation Society

A new research paper in the Journal of Threatened Taxa has confirmed for the first time the nesting of a reintroduced female Siamese crocodile. Two hatchlings resulted from the nesting, and they are now being head-started, raised by conservationists in captivity until they are old enough to be successfully released into the wild.

Released: 4-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
L-Nutra's Groundbreaking Study Revolutionizes Type 2 Diabetes Management Through Fasting Mimicking Nutrition Technology
L-Nutra Inc.

Today, L-Nutra, the premier nutri-technology company, unveiled the results of a pioneering clinical trial, published in Diabetologia, which aims to redefine the approach to managing Type 2 Diabetes.

Released: 4-Apr-2024 8:55 AM EDT
One-third of ride-share drivers have had a crash on the job, survey finds
University of Illinois Chicago

Using a cell phone, driving while tired and driving on unfamiliar roads increased the likelihood of a crash

Newswise: Turning microalga into soft bio-microrobot by light
Released: 4-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Turning microalga into soft bio-microrobot by light
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Precise navigation and multiple-task execution in complicated and sinuous narrow spaces that is hard-to-reach with conventional tools is of great importance, but very challenge, in many biomedical and even clinical applications.

Newswise: High-performance terahertz modulators induced by substrate field in Te-based all-2D heterojunctions
Released: 4-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
High-performance terahertz modulators induced by substrate field in Te-based all-2D heterojunctions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The emerging mono-elemental tellurium nanofilms with unique helical chain structure have been introduced as a new class of optically controlled terahertz modulators to successfully promote the device performances to the optimal levels among the existing all two-dimensional broadband modulators.

Released: 4-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Regenative Lab's Latest Published Study Demonstrates the Safety and Efficacy of Wharton's Jelly Connective Tissue Allograft for Rotator Cuff Tears
Regenative Labs

Regenative Labs (Regenative), a leading HCT/P manufacturer, announces the publication of a study exhibiting the safety and efficacy of Wharton's Jelly connective tissue allograft for rotator cuff tears.

Released: 4-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Around 10% of deaths from coronary stenting, balloon angioplasty are preventable
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Around 10% of all deaths following percutaneous coronary intervention are potentially preventable, a study led by Michigan Medicine finds.

2-Apr-2024 4:00 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic study finds active workstations may improve cognitive performance
Mayo Clinic

A recent Mayo Clinic study suggests that active workstations incorporating a walking pad, bike, stepper and/or standing desk are successful strategies for reducing sedentary time and improving mental cognition at work without reducing job performance.

Newswise: Airy cellulose from a 3D printer
Released: 4-Apr-2024 2:05 AM EDT
Airy cellulose from a 3D printer
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Ultra-light, thermally insulating and biodegradable: Cellulose-based aerogels are versatile. Empa researchers have succeeded in 3D printing the natural material into complex shapes that could one day serve as precision insulation in microelectronics or as personalized medical implants.

Newswise: Developing artificial skin that can regenerate skin and transmit sensation at the same time
Released: 4-Apr-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Developing artificial skin that can regenerate skin and transmit sensation at the same time
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a Korean research team has developed a human-implantable tactile smart bionic artificial skin.

   
Newswise: Rural pharmacists are pivotal to home-based palliative care
Released: 3-Apr-2024 11:05 PM EDT
Rural pharmacists are pivotal to home-based palliative care
University of South Australia

Pharmacists are being recognised for their vital role in supporting home-based rural palliative care patients, as new research shows that they not only enable patients to choose to stay at home, but also provide significant relief, comfort, and peace of mind for patients, carers, and family members.

Newswise: Climate change impacts terrorist activity
Released: 3-Apr-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Climate change impacts terrorist activity
University of Adelaide

Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new research.

Newswise: Surface Emitting Semiconductor Laser Achieves Efficiency Breakthrough
Released: 3-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Surface Emitting Semiconductor Laser Achieves Efficiency Breakthrough
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Since the advent of semiconductor lasers, one of the most striking advantages over other types of lasers is their ability to achieve extremely high electro-optical conversion efficiency. The pursuit of ultrahigh efficiencies in semiconductor lasers remains an important goal in photonics and laser physics.



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