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Newswise: How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
Released: 8-Apr-2024 3:00 PM EDT
How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
University of California San Diego

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy have developed a new method to predict the financial impacts climate change will have on agriculture, which can help support food security and financial stability for countries increasingly prone to climate catastrophes.

Newswise: Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia
Released: 8-Apr-2024 2:45 PM EDT
Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Recent work by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists discovered which tumor cells resist treatment and why. By characterizing B-cells’ developmental stages, they designed and tested a drug combination to effectively treat resistant B-cell leukemia.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Americans are bad at recognizing conspiracy theories when they believe they’re true
University of Illinois Chicago

New research shows this was true both for people who self-identified as liberal and conservative

Released: 8-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
MSU researchers find more action needed to prevent arthritis
Michigan State University

The prevalence of early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms faced by patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is staggering — but not much is being done to address it according to new research published by scholars from Michigan State University’s Department of Kinesiology.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New Study Explores Video Game Addiction Rates
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Using data from a top video game streaming service, Puneet Manchanda, Isadore and Leon Winkelman Professor of Marketing, and PhD student Bruno Castelo Branco challenge preconceived notions of high addiction rates in the video game-playing community.

Newswise: AACR: Combination treatment is well-tolerated, shows antitumor effects in KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer
4-Apr-2024 3:30 PM EDT
AACR: Combination treatment is well-tolerated, shows antitumor effects in KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Combining the KRAS G12C inhibitor adagrasib with the anti-EGFR antibody cetuximab demonstrated promising anti-tumor effects in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), according to pooled results from the Phase I/II KRYSTAL-1 trial reported by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

   
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Novo estudo descobre que tumores de câncer de mama triplo-negativos com um aumento nas células imunes tiveram menor risco de recorrência após cirurgia, mesmo quando não houve tratamento com quimioterapia
Mayo Clinic

Um novo estudo multicentro e internacional sugere que as pessoas portadoras de câncer de mama triplo-negativo em estágio precoce, com níveis elevados de células imunes dentro desses tumores, podem ter um baixo nível de recorrência e melhores taxas de sobrevivência, mesmo quando não houve tratamento com quimioterapia.

Newswise: Unveiling the world's skin: a map of global land cover from 2000-2020
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Unveiling the world's skin: a map of global land cover from 2000-2020
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new study introduces the Hybrid Global Annual 1-km International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Land Cover Maps for the period 2000-2020.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Everyday social interactions predict language development in infants
University of Washington

In a study published April 8 in Current Biology, University of Washington researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby’s brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention — and the level of this type of activity predicted enhanced language development at later ages.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Un nuevo estudio determina que los tumores de cáncer de mama triple negativo con un aumento de células inmunitarias presentan un menor riesgo de recurrencia después de la cirugía, incluso cuando no se tratan con quimioterapia
Mayo Clinic

Un nuevo estudio multicéntrico e internacional indica que las personas que tienen cáncer de mama triple negativo (TNBC) en etapa inicial y niveles elevados de células inmunitarias en sus tumores pueden tener un menor riesgo de recurrencia y mejores tasas de supervivencia, incluso cuando no se tratan con quimioterapia.

Newswise: Can savanna emerge in the cold high latitudes and altitudes due to ongoing rapid warming?
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Can savanna emerge in the cold high latitudes and altitudes due to ongoing rapid warming?
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In the context of global warming, natural vegetations have been altered worldwide in spite of they are far away in the niches. Warming plus precipitation increase can extend the distributions of forest, grassland and savanna northwards while cooling plus drought may drive the tundra towards the equator.

Newswise: Barbie may help physicians, patients have more productive telehealth visits
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Barbie may help physicians, patients have more productive telehealth visits
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

As telehealth visits become more prevalent, physicians can sometimes struggle to help patients effectively demonstrate a musculoskeletal exam through a screen.At the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, one physician found a way to help pediatric patients demonstrate different joint movements using a Barbie doll.

Newswise: Chemically bonded Mn0.5Cd0.5S/BiOBr S-scheme photocatalyst with rich oxygen vacancies for improved photocatalytic decontamination performance
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Chemically bonded Mn0.5Cd0.5S/BiOBr S-scheme photocatalyst with rich oxygen vacancies for improved photocatalytic decontamination performance
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Devising novel heterojunction photocatalysts applied in annihilating pharmaceuticals and chromium contamination is significant for addressing the problem of global water pollution and it's quite challenging to devise a facile approach to modulate the interfacial chemical bonds of the heterojunction.

Newswise: How Scientists Are Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries With Automation
Released: 8-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
How Scientists Are Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries With Automation
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers have developed an automated workflow that could accelerate the discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs and other useful products. The new approach could enable real-time reaction analysis and identify new chemical-reaction products much faster than current laboratory methods.

4-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Youths with Mood Disorders 30 Percent Less Likely to Acquire Driver’s License Than Peers
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Researchers found that teens and young adults with mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder, were 30% less likely to obtain their driver’s license than peers without such disorders. Additionally, those youths with mood disorders experienced a slightly elevated risk of crashing.

Newswise: Microprinting millions in the blink of an eye
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Microprinting millions in the blink of an eye
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Multi-photon 3D laser printing has been sped up tenfold by using a 7x7 focus array and faster scan speeds. This new approach allows high-resolution printing of complex structures like chiral metamaterials and microparticles, opening doors for advanced materials and pharmaceutical applications.

Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Senior Staff Give More Constructive Feedback When They Think They’ll Work With You Again
North Carolina State University

A new study finds senior staff are more likely to provide constructive feedback and coaching to junior staff when the juniors are in the same office and/or when the senior staff know the juniors will be working with them again in the future.

Newswise: Inducing labor with drug vaginally shows benefits in study
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Inducing labor with drug vaginally shows benefits in study
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Labor induction with vaginal misoprostol during childbirth achieves vaginal delivery rates similar to the oral alternative while significantly reducing the need for oxytocin, the most commonly used labor-inducing drug, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

Newswise: First-of-its-kind integrated dataset enables genes-to-ecosystems research
Released: 8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
First-of-its-kind integrated dataset enables genes-to-ecosystems research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A first-ever dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released by a team of Department of Energy scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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.

Newswise:Video Embedded skin-wetting-helps-cool-older-adults-in-very-hot-dry-weather
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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.



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