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Release date: 2-Dec-2024 12:05 PM EST
Cardiovascular MRI With Late Gadolinium Enhancement Can Predict Heart Risk in Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A multi-institutional team including Jon Detterich, MD, Principal Investigator in the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, found that cardiovascular MRI with late gadolinium enhancement can predict heart risk in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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Release date: 2-Dec-2024 12:00 PM EST
Expert Available: Congress Races to Finalize Key Legislative Priorities Before End of Year Deadline
George Washington University

The final weeks of the 118th Congress will focus on urgent tasks, including passing a government funding extension, disaster aid, and the annual defense policy bill. ...

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Newswise: Risk and reward: Fuhr takes sensing technology to the next frontier… again
Release date: 2-Dec-2024 11:55 AM EST
Risk and reward: Fuhr takes sensing technology to the next frontier… again
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL's Peter Fuhr continues pushes boundaries of optical and sensor technology in applications ranging from fighting wildfires to operating the immense floodgates protecting Venice, Italy. Fuhr’s path is marked by an oddball creativity that can’t confine itself to challenges in a single field. No idea is too far out to try out. His many inventions and start-ups before joining ORNL proved his ability to bring bold ideas to life. His influence is likely to be lasting, as his imagination and infectious zeal have driven him to mentor generations of new engineers.

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Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Scott Lippe
Release date: 2-Dec-2024 11:35 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Scott Lippe
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

Pascack Valley Medical Group is pleased to announce Scott David Lippe, M.D. , board-certified gastroenterologist and internist, is joining the Pascack Valley Medical Center team. Dr. Lippe brings a wealth of expertise with over two decades of experience in private practice. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to the digestive tract, liver, and nutrition. With a focus on liver diseases and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, he is committed to providing exceptional, patient-centered care.

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Newswise: Elves on Shelves Bring Holiday Fun to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Release date: 2-Dec-2024 11:30 AM EST
Elves on Shelves Bring Holiday Fun to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Johns Hopkins Medicine

When night falls and children are sleeping at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, little elves come to life to bring joy to patients when they need it the most.

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Released: 2-Dec-2024 10:35 AM EST
Register Today for IAFNS Fourth Annual Dec. 10-12 Science Innovation Showcase
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Everyone is invited to participate in this exchange of science related to nutrition, innovative ingredients, products and processes in the food and beverage ecosystem.

Release date: 2-Dec-2024 10:30 AM EST
Surgeon Scientist Symposium in Otolaryngology Slated for July 24-25 at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt is hosting a NIDCD-funded annual symposium for promising otolaryngology residents, fellows and junior faculty interested in becoming successful investigators. During the two-day course, invited senior faculty from around the country will host lectures, small group sessions and panels on the elements to flourish as a clinician-scientist. This conference is designed to motivate participants and provide them with the tools needed to achieve success in basic, translational and clinical research.

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Release date: 2-Dec-2024 10:15 AM EST
2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to Spotlight Concrete Ways to Advance Public Health Amid Political Division
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The seventh Bloomberg American Health Summit organized by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative will bring together public health leaders, government officials, community organizations, researchers, and students to discuss evidence-based health policies that remain critical to advancing health in a politically divided country. The Summit will take place on December 3 in Washington, D.C.

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Newswise: Vanderbilt Scientists Discover Shared Genetic Foundations Between Musical Rhythm and Human Language
Released: 2-Dec-2024 10:05 AM EST
Vanderbilt Scientists Discover Shared Genetic Foundations Between Musical Rhythm and Human Language
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

In a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers have uncovered significant genetic connections between human language abilities and musical rhythm skills, providing new insights into the biological underpinnings of these fundamental human traits.

   
Newswise: A Cause of Hyperinflammatory Response in Lethal COVID-19 Identified
Released: 2-Dec-2024 10:00 AM EST
A Cause of Hyperinflammatory Response in Lethal COVID-19 Identified
Johns Hopkins Medicine

As part of the COVID-19 International Research Team, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pittsburgh and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm — the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 infection.

Release date: 2-Dec-2024 10:00 AM EST
Study reveals women excel in effective aspects of leadership
Florida State University

Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, a researcher and organizational expert in the Florida State University College of Business, led a comprehensive study that challenges long-held assumptions about gender and leadership effectiveness.The study, “Gender and Evaluations of Leadership Behaviors: A Meta-Analytic Review of 50 Years of Research,” published this fall in Leadership Quarterly, finds that women leaders consistently receive higher ratings than men across most effective leadership styles.

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Released: 2-Dec-2024 10:00 AM EST
google.org Awards UIC Grant to Launch Data, AI Program
University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago undergraduate students — in any field of study — will have the opportunity to develop their data and artificial intelligence skills thanks to a $1 million award from Google.org.

Released: 2-Dec-2024 9:55 AM EST
'Spooky Action' at a Very Short Distance: Scientists Map Out Quantum Entanglement in Protons
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists have a new way to use data from high-energy particle smashups to peer inside protons. Their approach uses quantum information science to map out how particle tracks streaming from electron-proton collisions are influenced by quantum entanglement inside the proton.

Released: 2-Dec-2024 9:55 AM EST
‘I Don’t Feel Your Pain’: How Alcohol Increases Aggression
Ohio State University

Alcohol’s ability to increase people’s pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the less pain that study participants felt after drinking an alcoholic beverage, the more pain they were willing to inflict on someone else.

Newswise: Mitochondrial Maestro: PtoRFL30 Orchestrates Poplar Development
Released: 2-Dec-2024 9:15 AM EST
Mitochondrial Maestro: PtoRFL30 Orchestrates Poplar Development
Chinese Academy of Sciences

New research reveals the pivotal role of a mitochondrion-localized protein, PtoRFL30, in the wood formation of poplar trees. This revelation sheds light on the dynamic communication between a tree’s nuclear and mitochondrial systems, offering crucial insights into secondary growth.

Released: 2-Dec-2024 9:10 AM EST
Unexpected Findings in Study of T Cells Considered Front-Line Fighters Against Advanced Melanoma
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale researchers made an unexpected discovery—turncoat T cells that help a tumor evade other cancer-fighting immune T cells—in a study of patients living with advanced melanoma that was published Nov. 28 in Nature Immunology.

Newswise: Tomato Science: Unraveling the Genetic Keys to Thriving Under Nitrate Stress
Released: 2-Dec-2024 8:55 AM EST
Tomato Science: Unraveling the Genetic Keys to Thriving Under Nitrate Stress
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A cutting-edge studystudy has uncovered the pivotal role of the sltrxh protein in tomatoes in managing nitrate stress—a growing challenge in modern agriculture. The research highlights that s-nitrosation, a key post-translational modification of sltrxh, significantly enhances the plant's ability to tolerate high nitrate levels. This discovery marks a promising step toward developing crop varieties with improved resistance to nitrogen stress, addressing both agricultural and environmental concerns.

Newswise: Innovative Vortex Beam Technology Unleashes Ultra-Secure, High-Capacity Data Transmission
Released: 2-Dec-2024 8:35 AM EST
Innovative Vortex Beam Technology Unleashes Ultra-Secure, High-Capacity Data Transmission
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new method has been developed to create optical vortices with spatial-frequency patching metasurfaces. These "super-capacity perfect vector vortex beams" offer significantly increased data transmission capacity by utilizing multiple dimensions, including beam morphology, polarization azimuth, and ellipticity angle.

Newswise: Dragon 5 Unleashed: Charting New Frontiers in Earth Science
Released: 2-Dec-2024 8:25 AM EST
Dragon 5 Unleashed: Charting New Frontiers in Earth Science
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The journal Geo-Spatial Information Science will soon release a special issue showcasing the mid-term achievements of the China-Europe Earth Observation project, “Dragon 5.” Launched in July 2020, the initiative has made significant strides in Earth sciences, fostering cross-border collaboration and advancing the use of satellite data.



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