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Newswise: Toxoplasma gondii parasite uses unconventional method to make proteins for evasion of drug treatment
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 6:05 PM EST
Toxoplasma gondii parasite uses unconventional method to make proteins for evasion of drug treatment
Indiana University

A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment.

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Newswise: Four Argonne researchers recognized on the American Nuclear Society’s ​“40 Under 40” list
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 6:05 PM EST
Four Argonne researchers recognized on the American Nuclear Society’s ​“40 Under 40” list
Argonne National Laboratory

Dave Grabaskas, Paul Romano, Ben Lindley and April Novak are recognized by American Nuclear Society on Nuclear News’ highly selective list of rising stars in nuclear research

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Release date: 9-Dec-2024 5:45 PM EST
ASH: Monoclonal antibody therapy improves survival in cancer-associated hyper-inflammatory disorder
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Adult patients with newly diagnosed malignancy-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (mHLH) – a rare, aggressive hyperinflammatory condition – who were treated with the first-in-class monoclonal antibody, ELA026, experienced a 100% response rate and an improved survival rate at two months, according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Newswise: Lighting Campus for Hope: A Winter Wonderland of Resilience and Community
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 5:00 PM EST
Lighting Campus for Hope: A Winter Wonderland of Resilience and Community
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

More than just a holiday gathering, this free, family-friendly event marked the culmination of a year-long appeal that raised $255,000 to provide 1,350 life-saving cancer screenings in our Borderplex community. Every dollar from event sponsorships will directly support cancer screenings and diagnostics, emphasizing the transformative impact of early detection and care.

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Newswise: Speedy Nuclei Do the Twist
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 4:55 PM EST
Speedy Nuclei Do the Twist
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The way hydrocarbon molecules interact with light can affect the production of nitrous acid in the atmosphere. In this study, researchers used an ultrafast electron camera to image the motions of hydrocarbon molecules at ultrafast, ultrasmall scales. They identified a proton transfer step followed by an out-of-plane twisting motion as key components of energy relaxation after molecules interact with light.

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Release date: 9-Dec-2024 4:50 PM EST
Controlling infectious disease between wildlife and livestock on shared rangeland
Texas A&M AgriLife

Sapna Chitlapilly Dass, Ph.D., assistant professor in microbial ecology and microbiome interactions, Department of Animal Science, is studying the ongoing threat of emerging pathogens that can necessitate prompt deployment of medical countermeasures for life-saving interventions.

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Newswise: Behind the Model: Visualizing SoLID with 3D Printing
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 4:25 PM EST
Behind the Model: Visualizing SoLID with 3D Printing
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jian-ping Chen, Jefferson Lab Hall A and C Staff Scientist and SoLID Project Manager, and his team created a 3D-printed model of the Solenoidal Large Intensity Device (SoLID) project. Here’s why.

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Newswise: DELPHI Symposium Brings Together Data Explorers to Improve Health Care
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 4:20 PM EST
DELPHI Symposium Brings Together Data Explorers to Improve Health Care
University of Utah Health

Almost a third of all new electronic data being generated is produced by health care systems. This immense quantity of data has the potential to transform our understanding of biology and drastically enhance health care. But it remains a largely untapped resource, its size and complexity vastly outstripping human intuition.

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Newswise: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Precision Medicine Treatment Delivers Strong Results for Infantile Fibrosarcoma and Other Solid Tumors
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 4:15 PM EST
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Precision Medicine Treatment Delivers Strong Results for Infantile Fibrosarcoma and Other Solid Tumors
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) found that larotrectinib, an oral drug that stops cancer-cell growth, was highly effective in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed infantile fibrosarcoma (IFS) or other solid tumors that have a neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase (NTRK) gene fusion without a known acquired resistance mutation. The study, published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, is the first COG trial to test precision medicine in a front-line setting across all different types of solid tumors based on a genetic biomarker rather than histology. It is poised to redefine the approach to treatment for newly diagnosed fibrosarcoma and other solid tumors with the NTRK gene fusion, potentially reducing or eliminating the need for these patients to receive chemotherapy.

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6-Dec-2024 11:20 AM EST
EPA Study Finds That U.S. Public Schools with the Highest Potential Exposure Risk to Air Toxics Have Higher Proportions of Disabled Latino, Hispanic, and Asian Children
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed a nationwide study to assess the estimated non-cancer exposure risks of public school students to ambient air respiratory toxicants. The analysis also examined how disability status, race, and ethnicity were related to exposure risk in more than 88,000 regular public schools located in the 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.

     
Newswise: STEM education expert offers holiday gift ideas for kids of all ages
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 3:50 PM EST
STEM education expert offers holiday gift ideas for kids of all ages
Virginia Tech

Buying gifts for the young people in your life – from “littles” to pre-teens – is one of the most joyful aspects of the holiday season. If you’re looking for gifts that could spark an interest in science, computers, technology and more, Pam Gilchrist, director of K-12 Initiatives for the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Va., has tips on the best 2024 STEM-related holiday gifts for kids of all ages.

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6-Dec-2024 11:35 AM EST
Lower-Quality Public Housing Is at High Risk of Flood Damage
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Preliminary findings suggest that lower-quality public housing structures (with lower inspection scores) are more likely to be located in a FEMA flood zone and in areas with higher flood risk as defined by FEMA’s National Risk Index. They are also more likely to be home to higher percentages of people of color. Kelsea Best, assistant professor of Urban Climate Resilience and Adaptation Disparities in Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, will present the team’s research in December at the annual Society for Risk Analysis meeting in Austin, Texas.

   
6-Dec-2024 11:35 AM EST
Employee Visits to Adult or Gambling Sites Doubles Risk of Infection by Malware
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Cybersecurity researchers from the University of Trento and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the global cybersecurity firm Trend Micro wondered what behaviors bring the greatest risk of malware infection: working at night, browsing adult content, gambling, having a lot of software installed or just visiting strange places?

   
Newswise: UNLV Expert Available: Christmas Traditions — From Santa Claus to the Gingerbread Man
Release date: 9-Dec-2024 3:00 PM EST
UNLV Expert Available: Christmas Traditions — From Santa Claus to the Gingerbread Man
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

‘Tis the season for UNLV folklore expert Katherine Walker to guide us through some of the holiday season’s holliest and jolliest customs.

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Newswise: Earliest Deep-Cave Ritual Compound in Southwest Asia Discovered
5-Dec-2024 4:30 PM EST
Earliest Deep-Cave Ritual Compound in Southwest Asia Discovered
Case Western Reserve University

CLEVELAND (Dec. 9)—A cave in Galilee, Israel, has yielded evidence for ritualistic gathering 35,000 years ago, the earliest on the Asian continent. Case Western Reserve University and Israeli researchers published their findings today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

5-Dec-2024 5:15 AM EST
Climate Change Impacting Freshwater Fish Species, Study Finds
University of Bristol

Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found.

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Newswise: Researchers Uncover a Troubling Trend in Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity
4-Dec-2024 2:00 PM EST
Researchers Uncover a Troubling Trend in Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity
Northern Arizona University

Scientists across four continents worked together to create and analyze three-dimensional maps of tropical rainforests throughout the globe. What they found is worrying: three- quarters of rainforests worldwide are suffering from human intervention, endangering thousands of animal species and threatening delicate ecosystems that are crucial to human survival. 



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