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Newswise: Extremely rare gene variants point to a potential cause of age-related macular degeneration
29-Mar-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Extremely rare gene variants point to a potential cause of age-related macular degeneration
NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

A study from the National Eye Institute (NEI) identified rare genetic variants that could point to one of the general mechanisms driving age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of vision loss in older adults.

Newswise: April 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video: “Intraventricular Endoscopic Surgery”
29-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
April 2023 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video: “Intraventricular Endoscopic Surgery”
Journal of Neurosurgery

Announcement of contents of the April 2023 issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video

Released: 31-Mar-2023 7:30 PM EDT
At the end of the dry season: CO2 pulses over Australia
Universität Heidelberg

End-of-dry-season CO2 pulses recur each year in the atmosphere above the Australian continent, a discovery made by an international research team led by environmental physicist Prof. Dr André Butz of Heidelberg University.

Newswise: March Research Highlights
Released: 31-Mar-2023 7:25 PM EDT
March Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news happening at Cedars-Sinai in March 2023.

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Released: 31-Mar-2023 7:15 PM EDT
Path to net-zero carbon capture and storage may lead to ocean
Lehigh University

Lehigh Engineering researcher Arup SenGupta has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the “infinite sink” of the ocean.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 7:00 PM EDT
Researchers uncover the first steps driving antibiotic resistance
Baylor College of Medicine

Report in the journal Molecular Cell crucial and surprising first steps that promote resistance to ciprofloxacin, or cipro for short, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics. The findings point at potential strategies that could prevent bacteria from developing resistance, extending the effectiveness of new and old antibiotics.

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Released: 31-Mar-2023 6:35 PM EDT
A tighter core stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new emergent variants
Penn State University

New research led by Penn State reveals that the stem region of the spike protein became progressively tighter over time, and the team thinks this likely improved the virus’s ability to transmit through nasal droplets and infect host cells once in the body.

31-Mar-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Combination therapy a promising option for advanced kidney cancer patients already treated with immunotherapy
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

In this study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, interim results of the combination of cabozantinib, a VEGF TKI, plus belzutifan, a HIF-2α inhibitor, show promising anti-tumor activity in this pre-treated patient group. The results suggest that the combination might fill and unmet need and provides a rationale for further study of combining a VEGF TKI and a HIF-2 inhibitor.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 6:05 PM EDT
A healthy microbiome may prevent deadly infections in critically ill people
University of Calgary

Twenty to 50 per cent of all critically ill patients contract potentially deadly infections during their stay in the intensive care unit or in hospital after being in the ICU – markedly increasing the risk of death.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 5:45 PM EDT
Academic institutions receive lower financial returns from biotechnology licenses than commercial firms
Bentley University

The financial terms of biotechnology licenses from academic institutions are significantly less favorable than those of comparable licenses between commercial firms according to a new study from Bentley University’s Center for Integration of Science and Industry.

Newswise: Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rises Sharply in Ventura County
Released: 31-Mar-2023 5:45 PM EDT
Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rises Sharply in Ventura County
Cedars-Sinai

In a study among residents of Ventura County, California, rates of sudden cardiac arrest rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newswise: New type of friction discovered in ligand-protein systems
Released: 31-Mar-2023 5:35 PM EDT
New type of friction discovered in ligand-protein systems
University of Freiburg

An interdisciplinary research team of the Institutes of Physical Chemistry and Physics of the University of Freiburg and the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt-am-Main has discovered a new, direction-dependent friction in proteins called anisotropic friction.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Keeping Time: Understanding the Master Clock in the Brain
University of Tsukuba

Most living creatures exhibit a circadian rhythm, an internal clock that repeats around every 24 hours. Now, researchers from Japan have found new details about the molecular processes that govern sleep/wake rhythms in mice.

   
Newswise: Click Away the Bias: New System to Make AI Training Easier and More Accurate
Released: 31-Mar-2023 4:55 PM EDT
Click Away the Bias: New System to Make AI Training Easier and More Accurate
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

In the past few years, “AI” has become a major buzzword in technology. The prospect of a computer being able to do tasks which only a human could perform is a captivating thought indeed! AIs can be created using multiple different methods, but one of the most popular ones right now involves the use of deep neural networks (DNNs).

Released: 31-Mar-2023 4:40 PM EDT
A ‘power boost’ for customers is key to enhancing engagement and wellbeing, suggests study
University of Surrey

Customers who feel powerless in their relationship with a company are likely to disengage from the company and experience negative effects on their overall wellbeing, suggests new research from the University of Surrey.

   
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Newswise: Study Shows Ketamine Could Be Beneficial for Treating Brain Injury in Children
Released: 31-Mar-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Study Shows Ketamine Could Be Beneficial for Treating Brain Injury in Children
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A common anesthesia drug could be beneficial in reducing pressure inside the skull of children with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), according to a study published in Critical Care Medicine.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 3:40 PM EDT
Fewer than 10% of patients screened for food insecurity during pandemic
University of California, Davis

As jobless rates rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, millions more Americans experienced food insecurity because they lacked consistent access to food. National health organizations recommend primary care providers screen patients for food insecurity, since not having access to enough food can lead to chronic diseases.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 3:15 PM EDT
American Society of Retina Specialists’ Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases Granted Indexing in PubMed Central
American Society of Retina Specialists

The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) is pleased to announce that its official peer-reviewed scientific journal, Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases (JVRD), has been granted indexing in PubMed Central (PMC).

Released: 31-Mar-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Childhood Asthma Declines During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Half as many children in the United States were diagnosed with asthma in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years, and Rutgers researchers think fewer colds may be part of the reason.

Newswise: How to Get Narcan: The Lifesaving Drug for Opioid Overdose
Released: 31-Mar-2023 2:45 PM EDT
How to Get Narcan: The Lifesaving Drug for Opioid Overdose
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health Doctor of Pharmacy discusses Narcan use and availability.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Live Event for April 26: Fake News Effect on Media Relations
Newswise

We are forming a panel to discuss fake news and how it affects media relations. For the last two years, we have been looking at how Newswise can tackle issues around spreading and consuming fake news.

       
Newswise: This is your brain on everyday life
Released: 31-Mar-2023 2:00 PM EDT
This is your brain on everyday life
Washington University in St. Louis

A new study from a Washington University researcher offers fresh insights into how the brain goes to great lengths to processes and remember everyday events.

Newswise: Hope for salamanders? Illinois study recalibrates climate change effects
Released: 31-Mar-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Hope for salamanders? Illinois study recalibrates climate change effects
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science (ACES)

For tiny salamanders squirming skin-to-soil, big-picture weather patterns may seem as far away as outer space. But for decades, scientists have mostly relied on free-air temperature data at large spatial scales to predict future salamander distributions under climate change. The outlook was dire for the mini ecosystem engineers, suggesting near elimination of habitat in crucial areas.

Newswise: AI algorithm unblurs the cosmos
Released: 31-Mar-2023 1:40 PM EDT
AI algorithm unblurs the cosmos
Northwestern University

The cosmos would look a lot better if Earth’s atmosphere wasn’t photo bombing it all the time.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 1:15 PM EDT
Development of an artificial kidney for early detection of drug toxicity
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

The kidney plays a vital role in maintaining homeostasis within the body by eliminating toxic and superfluous substances in the bloodstream, including waste generated during metabolic processes, through urine.

   
Newswise: Do we understand the flickering flames?
Released: 31-Mar-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Do we understand the flickering flames?
Toyohashi University of Technology

A research team, led by Professor Yuji Nakamura of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, discovered that the flickering of flames can be freely controlled by moving two flames closer together or further apart.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 12:45 PM EDT
What does Trump’s Indictment Mean for Politics?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

David Greenberg, a professor of history and journalism and media studies and an expert on American political and cultural history talked to Rutgers Today about the implications of Trump’s indictment and what it could mean for his support among Republicans.

 
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Released: 31-Mar-2023 12:40 PM EDT
NASA Media Call on Upcoming Air Quality Satellite Launch
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Media are invited to participate in a teleconference discussing the upcoming launch of TEMPO on Wednesday, April 5. TEMPO will soon provide the first-ever hourly scans of air pollution over greater North America.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 12:35 PM EDT
Successful visualization of two-dimensional electron gas in high-frequency/power devices
Japan Science and Technology Agency.

The group led by Professor Naoya Shibata of the University of Tokyo, in collaboration with Sony Group Corporation, succeeded in directly observing a two-dimensional electron gas(1) that accumulated at the semiconductor interface.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Latinx students reported higher depression and anxiety symptoms than other students during the pandemic
Taylor & Francis

Latinx children in the US experienced higher rates of depression and anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study shows, as experts state the “pressing need” to examine the long-term impact.

Newswise: Loyola Medicine Allergy Count Returns on Monday, April 3
Released: 31-Mar-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Loyola Medicine Allergy Count Returns on Monday, April 3
Loyola Medicine

For more than 20 years, Loyola Medicine's Gottlieb Memorial Hospital has provided the Chicago area with updated allergy counts every weekday during allergy season.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Cal State Fullerton Fraternities and Sororities Raises Funds for Children and Students in Need
California State University, Fullerton

Greek Week has long been a tradition at Cal State Fullerton, focusing on fundraising and creating awareness of student programs and activities.

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Released: 31-Mar-2023 11:15 AM EDT
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Joined Top Biomedical Researchers to Usher in the Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine at Hudson Research Center at 619 West 54th Street
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

The grand opening of the Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine (CEPM), a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Icahn Mount Sinai), was held March 29, 2023 at the Hudson Research Center (HRC) at 619 West 54th Street. The center is the latest in a 10+ year partnership between RPI, a world-renowned technological research university known for its engineering, technology, and science programs, and Icahn Mount Sinai, the academic arm of the Mount Sinai Health System, which includes eight hospitals and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York City region.

Newswise: UT Southwestern researchers create model to assess post-tonsillectomy bleed rates
Released: 31-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UT Southwestern researchers create model to assess post-tonsillectomy bleed rates
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers led by a team at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created a statistical model to identify standards for typical, high, or low rates of bleeding after pediatric tonsillectomies. The findings, published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, could help doctors and hospitals improve outcomes for the third-most common pediatric surgery in the U.S.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
RUSH Respiratory Specialists Named ‘Top Doctors’
Rush University Medical Center

Four RUSH respiratory specialists have been named top doctors by Chicago magazine.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Study finds high rates of burnout across healthcare professions
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Burnout is associated with adverse outcomes including medical errors and lower quality of care. While many studies have focused on physician or nurse burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic increased stress across the healthcare workforce, including support staff and healthcare teams who have a crucial role in patient care.

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Newswise: ORNL’s Lee named Materials Research Society Fellow
Released: 31-Mar-2023 10:55 AM EDT
ORNL’s Lee named Materials Research Society Fellow
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ho Nyung Lee, a condensed matter physicist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the Materials Research Society.

Released: 31-Mar-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Scientists observe flattest explosion ever seen in space
University of Sheffield

Astronomers have observed an explosion 180 million light years away which challenges our current understanding of explosions in space, that appeared much flatter than ever thought possible

Newswise: Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests
Released: 31-Mar-2023 10:20 AM EDT
Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests
Field Museum

Ants are pretty much everywhere. There are more than 14,000 different species, spread over every continent except Antarctica, and researchers have estimated that there are more than four quadrillion individual ants on Earth-- that’s 4,000,000,000,000,000. But how ants evolved to take over the world is still a mystery.


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