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    Newswise: Unraveling Paddy Soil Secrets: Surprising Contribution of Nonmicrobial Mechanisms to CO2 Emissions
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
    Unraveling Paddy Soil Secrets: Surprising Contribution of Nonmicrobial Mechanisms to CO2 Emissions
    Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Paddy soil, found in wetlands, is a big source of global CO2 emissions, sometimes even more than what humans produce.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
    Fighting AIDS: Why the goal is to diagnose HIV before symptoms appear
    Mayo Clinic

    HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), can hide in the body for many years before symptoms appear.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
    A luta contra a AIDS: por que é importante detectar o HIV antes que os sintomas apareçam
    Mayo Clinic

    O HIV (vírus da imunodeficiência humana) que causa a AIDS (síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida) pode ficar oculto no corpo por muitos anos antes da manifestação dos sintomas.

    Newswise: University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research coal-to-carbon fiber research published in Carbon
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
    University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research coal-to-carbon fiber research published in Carbon
    University of Kentucky

    At the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), scientists’ innovative research to turn Kentucky waste coal into high-value carbon products has been published in the journal Carbon.The publication titled “Isotropic pitch-derived carbon fiber from waste coal” is the work of CAER’s Carbon Materials Research Group.

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    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
    'He has never stopped fighting for me' — the legacy of innovative diabetes care at Barnstable Brown
    University of Kentucky

    “Just like any other parent who out of nowhere their child is suddenly ill, it pretty much takes your breath away. It is not something you know how to fix,” remembers Cindy Farmer. At just 11 years old, Cindy and Mike Farmer’s daughter, Leslie, was diagnosed with diabetes.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
    La lucha contra el SIDA: por qué el objetivo es detectar el VIH antes de que aparezcan los síntomas
    Mayo Clinic

    El VIH (virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana), el virus que causa el SIDA (síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida), se puede esconder en el organismo durante muchos años antes de que aparezcan los síntomas.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
    Does Spaceflight Increase Men’s Risk of Erectile Dysfunction?
    Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    During missions into space, astronauts are exposed to high levels of galactic cosmic radiation and weightlessness. Simulation experiments in male rats indicated that these aspects of spaceflight can negatively affect vascular tissues relevant to erectile dysfunction, even after a period of long-term recovery.

       
    Newswise: A Special Collection Collaboration Between SLAS and SBI2
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
    A Special Collection Collaboration Between SLAS and SBI2
    SLAS

    The latest issue of SLAS Discovery is a joint Special Collection between SLAS and the Society of Biomolecular Imaging and Informatics (SBI2) to celebrate the 10th Annual SBI2 High-Content Imaging and Informatics meeting

    Newswise: Breathing New Life into Old Medications: A Revolutionary Strategy Targeting Cancer Stem Cells
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:30 AM EST
    Breathing New Life into Old Medications: A Revolutionary Strategy Targeting Cancer Stem Cells
    Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Despite advancements, cancer remains a major global health challenge, taking millions of lives every year. Traditional treatments such as chemotherapy, while effective, often have severe side effects and don't consistently guarantee a complete cure. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), recently spotlighted in scientific research, have been identified as key players behind cancer's tenacity, recurrence, and resistance to treatments.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Digital payment platforms can easily be misused for drug dealing
    University of California, Davis

    Digital payment platforms such as Venmo work great for sharing a dinner bill with friends, buying gifts at a pop-up shop or making payments without cash or credit cards.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Long in the Bluetooth: Sussex scientists develop a more efficient way to transmit data between our devices
    University of Sussex

    University of Sussex researchers have developed a more energy-efficient alternative to transmit data that could potentially replace Bluetooth in mobile phones and other tech devices.

    Newswise: Forest modeling shows which harvest rotations lead to maximum carbon sequestration
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Forest modeling shows which harvest rotations lead to maximum carbon sequestration
    Oregon State University

    Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site’s productivity – an indicator of how fast trees grow and how much biomass they accumulate – is the main factor that determines which time period between timber harvests allows for maximum above-ground carbon sequestration.

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    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Kentucky Children's Hospital puts Lexington schools to the test for Project ADAM Heart Safe designation
    University of Kentucky

    On his way to class, an unsuspecting student at Tates Creek High School stumbles onto a shocking scene. In an empty hallway, a figure lies motionless on the floor. The student quickly knocks on the door of the nearest classroom and informs the teacher there’s an unresponsive person who needs help.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    How do we learn? Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are likely to be stored in the brain
    Trinity College Dublin

    What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories?

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Mice eating less of specific amino acid — overrepresented in diet of obese people — live longer, healthier
    University of Wisconsin–Madison

    There’s a popular saying in some circles that “a calorie is a calorie,” but science shows that it may not be true. In fact, it may be possible to eat more of some kinds of calories while also improving your health.“We like to say a calorie is not just a calorie,” says Dudley Lamming, a professor and metabolism researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

    Newswise: Hydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space exploration
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Hydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space exploration
    United States Naval Research Laboratory

    U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration.

    Newswise: Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
    University of Otago

    Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past four years, University of Otago researchers believe chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) aren’t the only things to blame.

    Newswise: Researchers help unravel brain processes involved in vision
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Researchers help unravel brain processes involved in vision
    York University

    Faced with images that break the expected pattern, like a do not enter sign where a stop sign is expected, how does the brain react and learn compared to being shown images which match what was predicted?

    Newswise: Parental age effect on the longevity and healthspan of flies and worms
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
    Parental age effect on the longevity and healthspan of flies and worms
    Impact Journals LLC

    Several studies have investigated the effect of parental age on biological parameters such as reproduction, lifespan, and health; however, the results have been inconclusive, largely due to inter-species variation and/or modest effect sizes.

    Newswise: The Wnt Signaling Pathway – The Foundation of Cell Growth, Development, and Potential Therapeutics:
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 7:35 AM EST
    The Wnt Signaling Pathway – The Foundation of Cell Growth, Development, and Potential Therapeutics:
    Chinese Academy of Sciences

    The Wnt signaling pathway, a system present in living organisms, plays a pivotal role in cell growth, differentiation, and migration. It has a long history dating back to 1982 when the first Wnt gene, which is essential for cellular growth, was discovered.

    Newswise: KIT is planning for climate research in space
    Released: 22-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
    KIT is planning for climate research in space
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

    The CAIRT satellite mission is becoming increasingly likely. The European Space Agency (ESA) has now selected the concept, that was coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), as one of two remaining candidates for an Earth observation mission. The final decision for implementation will be made in 2025.

    Released: 22-Nov-2023 1:05 AM EST
    مكافحة مرض نقص المناعة البشري المكتسب (الإيدز): لماذا يكمن هدفنا في اكتشاف فيروس نقص المناعة البشري قبل ظهور الأعراض
    Mayo Clinic

    روتشستر، مينيسوتا – إن فيروس نقص المناعة البشري، الذي يسبب الإيدز (مرض نقص المناعة البشري المكتسب) بإمكانه أن يختفي في الجسم عدة سنوات قبلما تظهر الأعراض. وخلال هذا الوقت، فإنه يقضي على جزء من الجهاز المناعي دون أن نشعر. لذا فإن هدفنا هو اكتشاف فيروس نقص المناعة البشري قبلما تظهر الأعراض، مما يجعل الاختبارات الروتينية ضروريةً كي يعرف المرضى أنهم مصابون وكي يتسنى علاجهم، وهذا ما أوضحته الدكتورة ستيسي ريزا خبيرة الأمراض المُعدية والباحثة في فيروس نقص المناعة البشري لدى مايو كلينك.

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    20-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
    Obesity may not be the only factor to link ultra-processed foods to higher risk of mouth, throat and oesophagus cancers
    University of Bristol

    Eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be associated with a higher risk of developing cancers of upper aerodigestive tract (including the mouth, throat and oesophagus), according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Bristol and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

    Newswise: Skunks’ warning stripes less prominent where predators are sparse, study finds
    20-Nov-2023 5:05 AM EST
    Skunks’ warning stripes less prominent where predators are sparse, study finds
    University of Bristol

    Striped skunks are less likely to evolve with their famous and white markings where the threat of predation from mammals is low, scientists from the University of Bristol, Montana and Long Beach, California have discovered.

    Newswise: Hybrid Transistors Set Stage for Integration of Biology and Microelectronics
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
    Hybrid Transistors Set Stage for Integration of Biology and Microelectronics
    Tufts University

    Researchers create transistors combining silicon with biological silk, using common microprocessor manufacturing methods. The silk protein can be easily modified with other chemical and biological molecules to change its properties, leading to circuits that respond to biology and the environment

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    New paper links childhood deprivation to accelerated biological aging later in life
    University of Wisconsin–Madison

    While earlier studies found a link between threats experienced in early life and epigenetic age acceleration in children, the study led by Schmitz shows that this relationship may not persist into adulthood. On the other hand, the researchers found that experiences of deprivation in childhood may lead to age acceleration later in life.

    Newswise: New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
    New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material.

    Newswise: Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
    Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study
    University of Florida

    A new artificial intelligence computer program created by researchers at the University of Florida and NVIDIA can generate doctors’ notes so well that two physicians couldn’t tell the difference, according to an early study from both groups.

    Newswise: ASPET Welcomes the 2023 FASPET Class
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 4:00 PM EST
    ASPET Welcomes the 2023 FASPET Class
    Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) has selected 16 individuals as 2023 ASPET Fellows.

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:45 PM EST
    It's not over until it's over. Keep up with the latest COVID research in the Coronavirus channel.
    Newswise

    Stay informed! Keep up with the latest research on the COVID-19 virus in the Coronavirus channel on Newswise.

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    Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
    University of Maryland, Baltimore Receives Landmark Funding to Create New Innovation Hub in West Baltimore and the Region
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President Bruce Jarrell, MD, FACS, and University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark Gladwin, MD, announced today that the university has received a four-year, $4 million Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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    Bridging the agricultural science communications gap
    Texas A&M AgriLife

    A national network of researchers, educators and undergraduate students will help bridge the communication gap between agriculture scientists and nonscientists.

    Newswise: ASU experts share mindfulness tips for the holiday season
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
    ASU experts share mindfulness tips for the holiday season
    Arizona State University (ASU)

    We all know the holidays can be hectic — and even science backs this up. A 2020 study by the American Psychological Association found that a quarter of all Americans consider themselves "extremely stressed" during the holiday season. Triggering that stress? According to the study: things like not having enough time, money and the incessant pressure to give or receive gifts.

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
    American College of Surgeons Releases the Revised Best Practices Guidelines in Geriatric Trauma Management
    American College of Surgeons (ACS)

    Recognizing the unique challenges and increasing incidence of trauma in the geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has announced a comprehensive set of guidelines designed to optimize trauma care for older adults.

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
    The bilingual brain may be better at ignoring irrelevant information
    University of Florida

    Results showed that bilinguals seem to be more efficient at ignoring information that's irrelevant, rather than suppressing — or inhibiting information

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    Released: 21-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
    Striving to Develop Treatment Options for Genetic Hearing Loss
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    The Mass Eye and Ear Eaton-Peabody Laboratory Associate Professor Zheng-Yi Chen speaks about his efforts to develop gene therapies for hearing loss and his recent success in rescuing hearing loss in aging mice

    Newswise: Mike Antoniades named new president of UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
    Mike Antoniades named new president of UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial
    University of Chicago Medical Center

    Michael Antoniades, Interim President of UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital, will assume the role permanently in January 2024.

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    Released: 21-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
    The Promising Future of Personalized Glaucoma Care
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve, the cable that connects the eye to the brain. This can lead to blindness. There are currently no symptoms for early glaucoma, but later on patients may experience difficulty seeing in the dark or difficulty reading

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
    Could Eating Turkey Ease Colitis?
    Thomas Jefferson University

    According to data in mice, extra tryptophan in turkey and other foods could reduce the risk of future colitis flares.

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
    Two new UW–Madison-led studies inform outlook on scaling of carbon removal technologies
    University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that could be critical tools to combat climate change have developed in line with other technologies from the last century. However, according to new studies led by Gregory Nemet, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, these technologies need to develop faster to meet policy targets aimed at limiting global warming.

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:30 PM EST
    Argonne and Waubonsee Community College partner on sustainable aviation fuels case studies
    Argonne National Laboratory

    Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are making news as a way to potentially reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has teamed up with DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory on a new project funded by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) called BRIDGES: the Bioenergy Research & Education Bridge.

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:20 PM EST
    Argonne’s Liu named to MIT ’s ​“ 35 Innovators Under 35”
    Argonne National Laboratory

    Innovators often point to failure as their inspiration for success. Tongchao Liu can relate.That’s because his groundbreaking research on why rechargeable lithium batteries eventually fail — and how to extend their life expectancy — has earned him a place on MIT Technology Review’s list of ​“35 Innovators Under 35” for 2023.

    Newswise: Will your loved ones’ end-of-life care match their wishes?
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:15 PM EST
    Will your loved ones’ end-of-life care match their wishes?
    Case Western Reserve University

    Sara L. Douglas, the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, will study the variables that determine high-quality end-of-life care for both patients and their caregivers.

    Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
    “Triple star” discovery could revolutionise understanding of stellar evolution
    University of Leeds

    Astronomers at the University of Leeds have discovered that massive Be stars, thought to exist in double stars, could in fact be "triples". This could revolutionize our understanding of these stars and the formation of black holes and neutron stars

    Newswise: How green investors can make a difference
    Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
    How green investors can make a difference
    University of Utah

    To demonstrate this point, Professor Chong Shu and his colleagues Matthew Kahn and John Matsusaka from the University of Southern California examined the 30 largest state pension funds benefiting public employees, with a total of $5 trillion in assets under management. Funds were defined as “green” and “not green” according to the political party of the state’s governor or the fund’s board of trustees.



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