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Lessons Learned From ADLM’s COVID Immunity Study Could Improve Research on Future Pandemics
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

A special report published today in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine’s (ADLM’s, formerly AACC’s) The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine describes the design, operations, and methodology of the COVID Immunity Study, a large-scale scientific study by ADLM that took place in September 2021.

Newswise: Gift of $3 Million to Fund New Chair in LGBTQ+ Health
Released: 7-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Gift of $3 Million to Fund New Chair in LGBTQ+ Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The gift from James F. Dougherty, a Rutgers alumnus and Board of Governors member who has supported the university in numerous ways for more than two decades, creates an endowed chair named for the Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Perry N. Halkitis.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
MSU expert: What really happens when you return online orders
Michigan State University

Simone Peinkofer, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, takes a look inside the black box of product returns.

Release date: 7-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
MSU experts: Why we’re drawn to holiday movies
Michigan State University

Michigan State University experts can explain the elements of a great holiday movie, how brands tap into the popularity and nostalgia of these films and why we keep watching them.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
DOE Announces $42 Million for Inertial Fusion Energy Hubs
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $42 million for a program that will establish multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary hubs to advance foundational inertial fusion energy (IFE) science and technology, building on the groundbreaking work of the Department’s researchers into harnessing the power of the sun and stars.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Study Identifies Behaviors That Helped Couples Weather the Pandemic
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Many couples were unprepared for the impact COVID-19 could have on romantic relationships, but those who were able to adjust by creating new routines and adopting a positive attitude were more likely to weather the storm, according to a study by Rutgers researchers.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 1:00 PM EST
Black Medicare patients less likely to be referred for home health care
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

At discharge from the hospital, Black Medicare beneficiaries are less likely to be referred for home health care (HHC), compared to white patients reports a survey study in Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Soham Saha is developing the next generation of X-ray tools
Argonne National Laboratory

Soham Saha, a Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, discusses his work to develop small, adjustable X-ray sources.

Newswise: NIH diversity grant to fund student’s 3D bioprinting research
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
NIH diversity grant to fund student’s 3D bioprinting research
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Bioprinted, lab-grown networks of blood vessels in tissue could advance research on a variety of vascular diseases that affect millions of people worldwide, according to Angie Castro, a doctoral student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering at Penn State.

Newswise: Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Realizing the full potential of macrophage therapies relies on being able to see what these cellular allies are doing inside our bodies, and a team of Penn State researchers may have developed a way to watch them do their thing.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
ChatGPT often won’t defend its answers – even when it is right
Ohio State University

ChatGPT may do an impressive job at correctly answering complex questions, but a new study suggests it may be absurdly easy to convince the AI chatbot that it’s in the wrong.

Newswise: ORNL, Caterpillar collaborate to advance methanol use in marine engines
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
ORNL, Caterpillar collaborate to advance methanol use in marine engines
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Caterpillar Inc. have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement, or CRADA, to investigate using methanol as an alternative fuel source for four-stroke internal combustion marine engines. The collaboration supports efforts to decarbonize the marine industry, a hard-to-electrify transportation sector.

Newswise: Can AI crave a favorite food?
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Can AI crave a favorite food?
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not yet, but a team of Penn State researchers is developing a novel electronic tongue that mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both needs and wants, providing a possible blueprint for AI that processes information more like a human being.

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Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
JCEHP supplement aims to disrupt assumptions about continuing professional development
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP) has published a supplement, "Conceptual Advances in Continuing Professional Development in the Health Professions," in which scholars of continuing professional development (CPD) creatively examine prevailing assumptions and propose new theoretical frameworks and empirical insights.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:50 AM EST
NIH Study Suggests Maternal Inflammation Risk Factors Associated With Children's Behavioral and Emotional Regulation
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program/NIH

A study funded by the ECHO Program at the National Institutes of Health suggests that maternal health during pregnancy may be linked to dysregulation in children, affecting attention, anxiety, depression, and aggression beyond typical expectations for their age.

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Virginia Tech faculty inducted as Biomedical Engineering Society fellows
Virginia Tech

Two Virginia Tech biomedical engineers have been named as fellows of Biomedical Engineering Society for their impactful achievements and contributions.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
New open-source platform cuts costs for running AI
Cornell University

Cornell University researchers have released a new, open-source platform called Cascade that can run artificial intelligence models in a way that slashes expenses and energy costs while dramatically improving performance.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Wasps that recognize faces cooperate more, may be smarter
Cornell University

A new study of paper wasps suggests social interactions may make animals smarter. The research offers behavioral evidence of an evolutionary link between the ability to recognize individuals and social cooperation.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
TriNetX Showcases Pioneering Role in Advancing Healthcare through Innovative Medical Technologies
TriNetX

TriNetX, LLC ("TriNetX"), a global network of healthcare organizations driving real-world research to accelerate the development of new therapies, proudly participated in an important video series, "Connecting the Dots." The series, presented by MedTech Europe with a film produced for TriNetX by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, underscores the pivotal role of medical technologies in shaping the future of healthcare.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Very Early Treatment of Newborns with HIV Could Result in Medication-Free Remission for Many Babies
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

An unexpectedly high percentage of children, who were born with HIV and started treatment within 48 hours of life, exhibit biomarkers by 2 years of age that may make them eligible to test for medication-free remission, according to a multinational study published in Lancet HIV.

Newswise: What’s Behind Low Back Pain?
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
What’s Behind Low Back Pain?
Cedars-Sinai

A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
New Target Found for Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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 uncovered a novel mechanism that leads to motor neuron degeneration in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

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Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Saddling up cryptosystems for a quantum showdown
Virginia Tech

A lone ranger riding off into the sunset might say something sage and vague, such as “a man is only as good as his word.” But these gritty prophets never said anything about verifying a man’s — or anyone else’s — word in the wild frontiers of the digital or quantum era.

Newswise: Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Virginia Tech

When temperatures drop and roads get slick, rock salt is an important safety precaution used by individuals, businesses, and local and state governments to keep walkers, cyclists, and drivers safe.

Newswise: Study Suggests Serotonin Loss May Contribute to Cognitive Decline in the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Study Suggests Serotonin Loss May Contribute to Cognitive Decline in the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Comparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say relatively lower levels of the so-called “happiness” chemical, serotonin, in parts of the brain of those with MCI may play a role in memory problems including Alzheimer’s disease.

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Newswise: Improving Prediction of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Women of Different Races and Ethnicities
7-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Improving Prediction of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Women of Different Races and Ethnicities
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

In a study publishing December 7, 2023 in JAMA Oncology, UC San Francisco researchers found that regular screening is not always sufficient to prevent an advanced breast cancer diagnosis.

6-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Surgery patients now less likely to get opioids – but decline has slowed
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Post-surgery pain relief has shifted away from opioid-containing medications over the past seven years, but the downward trend has slowed since 2020, a new study shows.

Newswise: New Case Western Reserve University study finds diabetes drug may reduce risk for colorectal cancer
5-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
New Case Western Reserve University study finds diabetes drug may reduce risk for colorectal cancer
Case Western Reserve University

A groundbreaking study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes may also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).

Newswise: Unlocking Brain Secrets: New Insights into How Our Minds Control Impulses
Released: 7-Dec-2023 10:30 AM EST
Unlocking Brain Secrets: New Insights into How Our Minds Control Impulses
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The involvement of specific basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits in response inhibition has been extensively mapped in animal models, but the critical nodes and directed causal regulation within this inhibitory circuit in humans have remained controversial.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Use of anticoagulant drug after aortic valve replacement lowers mortality risk, Mayo Clinic study finds
Mayo Clinic

Patients who received the anticoagulant drug warfarin after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement had lower incidence of mortality and a decreased risk of blood clots, according to a retrospective study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Newswise: Sandia economist selected fellow of energy association
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:35 AM EST
Sandia economist selected fellow of energy association
Sandia National Laboratories

Peter Kobos, an economist and manager at Sandia National Laboratories, has been selected as a senior fellow of the United States Association for Energy Economics.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Commercial Real Estate Risk: Remote Work is Just Part of the Picture, says UMD Smith Expert
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Risk management expert Clifford Rossi gives context, with risk-response insights, on commercial real estate’s perceived demise.

   
Newswise: Accelerated Master’s in Biomedical Sciences Launches at PCOM/PCOM Georgia
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Accelerated Master’s in Biomedical Sciences Launches at PCOM/PCOM Georgia
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine will expand the preclinical sciences accelerated one-year master’s program in Biomedical Sciences, first launched at PCOM South Georgia, to its PCOM and PCOM Georgia campus locations beginning in 2024.

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Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Research to Prevent Blindness and Alcon Award Glaucoma Grant
Research to Prevent Blindness

The recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness / David Epstein Career Advancement Award in Glaucoma Research sponsored by Alcon is Alex Huang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Pandemic Lockdowns Led to Food Insecurity and Other Evidence of Risk for Adolescents in Bangladesh, Jordan and Ethiopia
George Washington University

Although adolescents are less susceptible to illness from COVID-19 than older people, there is evidence suggesting that pandemic lockdowns limited their ability to thrive.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
JMIR Mental Health Call for Papers Theme Issue on Affective Computing for Mental Well-Being
JMIR Publications

JMIR Mental Health, a premier SCIE/PubMed/Scopus-indexed, peer-reviewed journal with a unique focus on digital mental health, is inviting submissions to a new theme issue titled “Affective Computing for Mental Well-Being.”

Newswise: FAU Seeks Participants for Study on Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
FAU Seeks Participants for Study on Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
Florida Atlantic University

FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute are seeking additional participants in Cape Coral for a study evaluating potential impacts of exposure to harmful algal blooms.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
$25M Gift Spurs Transformative Research, Innovative Learning Environment at Sarasota, Fla. Hospital Campus
Sarasota Memorial Hospital

A $25 million gift from the Gerald A. and Karen A. Kolschowsky Foundation is the latest in a series of family donations spurring transformative research and drawing top-tier physicians to Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) and the southwest Florida region.

Newswise: Night-time Radiative Warming Using the Atmosphere
Released: 7-Dec-2023 8:50 AM EST
Night-time Radiative Warming Using the Atmosphere
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Night-time warming is vital, but conventional methods like active heaters are energy-intensive and contribute to carbon emissions.

Newswise: A reflective display based on electro-microfluidic assembly of particles within suppressed water-in-oil droplet array
Released: 7-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
A reflective display based on electro-microfluidic assembly of particles within suppressed water-in-oil droplet array
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Reflective displays have stimulated considerable interest because of its friendly readability and low energy consumption.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Five home remedies can soothe your sore throat
Released: 7-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
The Medical Minute: Five home remedies can soothe your sore throat
Penn State Health

What can you do about that ache in your throat when you have a cold? A Penn State Heath family physician offers five remedies.

Newswise: Memorial Hermann President & CEO Recognized as One of Modern Healthcare’s 
“100 Most Influential People in Healthcare”
Released: 7-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
Memorial Hermann President & CEO Recognized as One of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare”
Memorial Hermann Health System

Memorial Hermann Health System President & CEO, Dr. David Callender, was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Take a stab at avoiding holiday kitchen accidents this year
Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH

It’s a fact that the kitchen is the most dangerous room in the house, especially during the holidays with its greater-than-normal use. In addition to burns, knife and broken glass accidents affecting the hand and fingers are among the most common kitchen injuries.



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